Movies
First Love
In what appears to be a serendipitous encounter upon saving the life of a stranger, the calculated and reserved businessman Nick meets the impulsive and optimistic photographer Ali, who believes in destiny and carpe diem, or seizing the day. Nick, who seeks closure for his past mistakes, is drawn towards
First Cow
Writer-director Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff) once again trains her perceptive and patient eye on the Pacific Northwest, this time evoking an authentically hardscrabble early nineteenth century way of life. A taciturn loner and skilled cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers
First Blood: 40th Anniversary Screening
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on June 24 with a special 40th Anniversary screening of one of the most acclaimed action movies ever made, Ted Kotcheff‘s monumental FIRST BLOOD. Based on the 1972 novel of the same name by David Morell, the film was
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Producer Genki Kawamura follows up his mega-hit YOUR NAME with another tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a sci-fi fantasy twist. Shy Norimichi and fast-talking Yusuke, are goo-goo-eyed over the same elusive classmate, Nazuna. But Nazuna, unhappy over her mother’s decision to remarry and leave their countryside town, plans to
Fire of Love
Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things — each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French volcanologist couple roamed the planet, chasing eruptions and documenting their discoveries. Ultimately, they lost their lives in a 1991 volcanic explosion, leaving a legacy that forever enriched our knowledge of the natural
Finding Her Beat (With Live Taiko Drumming!)
In the midst of a frozen Minnesota winter, a Japanese drum master and Korean adoptee from North Dakota join forces to assemble the world’s best Taiko drummers in a bold effort to claim a cultural spotlight that has historically been reserved only for men. Their rhythm revolution includes rock stars
Finding Big Country (Director in Attendance!)
Following numerous sold out screenings at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival (in addition to winning the prestigious #mustseeBC Award), documentary filmmaker Kathleen S. Jayme‘s FINDING BIG COUNTRY finds its way to East Vancouver for an encore screening on Sunday, October 28. Jayme will be in attendance and will
Filmworker
It’s a rare person who would give up fame and fortune to toil in obscurity for someone else’s creative vision. Yet, that’s exactly what Leon Vitali did after his acclaimed performance as ‘Lord Bullingdon” in Stanley Kubrick‘s BARRY LYNDON. The young actor surrendered his thriving career to become Kubrick’s loyal
Fight Club (25th Anniversary Screening)
Mischief. Mayhem. Soap. Toxic masculinity never looked so good! The Rio Theatre’s deep dive into Y2K-era millennial goodness wouldn’t be complete without a prime time screening of David Fincher’s adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk‘s blockbuster novel about a bored office worker and his soap-making friend, FIGHT CLUB. In 1999,
Fight Club
Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: You DO NOT talk about Fight Club! David Fincher‘s magnetic neo-noir drama Fight Club (based on the 1996 novel of the