The Parents and Babies Club gives parents with babies a chance to visit the cinema, without having to find a baby sitter or worry about their babies causing a disturbance. The auditorium is lighter than usual, and there is a secure space for pushchairs. The Club is exclusively for parents with babies under one year old. Membership is free but you do need to sign up and receive a membership card to come to these screenings. You may join on the day, or email us: jemma@riocinema.org.uk with your name, address, contact telephone number, your baby's name and date of birth. Tickets are at the normal matinee price of £6 and £5 Concessions.

• TUE 7 Oct 12.15

I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (12A)

(France 2008) dir. Philippe Claudel 117m. Subtitles. Digital.
Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill, Frédéric Pierrot.

Philippe Claudel's sublime drama about pain and healing is a beautiful mix of intelligence and compassion topped by a mesmerising performance by Kristin Scott Thomas. In a sleepy French provincial town curiosity abounds when Juliette, who has just served a 15 year prison sentence (for a crime considered 'a heinous offense against nature'), comes to stay with her estranged sister Lea and her husband. As Juliette's past is gradually and suspensefully revealed, families and secrets are explored alongside the social prejudices of the local bourgeoisie. A final revelation from the past challenges the future and lifts the film into a class of its own.

I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (12A)

(France 2008) dir. Philippe Claudel 117m. Subtitles. Digital.
Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill, Frédéric Pierrot.

• TUE 14 Oct 12.15

GOMORRA (15)

(Italy 2008) dir. Matteo Garrone 137m. Subtitles. Digital.
Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale, Salvatore Caruso, Gigio Morra, Salvatore Abruzzese, Marco Macor, Ciro Petrone, Carmine Paternoster.

A gritty, hard-hitting adaptation of Robert Saviano's bestselling expose of Naples' criminal underbelly. With bleak beauty and cruel clarity, director Matteo Garrone's Cannes Grand Prix winner combines the tension of the crime thriller with the scope and insight of great drama. Five captivating stories introduce some memorable characters: Don Ciro is the civilized criminal, and uncivilized times are beginning to wear him down; Marco and Ciro are young, dumb and eager full of dreams of glory and quotes from SCARFACE; Roberto helps Franco in the lucrative business of unauthorised toxic waste disposal; Totò is 13, and already into minor drug dealing; Pasquale is working as a tailor making couture ripoffs when he's offered an opportunity that may leave him set for life or marked for death. It's all real, recognizable and riveting.

• THUR 16 Oct 12.15

MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY (PG)

(UK 2008) dir. Bharat Nalluri 92m.
Amy Adams, Frances McDormand, Lee Pace.

A sparkling champagne cocktail of a screwball comedy that affectionately recreates the high society life of 1930s London. Miss Pettigrew finds herself working as social secretary to budding young West End starlet Delysia Lafosse. In a mere twenty-four hours, she finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of romance, glamour, extravagance, confusion, contrasts and Cole Porter songs.

• TUE 21 Oct 1.00

BURN AFTER READING (15)

(US 2008) dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen 96m. Digital.
Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich, JK Simmons, David Rasche, David Huddleston.

After their monumental success with NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Joel and Ethan Coen return to their black comedy roots with a back-stabbing, double-crossing, absurdist caper movie in which a group of impulsive idiots left to their own devices leave behind a trail of bloodshed and bewilderment with every move they make. Forced out of his C.I.A. analyst job due to excessive drinking, Osborne (John Malkovich) is ready to deal with his memoirs and his bitter wife (Tilda Swinton). When a CD copy of the rough draft ends up on the locker room floor of a fitness center, employees Chad (Brad Pitt) and Linda (Frances McDormand) think they've found a pile of government secrets and decide to take up blackmail. Also in the mix is paranoid sex-toy enthusiast Harry (George Clooney), a Treasury agent who's cheating on both his wife and mistress, who's Osborne's wife... With a sense of devious comic timing that can veer off into horror or hilarity, the Coens are up to their old tricks and the result is an intoxicating delight.

• THUR 23 Oct 1.00

BURN AFTER READING (15)

(US 2008) dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen 96m. Digital.
Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich, JK Simmons, David Rasche, David Huddleston.

• TUE 28 Oct

No Parents & Babies screening

• TUE 30 Oct

No Parents & Babies screening

• TUE 4 Nov 12.45

QUANTUM OF SOLACE (*)

(UK 2008) dir. Marc Forster 106m. Digital.
Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton.

