Vancouver is known as being the origin of the California Roll, Greenpeace, the Occupy movement, umbrella etiquette, mass-produced yoga pants, fake snow, and Chinese buffets but did you know that we can add hip hop to the list? As Questlove from The Roots says, “Not everything cool came from Detroit or Muscle Shoals. This came […]

The Rio Theatre has released its schedule of late night movie events for Fridays this month, featuring some late ’80s and early ’90s gems. Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio Theatre Friday, November 1, 2013 The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987) Sleep All Day. Party All Night. Never Grow Old. Never Die. It’s Fun […]

The Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (“VISAFF”) opens this weekend with a red carpet gala event on Friday followed by two days of film screenings at SFU Woodwards. Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival Opening Gala Reception The opening red carpet gala on Friday, October 25, 2013 will take place at the Goldcorp Centre […]

The Rio Theatre Rio Theatre has been doing a great job of hosting Vancouver International Film Festival screenings during the first part of October but the Friday Late Night Movies at the Rio series will pick up again in a few weeks with two fan-favourites just in time for Halloween: Friday, October 18, 2013 Beetlejuice […]

We’re at the halfway point of this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival, which will present over 500 screenings of 341 films from more than 75 countries, making it one of the largest and best attended film festivals on the continent. Many films have been enjoyed so far including the sold-out premiere of Leap 4 Your […]