Movies
Emily the Criminal
Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef. Faced with
Shakes the Clown
Writer-director-actor Bobcat Goldthwait does triple duty in the cult-classic black comedy SHAKES THE CLOWN. Set against the backdrop of the all-clown town of Palukaville, this colorful tale featuring a recognizable A-list cast (including Julie Brown, Florence Henderson, Adam Sandler, Kathy Griffin, and a cameo from Robin Williams) provides a colorful
Jennifer’s Body (15th Anniversary Screening!)
In director Karyn Kusama’s (GIRLFIGHT, AEON FLUX) 2009 cult horror-comedy JENNIFER’S BODY, Megan Fox stars as newly-possessed hottie high-school cheerleader turned succubus Jennifer, who specializes in killing her male classmates. While this she-demon satisfies her appetite for human flesh with the school’s male population, her nerdy
Anvil! The Story of Anvil… Again (2022 Restoration)
Ready to rock? Originally released in ’08, the now cult doc followed the Canadian heavy metal icons ANVIL who would inspire the likes of Anthrax and Metallica, and then drop off the map to begin what would become decades of toiling in obscurity. Director and former roadie Sacha
Vancouver International Film Festival 2022
The Vancouver International Film Festival returns to the Rio Theatre, September 29 – October 9. Listings, showtimes and ticketing information TBD. www.viff.org
Deep Throat at 50
“It makes me feel tingly all over and then nothing… There should be bells ringing, dams busting, bombs going off!” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, September 14 for a special 50th Anniversary screening and talk-back event in celebration of one of the most iconic adult
Saloum
Set in 2003, genre-defying Senegalese supernatural horror thriller SALOUM is centred on the story of three legendary mercenaries who are forced to hid out in a mystical region of Senegal known as Saloum. Shot down after fleeing a coup and extracting a drug lord from Guinea-Bissau, the trio known as
Better Living Through Chemistry (Magic Mushroom Day!)
Connect with psychedelic therapy pioneer Ann Shulgin and the psychedelic community by attending a special Magic Mushroom Day screening of BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY, the new documentary from filmmaker Connie Littlefield. This film tells the story of Ann Shulgin and Sasha Shulgin, a married couple who were pioneers
Gratitude Revealed (World Gratitude Day!)
An epic journey forty years in the making, GRATITUDE REVEALED from acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg (the director of FANTASTIC FUNGI), takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of Gratitude through his intimate conversations with everyday people, thought leaders, and personalities
Three Colors: White (4K Restoration)
The most playful and also the grittiest of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors films follows the adventures of Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski), a Polish immigrant living in France. The hapless hairdresser opts to leave Paris for his native Warsaw when his wife (Julie Delpy) sues him for divorce (her reason: their marriage