Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, August 4 to 8

Screening at the Rio on Wednesday of blur: Live at Wembley Stadium, director Toby L's concert film that captures the Britpop quartet in 2023.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, June 27 to 29

Screening at the Rio on Sunday of a 30th anniversary restoration of Paul Verhoeven's controversial satire and camp classic Showgirls.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 30 to June 1

Screenings at the Cinematheque on Friday and Sunday of Ran, director Akira Kurosawa's epic reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 6 to 8

The Vancouver Fringe Festival on Granville Island features an eclectic program of over 65 shows, including Holly M. Brinkman's A Woman's Guide to Peeing Outside.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, September 2 to 6

Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre on Friday of director Paul W.S. Anderson's 1997 cult sci-fi/horror flick Event Horizon.

Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 19 to 21

Steve Dawson plays the Van Folk Fest By Steve Newton FRIDAY: late-night screening at the Rio Theatre of director Philip Kaufman's 1978 horror remake Invasion of the Body Snatchers, starring the late Canadian acting great Donald Sutherland. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Canadian improvisor Colin Mochrie of TV's Whose Line Is It Anyway? performs two Arts Club … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 (or 15) things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 19 to 21

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 15 to 19

Vancouver Folk Fest kicks off Friday By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and showcases the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin-marking practices, at the Museum of Vancouver. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: Emily Carr: A Room of Her … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 15 to 19