FILM

Discovery Green,  and IKEA present IKEA Houston Screen on the Green at Discovery Green.  Join us for outdoor film screenings at  the Anheuser-Busch Stage and Fondren Performance Space. Catch a free flick in the shadow of Houston’s dramatic skyline and get the best seat in the house, thanks to IKEA Houston!

This week's movie: Rio (2011, 96 min.G) Blu, a macaw from Minnesota takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams.

From the makers of the hit Ice Age series comes Rio, a comedy adventure about taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he's the last of his kind, but when they learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu's female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes.

Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had.