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 6 Oct 12.15

THE ARMY OF CRIME (15)

(France 2009) dir. Robert Guédiguian 139m. Subtitles. Digital.
Simon Abkarian, Virginie Ledoyen, Robinson Stevenin, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Lola Naymark.

The gripping true story of that section of the wartime French underground resistance movement which became known as the "Army of Crime", a group of foreign partisans who not only defied the German occupation authorities but also the apathy and collaborationist stance of many French citizens. Subjected to a campaign of racial abuse, this band of Jews, Poles, Italians, Spaniards and Armenians sacrificed both their beliefs and their lives in the cause of their adopted country. It's an engrossing story of real people involved in violent actions alongside their routine everyday lives. Convincingly played by a large cast, this is powerful film making with a purpose.

• THUR 8 Oct 11.30am

+ SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (15)

(US 2008) dir. Charlie Kaufman 124m. Digital.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianna Wiest.

From Charlie Kaufman, the writer of ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND and BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, comes a new collection of imaginative idiosyncracies set in the blury world of writer Caden Cotard, a man much troubled in both his personal and professional lives. A sizable financial grant results in a replica of New York City and a mirror image of a life that will elude the cruel realities of love and death. A dream cast of independent cinema all stars, bring Kaufman's eccentricities into focus.

• TUE 13 Oct 12.45

DISTRICT 9 (15)

(South Africa/New Zealand 2009) dir. Neill Blomkamp 112m.
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Kenneth Nkosi.

When an extraterrestrial race arrive on Earth they are given an area of land to occupy, but as human fear and hatred grows, they are forced to relocate to slum-like conditions. Events take a surprising turn when a senior office is infected by an alien virus and forced to take refuge within the alien camp. The underlying theme of alienation in all its manifestations takes the movie beyond standard sci-fi conventions.

• THUR 15 Oct 1.15

LE DONK & SCOR-ZAY-ZEE (15)

(UK 2009) dir. Shane Meadows 72m. Digital.
Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk, Shane Meadows, Mark Herbert, Olivia Coleman, Richard Graham, Seamus O'Neil.

A roughly fashioned mockumentary from one of Britain's most talented filmmakers. Long-time collaborator Paddy Considine reveals his comical genius as aging, embittered rock-roadie Le Donk who lands a gig with leading pop group the Arctic Monkeys, and hopes to get his rap protégé Scor-Zay-Zee in on the act. This low-budget improvised comedy from Meadows (who himself features as the director of the faux-rockumentary crew) is filled with the director's trademark humour and heart, offering genuine laughs that proved a solid hit at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival.

• TUE 20 Oct 12.30

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS (12A)

(France/Canada/UK 2009) dir. Terry Gilliam 123m. Digital.
Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole.

The carnival sideshow of the immortal 1,000-year old Dr Parnassus, where ticket buyers enter a world of their own imagination through a magic mirror, is the setting for Gilliam's latest fantastical outing.  When a mysterious outsider (Ledger) joins the group, he becomes embroiled in an ongoing feud between the Doctor and the Devil (Waits). Gilliam's remarkable powers of imagination are in full flood and Depp, Law and Farrell's contribution to the completion of Ledger's final film adds a whole new dimension. The result is a dazzling, colourful and entertaining adventure – and a welcome return to what Gilliam does best.

• THUR 22 Oct 12.30

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS (12A)

(France/Canada/UK 2009) dir. Terry Gilliam 123m. Digital.
Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole.

• TUE 3 Nov 12.45

MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT (15)

(France/Canada/Italy 2008) dir. Jean-François Richet 113m. Subtitles.
Vincent Cassel, Cecile De France, Gerard Depardieu, Gilles Lellouche, Roy Dupuis, Elena Anaya, Florence Thomassin.

The first part of Richet's biopic of Jacques Mesrine, one of the most famous gangsters in French history. Detailing Mesrine's early years in whirlwind fashion - from Algeria to Paris, military to prison - Richet avoids glorifying his subject as he incisively records the early experiences and romantic entanglements that shaped an extraordinary life.

• THUR 5 Nov 12.15

MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE (15)

(France/Canada/Italy 2008) dir. Jean-François Richet 133m. Subtitles.
Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Samuel Le Bihan, Gerard Lanvin, Olivier Gourmet, Georges Wilson, Anne Consigny, Laure Marsac, Alain Fromager.

