The Rio’s monthly Classic Matinees take place on the first or second Wednesday of the month. There is an interval for every film, and extra seating is provided in the foyer. We are delighted that thanks to funding from the Bridge House Trust we are able to offer free admission. We are also able to offer free tea and cake! Please come along and enjoy a film and a chat!

These screenings are also open to everyone else at normal weekday matinee ticket prices.

• Wed 11 Jun 2.30

THE 39 STEPS (U)

(UK 1935) dir. Alfred Hitchcock 86m. Digital.
Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle.

It's classic Hitchcock all the way in this adaptation of John Buchan's Boys Own Adventure. Spies, English eccentrics and a man with a missing finger punctuate a thrilling chase, in which our hero is both the pursuer and the pursued, across the Scottish moorlands. A perverse romantic interlude involves a blonde heroine and a pair of handcuffs. MacGuffins were never more delightful.

• Wed 9 Jul 2.30

THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (12A)

(UK/US 2008) dir. Justin Chadwick 115m.
Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, David Morrissey, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ana Torrent, Oliver Coleman, Juno Temple.

The big screen adaptation of Phillipa Gregory's bestselling novel of romance and intrigue. Portman and Johansson are perfect as Anne and Mary Boleyn, sisters driven apart by their pursuit of handsome King Henry VIII. It's certainly more hysterical drama than historical drama, but this is entertainment not education. And there's no denying that the costumes and sets are stunning.