In the early 1990’s, a little known Japanese Samurai/Detective Series was syndicated to public access TV in Australia and became a cult success. In Japan, it was titled “Ronin Suiri Tentai” (roughly translating to “Deductive Reasoning Ronin”), but soon came to be known in the West as TOP KNOT DETECTIVE. The original Japanese series was … Read more
Legendary (not to mention prolific) Japanese writer-director Takashi Miike has marked his 100th feature (!) as one of his hands-down best – a feast for the eyes, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL is an utterly sweeping, fantasy-fueled samurai action-adventure epic. Takuya Kimura stars as Manji, a highly skilled samurai warrior who becomes cursed with immortality following … Read more
PIBC SCC & Vancouver Public Space Network WTPD 2017 – The Infinite Happiness: Film Screening And Panel Discussion Night World Town Planning Day (WTPD) is an international day celebrating the accomplishments of professional planners and their contributions to their communities. On November 8, planners in more than 30 countries participate in World Town Planning Day … Read more
Spence Cutler is a psychopath. He’s never felt empathy or guilt. However, a fateful encounter with a new drug is about to give him a dose of too much reality, and he takes a mind-bending trip down the psychedelic highway of consciousness to come face to face with his own morality and his own twisted … Read more
On a weekend getaway at a rundown cabin in the woods, Jason, a cautious teen, his crude best friend Colin and his fearless older sister Summer are forced to work together, grow up and save their hard-partying parents from their predatory neighbor intent on feeding them all to her undead family. Director Peter Ricq in … Read more
Stoked to premiere Amplify Her, a feature doc about the rise of women in electronic music, along with performances by c o z y and Kytami! Victoria sold out two shows, don’t miss out! Two showings November 28th: – 6pm (doors at 5:30pm) featuring performance by C O Z Y 8:30pm (doors at 8pm) featuring 60 min performance by … Read more
Join Mom2Mom in a celebration of she-roes and incredible women in Vancouver with a showing of box office hit Wonder Woman on Monday, October 23, 2017 at the Rio Theatre. Every day, we are amazed by the strength, humour, and resiliency of the women at Mom2Mom. We want to celebrate this exceptional community, and invite … Read more
Toddies in Vancity, this one is just for you! Join us at the Rio Theatre for the Western Canadian Premiere of the final, animated chapter – TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL: THE END OF THE END – – with director Craig David Wallace and star Bill Turnbull (Curtis) in attendance! Continuing where the … Read more
“Remember, remember, the fifth of November…” In 2006, Alan Moore‘s cult-classic and politically-minded, subversive graphic novel ‘V for Vendetta’ hit the big screen with an electrifying script courtesy of THE MATRIX‘s Lana and Lilly Wachowski and a memorable turn from a freshly-shorn Natalie Portman. It goes without saying that director James McTeigue’s highly-stylized, dystopian sci-fi thriller … Read more
In writer-director Edgar Wright‘s (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD) pulsating thrill-ride BABY DRIVER, Ansel Elgort stars as a very young, very talented and somewhat hearing impaired getaway driver named Baby who relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. After meeting the woman of … Read more
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