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the 90s. drinking deep of White Middle-Class America's fears about its future. Actor Douglas and director Schumacher deliver their finest work to date. General release.
I Fire in the Sky ( I5) (Robert Lieberman. US. I993) DB. Sweeney. Robert Patrick. Craig Sheft'er. “0 mins. In November I975. Arizona logger Travis Walton was abducted by aliens and disapperared for five days. during which time his co-workers were almost lynched by local townsfolk who suspected them of murder. (‘lose your eyes to the fact that this is ‘based on a true story‘ and you have a decent enough science fiction adventure. Otherwise. the film's embellishments of Walton‘s published account stretch credibility too far. Glasgow: MGM Sauchiehall Street. Edinburgh: UCI.
I Forever Young (PG) (Steve Miner. US. I992) Mel Gibson. Elijah Wood. Jamie Lee Curtis. I02 mins. A 8-52 test pilot volunteers for cryogenic experiments. gets frozen. then thaws out in I992. After befriending a young boy. off he goes to find his lost love. Escapist twaddle this may be. but it is a shimmering example of the Ilollywood weepie machine at its best. Three packs of Kleenex and a box of chocs. Central: MacRobert.
I Fried Green Tonatoes at the Whistle Stop Me (12) (Jon Avnet. US. I991) Kathy Bates. Jessica Tandy. Mary Stuart Masterson. Mary- Louise Parker. I30 mins. After the local Ktr Klux Klan threatens the busy cafe in Whistle Stop. Alabama for serving coloured customers. the female owner and her black handyman find themselves on trial for an unsolved murder. A chronicle of courage and ingenuity that avoids becoming as overwhelmingly heart-wanning as one might have feared. Not the tnost tantalising item on the menu. btrt a flavoursome little dish nonetheless. Strathclyde: UCI Clydebank.
I crooning Oey (PG) (Ilarold Ramis. US. I993) Bill Murray. Andie MacDowell. Chris Elliot. TV weatherman Phil Conners (Murray) finds himself in the back of beyond. trapped in an ever-repeating single day. Partying and babe- chasing leads to serious romancing as he goes after his producer (MacDowell). Murray's cuddly sarcasm stops the movie from becoming the kind of moralising mush that surrounds so many of his contemporaries. At last. a Hollywood comedy that is really ftrnny. Glasgow: Odeon. MGM Parkhead. Edinburgh: Odeon. All UCIs.
I The Hairdressers “about! ( IS) (Patrice Lcconte. France. I990) Jean Rochefort. Anna Galiena. 90 mins. The romantic tale of a young boy who resolves to marry a hairdresser. and — in eccentric middle age — does just that. According to director Lcconte. the film ‘is not autobiographical. although it really ought to have been'. since the boy‘s resolution is one he himself made. but failed to keep. A witty. sexy and eccentric movie with dark undercurrents from the director of Monsieur Ilire. Edinburgh: Cameo.
I Itotta ( l5) (Danny DeVito. US. I992) Jack Nicholson. Danny DeVito. J.T. Walsh. 135 mins. At long last Jack gets a decent leading role that lets him act instead of overact. A biopic of the US Teamster Union boss. it presents the
historical facts about his mafia connections
without ever really revealing what exactly kept him so faithful to the labour movement. DeVito's direction is at times showy. htrt there is a genuine attempt to get at the man behind the myth . . . provided you care about who he was in the first place. Edinburgh: Filmhouse.
I "om End (PG) (James Ivory. UK. I992) Anthony Ilopkins. Vanessa Redgrave. Helena Bonham C artcr. Emma Thompson. I42 mins. After a succession of dreary Forster clones. the British film industry gets round to tackling his
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rnasterpiece. and one of the most important novels of the 20th century. The story. centring on the marriage between a wealthy and reactionary old dtrffer and an emancipated younger woman. is a complex famin chronicle told with clarity and compassion. At last a cinematic period drama that exudes excellence. with some finely crafted performances to match. Glasgow: GFT. I I We: On MmtlS) (Dani Levy. US. I992) Maria Schrader. Dani Levy. Mario Giacarlone. 87 mins. A Polish immigrant in the Big Apple finds herself the object of attention for two men. one a street-wise con. the other looking for genuine romance. Reliable evidence that the US independent scene is thoroughly alive and well. Glasgow: GFT.
I hdecent Proposal ( 15) (Adrian Lyne. US. I993) Detni Moore. Robert Redford. Woody Ilarrelson. I I7 mins. Suave bastard Redford offers poverty-stricken yuppies Moore and Hatrelson a million dollars if he can sleep with the lady and dilemma ensues. Killer base material. bttt Lyne makes a toweringly abominable film out of it. Cavernoust empty stuff. a worse film than even The Bodyguard and likely to be every bit as successful. General release.
