Thursday 4 to Sunday 21 March Kinoteka: 8th Polish Film Festiwal The Festiwal returns to the capital with a stellar line-up offering the cream of contemporary fiction features as well as illuminating documentaries, innovative shorts and animation.

Wednesday 17, Thursday 18 and Sunday 21 March Taiwan Film Festival Europe's largest independent Taiwanese Film Festival showcases the latest award-winning cinema from around the island.

Sunday 20 March DocHouse and The Grierson Trust The most prestigious documentary awards in the UK are the Grierson Awards and this year saw an exceptional and exciting crop. This is a unique opportunity to see the best award-winning 2009 documentaries on the big screen.

Friday 16 to Sunday 25 April Italian Cinema London Italian Cinema London 2010 brings you a selection of the best recent Italian features, gems by emerging directors, short films and documentaries and an exhibition of unseen black and white photos by legendary still photographer Sergio Strizzi in the gallery.Join us in celebrating this tribute to Italian cinema past and present. Full programme to be announced shortly! www.italiancinemalongon.co.uk

Thursday 1 and Thursday 8 April Eric Rohmer Tribute Rohmer's poetic films are known and loved for their fiercely honest characterisations and long, philosophical conversations. We celebrate his oeurve with the four films that make up his Four Seasons cycle.

Wed 10 Mar Double Bill: Control (15) 6.45pm A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division, based on memoirs written by his wife in the book Touching from a Distance.

Nowhere Boy (15) 9.05pm An astute biopic focussing on the teenage years of John Lennon.

Thu 11 Mar Double Bill: Control (15) 6.45pm A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division, based on memoirs written by his wife in the book Touching from a Distance.

Nowhere Boy (15) 9.05pm An astute biopic focussing on the teenage years of John Lennon.

Fri 12 Mar George Clooney Double Bill: Good Night and Good Luck (PG) 7.00pm A skilful reconstruction of the confrontation between renowned newscaster Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joe McCarthy during the 1950s.

Up in the Air (15) 8.50pm Ryan Bingham is a downsizing expert on the verge of reaching his frequent flyer miles target when his company decides to cut back on travel. This also jeopardises his chances of seeing a fellow frequent traveller.

Sat 13 Mar Special Multiple Screening: George Clooney Double Bill: Good Night and Good Luck (PG) 2.00pm and 7.00pm A skilful reconstruction of the confrontation between renowned newscaster Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joe McCarthy during the 1950s.

Up in the Air (15) 3.50pm and 8.50pm Ryan Bingham is a downsizing expert on the verge of reaching his frequent flyer miles target when his company decides to cut back on travel. This also jeopardises his chances of seeing a fellow frequent traveller.

Sun 14 Mar Kinoteka: 8th Polish Film Festiwal: Documentaries: Polish Documentaries: Part 1 (15) 2.30pm In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Poland’s Documentary and Feature Film Production Company Kinoteka is showcasing a selection of its award-winning documentaries.

Patricia Highsmith Double Bill: Plein de Soleil (15) 6.00pm A friend of a rich playboy takes his friend's clothes, yacht, girlfriend and life.

The American Friend (15) 8.15pm A terminally ill picture framer is lured into committing a series of murders. One of the key films of the 70’s.

Mon 15 Mar Double Bill: The Beaches of Agnès (18) Les plages d’ Agnès 6.30pm Returning to the beaches which have been part of her life Agnès stages herself amongst excerpts of her films’ images and reportages.

Crude (TBC) 8.40pm The epic story of one of the largest and most controversial environmental lawsuits on the planet, known as the “Amazon Chernobyl”.

Tue 16 Mar Ray Winstone Double Bill: Nil by Mouth (18) 6.30pm Raymond, his wife and her drug-addict brother Billy try to cope at the bottom of the social hierarchy.

44 Inch Chest (18) 9.00pm A visceral exploration of the masculine ego at its breaking point. A jealous husband kidnaps his wife’s lover with the intention of restoring his wounded ego.

Wed 17 Mar Taiwan Film Festival: Single Bill: Sorry, I Love You (12) 8.00pm A charming romance set in Taiwan’s southern port of Kaohsiung finds Chie Tanaka playing a disillusioned actress struggling to find meaning and love.

