The Rio offers specially priced tickets – £1.50 children and £2.50 accompanying adults – for the Saturday Morning Picture Club and Tuesday afternoon Playcentre Matinees, to help children to enjoy great films at an affordable price.

RIO Saturday
Morning Picture Club

Sponsored by Hackney Gazette
Membership is free. Members have their membership cards stamped on each visit and get free admittance after every 10 visits and a free poster after every 25 visits. Parents, please note: children under the age of five years must be accompanied by an adult throughout the performance. You are welcome to drop off older children at the start of the film and return to pick them up at the end. Doors open at 10.30am and the FILM starts at 11.00am sharp. The length of the films varies - please check the finish times listed below.
Please note: unaccompanied adults will not be admitted.

Sat 6 Jun 11.00am

THE FOX AND THE CHILD (U)

(France 2007) dir. Luc Jacquet 94m. Dubbed.
Bertille Noël-Bruneau, Isabelle Carré, Thomas Laliberté.
Narrated by Kate Winslet.

In the beautiful French countryside, a young girl and a small fox become friends, sharing many adventures together over the course of one year. This heartwarming film comes from the director behind worldwide hit MARCH OF THE PENGUINS.

Approx end 12.40pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 13 Jun 11.00am

KUNG FU PANDA (PG)

(US 2008) dirs. Mark Osborne & John Stevenson 93m.
Voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Michael Clarke Dunca, Ian McShane.

Can an overweight lazy panda become a Kung Fu Master? When an ancient prophecy indicates Po as the “chosen one” he gets the chance to train with the finest martial arts experts – but will they have the patience to whip this slacker panda into shape...

Approx end 12.40pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 20 Jun 11.00am

CORALINE (PG)

(US 2009) dir. Henry Selick 100m.
Voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French.

Discovering a mysterious secret door, young Coraline steps into an alternate version of her life – a better one! But soon her wondrous adventure turns dangerous, and when her phony parents try to keep her forever, she must summon all her determination to fight her way back home. An altogether darker animated tale.

Approx end 12.45pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 27 Jun 11.00am

RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN (PG)

(US 2009) dir. Andy Fickman 98m.
Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig.

‘The Rock’ stars as a Las Vegas taxi driver who, more used to acting as bodyguard for mob bosses, undertakes a different kind of protection role – keeping two siblings with paranormal powers safe and away from the clutches of those after the children’s mystical powers. Wonderful Disney fun.

Approx end 12.45pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 4 Jul 11.00am

MONSTERS Vs ALIENS (PG)

(US 2009) dirs. Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon 94m.
Voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogan, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson.

When she is hit by a meteorite from out of space and turned into a monster, young Susan Murphy is whisked away by the government to a secret camp where she meets an assorted group of monsters who have all been rounded up over the years and suffered the same fate. But now with the Earth under alien attack and threat of imminent destruction, the only hope is to call the Monsters into action – will this motley crew be able to save the planet? Featuring the voices of Hollywood’s hottest stars, Dreamworks’ latest offering is one of their best, and sure to delight audiences young and old.

Approx end 12.40pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 11 Jul 11.00am

ASTERIX AND THE VIKINGS (U)

(France/Denmark 2006) dirs. Stefan Fjeldmark & Jesper Møller 78m. Animation.
Voices of Roger Carel, Lorant Deutsch, Sara Forestier, Jacques Frantz, Pierre Palmade.

Asterix and Obelix are warriors who live thousands of years in the past. Their latest movie is about the wimpy nephew of their tribe leader, Justforkix, who comes to stay so Asterix and Obelix can teach him how to be a brave fighter. But he gets kidnapped by the invading Vikings and gets into all sorts of scrapes. Can Asterix and Obelix save him?

Approx end 12.25pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 18 Jul 11.00am

HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (U)

(US 2009) dir. Peter Chelsom 102m.
Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles

Disney’s television sensation hits the big screen in this worldwide smash hit. Having played Hannah Montana and lived the starry Hollywood lifestyle for so long, Miley’s dad forces her to return to Tennessee to rediscover the country girl she once was. An old-fashioned, feel-good musical delight!

Approx end 12.45pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 25 Jul 11.00am

WALL-E (U)

(US 2008) dir. Andrew Stanton 103m.
Voices of Ben Burtt, Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver.

Set 700 years in the future, Wall-E is the last remaining robot on planet Earth, long deserted by humans due to all the waste and pollution left by large corporations. When a chance encounter brings him face to face with human beings, can he convince them to fight for their long-forgotten planet? Pixar’s best animation yet!

Approx end 12.50pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 1 Aug 11.00am

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (U)

(US 2008) dir. Kenny Ortega 112m.
Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman.

The world’s favourite high school students face their graduation and struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Filled with the usual mix of upbeat tunes and dance routines, this is the Wildcat’s finest outing yet!

Approx end 1.00pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying Adults

PLAYCENTRE MATINEES

Tue 9 Jun 4.00pm – THE FOX AND THE CHILD (U)
Tue 16 Jun 4.00pm – KUNG FU PANDA (PG)
Tue 23 Jun 4.00pm – CORALINE (PG)
Tue 30 Jun 4.00pm – RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN (PG)
Tue 7 Jul 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 14 Jul 4.00pm – ASTERIX AND THE VIKINGS (U)

TICKETS
£1.50 Children
£2.50 Accompanying adults

SUMMER HOLIDAY MATINEES

Mon 20 – Thur 30 Jul 1.45 daily (not Sun)
Fri 31 Jul – Thur 6 Aug 1.30 daily (not Sun)

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 (PG)

(US/Canada 2009) dir. Shawn Levy 105m.
Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson.

Bringing to life the world’s largest museum complex, hapless security guard Larry Daley is back and this time he’s infiltrated the Smithsonian. Featuring some of history’s most colourful characters, from Amelia Earhart to Al Capone, this sequel looks set to surpass the first worldwide hit!

TICKETS
£5 – Under 15s
£6 – Adults
£5 – Concessions
£3.50 – OAPs (weekdays)

GROUP REDUCTIONS (weekday matinees only)
£4 – 10 or more children + 1 accompanying adult free with every 10 children

FREE HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
Join us this Summer holiday for FREE post-screening workshops! Following each weekday screening of NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 in the week Monday 27 to Thursday 30 July, the Rio will be running a range of associated activities in the Rio foyer - from exploring your artistic talents with our craft activities, to becoming a film journalist and writing your own reviews! Places will be limited. Please contact Jemma (020 7241 9419 or jemma@riocinema.org.uk) for more information.