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(Hannigan). when dad realises his new are making the series increasingly Ellen Anne Bulljo. 86 mins. Set in the it‘s unfortunate to note that promising Palm” ha" “CV” NC" kth- “"d “"m‘ P”PC9rh"’riChl‘"Cd- (il‘lsgl’w (iahn‘m ShOWY “35195 “f [-E'Ph‘h‘h the hr“ hlm writer director Brickman died in acai 2mm" educating her in thc “ 1"“ “Humid (llarksmn Rnad’ Cannon The Forgc‘ Shot in lhc l-“PP language mum“ 3‘ crash about a year after the film‘s release. knowledge and all that. ()deon. lidinburgh: ()deon. Central: teenage. b0). Aigin (Gimp) as he returns Edinburgh: (semen Uthth‘hd “"hCl'“Kl-‘1hltlh'wmcl’t A“"hPin“(‘ithdOhiim- StrilthCl."903 from a huntingtripto find hisfamily .fliyef's Edge ( 13) (Tim Hunter ['5 fluff. with Aykroyd as unfunny asusual. AMCClydebank 1(1. Cannon. ()deon slaughtered by u gangof nmmudme wee) (.riepm (“new Keene Reevee‘ only several stones heavier. Director Ayr. ()deon Hamilton. warm,” and “me. to avenge theirdemhe. Denmeneppee W mine. A mnmeieee Benjaminh wrecrscum m haw sun-cred .The Nightpone”18)(l‘ilmnacawmi‘ Familiar rc“"’rklhtl”f(l“0d"Sli‘ll‘ murder is the catalyst fora moralcrisis a notable slump since the wonderful .lly Italy. 1974) Dirk Bogarde. Charlotte fascinatingly filmed as something akin t0" among a group of teens re buddi ‘s favourite Year. (ilasgow: ()deon. Rampling. Philipe Leroy. 115 mins. 1957, Scandinavian Kurosawa movie. Central: (g‘hancngmgupturiifim of with: i . i Edinburgh: (mum. Struthdmc: AN“. CX'SS commandant Bugardc measup Regal youth and their attem‘ ts to foi rL‘ 11"le ‘ Clydcbzmk 10. 1.21 Scallu. ()dcnn with former concentration camp inmate I Rain Man ( 15) (Barry Ley'inson. th. eeeicm in a 5000“. of :uinhl-n , in“: m Hamilton. Rampling. and before long out come the 1988) Dustin Hoffman. Tom Cruise. iiienknces pdinh'ureh. Mimiifleh‘ I The Naked GUM151(l)zt\‘idXllckcrl'S. 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However. as the two cross America hum,“ 0f medieval Swede." and Diem the 53m” hth “’hllc “'5” hhdlhtl “""h h” le~ 1988) BC“ thtl‘lcy‘ Charles Dahcct by road genuine feelings oft'raternal chess with Death as the Plague rages ‘ 9 romance with secretary Presley. Helen Mirren. 104 mins. A typically affection well up between them. around him. powerful mmelm. tale with e The mak9r5(’l44l’l’l‘1”"hCW‘WCm‘C‘m excellent BC" KingSlC-V 51““ as a mCCk hm Th9 1989 mal‘" ()SCi” “’lhhcr l5 1‘ profund sense of historical cruelty. which a similar principle: keep it fast. keepit perceptive spy on asmall Aegean islandin warmhcartcd and touching buddy-mt,in weeene ("the director'sbieeeeteem. man'cllouslydumb. and the comic 1908. whose life is disrupted bythearrival that scrupuloueg avoids sentimentality, eueeeeeee. Edinburgh: Edinburgh ' dividends will eventually flow. Watch out (if an enigmatic English architect (Charles and boasts a detailed performance from University Film Society. for a great beaver gag and comedy cameos Dance). The latter may or may not be Hoffman that skilfully elicits both I La Signbia Di Tum (pt; ) (Mex ()phuie from Arafat. (iaddafi. (iorbachev and the after some ofthe island's cherishable compassion and frustration. Glasgow: mm. 1934) lee Miranda Melee Beneee‘i Queen. Where else would you get all these antiquities. but his romance with the (‘unntm The Forges. ()dcnn. Edinburgh; Tede'ne bevieve 89 min; Even“ leelii‘ne elments in the same movie'.’ (ilasgow: sensuous woman artist (Mirren) Pascali Dominion, Strathclyde: AMC Clydcbank up to the. euempied suicide, of .m‘unh.l ) ‘t. Cannon The Forge. himselfhaslongadmired helpstospring 1(), Luscum‘ WMR Fiimccmru f. ‘f' e e e ._ “ V . ‘y I ‘ l p' . . . .. e. . , _ cmmc atalc hayc hcrlcarningonly too IAnghtmare 0n Elm Street4.The Dream the diffident lurk intoaction. 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