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Hackney Stop the War presents BATTLE FOR HADITHA (15) 4.00 (UK 2007) dir. Nick Broomfield 97m. A dramatisation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in the Iraqi town of Haditha by four US Marines in retaliation for the death of a Marine killed by a roadside bomb. Screening to be introduced by Ben Griffin (former SAS soldier) on behalf of Military Families Against the War. £6/£5
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LA SCALA OPERA SERIES MARIA STUARDA (PG) 2.30 MARIA STUARDA is a tragic opera in two acts, by Gaetano Donizetti, to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Friedrich von Schiller's 1800 play 'Maria Stuart'. It received its premiere on 30 December 1835 at La Scala, Milan. The subject is based on the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. The king banned performances of the opera, and Donizetti responded by removing large segments of the score for use in a different work, BUONDELMONTE. However, Maria Malibran (a famous mezzo-soprano who often sang soprano parts) forced a premiere at La Scala and ignored the censoring revisions, but a ban by the city was enforced. Realizing the impossibility of a run in Italy, a London premiere was planned, but Malibran`s death at the age of 28 in 1836 cancelled the project. Except for several productions of the BUONDELMONTE version, the work was neglected until 1958 when a production in Bergamo, Donizetti`s hometown, brought the original work into popularity. The premiere in England was held on 1 March 1966. Recorded at La Scala, Milan in high definition, the opera will be projected in 2K digital, the highest quality standard in cinemas today, together with 5.1 surround sound. Directed, designed and costumed by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Approximate running time: 180m. including 1 interval £12/£10 Concs & Rio Friends
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| • Friday 18 Apr – Thur 24 Apr
EAST END FILM FESTIVAL As vibrant and diverse as the area itself, the critically-acclaimed East End Film Festival returns to the Rio Cinema. It's a platform for the best in international independent film-making, showcasing hot new talent and homegrown films alongside major independent releases to hopefully both inform and inspire a new generation of movie makers and cinemagoers. Events at the Rio include panel discussions, shorts programmes, documentaries, a free screening for senior citizens (the 1947 Ealing Studios classic IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY) and an outstanding and unusual Closing Gala. Please see the festival website for full listings: www.eastendfilmfestival.com Fri 18 Apr • East End Film Festival
East End Tales (15) 6.30 London’s East End is alive with stories and characters, and here local filmmakers create dramatised versions of life in this vibrant part of London. 94m. BROKEN dir. Vicki Psarias 15m. £6.50/£5 Concs Sat 19 Apr • East End Film Festival
New UK Talents (15) 1.15 A showcase selection of films from across the country with a selection of auteur driven short films from new directors destined for great things! 100m. ALEX AND HER ARSE TRUCK dir. Sean Conway 15m. £6.50/£5 Concs
(UK 2006) dir. Andrew Kötting 62m. “When he dies, it dies, man / that generation of stamp-collecting, car-washing, handkerchief-ironing, pipe-smoking, Onedin Line-watching, middle class, fondue-eating, God Save The Queen-ing man, man...”. This ongoing multi-media project is a tribute to Kötting’s departed Father. He transports an effigy of his 'deadad' to locations of emotional importance to them both and what emerges is a psychogeographic portrait of one man, the generation he represents, and the emotional legacy he has bequeathed. Shockingly irreverent in places, but breathtaking in its emotional insight and sheer creative bravado, this is a unique meditation on loss from one of the UK's most singular filmmakers. + Q&A with Andrew Kötting £6.50/£5 Concs
Sun 20 Apr • East End Film Festival EAST END TRUE-LIFE STORIES 2 (15) 1.30 A second selection of new documentaries from across the East End of London, bringing more personal stories out into the open. 81m. A13: ROAD MOVIE dirs. Rayna Nadeem & Stuart Bamforth 25m. £6.50/£5 Concs
(UK 1947) dir. Robert Hamer 92m. In a break away from Ealing’s predominantly comedic output, It Always Rains on Sunday moves into the terrain of serious drama. Directed by Robert Hamer (Kind Hearts and Coronets), it stars Googie Withers as Rose Sandigate, a Bethnal Green housewife whose Sunday is turned upside down by the re-appearance of an old flame who is now an escaped convict seeking protection from the police. A detailed glimpse into life in London’s East End post WWII, this was Googie Wither’s last film for Ealing Studios and, due to her wonderful performance as a woman trapped in a claustrophobic domesticity, it remains one of her best. £6.50/£5 Concs/free for Over 60's, ticket includes tea and cakes Mon 21 Apr • East End Film Festival The Road to Features: Panel presented by the NPA 5.45 You’ve received acclaim with your short films and are ready to make the jump to make your first feature film – what do you do? The NPA are here to take you through the next steps of getting your feature project moving and how to keep control of your project. The panel will discuss best practice for producers, screenwriters and directors in finding and forming a team, who you should approach when and presenting yourselves to the industry, managing the extended timelines and expectations of a first feature and building a series of projects alongside each other.