I Inttocent Blood (l5) (John Landis. US. I992) Anne Parillattd. Anthony LaPaglia. Robert Loggia. ll3 mins. Or a French Vampire In Pittsburgh. Sexy vampire Marie (Nikita's Parillaud) is environmentally aware enough just to feast on bad guys. btrt this has its drawbacks when a new Mafia member of the Undead decides that now he's more powerful than ever. Chic and powered by Parillaud‘s sexual energy. this still isn't one of Landis's best moments. Glasgow: MGM Parkhead. Edinburgh: UCI. Fife: Robins. Strathclyde: UCI East Kilbride.
I It Cane from Outer Space (PG) (Jack Arnold. US. I953) Richard Carlson. Barbara Rush. Charles Drake. Russell Johnson. 8| mins. Made in 3-D. this prototype ‘friendly alien' movie broke some new ground. but also harbours some pretty familiar stereotypes (tolerant. misundersttxxl scientist. shoot-first-ask- questions-later lawman) and sortie pretty naff acting. But there's are signs here of Arnold's talent for atmosphere and composition (he went on to make The Creature/mm the Black Lagoon and The Incredible Shrinking Man). Eidnburgh: Cameo.
I Jack The Bear (PG) (Marshall Ilerskovitz. US. I993) Danny DeVito. Robert J. Steinmiller Jnr. Miko Ilughes. 98 mins. Set in the early I970s. this downbeat hut appealing tale centres on a l2-year-old boy trying to come to terms with his mother's recent death and his father‘s blend of alcoholic mourning attd working as hos. on a late-night horror show. The kids are refreshingly free frotn the sentimentality of other would-be weepies. and DeVito is given a bit more space to extend his range. Just manages to stay this side of the TV movie divide. Edinburgh: Filmhouse.
I Jungle Book (U) (Wolfgang Reitherman. US. I967) With the voices of George Sanders. Louis Pritna. 78 mins. Growing up in the jungle. young Mowgli learns ltom the animals around him. Enjoyable Disney. a long way after Kipling. but the songs are wonderful. All L'Cls.
I Jurassic Park (PG) (Steven Spielberg. I'S. I993) Sam Neill. Laura Dern. Jeff Goldblum. Something about dinorsaurs. apparently. More stuff. next issue. 'I‘hut'sday IS July evening previews. Edinburgh: L'CI. Central: Allanpark. Fife: Robins. Strathclyde: Magnum. l’Cl Clydebank.
I The Last Days of Chez Nous ( l5) (Gillian Armstrong. Australia. I992) Lisa Harrow. Bruno Ganz. Ken'y Fox. 96mins. A Sydney household. peopled by a successful novelist. her French
husband and her daughter. is thrown out of balance by the arrival of the woman's sister. The latest from Gillian (My Beautiful Career) Armstrong has some of the most believable characters you'll Irave seen on screen for ages. while script. cast and director chime in resonant harmony. Sure to be one of the most underrated movies of the year. Edinburgh: Cameo.
I loan The Pig Partner ( I5) (Vadint Jean/Gary Sinyor. UK. I992) Mark Frankel. Brian Glover. Janet Strzman. 96 mins. A highly kosher comedy in which young Leon (Frankel) discovers that he's not the I 'ice Jewish Boy he thought he was. bttt the result of a botched artificial insemination experiment. His real daddy is a Yorkshire pig breeder. Funny independent British movie from a determined cast and crew. which picked up some decent festival awards last year. Central: MacRobert.
I Malcolm X ( l5) (Spike Lee. US. I992) Denzel Washington. Angela Bassett. AI Freeman Jr. 20l mins. Long-awaited and tnuch needed biopic of Black political activist Malcolm X charts the life of the man from street hood to Muslem leader. An epic worthy of the name. both thematically and cinematically. as Lee brings the integrity and intelligence of a tnuch-misunderstood figure to the masses. Washington's faultless performance helps trs through some of the more weighty passages. Edinburgh: Filmhouse. Central: MacRobert.
I Mediterraneo (I5) (Gabriele Salvatores. Italy. I992) Diego Abatarrtuono. Claudio Bigagli. Guiseppe Cederna. 90 mins. A group of WW2 Italian sailors find thetnselves stranded in the Greek village they were supposed to be ransacking. and settle down to an idyllic life with the locals. A tribute to the kinship of the Mediterranean peoples. this I992 Oscar winner carries sentimentality and knowing humour in equal amounts. Edinburgh: Cameo.
I Mingus and Jazz (PG) ll0 mins. A special dotrble bill consisting of Mingus. a I968 portrait of the bassist. and flu: Is Our Religion. a distillation ot'jazz life in images. words and music. Wed 7 only. Glasgow: GET.
