Movies
The Exorcist
The Power of Christ compels you! Four decades after its release, director William Friedkin’s supernatural horror classic THE EXORCIST still remains one of the most frightening films ever made. Based on the hugely popular novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty (who also wrote the screenplay), the film
The Exorcist
“The power of Christ compels you!” Five decades after its release, director William Friedkin‘s supernatural horror classic THE EXORCIST still remains one of the most frightening films ever made. Based on the hugely popular novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty (who also wrote the
The Evil in Us (Filmmakers in Attendance!)
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the premiere of writer-director Jason William Lee‘s THE EVIL IN US, a stylish and blood-soaked work of sci-fi horror that’s a bit CABIN FEVER meets EVIL DEAD. Filmmakers including Lee, producer Dalj Brar, editor Michael Gyori and actors Debs Howard and Marina
The Evil Dead:1981 (Trilogy Marathon)
“Gimme some sugar, baby.” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Friday night triple bill featuring Sam Raimi’s glorious EVIL DEAD trilogy: ARMY OF DARKNESS (aka, “The Medieval Dead”). Starring Bruce Campbell. Friday, May 29 THE EVIL DEAD Doors 7:00 / Movie 7:30 THE EVIL DEAD 2
The Eternal Daughter (Final Screening)
In this ghost story from acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg (THE SOUVENIR, THE SOUVENIR PART II) a middle-aged daughter and her elderly mother must confront long-buried secrets when they return to their former family home, a once-grand manor that has become a nearly vacant hotel brimming with mystery and haunted by
The Endless
Longtime collaborators Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (RESOLUTION, SPRING) do the heavy lifting – as writer (Benson), cinematographer (Moorhead) co-directors, and stars – in their latest foray into Lovecraftian indie sci-fi, THE ENDLESS. Appropriately, they take the leads as two brothers who receive a cryptic video message inspiring them to
The Editor
Following its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014, THE EDITOR has gained a massive cult following among horror afficoonados. Astron-6 (the kickass Canadian film crew behind MANBORG and FATHER’S DAY) up their game to a whole new level with a film that works as both a
The Duke of Burgundy
Director Peter Strickland scores another unnervingly stylish arthouse hit with THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, his follow up to the eerily sound homage to retro horror, BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO (2012). At its core, THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY is a spellbinding, calculating work of tense eroticism that explores the unusually intimate relationship
The Drive: Season 2
East Van Entertainment is pleased to announce the premiere of THE DRIVE Season 2 on October 15th. The premiere will take place here at The Rio Theatre… the Heart of East Van. THE DRIVE is an online drama series showcasing Vancouver artists and the
The Doors: The Final Cut
We’re paying tribute to the late, great Val Kilmer by dimming the lights and firing up the projector with a tribute screening of one of his most iconic roles, that of rocker Jim Morrison in director Oliver Stone‘s historical drama about one of pop music’s most influential bands and impactful