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 20 Nov 11.00am

FIVE CHILDREN AND IT (U)

(Br 2004) dir.John Stephenson 89m.
Kenneth Branagh, Zoë Wanamaker, Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Bailey.

During the First World War, five siblings are sent to their uncle in the country side while their dad is off fighting the enemy. There they discover an 8000-year-old creature, the ‘sand-fairy‘, who can grant one wish per day. First excited at the prospect of wishing any possible thing, they start to think they could actually make a better use of it.

Approx end 12.35pm

SAT 27 Nov 11.00am

BOO, ZINO AND THE SNURKS (U)

(Germany 2004) dirs.Lenard Fritz Krawinkel & Holger Tappe 91m.

Boo and Zino live in the land of Gaya. Life would be perfect if it weren’t for the naughty Snurks, a group of Neanderthal bully boys. The thing is, none of them has realised yet that they're characters in a TV cartoon show until a bizarre accident sends them into the real world...

Approx end 12.35pm

SAT 4 Dec 11.00am

SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (PG)

(US/Br/It 2004) dir.Kerry Conran.
Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon.

1939, New York City. An army of giant flying robots has just attacked the city. Strangely enough, the world’s most famous scientists keep disappearing. Pure coincidence? Polly Perkins, a stubborn reporter doesn’t think so. Determined to discover the truth she seeks the help of her former boyfriend, the aviation officer Joseph 'Sky Captain' Sullivan. Together they’ll fly around the world in search of the man who‘s been planning to destroy the world and rebuild a new one.

SAT 11 Dec 11.00am

SHREK 2 (U)

(US 2004) dirs.Kelly Asbury & Conrad Vernon 93m.
Voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Cleese, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett.

Returning from their honeymoon, Shrek and Fiona find an invitation from her parents who have heard about her marriage and wish to meet their new son-in-law. The only problem is that they still think their daughter has married the Prince Charming instead of a 700-pound ogre.

Approx end 12.35pm

SAT 18 Dec 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 wrecks 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.

+ Entertainer

Approx end 1.15pm

SAT 25 Dec 11.00am
Cinema closed – Happy Christmas!

SAT 1 Jan 11.00am
No Picture Club screening

SAT 8 Jan 11.00am

SHARK TALE (U)

(US 2004) dirs.Bibo Bergeron & Vicky Jenson 90m. Animation. Voices of Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Martin Scorsese.

Oscar is a little fish who talks fast, a lot - well, too much - and wants to be more than just a whale-washer. After telling a big white lie, he becomes the hero of the reef. But he soon realises that he can’t get away with it for very long. He will need the help of his true pals Angie, his guardian angel, and Lenny, the sensitive vegetarian shark who refuses to be like his mafioso dad.

Approx end 12.35pm

Admission reduced to only £1 for children from January to March (courtesy of funding support from the London Borough of Hackney Cultural Forum)

SAT 15 Jan 11.00am

THUNDERBIRDS (PG)
(US 2004) dir.Jonathan Frakes 95m.
Bill Paxton, Brady Corbet, Ben Kingsley, Debora Weston.

The Thunderbirds, an International Rescue team, return home to their space station to find it in pieces as it has been attacked by the megalomaniac villain, the Hood. Lovers of space ships and special effects will be delighted and the film is also full of funny gags.

Approx end 12.40pm

PLAYCENTRE MATINEES
Tue 23 Nov 4.15pm FIVE CHILDREN AND IT (U)
Tue 30 Nov 4.15pm BOO, ZINO AND THE SNURKS (U)
Tue 5 Dec 4.15pm SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (PG)
Tue 14 Dec 4.15pm SHREK 2 (U)
Tue 11 Jan 4.15pm SHARK TALE (PG)
Tue 18 Jan 4.15pm THUNDERBIRDS (PG)

TICKETS:
£2.50 Children (£1 from 8 Jan)
£3.50 Accompanying adults

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MATINEES
FRI 17 Dec – MON 3 Jan
12.30 daily (not Sats, Sun 2 Jan)
3.15 daily (not Sat 25 Dec, Sun 2 Jan)

THE INCREDIBLES (U)
(US 2004) dir.Brad Bird 121m. Animation.
Voices of Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Lee, Elizabeth Peña, Wallace Shawn.

What’s more boring for a family of superheroes than to live in a quiet and peaceful suburb? Mr Incredible, his wife, formerly Elastigirl, and their three children, Violet, Dash and Jack Jack, are now trying to lead a normal anonymous life in a witness protection programme. Our hero, now called Bob Parr, works for an insurance company and feels deeply frustrated. Not surprising then that the day he’s offered the chance to play the hero again he happily jumps at the opportunity, without realising he’s been trapped... The family will have to reveal themselves and work together again to save Mr Incredible.

WEEKDAY MATINEES (Before 5.00pm):
£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

WEEKEND MATINEES:
£4.00 Under 15s
£7.00 Adults
£5.50 Concessions