Experience the magic of Indonesian cinema at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, December 17, as CINEMAI: Cinema Day with PERMAI BC, in collaboration with Miles Films and BASE Entertainment, proudly presents a screening of the highly-anticipated sequel, ‘PETUALANGAN SHERINA 2: Sherina’s Adventure 2,’ in Vancouver, BC. This cinematic gem
DIMAAG KHARAAB is a social drama directed by Nischal Basnet, following the story of Indra, played by Khagendra Lamichhane. Indra, a simple man, seeks justice after being deceived by the selfish and comically villainous Mayor, Hari Prasad, played by Arpan Thapa. The film explores Indra’s transformation from a naive, humorous
The Rio Grind Film Festival’s Short Film Block! Shorts from Vancouver and beyond will be screened, with $500 cash prizes to Best Canadian and Best International shorts. Thursday, November 21 Doors 5:00 pm | Event 6:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes (CAROL, FAR FROM HEAVEN, VELVET GOLDMINE) takes a cue from the real-life tabloid scandal surrounding the disgraced disgraced schoolteacher Mary-Kay Letourneau in his latest film, MAY DECEMBER, which tells an altogether deeper and more complex story about female predatory behavior, its implications, and the public’s fascination
Greta Gerwig‘s candy-coated box-office smash BARBIE is coming to the Rio Theatre! Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling, in an Oscar-worthy performance) are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the
Joins us at the Rio Theatre for one of our favourite kind of documentaries – the ones about movie theatres – SCALA!!! (Or, the incredibly strange rise and fall of the world’s wildest cinema and how it influenced a mixed-up generation of
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, January 27 for the Vancouver screening of IN MY OWN TIME. IN MY OWN TIME is a documentary film that looks at what it means to die on one’s own terms. Using first-hand accounts from people across Canada, this film will
Up-and-coming South Korean director Jason Yu‘s debut feature (he worked as an assistant director to PARASITE director Bong Joon-ho) is an elegantly crafted work of psychological “new parent” horror, SLEEP. The dark, black comedy mystery thriller premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival as part of
Successful psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby has brutally murdered her young patient Asa Waite. Locked up in a psych ward, she recounts to her friend Dr. Daniella Upton an insane, obsessive tale of erotic attraction, out-of-body experiences, ancient curses, grisly deaths and unspeakable evil. The things Elizabeth has felt, seen and done
Filmmaker Vera Drew‘s queer-focused, satirical Batman send-up THE PEOPLE’S JOKER gained itself notoriety right out of the gate, when, following its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2022, planned screenings of the film were unceremoniously “pulled” due to “rights issues.” This dark, deeply funny coming of age satire also