Movies
Citizen Kane
Iconic filmmaker Orson Welles hit it “out of the park” with his first feature, which he produced, co-wrote, directed, and starred in: CITIZEN KANE. This labyrinthine study of the life of a newspaper tycoon examines the scandalous and complicated legacy of Charles Foster Kane (Welles), and is loosely based on
Citizen Jane: Battle For The City
Documentary CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY is a timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. Arguably no one did more to shape understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and author
Circus
Presented by Tulu Koota Canada Rahul, a young educated man wants to set up his own business and requires money for it. Rahul has a strained relationship with his father because they got a land in the village which Rahul wants to put on mortgage so that he’ll get some
Cinema Paradiso
Join us at the Rio Theatre as we get into the Italian Day on the Drive spirit (it’s finally returning to Commercial Drive on Sunday, June 11!) with family-friendly screenings of one of our all-time favourites, CINEMA PARADISO, on Thursday, June 8 with an encore on
CineFest LIVE: Ai Weiwei’s Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
The Vancouver Biennale is pleased to present the Ai Weiwei Cinefest, Retrospective, a film series celebrating the world renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Monday, April 20th for AI WEWEI’S APPEAL Monday April 20, 2015 6:00 Opening Remarks 6:15 Ai Weiwei’s Appeal
CineFest LIVE: Ai Weiwei: NEVER SORRY and THE FAKE CASE
The Vancouver Biennale is pleased to present the Ai Weiwei Cinefest Retrospective, a film series celebrating the world renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Join us at the Rio Theatre for the documentaries NEVER SORRY and THE FAKE CASE on Monday, April 13, AI WEWEI’S APPEAL on Monday, April 20 and
CineFest LIVE: Ai Weiwei Film Retrospective
The Vancouver Biennale is pleased to present the Ai Weiwei Cinefest Retrospective, a film series celebrating the world renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Join us at the Rio Theatre for an afternoon retrospective featuring the artist’s own films DISTURBING THE PIECE, SO SORRY, and THE CRAB HOUSE Sunday, April 26.
Cinderella the Cat
As part of Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver and in celebration of Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 10), the Rio Theatre is highlighting select Italian titles in June The cinderella here, Mia, has been mute since the death of her inventor and shipping-magnate
Cinderella the Cat
As part of Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver and in celebration of Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 10), the Rio Theatre is programming screenings of select Italian titles in June, including the utterly charming animated feature CINDERELLA THE CAT. Directed by a team including
Church of The Flying Saucer
A young videographer finds herself drawn into the orbit of Hadrian Burns – a fledgling UFO cultist – and his gang of lost boys, who claim to have solved alien-related mysteries everywhere from Youbou to Chilliwack. Along the way she meets an increasingly bizarre cast of characters, who