The Rio offers specially priced tickets – £1 children and £2 accompanying adults – for the Saturday Morning Picture Club and Tuesday afternoon Playcentre Matinees, to help children to enjoy great films at an affordable price.

SATURDAY MORNING PICTURE CLUB

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.

SAT 1 Apr 11.00am

ROBOTS (U)

(US 2005) dirs.Chris Wedge & Carlos Saldanha 92m. Animation.
Voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Drew Carey, Robin Williams.

In a world entirely populated by robots, Rodney decides to head to the big city to become an inventor and meet his idol, the master inventor Bigweld. But things are not quite what he expected. He feels lost in this big place. His hero no longer works at the Big Weld factory and has been replaced by the unscrupulous Phineas Ratchet who wants to get rid of old robots. It’s now down to Rodney to sort things out... Look out for the brilliant animated work and detailed design, the film is also very funny and will please children as much as adults.

Approx end 12.35pm

SAT 8 Apr 11.00am

THE ADVENTURES OF GREYFRIARS BOBBY (PG)

(UK 2005) dir.John Henderson 105m.
James Cosmo, Oliver Golding, Christopher Lee, Gina McKee, Greg Wise, Sean Pertwee, Ardal O'Hanlon.

In Scotland Greyfriars Bobby is a legend. A statue has even been erected in Edinburgh for the dog. This is the incredible tale of the loyal pet who allegedly stayed beside his Scottish master’s graveyard for 14 years. It’s 1858 and after Mr Gray succombs to tuberculosis, the fluffy mutt begins his ritual watch over his master’s grave. But when the local charity orders in the dog catchers, it’s down to youngster Ewan and his friends to come to Bobby’s rescue. Don’t miss this moving adventure.

Approx end 12.50pm

SAT 15 Apr 11.00am

NANNY McPHEE (U)

(UK 2005) dir.Kirk Jones 98m.
Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly McDonald, Angela Lansbury.

If you think that this is a new version of Mary Poppins, you’re wrong. In fact, the nanny of this story looks and behaves more like a witch. Cedric Brown has just lost his wife and is neglecting his children who’ve already made several nannies run away. That is, until Nanny McPhee steps on their front door. Although this one is not exactly the most charming of nannies, she’s perhaps the right person to tame Mr Brown’s very naughty children.

Approx end 12.45pm

SAT 22 Apr 11.00am

MIRRORMASK (PG)

(UK 2005) dir.Dave McKean 101m.
Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee, Rob Brydon, Jason Barry, Dora Bryan, Robert Llewellyn.

Most children dream of running away to the circus... but Helena is 15. Sick of her circus-performing family, she dreams of running away to real life. After a fight about her future, her mum collapses and is taken to the hospital, leaving Helena convinced that it’s her fault. On the night of her mum’s operation, Helena goes to sleep and enters a dark, strange dreamworld with bizarre creatures and two opposing queens, one of which has fallen ill and needs the mirrormask to heal. It’s now up to Helena to find it.

Approx end 12.50pm

SAT 29 Apr 11.00am

TIM BURTON’S CORPSE BRIDE (PG)

(UK 2005) dir.Tim Burton 77m. Animation.
Voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman.

What a happy prospect! Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot have been promised to each other by their respective parents. Luckily, the children are not as cold and austere as their parents and when they meet, it’s love at first sight. But Victor is so shy that he can’t remember his vows properly and, while rehearsing in the woods, accidentally marries a living dead. The corpse bride then whisks him away to the underworld where life is surprisingly much more fun than on earth. But does Victor really want to live among the dead? Don’t miss this brilliant musical comedy.

Approx end 12.25pm

SAT 6 May 11.00am

THE LITTLE POLAR BEAR: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (U)

(Germany 2005) dirs.Piet De Rycker & Thilo Rothkirch 81m. Animation.
Voices of Brianne Siddall, Wesley Singerman.

Lars, the little polar bear, and his friends are back in a new adventure, this time taking them to mysterious shores – the Galapagos Islands. It all begins when scheming older bears Brutus, Boris and Bert get fed up with Caruso the singing penguin, and put him on a train going South, far away from the North Pole. Lars and his friend Robby the seal dash to his rescue, and so the three of them begin their adventure where Lars will meet the biggest friend he’s ever had...