Mesrine at the height of his fame: a life of clever disguises, womanizing and audacious bank robberies, jail-breaks and an ever-growing global public profile. Throughout it all, Cassel delivers an exceptional tour de force performance of snarls and swaggers that rivetingly brings the character to life.

• TUE 17 Nov 12.30

BRIGHT STAR (PG)

(UK/Australia/France 2009) dir. Jane Campion 119m. Digital.
Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Edie Martin, Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

The picturesque houses and gardens of 19th century Hampstead village provide the backdrop for the tragic romance between poet John Keats and his ‘girl next door’ Fanny Brawne. Campion delivers yet again an astonishing piece of filmmaking, creating another captivating central female character in Fanny – with Cornish delivering a stunning performance as the seamstress whose love for the young poet is constrained only by the rigorous mores of the time. With the focus as much on the poetry as the passion, this is an unusually original biopic that deserved its rousing reception at Cannes, and a welcome return for its award-winning director.

• THUR 19 Nov 12.30

BRIGHT STAR (PG)

(UK/Australia/France 2009) dir. Jane Campion 119m. Digital.
Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Edie Martin, Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

• TUE 24 Nov 12.45

A SERIOUS MAN (15)

(US 2009) dir. Ethan & Joel Coen 105m. Digital.
Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Wagner, Jessica McManus, Adam Arkin.

Not just the most original trailer of the year, but another full-scale gem to savour from the brothers Coen as they continue their tour of recent American history and locations. This time it's 1960’s Minnesota and, with autobiographical undertones, the focus is on on a Jewish academic couple and their young adolescent sons. Physics professor Larry Gopnik's life is unravelling around him. His wife Judith is preparing to leave him, his unemployable brother Arthur is sleeping on the couch, his children are constantly in trouble and, to top it all, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage his chances for tenure at the university. Struggling for clarity (working through three rabbis in the process) in a world where everyone seems to have abandoned him, will Larry ever find what he is looking for?

• THUR 26 Nov 12.45

EVERLASTING MOMENTS (15)

(Denmark/Finland/Norway/Sweden/Germany 2008) dir. Jan Troell 111m. Subtitles.
Mikael Persbrandt, Maria Heiskanen, Jesper Christensen, Callin Ohrvall.

A deeply moving story of love and hope set in early twentieth century Sweden. Maria is the hardworking matriarch of a large working-class family. The discovery that she has a talent for photography will change her life forever, as she captures on film a country in the process of political, social and cultural change. Maria Heiskanen's magnificent performance as Maria is a portrait of human goodness and decency that is neither sanctimonious nor sentimental. A beautifully elegant triumph.

• TUE 1 Dec 12.30

LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT (PG)

(France 1967) dir. Jacques Demy & Agnès Varda 126m. Subtitles.
Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Francoise Dorleac, Jacques Perrin, Gene Kelly, Danielle Darrieux.

The arrival of a carnival turns a sleepy little port town into the backdrop for this all-singing, all-dancing tribute to the Golden Age of the Hollywood musical. Two of the carnival workers lose their girls to local sailors and so they ask two sisters (real-life siblings Deneuve and Dorleac) to teach them to dance to win their sweethearts back. Add Gene Kelly as a visiting American composer and you have a bittersweet candy-coloured romance that is as equally enchanting as Demy's earlier THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG.

• THUR 3 Dec 12.45

A SERIOUS MAN (15)

(US 2009) dir. Ethan & Joel Coen 105m. Digital.
Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Wagner, Jessica McManus, Adam Arkin.

Not just the most original trailer of the year, but another full-scale gem to savour from the brothers Coen as they continue their tour of recent American history and locations. This time it's 1960’s Minnesota and, with autobiographical undertones, the focus is on on a Jewish academic couple and their young adolescent sons. Physics professor Larry Gopnik's life is unravelling around him. His wife Judith is preparing to leave him, his unemployable brother Arthur is sleeping on the couch, his children are constantly in trouble and, to top it all, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage his chances for tenure at the university. Struggling for clarity (working through three rabbis in the process) in a world where everyone seems to have abandoned him, will Larry ever find what he is looking for?