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 Pinocchio it» 0.. (Stu c Barron. l‘S. l‘)‘)(ii Martin l.andau. Jonathan la} lor 'l‘homax. l'do Kicr. Uh ininx. Morc laithliil to llic original no\ cl than thc l)ixnc} cartoon. thix llll\ ol animatronicx. computcr animation and ll\ c action xtill lallx xhort ol thc mark landau ix a x} mpathctic (icppctlo and lhc pcriod dctail giicx a mcc lair}ta|c mood. hut thc xcntmicntalit} and moralixing land thc xhodd} crickcl animationi undcrminc itx good L'lL'lllL'lll\. (illimkorld. l‘allxll'k.
The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle t l "i 0.. tl)cx .\lc.-\nut’t. l'S. thlll t Rohcrt l)c .\'iro. chc Riixxo. Jancanc (iarolalo. ‘)| minx, .-\ hilariouxl} ironic opcning xcqucncc to thix updatc ol thc (iltx cartoon. that xccx thc cpon} moux ll} mg xquiri‘cl and hcxt pal mooxc In mg in an animach \xorld xul'l'cring lrom rcccxxton. xctx thc film'x playl'ul poxt-modcrn tonc. And u hcn thc animatcd animalx' ncmcxcx. lcad h} l)c \ii'o'x licarlL'xx l.c;idcr. croxx
o\ cr into lhc 'rcal' \xorld thc film mo\ cx into thc |i\c action/antmation tcrritor} ol ll'lm I’mmu/ It’nci'r Rub/VIL'. .-\nd likc that film. le dialoguc lx paL'kL'tl \\ tlll L‘ttllttt‘al rclcrcnccx that \\ ill hax c adultx laughing hardcr than lhc kidx. l.('|. (ilaxgou; l‘(‘l. liaxl Kllht'ldc.
Alfie t l2) 0.. ll,C\\l\(illl‘L‘l1.liK. mom Michacl (\iiiic. lilcnor Bron. Slicllc) \Vittlct'x. ll-l minx. .r\llic t('ainci ix clcxcr
\\ idc boy \\ ho \\ ill not hc hcholdcn to onc \minan. l)ircct to camcra hc talkx iix through hix man) conqucxtx. llc inmitahl} gctx hix comcuppancc. but on thc \N‘lltllL‘ thc 'hirdx' comc oll uorxc. Put in conth ol \\ hat \\;tx happcning m Britixli cincma at thc timci .S'utunlin‘ .tlml Similar .llurnmu. Iii/Ir liar. Hm Spurting Lili' .-l//ii' look likc tlic dach mixogyiixt romantic coincd) it ix. Scc
rcx icn. (il’l’. (ilaxgon: l‘ilmhouxc. lidinhtirgh.
Alien Adventure tl'i l\\crkx lixtrcmc Scrccn prcxcntation. l'(i(‘ (‘incmax. lidinhurgh.
Amores Perros (Love’s A Bitch) tlh'i moo t:\lclandro (ion/alc/ l-‘frritu. .\lc.\ico. Ztttll t limilio lichcmrria. (iacl (iarcia licrnal. (ill}il 'l‘olcdo. Iii minx. lnarritu'x dchut l'caturc ix hilch ax ‘thc .\lc\ican l’u/p I’ll-ii'nn'. a dcxcription \xliich xcllx it xhort. ‘l'hc 'laranlino comparixon ix a uxclul xtarting point: thc film tcllx thrcc mcrlapping xtoricx - a tccnagcr draun into tlic \xorld ol‘ illcgal dog-fighting. thc infi- dclit) ol‘ a middlc-agcd mcdia c\cciiti\ c and an cldcrl} homclcxx man by iixing xhil'tmg timc-lramcx. tangcntiall) linkcd charactcrx and .raggcd \crhal rh_\thmx. l-"icrcc humanit} undcrpinx lnarritu'x hcautil'ul. grain) \ixtialx and (iuillcrmo Arriaga Jordan'x multi-la) - crcd xcript. ’l'hc hcxt film ol' thc )‘car xo lar. and unlikcl} lo hc xurpaxxcd. Sclcctcd t‘L‘lL‘axc.
