“Beat it, creep!” This one’s for all the movie-loving “squares,” “drapes,” juvenile delinquents and orphans out there! The Rio Theatre is pleased to welcome iconic filmmaker John Waters to the stage for a live director commentary to his musical ode to the teen rebel genre, CRY-BABY. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to catch once of his … Read more
The Venezuelan anthology film STORIES OF EXILE (“Relatos del Exilio”) tells four stories that take place in four different countries, showing the same reality: that of “voluntarily forced” exile as a common denominator. The first of those stories is titled “Swamp Monsters,” a thriller set in the opulent city of Miami; the second is “A … Read more
After a short-lived career as a Los Angeles film director, JD (Jerome Velinsky) returns to Vancouver only to find out that his cancer has returned and that his life now hangs in the balance. So in a final attempt to outrun fate, JD takes his 3 best friends, Hill (Khamisa Wilsher), Connie (Christopher Gerard) and … Read more
Filmmaker Jonathan Glazer (SEXY BEAST, BIRTH) crafted one of 2023’s most impactful films with his stylistically jarring, innovative take on Martin Amis‘ 2014 novel, THE ZONE OF INTEREST. The story is itself a fictionalized dramatization, loosely inspired by the real-life SS-commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss. Set in German-occupied Poland in the summer 1943, the career-motivated … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on April 19 with Gregg Araki‘s 2007 comedy SMILEY FACE, featuring Anna Faris in a criminally underappreciated turn as as struggling but perpetually stoned actress who is having…. “a day.” Jane (Faris) She has several important tasks on her list, including buying more marijuana. Even though … Read more
A young videographer finds herself drawn into the orbit of Hadrian Burns – a fledgling UFO cultist – and his gang of lost boys, who claim to have solved alien-related mysteries everywhere from Youbou to Chilliwack. Along the way she meets an increasingly bizarre cast of characters, who all share a yearning to know if … Read more
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA – TO THE HASHIRA TRAINING features “A Connected Bond: Daybreak and First Light” (Episode 11) from the Swordsmith Village Arc, featuring the conclusion of the fierce battle between Tanjiro and Upper Four demon Hantengu, as well as Nezuko’s triumph over the sun. Seamlessly followed by Episode 1 of the highly … Read more
Against the backdrop of the 1964 Republican Convention, a San Francisco cocktail waitress became one of the city’s most popular entertainers after making her debut as America’s first topless dancer. The new documentary feature CAROL DODA TOPLESS AT THE CONDOR tells the story of the fresh-faced girl next door who defied convention and the law … Read more
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music. #MusicMonday, April 1 Doors 8:15 pm | Movie 8:45 pm *Start … Read more
As a child, Douglas was abused by a violent father who then threw him to the dogs. Instead of attacking him, the dogs protected him. Traumatised and leading a life on the margins of society with his dogs, Douglas descends into a murderous madness. With Caleb Landry Jones, Marisa Berenson, Jonica T. Gibbs “Then there’s … Read more
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