Bond is back and still nobody's doing it better! Daniel Craig reprises the role that won him critical acclaim and the world's favourite secret agent legions of new fans. It's number 22 but the first direct sequel, picking up the storyline shortly after the end of CASINO ROYALE. After being betrayed by the love of his life, 007 must now pursue the truth while avoiding personal vendettas. But his journey is far from what he imagines, as he finds himself working against the British government and the CIA and being chased around the world (Panama, Chile, Italy and Austria). Mathieu Amalric (THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) joins the memorable gallery of Bond villains but he's more corporate than grotesque, posing as an environmentalist whilst conspiring to take total control of the world's water supply. It could well be 007's most dangerous, challenging and thrilling adventure yet!

• THUR 6 Nov 12.45

QUANTUM OF SOLACE (*)

(UK 2008) dir. Marc Forster 106m. Digital.
Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton.

• TUE 11 Nov

No Parents & Babies screening

QUANTUM OF SOLACE (*)

(UK 2008) dir. Marc Forster 106m. Digital.
Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton.

THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (*)

(Germany 2008) dir. Uli Edel 149m. Subtitles. Digital.
Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz, Simon Licht, Jan Josef Liefers.

The Red Army Faction, popularly known as The Baader Meinhof Gang, carried out bombings, kidnappings and assassinations throughout the 1970s and '80s in opposition to the West German establishment and American imperialism. Their aim was to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means that spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. Based on Stefan Aust's definitive book about the group, adapted by DOWNFALL screenwriter Bernd Eichinger, and directed by Uli Edel, THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX intelligently combines an exciting real life political thriller scenario with a fascinating insight into a contradictory mentality prepared to murder the innocent in the name of democracy and justice. Moritz Bleibtreu and Martina Gedeck, as Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof, lead an exceptional cast of young German actors, while veteran Bruno Ganz gives another powerful performance as the man who understands them best but is ironically also their hunter: German police chief Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows that he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg...

THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (*)

(Germany 2008) dir. Uli Edel 149m. Subtitles. Digital.
Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz, Simon Licht, Jan Josef Liefers.

BUDDHA COLLAPSED OUT OF SHAME (PG)

(Iran 2007) dir. Hana Makhmalbaf 77m. Subtitles. Digital.
Nikbakht Noruz, Abdolali Hoseinali, Abbas Alijome.

An evocative and engrossing portrayal of everyday life in Afghanistan set around Bamiyan, the site of the Taliban's notorious detonation of giant Buddha statues. Young Bakhtay's everyday struggles become a moving, inspirational and optimistic metaphor for life in a unhappy land.

TIME AND WINDS (15)

(Turkey 2006) dir. Reha Erdem 112m. Subtitles.
Ozkan Ozen, Ali Bey Kayali, Elit Iscan, Bulent Emin Yarar.

From one of the great modern filmmakers, a beautiful, haunting drama of three young adolescents who spend their days in the Turkish countryside, beginning to grasp elements of adult life by observing their own parents. Captivating and timeless.

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS (12A)

(UK 2008) dir. Mark Herman 94m.
David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Rupert Friend, Richard Johnson.

Based on the children's best-seller by John Boyne, this is the story of the naive young son of a newly promoted Nazi officer who moves with his family to a house adjacent to a death camp and makes an unlikely new friend. His mother Elsa also makes her own discoveries about her husband and his role in the Final Solution. A brave and haunting film that brings History to life.

• THUR 4 Dec 1.00

WALTZ WITH BASHIR (18)

(Israel/Germany/France 2008) dir. Ari Folman 90m. Digital.
Voices of: Ari Folman, Boaz Rein Buskila, Ori Sivan, Ron Ben-Yishari, Ronny Dayag, Dror Harazi.

Cutting edge animation that is as visually bold and original as it is politically explosive and rewarding. Director Ari Folman, triggered by an old Army colleague's recurring nightmare, attempts to remember his experiences in the Israeli army during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Having repressed his own memories of that conflict, he sets out to interview old friends, veterans from around the world, and even psychotherapists to help him regain what he has lost. There are no scenes of heroism; battles are seen as short, chaotic and terrifying skirmishes, many of them tragic mistakes. This is a world of clouded visions, uncertain memories and tortured dreams. Uniquely, WALTZ WITH BASHIR is both a stunning piece of documentary and a superb piece of animation.