Films screening this fortnight are listed below with certificate, star rating, credits, brief review and venue details. Film index compiled by Miles Fielder
The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle I I ' l 000 I I)L'x .\lc:\null. I'S. ZUIII I Rnhcrl l)c .\'irn. chc Ruxxn. Jancanc (iarnlaln. ‘ll IIIIle‘ A Iiilai'inuxly irnnic npcnmg xcqiicncc In Ihix updalc nl Ilic ()(lx cat'tnnn. that xccx Ihc cpnny innux lily ing xqtiirrcl and hcxI pal mnnxc II\ mg in an animach wnrld xullci‘ing Irnm i'cccxxinn. chx IIic Iilm‘x play luI pan-inndci'n Innc. .-\nd whcn Ihc animatcd anmIaIx' ncmcxcx. Icad hy I)c \II'UK l't';il‘lcxx l.c.'tllct‘. ct'nxx n\cI' Illln Ihc ‘i‘cal‘ wnrld Ihc IiIm innycx mtn lhc II\ c actinn/aniiiiatinn tcrritnry nl' Il'liu I'lunml It’ucrr [Cult/Hr". .-\nd Iikc that film. itx dialnguc ix packcd with cultural i'clcrcnccx that w ill hay c adultx laughing hardcr than Ilic kidx. Sclcclcd rclcaxc.
Alien Adventure (1') IZIIIII I lwcrkx I'.\Ii‘cinc Scrccn prcxcntatinn. l'(i(' (‘mcinax. Iidinhui'gh.
All About Eve (I’m .000 l.l(l\L‘Pll I. Mankicwicl. I'S. I950) Ilcttc l)a\ix. .-\nnc Ila\tcr. (icni'gc Sandci‘x. Marilyn Mnnrnc. I33 ininx. I)a\ ix and lla\tcr arc nit tnp Ini‘m in Iliix talc nl haclx xtagc hack—biting and cnnniying and a ynung Marilyn mach a hig cntrancc in a xmall part. A witty and intclligciit Iilm. l‘iliiihniixc. lidinhurgh. All The Pretty Horses I IS) 0000 Illilly Ilnh 'I‘hnrntnn. I'S. ZIIIII I Malt l)ainnn. llcnry ’I'hninax. I’cnclnpc ('rul.
I In minx. 'I'hc ycar ix I‘H‘). hut .\lc\icn cniitinucx In c\crt a gi'ayitatinnal pull nn Yankccx chaxing a \anixhing Irnnlicr. nnl Icaxt I)amnn'x dixpnxxcxxcd ynung 'I‘c\ax cnw hny .Inhn (ii'ady ('nIc and hcxl I'ricnd I.accy Raw linx I'I'hninax). 'I‘hc hny x chaxc Ihcir drcani until a Iaiiglc with Ilic law Icadx Ihcm In Iakc i'cl'ugc nn a ranch.
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Amores Perros (Love’s A Bitch) (IS) ..... I .-\chandrn (inii/alc/ Inarritu. .\lc\icn, IIIIII I limilin lichcyarria. (iacI (iarcia llci‘nal. (iny a 'l‘nlcdn. I53 ininx. lnarritu‘x dchut I'caturc ix hillcd ax ‘Ihc .\Ic\ican l’ul/r I-‘iI'Ii'nn’. a dcxcriplinn which xcllx it xhnrt. 'I'hc 'I‘arantinn cninparixnn ix a iixcl'ul xIarting pnint: thc IiIin IcIIx Ihi‘cc m ci'lapping xtnricx a tccnagci' drawn intn Ihc wnrld nI' illcgal dug—lighting. lhc IIIITLIL‘III) nI‘ a iniddlc- agctl IIIt‘tlia L‘\L‘L‘llli\‘c and an L'ItIL‘l'I} hninclcxx man hy tixing xhil‘ting tiinc- Iraincx. Iangcntially linkcd chai'actci‘x and iaggcd \crhal rhythinx. l-‘icrcc humanin undci'pinx Inai'i'itu'x hcautil‘ul. grainy \ ixualx and (itiillcrinn .-\rriaga Jni‘dan'x intiIIi-laycrcd xcript. 'I‘hc hcxt lilin nl thc ycai‘ xn tar. and unlikcly In hc xurpaxxcd. Iiilinhnch. lidinhurgh.
Anne Frank’s Diary II‘I IJulian Y. \anl'l‘.
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Index Film
By Conor McPherson
Starring John Stahl and Lesley McGuire
“a modern masterpiece...the play of the decade." DAILY EXPRESS
The Royal Court Theatre presents
The Wei
TUES 22 T0 SAT 26 MAY TICKETS FROM £10.00
The Happy Gangs
Cactus Canyon
THUR 31 MAY T0 SAT 2 JUNE ALL TICKETS £7.00
This year's King's Pantomime
Peter Pan
Starring Gerard Kelly as Smee and Andy Gray as Captain Hook SAT 1 DEC 2001 T0 SUN 13 JAN 2002
GROUP BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS 0131 529 6000
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