FILM LIST
Hellraiser (18) (Clive Barker, UK, 1987) Amdy Robinson, Claire Higgins, Sean Chapman, Ashley Laurence. 92 mins. Top horror writer Clive Barker moves eltorllessly and impressively into film-making with this assured cinematic debut. Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) buys a mysterious puzzle box in an Eastern bazaar and searching torthe ultimate pleasure he believes it will afford him, he unleashes the Cenobites, a gaggle of S&M lreak demons from another dimension who proceed to grant his desires with an eternity of exquisite pain. Until, that is, his brother Larry (Andy Robinson) unwittingly releases him from torment by accidentally spilling blood from a small out between the floorboards where Frank’s battered remains are languishing. Soon Larry’s wile Julia (Claire Higgins) is helping him regenerate his way to lull health, with a view to resuming theirtorridly pervy altairtruncated years ago by the marriage, by procuring more blood from a series of unsuspecting victims. Hellraiser is that rare bird, a horror
is evocatively brought to the screen in this moody latterday film noir that exhibits a real tang and affection for the genre and the era. Edinburgh; Filmhouse
0 He Died With His Eyes Open ( 18) (Jacques Deray. France. 1985) Michael Serrault. (‘harlotte Rampling. Xavier Dclluc. 95mins. Asinine French thriller. Edinburgh; Filmhouse
o Heartburn ( 15) (Mike Nichols. US. 1986) Meryl Streep. Jack Nicholson. Jeff Daniels. 11() mins. Essentially a rather superficial and lightweight satirical portrait of a contemporary American marriage this is extremely pleasurable and caddish Nicholson still has the wickedest eyebrows in the West. Edinburgh: (‘ameo
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0 Highlander( 15) (Russell Mulcahy. US. 1986) Christopher Lambert. Sean (Tonncery. Beatie Edney. 116 mins. A handful ofimmortals battle through the centuries to win a
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picture with a well-constructed plot, strong characters, haunting Images,
and special effects that serve the storyline (rather than the other way around). There's a welter of aberrant sexual and psychological conotations for those who wish to follow them up, and several wry one-liners torthose who don’t. True, the mid-Atlantic accents required by the American producers and subsequent geographical uncertainty do make for moments of clumsiness, but the imaginative visual sensibility that creates shards of sheer palpitation like the genuinely shocking finale easily makes up for such minor blemishes.
Continuing the tradition of fantasy movie-making in this country that has stagnated since Hammer ceased production is laudable enough in itself, but to create a work of such visceral originality that stands comparison with the work of American maestros such as Romero or Craven is something to get excited about. Excellent stutt. (Trevor Johnston)
mythical prize. Inelegant. often ludicrous but mainly enjoyable daffy fantasy adventure.
Strathclyde; Haldane Film Society
0 Hiroshima Mon Amour( Its) (Alain Resnais. France. 1959) limmanuele Riva. Iiiii ()kada. 91 mins. A French
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"RAUCOUS, RANDY, UTTERLY CAPTIVATING... BOWLS YOU OVER BY ITS SHEER EXUBERANCE... WILD HILARITY... EVERY SCENE IS A REVELATION... GO our OF YOUR WAY TOMSEE IT” “ANOTHER WINNER IN THE 'LETTER TO BREZHNEV’ AND ’MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE'
TRADITION... A CREDIT TO ALL CONCERNED”
Variety
"*m FILM OF THE MONTH!..."
19 Magazine
“IFYOU’RE NOT TOO EASILY SHOCKED THIS ISA FILM TO SEE... EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES”
Metropolitan
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a Japanese architect and finds herself haunted by memories of an affair with a (ierman soldier years earlier during the occupation.
Resnais' seminal debut scripted by marguerite I)Iiras. established his fascination with public and private memory and its fluent use of flashback and flaslilorw ard marked the emergence of a highly distinctive personal style. (ilasgow : ( il-‘l‘
o The Hunger( 18) ('I‘ony Scott. US. 1983) (‘atherine Deneuve. David Bowie. Susan Sarandon. 99mins. (ilossy. vacuous vampire tale. Edinburgh; (‘ameo
0 Into the Night ( 15) (John Landis. US. 1985) JeffGoldblum Michelle Pfeiffer. John Landis. 115 mins. Bored insomniac Goldblum is sucked into a whirlpool of intrigue when distressed damsel Pfeiffer lands on his bonnet one evening.
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