Thu 18 Mar Taiwan Film Festival: Single Bill: Island Etude (12) 6.30pm The film follows guitar playing and hearing-impaired Ming as he cycles around Taiwan on a journey to discover the Island, and himself.

Taiwan Film Festival: Single Bill: A Place of One's Own (15) 8.40pm Dark comedy of struggling musician, Mozi, and an origami artist and his family, who work frantically to earn the money he needs for a lifesaving operation.

Fri 19 Mar Rob Marshall Double Bill: Chicago (12A) 6.15pm Oscar-winning musical which celebrates the Roaring 20s in which Zellweger and Zeta-Jones play antagonistic murderesses Roxie Hart and Velna Kelly.

Nine (12A) 8.30pm Famous film director struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent and his mother.

Sat 20 Mar DocHouse and The Grierson Trust: Single Bill: Burma VJ (12A) 12.30pm This film brings us close to Burma’s video journalists who insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail.

DocHouse and The Grierson Trust: Single Bill: Thriller in Manilla (15) 2.15pm Joe Frazier, now sixty-three, takes British filmmaker John Dower back thirty-three years to the most hyped boxing match in history, and beyond.

DocHouse and The Grierson Trust: Single Bill: The Mona Lisa Curse (15) 4.30pm The film is a timely polemic by internationally renowned art critic Robert Hughes which examines how the world's most famous painting came to influence the art world.

DocHouse and The Grierson Trust: Single Bill: Afghan Star (15) 7.00pm Afghan Star was watched by a third of the population of Afghanistan with over eleven million people, in voting for their favourites, experiencing a taste of democracy.

DocHouse and The Grierson Trust: Single Bill: The Yes Men: Fix the World (tbc) 9.00pm Two gonzo activists set out to expose the lies and misdemeanours of conglomerates.

Sun 21 Mar Kinoteka: 8th Polish Film Festiwal: Documentaries: Polish Documentaries: Part 2 (15) 2.00pm Part 2 of the 60th anniversary celebration of Poland’s Documentary and Feature Film Production Company Kinoteka, showcasing a selection of its award-winning documentaries.

Taiwan Film Festival: Single Bill: A Place of One's Own (15) 6.00pm Dark comedy of struggling musician, Mozi, and an origami artist and his family, who work frantically to earn the money he needs for a lifesaving operation.

Taiwan Film Festival: Single Bill: Step by Step (12) 8.30pm An off-the-wall comedy following a group of retirees who attempt to overcome age by taking part in a tango competition.

Mon 22 Mar Cormac McCarthy Double Bill: No Country for Old Men (15) 6.30pm Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million.

The Road (15) 8.55pm A post-apocalyptic tale of a family trying to survive by any means possible.

Tue 23 Mar Cormac McCarthy Double Bill: No Country for Old Men (15) 6.30pm Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million.

The Road (15) 8.55pm A post-apocalyptic tale of a family trying to survive by any means possible.

Wed 24 Mar Clint Eastwood Double Bill: Gran Torino (15) 6.00pm The film focuses on a Korean War vet’s reluctant friendship with a Hmong teenage boy and his immigrant family in contemporary Detroit.

Invictus (12A) 8.15pm Nelson Mandela initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Thu 25 Mar Clint Eastwood Double Bill: Gran Torino (15) 6.00pm The film focuses on a Korean War vet’s reluctant friendship with a Hmong teenage boy and his immigrant family in contemporary Detroit.

Invictus (12A) 8.15pm Nelson Mandela initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Fri 26 Mar Double Bill: Killer of Sheep (12A) 7.00pm The film examines the Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, a sensitive dreamer who is increasingly disillusioned by his work at the slaughterhouse.

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (15) 8.45pm The film tells the story of a young black teenager’s attempt to escape her abusive background.

Sat 27 Mar Special Multiple Screening Double Bill: Killer of Sheep (12A) 2.00pm and 7.00pm The film examines the Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, a sensitive dreamer who is increasingly disillusioned by his work at the slaughterhouse.

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (15) 3.45pm and 8.45pm The film tells the story of a young black teenager’s attempt to escape her abusive background.

Sun 28 Mar Afternoon - Orson Welles Double Bill: The Magnificent Ambersons (U) 2.30pm This is the story of the slow decline of the proud and imperious Amberson Family.

Touch of Evil (PG) 4.20pm A Mexican cop goes up against a corrupt detective after an incident at a border town.

