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 3 Jun 11.00am

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 (PG)

(US 2005) dir.Adam Shankman 94m.
Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling.

Tom, the proud father of 12 children, is about to become a grandfather. Now that the older siblings are grown up and ready to leave the nest, he wants to have a last family holiday. However, no sooner have they arrived at Lake Winnetka, than Tom bumps into an old school rival who seems to succeed at everything he does. Every occasion will do for the competitive dads to confront each other...

Approx end 12.40pm

BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE 2 (PG)

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

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

Approx end 12.45pm

EIGHT BELOW (PG)

(US 2006) dir.Frank Marshall 120m.
Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Jason Biggs Panou.

A thrilling adventure based on a true story of eight Husky dogs who survive in the wild Antarctic. A team of explorers on a research mission are forced to evacuate in emergency, leaving their beloved dogs behind. They promise they will return, but the weather worsens, and the dogs are stranded. Don’t miss this tale of animal intelligence and courage.

Approx end 1.05pm

SAT 24 Jun 11.00am

ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN (U)

(US 2006) dir.Carlos Saldanha 90m. Animation.
Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary.

Manny, Sid and Diego are back for another delightful adventure. The Ice Age is coming to an end and our chilled friends are indulging the warmth of spring with plenty of water parks, geysers and tar pits. But when they realise that the melting ice is going to flood their valley, they set on a mission to warn everyone and escape the deluge.

Approx end 12.35pm

SAT 1 Jul 11.00am

CHICKEN LITTLE (U)

(US 2005) dir.Mark Dindal 81m. Animation.
Voices of Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts.

A year has passed since Chicken Little caused mayhem in his town by telling everyone that the sky was falling. But just as things start to get better, a real threat hovers over the town. Can Chicken Little save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic?

Approx end 12.25pm

STEAMBOY (PG)

(Japan 2004) dir.Katsuhiro Ôtomo 104m. Animation.
Voices of Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina, Patrick Stewart, Kari Wahlgren, Robin Atkin Downes.

Ray Steam, a young inventor living in England, is caught in the middle of a war between his Grandfather and his Dad over the ‘Steam Ball’, an invention Mr Steam Senior created for the good of mankind. Ray’s father, however, wants to develop it as a potential weapon. A brilliant animation set in the retro scenery of the Victorian era.

Approx end 12.50pm

THE WILD (U)

(US 2006) dir.Steve 'Spaz' Williams approx. 82m. Animation.
Voices of Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo.

Ryan, an adolescent lion, is accidentally locked in a mysterious green box. It’s now up to Papa lion Samson to go set himself free and go looking for his son. Together with his friends, a smart giraffe, a wiseacre squirrel, a stupid snake and a funny koala, he will find himself on a cross-city journey from the New York Zoo to Africa. Get ready for a wild adventure.

Approx end 12.25pm

THE THIEF LORD (PG)

(US 2006) dir.Richard Claus 98m.
Caroline Goodall, Jim Carter, Robert Bathhurst.

After their mother dies, brothers Prosper and Bo flee their mean aunt and head for Venice, where they meet the mysterious ‘Thief Lord’. Along with a small band of orphaned kids who live in an old cinema, the boys rob the rich to support themselves. They soon win the heart of the detective hired to track them down, and begin a thrilling adventure that leads them to an ancient merry-go-round with special powers. If you like Harry Potter, don’t miss this!

Approx end 12.45pm

CURIOUS GEORGE (U)

(US 2006) dir.Matthew O'Callaghan 87m. Animation.
Voices of Will Ferrell, Frank Welker, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright.

There is no-one in the jungle as curious as George. And the little monkey is about to discover how far his curiosity will take him when he follows his new friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat, all the way to America. Don’t miss the hilarious (and naughty) adventures of Curious George!

Approx end 12.30pm

PLAYCENTRE MATINEES

Tue 6 Jun 4.15pm CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 (PG)
Tue 13 Jun 4.15pm BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE 2 (PG)
Tue 20 Jun 4.15pm EIGHT BELOW (PG)
Tue 27 Jun 4.15pm ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN (U)
Tue 4 Jul 4.15pm CHICKEN LITTLE (U)
Tue 11 Jul 4.15pm STEAMBOY (PG)
Tue 18 Jul 4.15pm THE WILD (U)
Tue 25 Jul 4.15pm THE THIEF LORD (PG)

TICKETS:
£1.00 Children
£2.00 Accompanying adults

FRI 2 Jun 1.30

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

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

SUMMER HOLIDAY MATINEES

FRI 28 Jul – THUR 10 Aug 12.45, 3.30 daily

CARS (PG)

(US 2006) dir.John Lasseter 121m. Animation.
Voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry The Cable Guy, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger.

Brilliant new film from the makers of TOY STORY and MONSTERS INC. Lightning McQueen is a cheeky race car who is sentenced to community service after he smashes up a small town on Route 66. Will his new friends show him there is more to life than trophies and fame? The best CARtoon of the year!

TICKETS:
WEEKDAY MATINEES
£4.50 Under 15s
£5.50 Adults
£4.50 Concessions
£3.00 OAPs

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

WEEKEND MATINEES
£4.50 Under 15s
£7.50 Adults
£5.50 Concessions (including OAPs)