Approx end 12.25pm

SAT 13 May 11.00am

ZATHURA: A SPACE ADVENTURE (PG)

(US 2005) dir.Jon Favreau 101m.
Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, Frank Oz.

Ten-year-old Walter and his six-year-old brother Danny don’t really get along but when they discover an old board game called Zathura, they find that they can play together. However, after the first move, strange things start to happen and their house is suddenly propelled into outer space. Will the brothers be able to work together to bring things back to normal?

Approx end 12.45pm

SAT 20 May 11.00am

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (PG)

(UK/US 2005) dir.Andrew Adamson 140m.
Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, Jim Broadbent.

The legendary Chronicles by CS Lewis are finally brought to the big screen and the film has preserved all the magic and mystery of the book. In the middle of World War II, four siblings are forced to leave London and take shelter in the house of eccentric Professor Kirke. Life in the old country house is pretty dull until Lucy accidentally discovers a strange wardrobe, which allows her to enter the magical land of Narnia, where animals can talk. However the kids soon realise it’s no wonderland as Narnia is kept in a perpetual winter by the evil White Witch. Follow the children as they begin their quest to break the spell, aided by the majestic lion Aslan.

Approx end 1.20pm

SAT 27 May 11.00am

THE CAT RETURNS (U)

(Japan 2002) dir.Hiroyuki Morita 75m. Animation.
Voices of Anne Hathaway, Tim Curry, Cary Elwes.

Little Haru is suddenly getting lots of presents from the King of the Cats, to thank her for rescuing a helpless cat, who happens to be Prince Lune. Not only is Haru whisked into the world of the cats, but she’s also expected to marry the Prince. Well, Haru’s not so sure she wants to be a cat for the rest of her life, so she better get out of there before it’s too late...

Approx end 12.20pm

PLAYCENTRE MATINEES

Tue 18 Apr 4.15pm NANNY MCPHEE (U)
Tue 25 Apr 4.15pm MIRRORMASK (PG)
Tue 2 May 4.15pm TIM BURTON’S CORPSE BRIDE (PG)
Tue 9 May 4.15pm THE LITTLE POLAR BEAR: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (U)
Tue 16 May 4.15pm ZATHURA: A SPACE ADVENTURE (PG)

TICKETS:
£1.00 Children
£2.00 Accompanying adults

EASTER HOLIDAY MATINEES

SAT 1 – THUR 6 Apr 1.00 daily (not Sun)

BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE 2 (PG)

(US 2006) dir.John Whitesell 99m.
Martin Lawrence, Elton Leblanc, Nia Long, Michelle Parylak, Sarah Brown, Mary Bankston.

Big Momma is back and is bigger than ever! To avert a national security disaster, FBI agent Malcolm Turner is forced to go under cover once again, donning a wig and a fat suit to become the larger-than-life Big Momma. But saving the country is the least of Big Momma's problems, as he takes on his ultimate challenge: being nanny and housekeeper to the suspect's dysfunctional family.

FRI 7 – THUR 13 Apr 1.15 daily (not Sun Wed)
WED 12 Apr 12.00
FRI 14 & SAT 15 Apr 2.00

CHICKEN LITTLE (U)

(US 2005) dir.Mark Dindal 81m. Animation.
Voices of Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts, Patrick Stewart, Amy Sedaris, Steve Zahn.

A year has passed since Chicken Little caused mayhem in his town by telling everyone that the sky was falling. People haven’t forgiven him yet and the little chick, eager to please his powerful dad, decides to enter the local baseball team. But just as things start to get better, a real threat hovers over the town. Chicken Little and his band of misfit friends will have to try and save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic.

HALF TERM MATINEES

MON 29 May – THUR 1 JUN 12.15 daily

THE SHAGGY DOG (U)

(US 2006) dir.Brian Robbins 99m.
Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Zena Grey, Spencer Breslin, Danny Glover, Robert Downey Jr.

Dave Douglas is a brilliant lawyer, but not such a great father, until something amazing happens. After being bitten by a dog, he changes back and forth between a human and a shaggy sheepdog! It’s a difficult thing to hide, but will Dave learn more about his family through his canine adventures? A barking mad comedy.

TICKETS
£4.50 Under 15s
£5.50 Adults
£4.50 Concessions
£3.00 OAPs (weekdays)

GROUP REDUCTIONS (Weekday Matinees only)
£3.50 10 or more children + 1 acompanying adult free with every 10 children