Evening - Rob Marshall Double Bill: Chicago (12A) 6.15pm Oscar-winning musical which celebrates the Roaring 20s in which Zellweger and Zeta-Jones play antagonistic murderesses Roxie Hart and Velna Kelly.

Nine (12A) 8.30pm Famous film director struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent and his mother.

Mon 29 Mar Coen Brothers Double Bill: Blood Simple (18) 7.00pm The Coen Brothers’ assured first feature tells the tale of a bar owner who hires a seedy private detective to kill his wife and her lover.

A Serious Man (15) 9.00pm Larry is a good husband, father and a conscientious professor at a university. One day everything starts to go wrong. The film blends black humour with profoundly personal themes.

Tue 30 Mar Double Bill: I'm Not There (15) 6.00pm A dazzling, experimental take on the life of one of popular music’s greatest enigmas – Bob Dylan.

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (15) 8.35pm A fictionalised look at the life of Ian Drury who was sticken with polio as a child and defied expectations becoming a founder member of Britain’s punk-rock scene.

Wed 31 Mar Double Bill: When A Woman Ascends the Stairs (PG) Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki 6.30pm A stunning drama about a ginza bar hostess as she approaches thirty.

Still Walking (U) 8.40pm The Yokoyama family come together to celebrate the memory of their youngest son who died while rescuing a boy from drowning some years before.

Thu 01 Apr Eric Rohmer Tribute: Double Bill: A Winter's Tale (12) Conte d'hiver 6.30pm Hairdresser, Felicie, has an idyllic romance but loses the home address of the father of her child. Four years later she finds herself with choices to make.

A Tale of Springtime (12) Conte de printemps 8.45pm A young philosophy graduate meets another young girl and is invited to move into her flat. She finds herself witnessing recriminatory scenes between various associated lovers.

Sat 03 Apr Special Multiple Screening: Helen Mirren Double Bill: The Queen (12A) 2.00pm and 7.00pm A behind-the-scenes glimpse of the interaction between HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair following the death of Princess Diana.

The Last Station (15) 4.00pm and 9.00pm The film illustrates Tolstoy’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to his beliefs and a life devoid of material things.

Sun 04 Apr Special Multiple Screening: Helen Mirren Double Bill: The Queen (12A) 2.00pm and 7.00pm A behind-the-scenes glimpse of the interaction between HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair following the death of Princess Diana.

The Last Station (15) 4.00pm and 9.00pm The film illustrates Tolstoy’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to his beliefs and a life devoid of material things.

Tue 06 Apr Double Bill: The End of the Line (PG) 7.00pm A thought-provoking and insightful documentary about the changes of commercial fishing which has brought about change in restaurants and supermarkets.

Food Inc. (PG) 8.45pm Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our food industry, exposing the highly mechanised underbelly that’s been hidden from the consumer.

Wed 07 Apr Double Bill: The Kite Runner (12A) 6.00pm After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

The Lovely Bones (12A) 8.30pm A young girl who has been murdered watches over her family and her killer from heaven.

Thu 08 Apr Eric Rohmer Tribute: Double Bill: A Summer's Tale (12) Conte d'ete 6.45pm A young student is lent an apartment at the seaside in Brittany for the summer. Here he faces the dilemma of choosing between three women.

An Autumn Tale (12) 9.00pm Two female friends try to arrange matters for a lonely, middle-aged woman, but she has her own plans.

Fri 09 Apr Julianne Moore Double Bill: Far From Heaven (12A) 6.30pm The film probes the fissures that appear in the Whitakers’ seemingly perfect marriage after Cathy finds Frank kissing a man.

A Single Man (12A) 8.40pm The film tells the story of a British college professor who is struggling to find meaning to his life. We follow him through a single day where a series of events and encounters are to have a profound affect.

Sat 10 Apr Special Multiple Screening: Julianne Moore Double Bill: Far From Heaven (12A) 2.30pm and 6.30pm The film probes the fissures that appear in the Whitakers’ seemingly perfect marriage after Cathy finds Frank kissing a man.

A Single Man (12A) 4.30pm and 8.40pm The film tells the story of a British college professor who is struggling to find meaning to his life. We follow him through a single day where a series of events and encounters are to have a profound affect.

