It was an honour to have Bells of the Varda Film Club have Rosalie Varda (Daughter of Agnès Varda) to the Rio last month for a special double bill of Faces Places and Beaches if Agnes! Such a special time hearing from Rosalie about her experiences working with her mother for Faces Places 🩷

Nolan's adaptation of Homer's enduring epic reimagines one of the foundational stories of Western literature as a sweeping adventure of survival, temptation and homecoming Nolan's THE ODYSSEY continues to play on our screens! Book ahead here:

Bringing back this video with the Rio's very own (the amazing) Molly Miles as they show us through some of their favourite VHS tapes on display in the lobby last year!

You all are coming to see BOUCHRA @riocinema.bsky.social right? Preview screening & conversation ahead of its release by the amazing T A P E Collective. Weds 29 July, 18.30 riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE Now Playing! For seventeen years, Matt and Jay have been trying, and failing to book a show at Toronto’s Rivoli. Their latest overcomplicated plan goes spectacularly wrong, sending them back to 2008 to face their younger selves: riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

BLUE HERON, follows eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family as they attempt to build a new life, only to be destabilised by the increasingly dangerous behaviour of her older brother, Jeremy. Tickers are on sale now:

Nolan's THE ODYSSEY hits our BIGGEST screen from tomorrow, selling fast! Book tickets ahead here:

For our August Classic Matinee, we hit the open road with THELMA & LOUISE, Ridley Scott’s landmark drama and one of the defining American films of the 1990s. On sale now!

The Historic SATURDAY MORNING PICTURE CLUB returns on Saturday 18th July with COOL RUNNINGS! Before the screening, we will have arts and crafts activities in the lobby led by Rio team member and superstar Sophie! Tickets on sale now:

Daniele Rugo's documentary LIFE SUPPORT following doctors breaching the blockade to bring healthcare and aid into Gaza continues to play on our screens. Tickets on sale now:

Nolan's THE ODYSSEY hits our BIGGEST screen from July 17th, tickets already selling fast! Book tickets ahead here:

THE ODYSSEY is the film of the summer. It’s opening on almost every screen in London from Friday. Truly heroic filmgoers will watch it at the UK’s oldest cinema, with a Cyclops. 👁️ 🩸

The Historic SATURDAY MORNING PICTURE CLUB returns on Saturday 18th July with COOL RUNNINGS! Before the screening, we will have arts and crafts activities in the lobby led by Rio team member and superstar Sophie! Tickets on sale now:

T A P E Collective presents BOUCHRA (preview)on Wednesday 29th July 18:30 Bouchra follows a queer Moroccan coyote living in NYC wrestling writer’s block. After a phone call with her mother, a complex exchange resurfaces memories. Tickets on sale now:https://riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/WhatsOn?f=2681426

THE INVITE starring Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton continues to play on our screens, Tickets on sale now for this unmissable razor-sharp comedy:

QUEER HORROR NIGHTS presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORROR director's cut, part of #RIOFOREVER on Saturday 11th July 23:30PM! Join us for an outrageous night of queer monstrosity! Tickets on sale now:

Since October 2023, Gaza has been sealed from the world-except for international doctors. As doctors breach the blockade. What they find is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a calculated dismantling of life itself. Tickets to LIFE SUPPORT are now on sale:

The finale to my Slacker Shakespeare season at @riocinema.bsky.social is Shakespeare in Love sponsored by @fivepointsbrew - is on Sunday 19 July 2pm - riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What... spaces are limited so book now to avoid disappointment -

The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan hits our screens from July 17th at long last! Seats are already getting booked up! Get your tickets here to avoid disappointment:

The Invite, directed by Olivia Wilde, starring Seth Rogan, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton and Olivia Wilde. Now Playing, book ahead here:

BACKROOMS: EVERYTHING MUST GO EDITION NOW PLAYING! this version features BONUS FOOTAGE, 15 minutes of exclusive new material from writer-director Kane Parsons after the end credits. Bookings open now:

The Invite, directed by Olivia Wilde, starring Seth Rogan, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton and Olivia Wilde. On our screens from July 3rd book ahead here:

WE'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY a special screening not to be missed on Monday 6th July. A year in the life the UK's first trans football club. Through highs and lows of a defining season, they strive to build a safe haven amidst rising transphobia Tickets on sale now: riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

