Movies
Where Olive Trees Weep
WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. Following, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira HassIt, the film explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
Kalki 2898 AD (Tamil)
KALKI 2898 AD is an upcoming Indian epic dystopian science fiction action film written and directed by Nag Ashwin. Starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani. Wednesday, June 26 Vancouver Premiere! Doors 12:30 pm | Movie 12:45 pm *Start time subject to
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
From filmmaker Joanna Arnow and executive producer Sean Baker (TANGERINE, THE FLORDA PROJECT) comes this hilarious new film about a 30-something New Yorker—played by Arnow—stumbling through millennial mundanity as she navigates her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family. Outrageous, indecent, and perfectly wry, Arnow’s feature debut
Kalki 2898 AD (Telugu)
KALKI 2898 AD is an upcoming Indian epic dystopian science fiction action film written and directed by Nag Ashwin. Starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani. Saturday, June 29 Tamil Doors 11:30 am | Movie 11:45 am *Start time subject to change. Please
Civil War
From filmmaker Alex Garland (EX MACHINA, ANNIHILATION) comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. With Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons. “In a
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (20th Anniversary Restoration)
Join us on July 1 for an Anime Monday double bill screening featuring Mamoru Oshii’s original landmark GHOST IN THE SHELL, followed by a screening of its 2004 sequelGHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE,now lustrously restored in 4K for its 20th anniversary. See one, or
In a Violent Nature
When a group of teens takes a locket from a collapsed fire tower in the woods, they unwittingly resurrect the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime. The undead killer soon embarks on a bloody rampage to retrieve the stolen locket, methodically
I Used To Be Funny
Aly Pankiw‘s Toronto-set feature debut focuses on a young stand-up comedian (Rachel Sennott, BOTTOMS, SHIVA BABY) struggling with PTSD and the decision to join the search for a missing teen she used to nanny. With Olga Petsa, Jason Jones, Sabrina Jalees. “Features a mic-drop performance from Rachel Sennott.” (New York
Gaspar Noe’s Irréversible: Straight Cut
One night. An unforgivable act. A tale told in reverse. Acclaimed filmmaker Gaspar Noé’s unflinching exploration of human savagery and the uncompromising nature of time, IRRÉVERSIBLE was met with a groundswell of acclaim and uproar upon its premiere at Cannes in 2002. Stylish, sexually frank, and brutal, the film’s conceit of
All That Jazz
It’s showtime folks! Slick your hair and wear your buckle shoes to the Rio Theatre on June 23, as we celebrate the birthday of the life and legend in the entertainment industry, and a man who changed the art of dance forever, Mr. BOB FOSSE. A, 5, 6, 7, 8!