Movies
The YouTube Effect (With Alex Winter Q&A)
The story of YouTube is both inspirational and cautionary; the video-sharing website appeared in 2005 and quickly grew to become one of the most ubiquitous and powerful media platforms in the world. It is impossible to overstate its impact on global culture by providing easy and immediate access to news,
BRO (Vancouver Premiere!)
BRO is a upcoming Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Samuthirakani. It stars Pawan Kalyan, Sai Dharam Tej, Priya Prakash Varrier, Ketika Sharma, Brahmanandam, and Subbaraju. Thursday, July 27 Doors 6:00 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Start time subject to
Bones of Crows
BONES OF CROWS is told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears as she survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into
Miss Shetty Mr. Polishetty
Miss Shetty is a feminist who wishes to spend her life as a single. But on the other hand, Polishetty wanted to be in a committed relationship. How they connected and what happens in their life is the main crux of the film. With Anushka Shetty,
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
Freddy’s back…and he wants revenge! Vancouver’s Pride weekend 2023 has gone next-level as the Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues with one for all the 80’s kids out there with A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE on August 4. When Jesse Walsh (Mark Patton)
Subtraction
When Farzaneh (Taraneh Alidoosti) spots a man on a city bus who looks an awful lot like her husband, Jalal (Navid Mohammadzadeh), she follows him to an unfamiliar building. There, she sees the residents greet him as if they know him and watches from the street as he enters an
Female Trouble
A cult classic from director John Waters, FEMALE TROUBLE follows the trials and tribulations of Dawn Davenport (played to perfection by Waters’ muse and frequent collaborator, Divine). Her life is ruined when her parents refuse to get her a pair of ‘Cha-Cha heels’ for Christmas. Who could imagine that this
Moon Garden
Sure to delight fans of Phil Tippett’s MAD GOD, Guillermo del Toro, and Jan Švankmajer, MOON GARDEN is a fantastical odyssey and a visionary, handcrafted, and fully practical work of art that shows how a child can shine light even in the darkest places. When a little girl has a
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
Newly restored and re-discovered for its 30th Anniversary, this legendary Japanese-Indian animated adaptation of the religious epic RAMAYANA: THE LEGEND OF PRINCE RAMA is currently making the rounds at theatres and festivals (including this year’s Fantasia Film Festival!), and is headed to the Rio Theatre for screenings on Saturday, August
Cade: The Tortured Crossing
In his latest effort, multi-faceted filmmaker Neil Breen (a modern cult-movie icon thanks to films like FATEFUL FINDINGS) stars as an identical twin brother who restores an old mysterious mental asylum. He takes it upon himself to mystically train the patients as warriors for humanity and