An Ideal Husband tl’( i) O... t()li\cr l’arkcr. l'K. l‘NQt Rupcrt liwrctt. (’atc Blanchctt. Juliannc .\loorc. ltNt minx. thn xchcmmg er (‘lic\clc) hlackmailx hrilliant politician Sir Rohcrt ('hiltcrn hchind hl\ |o\ mg \\ il‘c'x hack. loafing Lord (ioring comcx to hix tricnd'x axxixtancc in thix finc adaptation ()xcar \Vildc'x pla). 'l'hc L‘l‘ut‘klllg L';t\l d0 _lll\llL‘L' l0 lllL' gtl'k‘llL‘l} [th \Vildcan \xitticixmx. ()dcon. lidmhurgh.
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Juliette Lewis tries her hand at a Marilyn Monroe impersonation in the romantic farce Room To Rent
Audition t l3) 0.. t.\liikc 'l'akaxlu. Japan. Ittttl l R}o lxhihaxhi. l'.llll Sluma ll5 minx. ‘thrc hax c all thc good ;_:ir|x gonc " axkx thc chau\ mixtic Yoxhikana ot hix \iidoncd. middlc-agcd huxmcxx partnci .-\o}aiii;i tlxhihaxhi l. ’l’hc latlci thinkx hc‘x l'ound onc. uhcn lic xctx up a xciicx ot auditionx to xclcct a ncn \\ ilc_ toimcr hallcrma .'\\£lllll (Shimai. \xho'x _\oun_‘_‘. hcautilul. and xtihmixxnc But “llL'lL' h.i\ c thc xcarx on hcr lch conic lrom. and \\ hat Ix thc naturc ol licr intcrcxt in pain ' "\ltcr a dclilwratcl} mcaxurcd huild up. 'lakaxhi axxaultx thc \ lL‘\\ cr'x xcnxcx \\ itli a trul) nightmariin finalc. “lllL‘ll tlircatcnx to
o\ L‘l’\\llCllll thc film'x critiquc ol malc Japancxc attitudcx to \xomcn. l'( i(‘ (‘incmax. lidmhurgh.
Bande é Parttl’(ii O... tlcan l.uc (iodard. l‘rancc. IUhJi :\nna Karma. Sami l‘rc}. (‘laudc Braxxcur. 05 mmx. It'x hccn xaid ol' ( iodard that hc cn|o_\ x xucli critical l'a\our hccauxc hc turnx \ icucrx into criticx, lt'x ccrtainl} a \alid commcnt m thix xcll conxcioux takc on thc hcixt ttio\ ic ax l'rc} and Braxxcur pci'xuadc Karina to liclp thcm hrcak itito hcr cmplo} cr'x houxc. \‘cl xucli arclmcxx curiouxl) docxn't rcxult in a xmug mo\ ic. Wc‘rc turncd not into knoxx mg;
\ lL'\\L‘l'x x0 much ax xcnxitn c. unxurc xpcctatorx. ax (iodard licrc crcatcx a mcanmgl'ul film out ol undcrmmmg xpccific. caxil} conxumahlc xlick mcanmg. (ircat xtul'l'. liilmhouxc. lidmhurgh.
Barry Lyndon «PG» .00. tSlanlL‘} Kuhrick. l'K. 1075i Ryin ()‘.\‘ca|. \larixa Bcrcnxon. l’atrick Magcc. lX-l minx. Kiihrick'x xuinptuoux rccrcation ol 'l‘hackcra} ‘x xhagg) dog talc lUllU\\\ ()'.\'cal'x gcntlcman ot' l'ortunc through lNlll ccntur) li‘cland. :\n cxtraordinar} attcntion to dctail and a \ ixual xt} lc that cllcctncl} rcproduccx thc look of conlcmporar} paintingx arc thc mayor pointx ol intcrcxt.
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0 Before Night Falls t tit .00. (Julian Schnahcl. l'S. Ztttlli lit) minx. ’l'hix hiopic ol' thc ga} (‘uhan author Rcmaldo Arcnax hax hccn garlandcd \\ ith praixc and
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tioii lor lcadmg actor Ja\ icr liardcm. lt'x morc rccognition than itx xtihlccl achic\cd in hix lil'ctimc. an iron} thc pcrxccutcd .-\rcnax might ha\ c lotmd \xr} l} illllllxlll}: Schnahcl'x film ix haxcd on thc mcmoirx :\rcnax dictatcd in c\ilc m \c\\ York. tcrmi» nall} ill \\llll .-\idx. hctorc hix xuicidc in WHO. ’l’hc paintcr turncd dircctor findx a
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