Movies
Straight Outta Compton #MusicMonday
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON tells the true story
Se7en
“What’s in the box?” Featuring an all-star cast including Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, Gwynneth Paltrow, and John C. McGinley, director David Fincher’s neo-noir psychological thriller SEVEN made a serious impression as one of the biggest films of 1995, the year it was released. The unusual pairing of Morgan
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Fractured Land
Following sold-out screenings at the Vancouver International Film Festival – where it won Best BC Film and the VIFF Impact Canadian Audience Award – Fractured Land returns to Vancouver! The feature documentary film tells the coming-of-age story of young Aboriginal lawyer Caleb Behn and his struggle to reconcile the fractures within himself and the world around
Momentum
Former ‘Bond Girl’ Olga Kurylenko (QUANTUM OF SOLACE) and James Purefoy star in the fast-paced action heist film MOMENTUM. Also starring Morgan Freeman. Sunday, November 8 Movie 9:00 pm Advance tickets $10 HERE/ $12 at the door *Rated 14A. Minors permitted on the balcony. 19+
Goodnight Mommy
Celebrated by both pure horror lovers and the arthouse crowd as one of the top dramatic genre films of 2015, Austria’s dark and riveting GOODNIGHT MOMMY is a psychological, tense trip featuring one of cinema’s favourite tropes – twins. “In the heat of the summer at a lonesome house in
Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame
Giuseppe Marinoni found his calling when he transitioned from champion cyclist to master bike craftsman. But after years hunched over toxic fumes, his passion almost killed him. Today, at age 75, Marinoni is back in top shape and has decided to attempt the world hour record for his age group
Northern Soul
This is a story of a youth culture that changed a generation and influenced songwriters, producers, DJs and designers for decades to come. This is the story of Northern Soul. Friday, October 23 | 4:15 pm Sunday, October 24 | 4:15 pm Tickets $8 advance www.riotheatretickets.ca
Life Off Grid
LIFE OFF GRID is a film about people who have chosen to build their lives around renewableenergy with beautiful, inspiring, and often challenging results. Filmed over two years of travel throughout Canada, LIFE OFF GRID shows how “off-gridders” have disconnected their houses while maintaining a familiar sense of home. Filmmaker
Experimenter
Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder star in Sundance and TIFF festival favourite EXPERIMENTER, the story of controversial social psychologist Stanley Milgram, whose radical experiments tested humans willingness to obey authority. Also starring Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin, John Leguizamo, Kellan Lutz, Anthony Edwards, Jim Gaffigan. “… a heady brew of theories