CHILDREN'S FILMS

Playcentre Matinees

Half term Matinees

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 10 Jan 11.00am

WINGED MIGRATION (U)

(Fr/It/Ger/Sp/Swi 2001) dirs.Jacques Perrin/Jacques Cluzaud/ Michel Debats 89m. Documentary.

Bird migration is one of the miracles of this planet, and one of its great mysteries. Many achievements, of individual birds and whole species alike are mind-boggling in scale and complexity. Here, we follow them all the way to Antarctica and back. This is a breathtaking story: imagine yourself flying in the middle of a flock of birds...

Approx end 12.30pm

 

SAT 17 Jan 11.00am

ELF (PG)

(US 2003) dir.Jon Favreau 97m.
Will Ferrell, James Caan, Edward Asner, Zooey Deschanel.

One day after one of his trips to Earth, Santa Claus accidentally brought Orphan Buddy in his sack back to the North Pole where he was raised with the elves. Years have passed and Buddy is now a big boy, so big that he wreaks havoc in the little workshop. Shocked at the discovery that he’s human and not elf, he sets off on a trip to New York in search of his father, who seems to be in need of some Christmas cheer.

Approx end 12.40pm

 

SAT 24 Jan 11.00am

BROTHER BEAR (U)

(US 2003) dirs.Aaron Blaise & Robert Walker 85m. Animated feature.
Voices of Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Jason Raize, Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis.

Kenai is an impulsive, strong-headed American tribesman. When a bear kills his older brother after Kenai has put them both in danger, he decides to get revenge and kills the animal. But the spirit world is very unhappy about this and transforms him into a bear until he learns the consequences of his actions. Kenai now has to climb a mystical mountain if he wants to recover his human aspect. A moving and beautiful story full of little fury animals.

Approx end 12.30pm

 

SAT 31 Jan 11.00am

FINDING NEMO (U)

(US 2003) dirs.Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich 104m.
Voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe.

In the colourful and warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef, a Clownfish named Marlin struggles to protect his only son, Nemo. But Nemo, like all young fish, is eager to explore the mysterious reef. When Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from home and thrust into a dentist's office fish tank, Marlin finds himself the unlikely hero on an epic journey to rescue his son. In his quest, Marlin is joined by a good Samaritan named Dory, a Regal Blue Tang fish with the worst short-term memory and biggest heart in the entire ocean.

Approx end 12.50pm

 

SAT 7 Feb 11.00am

SPIRITED AWAY (PG)

(Jap 2000) dir.Hayao Miyazaki 125m. English version.
Voices of Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette.

A magical tale about a young girl who is transported to a spirit world where she has to work as a slave in a bathouse, washing the spirits and demons, lest she ends up like her parents, and turned into a pig. Children will find plenty to enjoy in this wonderfully inventive animated film.

Approx end 1.05pm

 

SAT 14 Feb 11.00am

PETER PAN (PG)

(US 2003) dir.P.J. Hogan 113m.
Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Ludivine Sagnier, Olivia Williams, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lynn Redgrave, Richard Briers.

Peter Pan visits the Darling children and brings them to Neverland, where an ongoing war with the evil Captain Hook is taking place. An entertaining modern telling of the classic story.

Approx end 12.55pm

 

Playcentre Matinees

Tue 13 Jan 4.15pm WINGED MIGRATION (U)
Tue 20 Jan 4.15pm ELF (PG)
Tue 27 Jan 4.15pm BROTHER BEAR (U)
Tue 3 Feb 4.15pm FINDING NEMO (U)
Tue 10 Feb 4.15pm SPIRITED AWAY (PG)

 

TICKETS
£2.50 Children
£3.50 Accompanying adults

 

Half Term Matinees
SAT 14 – SAT 21 Feb
1.15 daily (not Sun)

PETER PAN (PG)

(US 2003) dir.P.J. Hogan 113m.
Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Ludivine Sagnier, Olivia Williams, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lynn Redgrave, Richard Briers.

Peter Pan visits the Darling children and brings them to Neverland, where an ongoing war with the evil Captain Hook is taking place. An entertaining modern telling of the classic story.

TICKETS
£4.00 Under 15s
£5.00 Adults
£4.00 Concessions
£2.50 OAPs

GROUP REDUCTIONS (Weekday Matinees only)
£3.00 10 or more children
+ 1 accompanying adult free with every 10 children

 


107 Kingsland High Street E8
(corner John Campbell Road)

Tel 020 7241 9410


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