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I The Exorcist ( 18) (William Friedkin. [78. 1973) Ellen Burstyn. Max \‘on Sy‘doxy'. Linda Blair. lit) mins. Iiarnest priest \‘on Sy'doyy' steps in to .saye poor little possessed girl Blair in this hugely convincing and effectiye scarefeast that has stood the test of time. lidinburgh: ('ameo.
I Exorcistz: The Heretict tsitltitiii Boorniari. IS. 1‘ 77) Richard Burton. Louise Fletcher. Linda Blair. llllmins. The horror filrit that once turned heads receives an unworthy sequel in tfiis silly mumbo-juriibo abotrt priest Burton trying to understand the demons still lurking
ys itliiri the hapless Miss Blair. lidinburgh: ('ameo.
I Farewell To The King ( P( i) (John .\Iiliu.s. LS. 1989) Nick Nolte. Nigel llayers. James Fox. ll7 niiiis. .\'earthe etid of World War II. British officer flay'ers parachutes into the junglesof Borneo to organise the local tribesmen against the advancing Japanese llt\’;l\ft)ll force. Iloyyeyer. he finds the flitIiVes
liy irig in peace under the rule oftheir king. l'S army deserter Ntilte. 'l'he tyyo riieri strike tip a deal as conflict is itli the .lapanese breaks otit. and Milius' grandiose filrii turns into a study of male bonding in the face of wartime carriage. To be rey'ieyy ed. (ilasgtm : (‘annon'l'he forge. lidinburgh: (’annon.
I A Fish Called Wanda t 15)((‘harles ('richtori. l'K. 1988) John (’leese..lamie Lee (‘urtis. Key in Kline. Michael i’alin. 'I'orii(ieorgeson. ltlh‘ mins. Sttiffy linglish lays y er' Archie Leach ((‘Ieese ) gets uriysittingly iriyoly ed yyith a gangof diamond thiey es. irieltidirig brash American Kline and stammering animal loy er l’alin. because he has access to information that yy ill help them lay their
hands on the syy ag. (ilatrior'otis Wanda (Jamie l.ee( ur‘tis) steps in to romance
him into talking. btit love is to rearits head. Reriiarkably' ef'fectiye comedy.
ys itli the absurdly black humour of the
l’y thon generation giy en a narratiy e control and sense of tiiiiitig that only a yeteran's steady hand could pros ide. .-\nd ll makes a ysondcrful romantic lead out of the rather unlikely .\lr ( 'leese. ( ilasgoys: (‘annon Sauchiehall Street. ladinburgh: (‘ameo. ('entral: Regal.
I Frantict 15) (Harrison l’or'd. l'S. l‘Ib'M llarrison l-‘ord. Betty Btrckley. ltrrimanuellSeigncr. llflmiris. (‘ardiologist Lord and \s ife Buckley tiayel to Paris for a conference. btit en route manage to exchange one of their cases for a hiin precision electronic detoiiator. 'l‘he sudden disappearance of his ys ife in a foreign city yy here he doesn‘t speak the language. is soon to pitch l‘ord into a plot that iriyoly es international espionage and the murky l’arisian underyyorld. (iood to see Polanski partially redeeming himself alter the soggy I’irates. Btit it tsorily partially . because this attempt at a
I litchcockian thriller is really rather dog-cared in conception and sluggish of execution. though the cast are ysorth \satehing. (ilasgoys: (irosyerior.
I Germany In Autumnt 18) t Various directors. W. (iermany. 1978) 134mm» :\ do/en West (ierman film-makers contribute pieces assessing the current state of the nation iii the \sake of the ITS kidnapping and murder of a prominent industrialist. Highlights include Rainer Werner l’assbinder”s laceratingly honest self-portrait. and lleinricli Boll's rant against ( ierman lV's refusal to broadcast Sophocles’ .-lri!r'gmre on grounds of its political serisitisity. lidinburgh: l‘fltttlttiltse.
I Good Morning Vietnam t 15 i i Barry
Ley inson. l’S. IVS-7) Robin Williams. l'orrest Whitaker. 'l'ung 'l’hanh I ran. Ill miiis. .»\t last getting the specially tailored role his improy isator'y comic talent deseryes. Robin Williams giy es a da/xling performance as iconoclastic armed forces radio disc locke} Adrian ( 'ronaucr. assigned to No; Saigon and soon creating
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headaches for the military top brass. I lis morning show. with its healthy dosesot‘ soul music and outbursts of way -out. quite irresererit humour explodes their cosy notions of broadcasting standards. btit makes him a hero amongst the ordinary fighting men. The more serious aspects of the film. its attempts to examine the clash of tyyo culturesand intimate the escalation of the Vietnam conflict. falls a little flat. ladinburgh: l-‘ilmhouse.
