Hit Man Glen Powell

I went to watch Hit Man at the Rio Cinema.

It was about a guy named Gary Johnson. He was a school teacher during the day and, at night, he was in the New Orleans police department doing undercover police stings. One day, his boss said "I have a job for you. I want you to be a fake hit man."

He said "No way I can do that", The boss said "Well you have to!" so Gary said "okay, but I am not that good".

He met his clients at a cafe. The password was "Pie". Gray talked to criminals who wanted people killed. He took their money and said "I will do the job".

Then, one day, he met a woman who came into the cafe. She saw a man eating pie, and she said "That pie look good". He said "It is the best". They talked and she said "Do you mind if I have some of your pie?" He agreed, but fell in love with her. She paid him to kill. I'm not telling you who!

Well you have to go and see it to find out who she paid him to kill.

I met a man at Rio Cinema

I met someone outside Rio Cinema he wanted me to come to his house, so we could talk.

I wanted to see the film, 'The Fall Guy' so I walked to Rio Cinema, but it was closed. I had to wait until it was 3 o'clock. I was standing looking at the film posters in the window. I saw a man sitting down with his shopping bag. I looked at him and said, "Are you coming to the cinema?" He said "No" I said "Why - it is only £6" he said" I don't like to watch any film."

Then we talked and I said I must go in. He said to me "you are a very beautiful woman. I like talking to you". I said "Thank you, we can go for a coffee. I go to the library so we can meet there if you want to", but he said no.

Then he said "Why don't you come to my house. I live on my own so we can talk there. He said "I don't like to go to any coffee shop".

It made me think so I said "I have to go in now the film will start". Then he said "Here is my phone number" and he wrote it down for me.

He said "I can pick you up after the film is finished if you like". "Well" I said "I will phone you" but I never phoned him. 

Do you think I should have phoned him?

The Fall Guy Ryan Gosling

I went to watch The Fall Guy at Rio Cinema after my dance. It started at 3:30 pm. So when I went to get my ticket, the man said "what are you watching?". I forget then I said oh action man. He said that is a good name for it!

The film was about a guy named Colt Seavers, he was a stunt man. They were making a movie about a boy and a girl falling in love.

To me it was an action film. It was good to see Ryan Gosling playing the stunt man and getting burned alive four times, been thrown out of a window and dropped from heights. If you like action films then you must go and watch it.

La Chimera

I read in the Rio Cinema leaflet that this film is "rich in atmospheric storytelling ... Alice Rohrwacher`s beguiling La Chimera creates a dreamlike world that brings together history, romance and archaeology - with a dash of the supernatural". It is subtitled in English.

At the cinema I met this woman whose name was Sarah so we sat together. There were lots of people so it was a full house.

Like all the men of Chimera friends want to make money so they all went at night time to digger grave robbers. It was very cold so one old man gave everyone some brandy to keep warm. They find lots of things in the 1980's in Tuscany so they clean them and wash it so they sold them. Say to the man it was my grandparents. The man pays them lots of money. They were very happy. But Chimera did not find is love so they dug again. This time it was at night they saw something so beautiful, well you have to go and see it to find out what was so beautiful.

The film was good it made me laugh.

Give something back

Michael tells Hardeep and Jennifer about his volunteering roles at 50+ Digital and Highbury Roundhouse Food Bank. [6½ minutes].

Recorded 10 May 2024 amid the hubbub of the main hall at Mildmay Community Centre.

Michael, Hardeep and Jennifer - Mildmay Community Centre, 10 May 2024

Love Lies Bleeding

On Bank Holiday I went to see `Love Lies Bleeding`, its film, at Rio.

This film was dripping with sweat blood and sex. It was a tough film. In a Mexican town in 1989 the woman that ran the gym fell in love with this muscly body builder. She was called Jackie, to me it was a tough film, but it was a full house.

I had to pay £7 because it was a bank holiday. I did get a free bag. I think everyone must go and watch it. it was so good.

Hardeep at the Rio Cinema, 6 May 2024

Free 'Girls in Film' bag

Challengers - Tashi Duncan

I saw the Challengers movie at the Rio. It was a romance comedy drama about tennis and the woman's name was Tashi Duncan. She loved to win. She was so good, but there also were two men signed up for the challenger. Their names are Patrick and Art. Well she married one. To me it was good, it made me laugh. Well you have to see it to find out who she married.

At the Rio tickets cost £6 for people over 70 on Mondays and £5 on Tuesdays if you have a Hackney library card.