Sun 11 Apr Afternoon - Double Bill: Spirited Away (PG) 2.30pm When her parents are transformed into pigs, a ten-year-old girl takes a job in a bath house and vows to deliver her family from its plight.

Ponyo (U) 4.55pm Hans Christian Anderson’s “Little Mermaid” in a contemporary Japanese setting. A tale of childhood love and adventure.

Evening - David Lean Double Bill: Brief Encounter (PG) 7.00pm A respectable couple fall in love but agree not to meet again.

Letter From an Unknown Woman (U) 8.45pm A woman nurses an undeclared childhood crush on a concert pianist, but he eventually forgets her.

Mon 12 Apr Double Bill: Spirited Away (PG) 6.00pm When her parents are transformed into pigs, a ten-year-old girl takes a job in a bath house and vows to deliver her family from its plight.

Ponyo (U) 8.25pm Hans Christian Anderson’s “Little Mermaid” in a contemporary Japanese setting. A tale of childhood love and adventure.

Tue 13 Apr Cuba Double Bill: Memories of Underdevelopment (15) 7.00pm An insightful portrait of a bourgeois intellectual struggling to define his role as a Cuban citizen in the wake of the Revolution.

Sons of Cuba (15) Hijos de Cuba 9.00pm An utterly extraordinary and unflinching documentary insight into the lives of young men training for Cuba's national boxing squad.

Wed 14 Apr Clive Owen Double Bill: Croupier (15) 7.00pm The setting is the sleazy world of London’s casinos and after-hours drinking clubs.

The Boys Are Back (12A) 8.50pm A British sports journalist living in Australia finds himself having to renew his relationship with his six-year-old son when his wife dies suddenly.

Thu 15 Apr Double Bill: Walk the Line (12A) 6.15pm A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from the early days to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis.

Crazy Heart (15) 8.50pm A broken-down, hard living country music singer finds himself ready for salvation with the help of a journalist who sees the real man behind the musician.

Mon 26 Apr Max Färberböck Double Bill: Aimee & Jaguar (15) 6.15pm A Jewish woman hides her identity by working for a Nazi newspaper. It seems she might survive until she falls for a woman who is the wife of an army officer.

Anonyma - A Woman in Berlin (15) Anonyma – Eine Frau in Berlin 8.40pm A film based on an anonymously written memoir of the same name which tells the morally complex tale of German women’s endurance in WWII when Berlin was invaded by Soviet troops.

Tue 27 Apr Double Bill: No Man's Land (15) Nicija zemlia 6.30pm Three Bosnian soldiers, divided by politics and war, find themselves united in a battle for survival in a trench in no man’s land.

Storm (15) 8.30pm Hannah Maynard, a prosecutor at the Tribunal in The Hague, manages to convince a young Bosnian woman to testify against an alleged war criminal.

Wed 28 Apr Michael Moore Double Bill: Sicko (12A) 6.15pm A devastating, convincing and very entertaining documentary about the state of America’s health care.

Capitalism: A Love Story (12A) 8.35pm Moore explores the issue he has been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans and the rest of the world.

Thu 29 Apr Michael Moore Double Bill: Sicko (12A) 6.15pm A devastating, convincing and very entertaining documentary about the state of America’s health care.

Capitalism: A Love Story (12A) 8.35pm Moore explores the issue he has been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans and the rest of the world.

Fri 30 Apr Jean-Pierre Jeunet Double Bill: Amelie (15) Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain 6.30pm The delirious voyage of a young woman who circumstance has forced to retreat into a world of her own.

Micmacs (12A) Micmacs à Tire-Larigot 8.50pm Bazil, whose father was killed by a land mine, gets even as he plans to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.

LATECOMERS
Latecomers are admitted strictly at the House Manager's discretion but only within the first 15 minutes of the film.

SATURDAY MATINEES
We are continuing our new, popular Saturday afternoon matinee programmes. See full details above.

AGE RESTRICTIONS
Most films are screened as double bills. Where a programme contains films with different age ratings, the highest rating governs all films in the programme as the films are sold on a single ticket. Patrons younger than the highest rating will not be admitted to the Cinema. Riverside Studios reserves the right to ask for proof of age.

COATS AND BAGS
For the comfort, safety and security of all visitors and staff, backpacks and other large bags are not allowed into the auditorium. All items brought into Riverside Studios may be subject to a search.