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Ponniyin Selvan: Part One

PONNIYIN SELVAN: 1 (“PS1”)  is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language epic historical action drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. “The casting is more or less spot on. Karthi is terrific as the playful Vandhiyathevan, and along with Jayaram, who plays the spy Alwarkadiyan, infuses humour into the largely serious proceedings.” (The

Kantara: A Legend

Writer-director-actor Rishab Shetty‘s folkloric action-thriller KANTARA follows a henchman, Shiva (Shetty), who lives in a small tribal hamlet with his mother. An unforgettable incident that he had witnessed during his childhood makes him stay away from the traditional Daivaradhane and Bhoota Kola legacy. He is a

Mountains on Stage: Winter Edition

Mountains on Stage is for the very first time in Vancouver.  Experience a great time full of adventure and inspiration with the best mountain movies of the year! Mountains on Stage is a film festival that aims to bring the mountains into cities with a selection of the

Eternal Spring

In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun

Bodies Bodies Bodies

When a group of 20-somethings gets stuck at a remote mansion during a hurricane, a party game gone very, very wrong ends with a dead body on the ground and fake friends at every turn as they try to find the killer among them. With Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel

Badass VIII: Local Shorts & Awards Show w/ Caravan of Curiosities

Join us for the Vancouver Badass Film Festival VIII Local Shorts & Awards Show with Caravan of Curiosities, hosted by Jesse Inocalla and Nhi Do. The Badass 8 big event starts with hosted screenings of two blocks of the best new local genre shorts with

Badass VIII: Non-Local Shorts

Join us for the Vancouver Badass Film Festival’s Non-Local Shorts programme. A Badass 8 hosted block of the best killer new shorts from around the world! Includes world, North American and Canadian premieres of new horror, thriller and just plain crazy short films. Full final

Badass VIII: Death Rumble

Join us for the world premiere of Vancouver writer/director Rusty Nixon’s (Residue, Candiland, A.M.I.) latest wild film: A group of professional wrestlers on a “Southern Hell Tour” are redirected through a small town of psychopaths bent on a show of their own.

VIFF: I Like Movies

Lawrence (Isaiah Lehtinen), a teenage cinephile, is convinced that he’s destined for bigger things than Burlington, Ontario can offer. Obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson and Todd Solondz, he’s intent on attending film school at NYU before unleashing his directorial vision on an unsuspecting world. This despite the fact his artistic

VIFF: Blaze

In the wake of witnessing a brutal assault, 12-year-old Blaze (Julia Savage) takes shelter in an imaginary world. Inspired by the posters and trinkets in her bedroom, this glittery, candy-coloured realm is also home to Zephyr, a papier-mâché dragon who consoles and counsels Blaze as she learns to overcome her

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

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