Movies
The Faculty
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on September 8 with a back-to-school viewing of Robert Rodriguez‘ THE FACULTY on September 8. To the students at Harrington High, the principal and her posse of teachers have always been a little odd, but lately they’ve been behaving positively alien.
CANCELED: Bedurulanka 2012
BEDURULANKA 2012 is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language Dramedy film directed by Clax. It is bankrolled by Ravindra Benerjee Muppaneni under Loukya Entertainments. It stars Kartikeya Gummakonda, Neha Shetty, Ajay Ghosh, Srikanth Iyengar, L. B. Sriram in pivotal roles. Thursday, August 24 CANCELED Doors 9:15 pm | Movie
Coextinction
The acclaimed documentary COEXTINCTION follows two female filmmakers as they fight alongside Indigenous leaders and scientists to protect a critically endangered species of orca, their interconnected and collapsing ecosystem, and human life in the Pacific Northwest. After a mother orca carries her dead calf for 17 days, two filmmakers spring
The 42nd Annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)
The 42nd annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will be returning to the Rio Theatre September 28 – October 8. Details, including a full slate of incredible programming, showtimes, and ticketing information will be available soon. For more info and for all advance ticket purchased, head to www.viff.org.
Satan Wants You (With Filmmaker Q&A)
SATAN WANTS YOU is a feature documentary about the shocking story of how a young Canadian woman and her psychiatrist helped ignite the global Satanic Panic conspiracy with their bestselling memoir, “Michelle Remembers.” Supported by the Catholic Church, the bestselling book relied on recovered-memory therapy to uncover Michelle’s childhood abduction
My Own Private Idaho
“I always know where I am by the way the road looks…” Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix star in director Gus Van Sant‘s seminal meditation on the nature of innocence as two young men living on the fringes of society peddle their bodies for sex. Amiable, none-too-bright gay
Lissa’s Trip
Sofia Vassileva takes us on a wild ride through the transformed streets of Los Angeles as an actress who accidentally drops a lot of acid and tries to get to her audition anyway. Loosely inspired by Homer’s “Odyssey,” the film follows Lissa as she encounters bizarre characters and situations that
Lady Snowblood (30th Anniversary Screening)
Gory revenge is raised to the level of visual poetry in Toshiya Fujita’s stunning LADY SNOWBLOOD. A major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL saga, this endlessly inventive film, set in late nineteenth-century Japan, charts the single-minded path of vengeance taken by a young woman (Meiko Kaji) whose parents were the
Asteroid City
Filmmaker Wes Anderson returns to form with his latest star-studded effort, ASTEROID CITY. Set in a fictional American desert town circa 1955, it follows the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) that is
Grease 2
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 25 with one that is sure to please all the “cool riders” out there – GREASE 2! Even better…? Late Night Date Night! Bring a your favourite Pink Lady, fellow Jock, or that T-Bird you’ve