From July 3rd, experience BACKROOMS: EVERYTHING MUST GO EDITION with BONUS FOOTAGE, featuring 15 minutes of exclusive new material from writer-director Kane Parsons after the end credits. Released to coincide with the ‘Async Day’. riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

Lesbian Space Princess plays on our downstairs screen tomorrow evening at 18:20PM. Tickets on sale here, book ahead to avoid disappointment on the door:

WE'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY a special screening not to be missed on Monday 6th July. A year in the life the UK's first trans football club. Through highs and lows of a defining season, they strive to build a safe haven amidst rising transphobia. Tickets on sale now: riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

Don't miss out on seeing CACTUS PEARS on the big screen, Tonight at 19:00PM in our Screen 2 and limited seats available. Book ahead to avoid disappointment: riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

THE FURIOUS currently playing on our screens, experience the fast-paced, intense, jam-packed action with us now! Tickets on sale now: riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

NEVER WATCHING MOVIES returns next week with GREGG ARAKI'S SPLENDOR (1999). Twenty-two year old Veronica finds her love life taking a turn, pursuing two guys working around the clock to ensure they never meet. When they do she convinces them to move in with her. riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

A Bigger Splash with David Hockney by Jack Hazan was superb and surreal, thanks so much to the Pink Palace @riocinema.bsky.social for the showing. I'm so lucky to have such a great movie house to go to.

CACTUS PEARS The internationally acclaimed, queer South Asian feature written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade now playing on our screens!

Photos from our amazing screening of CACTUS PEARS by @hungama_ldn Amazing to have Ryan Lanji (@ryanlanji) in conversation with director Rohan Kanawade (@rohan_kanawade) Thank you to everyone who came for the evening ❤️

Never Watching Movies presents Gregg Araki's SPLENDOR (1999) on July 8th! Budding actress Veronica finds her love life taking a turn after meeting Abel and Zed. She pursues them simultaneously and somehow convinces them to both move in with her riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

WE'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY on Mon 6 July! A year in the life of the UK's first trans football club. WE'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY follows the team through the highs and lows of one defining season as they strive to build a safe haven in the face of rising transphobia

LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS ZINE WORKSHOP on June 21st! A zine making workshop inspired by Lesbian Space Princess. Join Club des Femmes’ Jenny Clarke (@jclarkemakes) to learn how to make your own mini-zine + screening of the new award winning film Lesbian Space Princess!

Arabic Cinema Club presented returns with A Song On The Passage (1972) dir. Ali Abdel Khaleq, curated by writer, political analyst and radio host, Nihal El Aasar on Thursday 18th June

CACTUS PEARS, The internationally acclaimed, queer South Asian feature, written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade screens from Friday 20th June

LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS Awarded LGBTQIA+ cinema’s highest honour at Berlin screens with us from Friday 19th June book ahead now!

If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? DISCLOSURE DAY now playing on our screens:

Join us this Friday 19th June with Hungama presenting The internationally acclaimed, queer South Asian feature Cactus Pears, alongside a special Q&A with director, Rohan Kanawade, hosted by Hungama founder, Ryan Lanji. Tickets on sale now 🎟️https://riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/WhatsOn?f=2560269

Our Screen 2 lift is currently out of use. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes, Screen 1 remains fully accessible within reach of accessible toilets via the lobby.

Curry Barker's OBSESSION now playing on our screens! Book ahead to avoid dissapointment:

Kane Parson's Backrooms continues to play on our screens! Available to book now

LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS, Awarded LGBTQIA+ cinema’s highest honour at Berlin, this rip-roaring comedy Screening at The Rio from June 19th! Tickets on sale now: riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

On Tuesday 16th June we are beyond honoured to have Director of Girlfriends for a virtual Q&A following Rio’s Film Feminists @riofeminists #RIOFOREVER screening of Girlfriends. On sale here!

Gregg Araki's 1999 hidden gem Splendor screening on July 8th, presented by NEVER WATCHING MOVIES

All Out of Bubblegum Film Club presents Speed Racer (2008) on Wednesday 24th June! Tickets on sale now:

Just watched Backrooms @riocinema.bsky.social and my head feels wonky. What just happened? Afraid to lean against walls, just in case... I fall into the inner wardrobes of my mind... 😵‍💫🫣🥰

LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS, Awarded LGBTQIA+ cinema’s highest honour at Berlin, this rip-roaring comedy Screening at The Rio from June 19th! riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

All Out of Bubblegum Film Club presents Speed Racer (2008) on Wednesday 24th June! Tickets on sale now: