For our October Classic Matinee, and to mark Black History Month, we celebrate the Queen of Soul with AMAZING GRACE, the extraordinary concert film capturing Aretha Franklin at the height of her powers.

Filmed over two nights at Los Angeles’ New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in 1972, Franklin joins Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir to record what would become her landmark Amazing Grace album, winning her the Grammy for Best Soul Gospel Performance the following year. In an intimate setting, Franklin delivers a performance of astonishing power, surrounded by family, congregation and community. A testament to the joy and strength of gospel music, AMAZING GRACE is both a remarkable portrait of one of the greatest singers of all time and sheer musical bliss.

Classic Matinee is our monthly senior screening, with tickets just £2.50 for those over 60, plus free tea, coffee and biscuits for all! Screenings are relaxed and accessible, with the lights left partially on throughout and a mid-film intermission. It's a welcoming chance to socialise and enjoy the full 1930s atmosphere of the Rio, with the circle open for the classic cinema experience.