Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler

In Nobody 2, Hutch Mansell is still paying off a $30 million debt to the Russian mob with a steady stream of international hits. Burnt out and growing distant from his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen), Hutch agrees to a family trip to Plummerville, the site of his only childhood vacation with brother Harry (RZA).

But what begins as a wholesome getaway spirals into madness when the Mansells clash with a corrupt theme park owner (John Ortiz) and a crooked sheriff (Colin Hanks). Things escalate when the town’s unhinged crime boss—played by none other than Sharon Stone—makes Hutch her next target.

Bob Odenkirk reprises his role as the mild-mannered suburban dad turned lethal assassin in a sequel that cranks up the chaos, comedy, and carnage.

The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace.

The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future in this final film in the series.

Sarah is a powerful and emotionally resonant film that tells the story of a young Maasai girl navigating the delicate balance between tradition and modernity. The film addresses critical issues such as female genital cutting (FGC), girls’ education, and the financial hardships that shape family decisions. Through Sarah’s journey, the film aims to ignite vital conversations about the importance of education, the right of girls to make their own choices, and the urgent need to eliminate harmful cultural practices like FGC.

Sarah is the first-ever feature film in Kimaasai, created using the stories of real women from Maasai communities. Sarah is more than a film. It’s a movement for change that will contribute to local, national, and international efforts to promote gender equality through FGC abandonment. This is an issue of health, gender, and environmental justice.

A Q&A with the film’s director and producer Nick Reding will follow the screening.

On September 25th the Riverside will be 110 years old and we would like you to join us on the evening of Saturday 27th to celebrate with a look back at film from the Riverside archive along with a few recently filmed interviews with Pat Betts, Stuart Saunders and Tina Wiseman.

Our current manager, Neil, and Technical assistant, Will, have for the past few years been working on researching the cinema’s history and collecting all the material together to make a book (available on the evening!), a documentary and a page on our website to record our history.

Tonight will be a special birthday celebration of our little cinema/theatre and we’d be delighted to share its past with you.

On the edge of Chinatown stands the only independent cinema left in Central London. Grey and black, dotted with poster frames, and lit by an overhanging readograph, its presence is tucked away from the other,  brighter multiplexes of Leicester Square. There, within its small interior, a team of ushers push through the day.

Based on the real-life experiences and stories from those that work at the Prince Charles Cinema, Fil Freitas - a former usher turned manager himself - has put together a feature length comedy drama that  follows a day in the life of its hapless employees. During their shift they watch movies, argue with customers, and above all, deal with each other.

In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?

A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller.

Cast:  

Floria Tosca ANNA NETREBKO

Mario Cavaradossi FREDDIE DE TOMMASO

Baron Scarpia GERALD FINLEY

Spoletta CARLO BOSI

Cesare Angelotti OSSIAN HUSKINSON

Sacristan ALESSANDRO CORBELLI

Sciarrone SIPHE KWANI

Creatives:

Music GIACOMO PUCCINI

Conductor JAKUB HRŮŠA

Director OLIVER MEARS

Set Designer SIMON LIMA HOLDSWORTH

Costume Designer ILONA KARAS

Lighting Designer FABIANA PICCIOLI

Movement Director ANNA MORRISSEY

F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), the original (and an unauthorized) film adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, inspired an entire genre with its blood-thirsty, undead protagonist.

The mysterious Count Orlok summons estate agent Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains, seeking to buy a house near Hutter and his young wife, Ellen. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock, prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.

This special presentation of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) pairs the original silent film with Radiohead’s “KID A (2000) / Amnesiac (2001) as its score, courtesy of Silents Synced. Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music, partnering with independent cinemas to create memorable, new silent film experiences. "Nosferatu x Radiohead: A Silents Synced Film" is directed and remixed by Josh Frank.

Please note that this is a private screening for members of Woodbridge Film Society and not open to the public. If you wish to join the Film Society then please visit their page here

The film follows 70-year-old Mahin (Lily Farhadpour), who has been living alone in Tehran for decades since her husband died and her daughter left for Europe. One afternoon, tea with friends leads her to reassess her life and choices; she decides to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life. On a chance outing, where she witnesses an encounter between a woman and the morality police and decides to intervene, she comes across a lonely taxi driver called Esmail (Esmail Mehrabi). A newfound determination and confidence propels her to approach him, and she invites him over to her house in a bid for connection. What follows is an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.

Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga returns after his acclaimed 2023 Met debut in L’Elisir d’Amore, co-starring as Amina’s fiancé Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works.

Cast: 

Amina NADINE SIERRA

Lisa SYDNEY MANCASOLA

Elvino XABIER ANDUAGA

Rodolfo ALEXANDER VINOGRADOV

Creatives:

Music VINCENZO BELLINI

Conductor RICCARDO FRIZZA

Director ROLANDO VILLAZÓN

Set Designer JOHANNES LEIACKER

Costumer Designer BRIGITTE REIFFENSTUEL

Lighting Designer DONALD HOLDER

Projection Designer RENAUD RUBIANO

Choreographer LEAH HAUSMAN

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.