(UK 2006) dir. Charles Henri Belleville 62m. A Micro budget feature length road trip through contemporary Scotland, THE INHERITANCE was shot over 11 days and on a budget of £5,000. Filmed on location with a Scottish cast and crew and using natural light, the film tells the story of two estranged brothers who travel from Edinburgh to the Isle Skye to discover the inheritance their late father left them. The film is a dark, touching look at brotherhood, identity and the stereotype of the Scotsman’s inability to express his feelings… East End based director Charlie Bellville will join the NPA panel discussion which precedes this screening. £6.50/£5 Concs Tue 22 Apr • East End Film Festival ADVENTURES IN EXPERIMENTS (15) 6.15 A guide to producing artist's moving image work. Animate Projects, LAVA and other special guest speakers will talk about how their organisations support the production and distribution of work, the variety of resources available, and how to see and distribute it. There will also be personal testimonies from filmmakers screening work in the shorts programme immediately following the discussion. Chaired by Claire Cooke.
BATHYSPHERE dir. Michaela Nettell 6m. BULK HAUL dir. Lilly LaMia 4m. £6.50/£5 Concs Wed 23 Apr • East End Film Festival BEAUTY IN TROUBLE
(Kráska V Nesnázích) (15) 6.15
£6.50/£5 Concs Thurs 24 Apr • East End Film Festival Award Ceremony presented by Noble and Silver (15) 7.30 Stepping away from the usual closing night format, this year the East End Film Festival award ceremony will sign out with a specially commissioned performance by the Perrier Award winning comedy duo, Noble and Silver. Tonight they will be presiding over a night of screenings and awards, introducing the finalists of our Feature, Short and Audience Awards. Fresh from a sell-out run at the Soho Theatre and the success of their own Channel 4 Show, this critically acclaimed multi-media two-some who work across comedy, art, film and the written word will present their uniquely skewed ‘How to watch a film’ guide. Ticket includes entry to an exclusive closing night party. See www.eastendfilmfestival.com for full details of awards and nominated films. £6.50/£5 Concs |
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| Sats 26 Apr – 17 May • Matinees
The Institute of Physics presents PHYSICS ON FILM A season of films aiming to highlight physics as a part of popular culture, and get people thinking and talking about physics. All films will be preceded by an entertaining talk from a leading physicist lasting approximately 20 minutes. Ticket prices are £3/2 Concs & Under 15’s (where applicable) with free admission for one screening (10 May). For more information, please visit: www.physics.org/events. There will also be a Schools’ screening of BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) on Tue 20 May at 10am with introduction from physicist Pete Edwards. To arrange for a school group to attend, please contact Jemma on 020 7241 9419 or by email to: jemma@riocinema.org.uk |
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 Sat 26 Apr • Matinee
Physics on Film SUNSHINE (15) 1.15 (UK/US 2007) dir. Danny Boyle 107m. Sci-fi thriller about a team of astronauts sent to revive the dying Sun. Directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later). + Introduction by Astrophysicist Lucie Green from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. £3/£2 Concs |
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| Sat 3 May • Matinee
Physics on Film
(Australia 2000) dir. Rob Sitch 101m. Comedy about a team of Australian physicists responsible for communication between NASA and the first Apollo Moon landing. Suitable for families. + Introduction by Dr Simon Goodwin, lecturer in Astronomy, Sheffield University. £3/£2 Concs |
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 Mon 5 May • Matinee
LA SCALA OPERA SERIES LA RONDINE (*) 3.15 Recorded at Teatro La Fenice, Venice in high definition, the opera will be projected in 2K digital, the highest quality standard in cinemas today, together with 5.1 surround sound. Approximate running time: 130m. including 1 interval Ł12/Ł10 Concs & Rio Friends |
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 Sat 10 May • Matinee
Physics on Film COPENHAGEN (12A) 1.45 (UK 2002) dir. Howard Davies 117m. Pioneer of quantum physics Werner Heisenberg (Daniel Craig) travels from Nazi Germany to visit his old colleague and friend, Niels Bohr, in occupied Copenhagen. What is the true purpose of his visit? + Introduction by Vlatko Vedral, Professor of Quantum Information Science, University of Leeds. Adm free |
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 Sat 17 May • Matinee
Physics on Film A WOMAN IN WINTER (12A) 2.00 (UK 2005) dir. Richard Jobson 98m. An astrophysicist formulates startling new theories about the nature of time, which begin to resonate in his personal life. + Introduction by Dr Michael Hawkins, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh. £3/£2 Concs |
Sat 5 Apr • Matinee
Sun 13 Apr • Matinee
IN THE WAKE OF A DEADAD (15) 3.45
IT ALWAYS RAINS ON A SUNDAY (PG) 3.45
+ THE INHERITANCE (12A)
Fed up with her macho husband Marcela takes the kids and moves in with her mother and her creepy boyfriend. Marcela can’t afford to relocate – until a prosperous older man becomes besotted by her, and offers to help. Can Marcela distinguish love from gratitude? And has she really got her ex out of her system? A superb, sexy, consummately elegant drama, inspired by a poem by Robert Graves, and full of unexpected twists, humor, a paradoxical ending and amazing performances.The film has won three Czech Lions, plus awards at Karlovy Vary and Denver film festivals.
THE DISH (12A) 1.15
107 Kingsland High Street E8
(corner John Campbell Road)
Tel 020 7241 9410
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