CHILDREN'S FILMS

Playcentre Matinees

Easter 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 21 Feb 11.00am

GOOD BOY! (U)

(US 2003) dir.John Robert Hoffman 88m.
Molly Shannon, Liam Aiken, Kevin Nealon.

Owen lives in Los Angeles and befriends a cute little dog. In reality, the creature has been sent on a mission from his dog star Sirius and his job is to report on how dogs are doing at conquering the Earth. Not so well it seems, and Owen soon discovers he has the gift to understand dog speech...

Approx end 12.30pm

 

SAT 28 Feb 11.00am

HOLES (PG)

(US 2003) dir.Andrew Davis 117m.
Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Rick Fox, Henry Winkler.

The story of Stanley Yelnats, an unusual young hero, who is unfairly sentenced to months of detention for a crime he didn't commit. There, he and his campmates - Squid, Armpit, ZigZag, Magnet, X-Ray, and Zero - are forced by the menacing warden (Sigourney Weaver) to dig holes. Stanley and his campmates have to stick together to escape from the camp and solve the mystery of the holes.
Approx end 1.00pm

 

SAT 6 Mar 11.00am

FREAKY FRIDAY (PG)

(USA, 2003) dir.Mark S. Waters 97m.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon

15-Year old daughter Anna and psychotherapist mum Tess are just not getting on. Anna isn’t pleased at all with her widowed mum’s re-marriage while Tess doesn’t prove very supportive of her daughter’s musical ambitions. In short, neither of of them seems to understand the other’s point of view... Until they wake up on a Friday morning in each other’s body after an old Chinese lady has played some strange hocus-pocus the night before. Jamie Lee Curtis is at her best in this hilarious remake of the 1976 Disney comedy.

Approx end 12.45pm

 

SAT 13 Mar 11.00am

TOOTH (U)

(Br 2004) dir.Edouard Nammour 91m.
Yasmin Paige, Harry Enfield, Rory Copus, Maisie Preston, Phyllida Law, Sally Phillips, Tim Dutton.

Tooth is a young fairy who lives in Fairytopia and has lost the ability to use magic. Tired of the way most fairies have forgotten about magic, she decides to bankrupt her world by giving all its money away. And this, just two days before Christmas. Now that she’s in such trouble, nobody can help her but the legendary Mrs Santa Claus who disappeared, along with magic over 100 years ago.

Approx end 12.30pm

 

SAT 20 Mar 11.00am

SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS (U)

(US 2003) dir.Tim Johnson 85m.
Voices of Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer.

When Eris, the Goddess of Chaos, steals the Book of Peace and casts the land into darkness, she manages to frame Sinbad for the mischievous deed. But Proteus, Sinbad’s pal, steps in and takes the blame for him. Will Sinbad be able to rescue the fabled Book of Peace, and also his best friend in time? Find out in this exciting animated tale.

Approx end 12.30pm

 

SAT 27 Mar 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 furry animals.

Approx end 12.30pm

 

SAT 3 Apr 11.00am

LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION (PG)

(US 2004) dir.Joe Dante 90m.
Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton.

Daffy Duck is fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, he wants the same salary for equal work. But Kate, who’s in charge of the animated characters in the studio, won’t listen to him and Daffy quits Hollywood. Along with Bobby Delmont, also recently put off the Hollywood tracks, Daffy embarks on an adventure to find a blue diamond which belongs to Bobby’s father and has gone missing.

Approx end 12.30pm

 

SAT 10 Apr 11.00am

THE HAUNTED MANSION (PG)

(US 2003) dir.Rob Minkoff 87m.
Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason, Wallace Shawn, Jennifer Tilly.

Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife Sara have been invited to the Gracey mansion with their children. What they don’t know is that the mansion holds a tragic secret and a lot of ghostly presences. This is a scary and funny supernatural comedy based on a Disney theme park ride.Approx end 12.30pm

 

SAT 17 Apr 11.00am

SCHOOL OF ROCK (PG)

(US 2003) dir.Richard Linklater 109m.
Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack, Sarah Silverman.

After being thrown out of his rock band, Dewey Finn goes to work as a supply teacher in a strict private school. It doesn’t take long for Dewey to introduce his class to the really important matters in education: rock. When he finds one of his pupils is a guitar prodigy, he decides to form a band with his class and enter them in a music competition. This fresh and fully rhythmic comedy will entertain the whole family.

Approx end 12.50pm

 

Playcentre Matinees

Tue 2 March 4.15pm HOLES (PG)
Tue 9 Mar 4.15pm FREAKY FRIDAY (PG)
Tue 16 Mar 4.15pm TOOTH (U)
Tue 23 Mar 4.15pm SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS (U)
Tue 30 Mar 4.15pm BROTHER BEAR (U)
Tue 20 Apr 4.15pm SCHOOL OF ROCK (PG)


TICKETS
£2.50 Children
£3.50 Accompanying adults

 

Half Term Matinees

FRI 20 & SAT 21 Feb
1.15, 3.30

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

 

EASTER HOLIDAY MATINEES

FRI 2 – THUR 8 Apr
1.45 daily (12.30 Sun)

LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION (PG)

(US 2004) dir.Joe Dante 90m.
Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton.

Daffy Duck is fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, he wants the same salary for equal work. But Kate, who’s in charge of the animated characters in the studio, won’t listen to him and Daffy quits Hollywood. Along with Bobby Delmont, also recently put off the Hollywood tracks, Daffy embarks on an adventure to find a blue diamond which belongs to Bobby’s father and has gone missing.

 

FRI 9 – THUR 15 Apr
1.45 daily (12.00 Sun)

THE HAUNTED MANSION (PG)

(US 2003) dir.Rob Minkoff 87m.
Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason, Wallace Shawn, Jennifer Tilly.
Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife Sara have been invited to the Gracey mansion with their children. What they don’t know is that the mansion holds a tragic secret and a lot of ghostly presences. This is a scary and funny supernatural comedy based on a Disney theme park ride.

 

FRI 16 & SAT 17 Apr 1.15

SCHOOL OF ROCK (PG)

(US 2003) dir.Richard Linklater 109m.
Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack, Sarah Silverman.

After being thrown out of his rock band, Dewey Finn goes to work as a supply teacher in a strict private school. It doesn’t take long for Dewey to introduce his class to the really important matters in education: rock. When he finds one of his pupils is a guitar prodigy, he decides to form a band with his class and enter them in a music competition. This fresh and fully rhythmic comedy will entertain the whole family.

TICKETS
£4.00 Under 15s
£5.00 Adults
£4.00 Concessions
£2.50 OAPs (Weekdays)
GROUP REDUCTIONS (Weekday Matinees only)
£3.00 10 or more children
+ 1 accompanying adult free with every 10 children

 


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(corner John Campbell Road)

Tel 020 7241 9410


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