I Gorillas In The Misti tfiitMietiac-I Apted. IS. 1088) Sigourney- Weaver. Bryan Broyy n. .loliri ()mir'ah .\'liluysi. ll‘) riiins. The story of Dian l‘ossey . an American naturalist \y ho \yent tocentral Africa in Who is itli IIU experience. yet
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dey ote her life to the pioneering study of the mountain gorilla. and became ruthlessly determined to protect the species from the rims elcome attention of poachers. lloyyey‘et'. her utieompr'omisirig attitudes to the yselfare of the gorillas made her many enemies. and her rntrrder in 1085 has still not beeti adequately explained. l’t‘iceless footage of the real yyildlife. shot on location in the Ryyaridan jungle. and Sigourney ‘s cony incirig rapport yy itli the gorillas lidinburgh: (ariieo.
I Hellbound: Hellraiserllt tsrr't'trrry Randel. l'K. IUSSI Ashley Laurence. Kenneth ( ~ranham. ( ~laire l liggins. 03 mins. After the eyents of lie/{mixer Kir'sty (Laurence f is detained in Dr ( 'hannar'd's psychiatric hospital. but hell is soon unleashed once more and as the ('enobites and the riots skinlesslulra
f I ligginsf return to prey on our heroine.
l loyy ey er. she is under rust as much threat from the good doctor yy ho suddenly finds his most sadistic fantasies are coming true. Redundant sequel that ncy er recaptuies the yer ye of the original because it fails to deyelop the characters or find much more for them to do. 'l'he result is a poorly directed effort that for all the blood spilt. remains tedious in the extreme. (ilasgoyy: (‘annon 'l'he l‘orge. ()deon. Str'athclyde: .-\.\l(‘(‘lydebank It). I HerAlibi t l’( i l ( Bruce Ber‘esfor'd. l'S. I‘IS'S) lom Selleck. l’aultna l’or'r/koy a. William Daniels. US niins. Selleck playsa shy btit successful detectiyc thriller yy riter l’hilip Blackyyood yy ho's been stuck for inspiration since his is ife left him and so goes otrt rrito the naked city tn search of a story. .v\nd he findsit in the shape of .\'ina tl’ot't/koy af. an enigmatic foreign beatrty currently on a murder charge. but for"
\s from the smitten Blackysood is prepared to offer an alibi by fabr icatrng details of a relationship betysecn the pair. a mm c which rsonly toplaec hislrfe inper'iL l’redrctable \s r'iter dctectry e shenanigans. bttt Selleck handles it all rather painlessly. (ilasgoys: (‘anrionSauchieliall Street. Str'athelyde: .-\.\l( ’ ( ‘lydebank fit. I HourOfThe Gun f l’( i i LlolinSltttges. IS. 1%“ f .larnes ( iar ner . .lason Robaids. Robert Ryan. .-\fter the ( iuntight .rt the ()K ( ‘or‘ral. \\ yatt Ixar p tracks doyy n the remaining members of the ( ~lanton gang. Interesting psy cliologieal \sestci it makes adcctdedly ambiguous lierootit of (iarnei 's meticulously played larp. though the pacing does drag at times lidinburgh; l'llltl ( illlltl
I Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
tl’( i) tSteyen Spielberg. l S. l‘N’l llarr'ison l'or'd. Sean ( "onnery . .\lrson niins See parieland feature (ilasgoyy ( .innori (‘Iar kstori Road. ( ~annon I be huge. (‘anriori Satrcliiehall Street. Salon l'drnbutgli: ( 'aririoii (ctilral. .\l|anpar k. (‘aledoniair ( 'aiinon Stiatliclyde \.\f(~ (‘lydebank lll.( annon. Kelbnrne.l a Scala. ( )deon .\y r . ( )deon l larriiltori. WMR l‘llltt ( critic
I Lady And The Tramp fl tillamrlron ltiskc. l ‘S. 1".“ r \\ itli the yoreesof l’cggy l cc and Bill lhonipsoii “ inrris Disney 's first animated feature in