I One False Move (18) (Carl Franklin. (SS. I992) Bill Paxton. Cynda Williams. Billy Bob Thornton. I06 mins. Tight li'l crime thriller in the Jim Thomson mould begins with a brutal set of drugs-related slayings. btrt soon becomes a fascinating charaCtet' study as a trio of crooks head towards a small town in Arkansas and the cops who await them. Excellent performances all round. particularly Paxton as the over-zealous. btrt not wholly innocent. Southern sheriff holding his own against the boys from LA. Edinburgh: Cameo.
I Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit ( IS) ( Beeban Kidron. UK. I990) Charlotte Coleman. Geraldine McEwan. I45 mins. Previously seen on television. Jeanette Winterson‘s adaptation of her first novel follows the rites of passage of youngster Coleman‘s rebellious homosexual passion against the strait-laced Lancashit‘e religious environment maintained by her evangelical mum McEwan. Certainly worth catching to note the earlier work of fast-rising director Kidron. Edinburgh: Filmhouse.
I Paris Is Burning (I8) (Jennie Livingston. US. I99] l 78 mins. At last. a chance to see Livingston‘s wonderful depiction of New York gay subculture outside of Festival screenings. Latino and Black gay groups adapt popular images frotn TV soaps and magazines like Vogue — sections of the media that exclude them - as they dress up. dance and live out fantasies in lower Manhatten. Edinburgh: Filmhouse.
I Passenger 57 ( I 5) (Kevin Hooks. US. I992) Wesley Snipes. Brtrce Payne. Tom Sizemore. 84 mins. Hijack specialist Payne kills his guards while flying to trial and takes over the plane.
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I The Ouince Tree Sun (U) (Victor Erice. Spain. I992) Antonio Lopez. Enrique Gran. Maria Moreno. I39 mins. A grouchy old artist sets out to paint the quince tree in his garden and a couple of his mates come round. Sounds pretty deadly. but the viewer soon finds watching the artist at work utterly cotnpelling. to the extent that the tiniest event becomes a crucial incident. A majestic film experience. Or the Emperor's new clothes syndrome. Glasgow: GET.
I Raging Bull ( l8) (Mattin Scorsese. US. I980) Robert de Niro. Cathy Moriarty. Joe Pesci. 129 mins. Middleweight boxing champ Jake La Motta finds it difficult to sustain his early success and as his career fades. he declines into a travesty of his former self. De Niro‘s stunning physical presence dominates Scorsese‘s savagely bleak study of self-destructive tnachismo. Edinburgh: Cameo.
I lied Rock West ( l 5) (John Dahl. US. I992) Nicolas Cage. Lara Flynn Boyle. Dennis Hopper. 98 mins. Mistaken for a Texas hitman. Nicolas Cage is offered $5.000 by a smalltown sheriff to kill his wife . . . and then double the amount by her if he‘ll reverse the hit. Scooting out of town with the money and the job undone. he bumps into the real killer. and his problems begin. A slick tale of double. triple and quadruple dealing that adds a comic twist to the tight Blood Simple atmosphere. See review. Glasgow: ()deon. Edinburgh: Cameo. All UCls.
I Reservoir Dogs ( l8) (Quentin Tarantino. US. I992) Harvey Keitel. Tim Roth. Michael Madsen. l00 mins. A gang of hoods. known orin to each other by colour-coded nicknames. meets at an abandoned warehouse to figure how out their rigorously planned heist went so drastically wrong. The best debut in years from writer-director Tarantino. whose stylish violence seduces the audience into complicity. Brilliant in every sense of the word. Glasgow: Grosvenor. Edinburgh: Filmhouse.
I The Rocky Horror Picture Show ( 18) (Jim Sharman. l’K. I975) Tim Curry. Susan Sat'andon. Barry Bostwick. Meat Loaf. I00 mins. The cult film to end all others. this rock spool on old horror movies has created a breed of Rocky Horror crazies. and packs them in at late shows everywhere. The film has its moments. and Curry is splendidly camp as the bisexual Frank N. Furter. With a live performance by Frank's Angels. Edinburgh: Cameo. -
I Romper Stamper ( l8) (Geoffrey Wright. Australia. I99] ) Russell Crowe. Jacqueline McKenzie. Daniel Pollock. 89mins. A group of Nazi skinheads in Melbourne find their numbers dwindling when they get caught up in a street war with local Vietnamese. Hand-held camera shots draw the audience into the frenzy. letting them reject the skinheads‘ views with moral certainty rather than blind ernotionalisrn. A film that plCSStlt'lSCS viewers into addressing the issues involved. Edinburgh: Filmhouse. Strathclyde: L'Cl East Kilbride.
I Savage Nights Les Nails Faro-es ( l 8) (Cyril Collard. France. I993) Cyril Collard. Romaine Boht'inger. Carlos Lopez. I26 mins. This story of an IIIV+ photographer who has unsafe sex with both his male and female lovers is much more than an ‘AIDS movie‘: it is a staggering paean to being alive and in love. This is life and death stuff: life. as it is really lived on an irresponsible edge; death. as tragically took actor/director/writer Collard only days before his
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