This month the Rio Theatre is not only hosting their signature late night movie series, but they’re presenting blockbuster double-bills on Friday nights. These 19+ screenings can be complimented with a beverage from the theatre’s full service bar as you enjoy a night out with friends. Tickets (for late night movies) are available online in advance or at the door for $8 or $6 if you attend in costume unless otherwise stated.
Rio Theatre Friday Late Night Movies
Friday, April 11, 2014
Double Bill: The Neverending Story & Labyrinth
A double bill featuring two of the best puppet-filled 80s children’s adventure classics of your dreams (and, possibly, nightmares!). Join us for The Neverending Story at 7:30 pm and Labyrinth at 9:30 pm – all ages and in prime time. See one or both for the same sweet price! $10 advance or $12 at the door. All ages welcome.
Late Night Movie: The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979)
Back by popular demand is one of our most enduring and popular late night selections, The Warriors. Director Walter Hill’s phenomenal cult-classic about New York City teens in a city-wide gang war celebrates the 35th anniversary of its release this year. | In 1979 a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down to kill them.”
Friday, April 18, 2014
Late Night Movie: Half Baked (Tamra Davis, 1998)
Happy 420, y’all. Dave Chapelle co-wrote and stars in the hilarious stoner comedy Half Baked, the story of three not-so-bright men who come up with a series of crazy schemes to get a friend out of jail. Also starring Jim Breuer, Guillermo Diaz and Tommy Chong.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Double Bill: Dune Squared: Jodorowsky’s Dune & Dune
It’s the Dune double bill you’ve been waiting for your whole life. Join us for a night of serious science fiction, featuring a double bill of Frank Pavich’s critically acclaimed and award-wining documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune at 6:45 followed by David Lynch’s epic fantasy Dune at 8:30. See both for $12 (advanced) or $15 (door).
Late Night Movie: House (‘Hausu’, Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 1977)
Nobuhiko Obayashi’s experimental horror/comedy House has experienced a mass revival thanks to a few recent trips around the repertory cinema circuit, and the Rio Theatre is pleased to bring this celluloid oddity to Vancouver. In the film’s Criterion liner notes, author Chuck Stephens declares, “This is ‘le cinéma du WTF?!.'” In other words, House is best enjoyed late on a Friday night with a theatre full of friends and movie-lovers, enjoying adult beverages and buttery popcorn.
The Rio Theatre is an independent art and movie house located at 1660 West Broadway, at Commercial Drive, and is easily accessible by transit. Follow along on Facebook and Twitter for more film screenings, comedy showcases, and special event information.
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The Pemberton Music Festival lineup is here! Anxious fans have been chomping at the bit to hear what’s in store this July and the announcement was made this morning.
“With nearly 100 performances and six separate performance areas, including two main stages, two secondary stages, a dance tent and a comedy area, Pemberton Music Festival will be three glorious days of music, comedy, and camping on 300 clean, open acres in one of the most idyllic settings on Earth.”
Pemberton Music Festival Lineup
The full list of performers includes Nine Inch Nails, Outkast, Deadmau5, Soundgarden, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Metric, Modest Mouse, Snoop Dogg, Above & Beyond, Empire of the Sun, Ms. Lauryn Hill, TV On The Radio, Blondie, Cage The Elephant, Girl Talk, Grimes, The Flaming Lips, Young the Giant, Baauer, Matthew Good, Schoolboy Q, St. Vincent, Tyler, The Creator…
…Violent Femmes, Earl Sweatshirt, Gord Downie, The Sadies, The New Pornographers, Sloan, Stars, Best Coast, Big Gigantic, Clockwork, Flying Lotus, Hayden, Matt Mays, RL Grime, Shlohmo, Delta Rae, Dinosaur Jr., Fucked Up, Griz, Hey Rosetta!, Kaytranada, Purity Ring DJ Set, XXYYXX, Dan Deacon, Lettuce, Metz, Rich Aucoin, Wild Belle, ZZ Ward, Aer, Gold & Youth, Flash Lightnin’, The Tontons, Tory Lanez, Yukon Blonde, Hallelujah Train featuring Daniel Lanois, Will Sexton, Brian Blade, Brady Blade Sr., Anders Osborne, Chris Thomas, and Malcolm Burn with Gospel Choir…
…and comedy from Trailer Park Boys, Bob Saget, Lisa Lampanelli, Nick Swardson, Norm MacDonald, Doug Benson, Hannibal Buress, Tom Green, Brian Posehn, Jim Breuer, Natasha Leggero, Brian Scolaro, Kyle Dunnigan, and many more to be added in the coming weeks.
