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A beautiful building from both the inside and out; and an excellent venue for the cream of the mainstream and the best of everything else. I think it's a member of the Europa Cinemas group (although my friend is unsure), and I've always had good experiences at their cinemas before (notably the Showroom in Sheffield).
The cinema has stalls and a circle for when it gets a bit busy (although I've never seen it open), and often has live performances/speaking on the stage in front of the screen prior to a special screening or event.
You can get a coffee and cake for a fair price before heading in, but the ticket itself is a little steep. As a Northerner living in London, cinema tickets are one of the things that are noticeably more expensive, and although £8.40 (Or somewhere around that) is not bad for London, I'd recommend heading there for Orange Wednesdays.
The staff are great, and clearly have love for the place, and are refreshingly not pretentious about its status in the area. Go there and enjoy.
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Sam Brewster |
2010-02-16 |
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My favourite experience of the Rio was when I went to see my favourite film De-Lovely. It happened to be showing at an OAP screening on a Wednesday afternoon and was jampacked. Once the lights go down it's very hard to see and I had to scramble over old people to find a seat in the middle of the aisle. The cashier looked at me a little oddly because of my lack of accompanying old person but let me in for free! How ace is that. If you're an actual OAP you get in for free and get a slice of cake and tea in the middle of the show. Absolutely brilliant.
Anyway De-Lovely has a gay plot but it's pretty much really tame. However with a 70+ audience there were loud jeers any time there was a slight hand touch or kiss on the cheek. The best bit came when John Barrowman appeared on screen and the woman next to me screamed 'THAT'S THAT BARRY MAN!!' Amazing.
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talia |
2010-02-09 |
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cant recomend highly enough from the 40p minimilk to art deco charm, independent cinema at its best
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dominijk |
2010-01-14 |
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The Rio Cinema on Stoke Newington High Street / Kingsland Road is an independent cinema showing arthouse and alternative releases along with mainstream flicks. The cinema has only one screen so has on feature per week. Not too expensive at £8 for an adult ticket, but quite diffcult to get to unless you live locally (check the bus routes!).
The Sunday Matinee double bills are often worth a look, and its a good idea to consider membership if you are planning to go often (£35 for a joint membership gets 4 free tickets and then £1 off tickets).
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typhoo |
2008-11-19 |
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Very good independent cinema, the last thing I saw here was Indiana Jones and the thing with the skull. It was a bad movie that wasn’t helped by the poor quality sound system. I really like this cinema but they have to sort out the sound. It was kind of intermittent depending on the reel.
Sit at the back, cos there tends to be one seat that doesn’t work so you get a nice gap between you and other people. The staff are very nice and will give you a discount for student equity ha ha. Films that worked really well here: The Royal Tenenbaums, The Saragossa Manuscript.
Since the Blockbuster opposite became a Tesco, you can also stock up on cheapish snacks and possibly booze. Wink.
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filimbouk |
2008-11-18 |