Update: Additional Lineup
(June 11, 2014) Additional acts have been added to the lineup including: JUSTICE [DJ SET] • CHANCE THE RAPPER • RANDY NEWMAN • REBELUTION • LINDSEY STIRLING • MINUS THE BEAR • FOXYGEN • TRITONAL • ARAABMUZIK • 3LAU • CASHMERE CAT • TREASURE FINGERS • THE BOOM BOOMS • BREAK SCIENCE • THE MADD WIKKID • NOSTALGHIA • & COMEDY FROM JAY PHAROAH
Also, the daily schedules have been released.
Wednesday, July 16: Free show at Whistler Olympic Plaza, featuring Gord Downie, The Sadies, Matt Mays, and Dan Deacon.
Thursday, July 17: Gord Downie, The Sadies, Matt Mays, Dan Deacon, The Boom Booms, Break Science, and The Madd Wikkid.
Friday, July 18: Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt, Blondie, comedy from Norm Macdonald and more.
Saturday, July 19: Deadmau5, Metric, Snoop Dogg, The Flaming Lips, New Pornographers, Fucked Up, comedy from Bob Saget, Tom Green, Lisa Lampanelli, and more.
Sunday, July 20: Outkast, Frank Ocean, Modest Mouse, Sloan, Gold & Youth, comedy from Trailer Park Boys, Jay Pharoah, Natasha Leggero and more.
The festival will take place on Friday, July 18th through Sunday, July 20th, 2014 in the mountain-side community of Pemberton, at the top end of Sea to Sky country. This will be a three-day contemporary music festival, near the foot of Mt. Currie in scenic Pemberton, is produced and promoted by HUKA Entertainment in collaboration with the Sunstone Group and the Lil’wat Nation.
https://twitter.com/Pemberton_Fest/status/453791445837545472
“It took a little longer than expected, but we wanted to make certain we put the best experience together, one that exemplifies the most beautiful festival site in the world,” says HUKA Entertainment co-founder and CEO A.J. Niland. “With today’s announcement, we are confident we have done exactly that. We appreciate all of the patience, goodwill and positive comments from our communities and supporters, and are excited for July to come, so everyone can see what we have in store for them at this one-of-a-kind event.” [Source: Press Release]
Pemberton Music Festival Tickets
Advance weekend General Admission tickets go on sale this Friday, April 11 at 10:00am and start at just $279, plus a choice of camping or shuttle privileges for $89. Further information on complete festival ticket pricing and the confirmed lineup can be found online.
Pemberton Music Festival will provide a blend of on-site camping and off-site hotel lodging options, provided by lodging and activities partners Whistler Blackcomb and Tourism Whistler. While camping options will allow attendees to stay directly on festival grounds, those seeking the comforts of a home away from home can secure traditional lodging in nearby Whistler, BC. Non- camping patrons will have access to festival-supplied transportation, including shuttles from Whistler.
Follow the Pemberton Music Festival on Twitter and Facebook for more information leading up to the big event.
Volcanoes, outdoor recreation, hot springs, a lively music scene, super quick access to 20-plus European locations (particularly Scandinavia), and more make Iceland a very cool place to have a stopover. Icelandair will be starting service from Vancouver International Airport on May 14th and to celebrate, they will be hosting a #scaVANgerhunt this week.
Icelandair’s ScaVANger Hunt
Starting Thursday, April 10th, Icelandair representatives will be hitting the streets of Vancouver and surrounding areas to give away free round-trip tickets, with one pair given away each day through Saturday, April 12th. Also, throughout each day, Icelandair will be handing out additional prizes including gift certificates for travel, t-shirts, Icelandic music CDs and cool merchandise.
How can Vancouverites join the #scaVANgerhunt?
Icelandair will be providing that day’s password on Facebook and Twitter, along with clues to help find the location of each day’s tickets.
Clues will be given at various times of the day until the tickets are found. The first person to arrive at the location and reveal the password to the Icelandair representatives will win tickets for two to one of more than 20 destinations in Europe. Read full contest terms and conditions.
Win an Icelandair Prize Pack
For the next three days, leading up to the ScaVANger Hunt contest hosted by Icelandair, I will have a Icelandair/Iceland-themed prize pack to give away. That’s three prize packs for three winners!
These prize packs — exclusively offered to Miss604 readers — include: Icelandic music CDs, Blue Lagoon body wash, Icelandair t-shirts, “50 Crazy Things to do in Iceland” book, and $100 gift vouchers for travel with Icelandair.
Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment here naming a fact about Iceland (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at 10:00am on April 9th, April 10th, and April 11th from all entries. Follow Vancouver’s award-winning airport on Twitter along with Icelandair on Twitter for more information about the #scaVANgerhunt contest this week.
Update The first winner is Monica! Look for two more winners on Thursday and Friday.
Update The second winner is @lyteforce on Twitter!
Update The last winner is David!
Bastille played a sold out show at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night although there was still plenty of room to dance around the venue when the winners of the 2014 British Breakthrough Award took to the stage.
Bastille at the Commodore in Vancouver Photos
Facing drummer Chris Wood, revealing the outline of a wolf on the back of his grey hoodie, Dan Smith jumped onto stage with “Bad Blood” as Bastille kicked off their Vancouver show. The single shares the name with the group’s first studio album, which was released in 2013.
Since that time, Dan Smith, Chris Wood, William Farquarson and Kyle Simmons have had other hits in the UK, bursting onto the North American scene late last year with a reissue of their debut album called All This Bad Blood, and making their way through the late night talk show circuit along with being the SNL musical guest in January of 2014.
Expecting the crowd to mainly be familiar with the single “Pompeii”, currently in heavy rotation on radio stations of varying genres and on many an iPod playlist, the concert was one giant sing-along. Throngs of fresh-faced ladies pressed against the barricade at the front of the stage and each one knew just how to sing along to frontman Dan Smith’s spot-on vocals as they happily joined for a chorus, or ten.
Smith sounded better vocally than any of the live performances I’ve seen on television, or many of Bastille’s acoustic videos on YouTube, and the band was solid as they cranked out “Weight of Living, Pt. II”, “Things We Lost in the Fire”, “Icarus”, “These Streets” (which Dan said was his favourite) and tracks recently added to their album like “Poet”, “Laughter Lines”, and “The Draw”.
Finishing out the show, Dan put his wolf hoodie back on and tied it up nice and tight before being led into the crowd like a prize fighter. He did a full lap of the Commodore, with a multi-man escort, singing “Flaws” with the audience.
For their second encore song the group performed their mashup of “Of the Night”, a mix of “The Rhythm of the Night” by Corona and “Rhythm Is a Dancer” by Snap! This was followed by the much-anticipated Pompeii for which they asked their opening band, To Kill a King, to join them on stage.
Bastille seemed to have a great time in Vancouver, stopping by Dude Chilling Park and doing a free concert with The Peak out at the Maritime Museum earlier in the day.
I think the fans at the Commodore may have just had a better time, as all were in good spirits, dancing like crazy, smiles on every face. It was an excellent vibe and probably one of the most positive atmospheres I’ve experience at a downtown Vancouver club show.
Catch Bastille in Seattle tonight, Coachella next week, and across North America the rest of the summer before they head to Australia and Europe.
It’s Autism Awareness Month and that means that the Canucks Autism Network (“CAN”) is hosting its CAN Family Festival on Saturday, April 12th.
What: Canucks Autism Network Free Family Festival
Where Jack Poole Plaza (Vancouver Convention Centre)
When: Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 10:00am-2:30pm
Cost: Free. Open to the public. All ages welcome.
The day will include a fundraising walk, lighting of the cauldron, live entertainment with a special performance by the Vancouver band ODDS, a BBQ lunch provided by Moderne Burger and Dougie Dogs, and family-friendly activities including a Family Fun Zone sponsored by Ledcor with activities hosted by the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Vancouver Canadians, BC Lions and Seattle Seahawks. Canucks alumni Dave Babych and Kirk Mclean will also be at the festival.
You can help support individuals and families living with autism in BC by fundraising, walking on Saturday, or by making a contribution in support of a team or individual participating in the walk. Find the Canucks Autism Network on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
