Film index
Tree Without Boots 1 l5) (’I‘anyir Mokammel. Bangladesh. 2001 ) Raisul Islam Asad. 102mm. Part of the Bl‘l’s touring Imagine Asia festival. Set in rural Bangladesh this delicately balances the comedy and tragedy of faith and deception. I‘ilmhoUse. lidinburgh. The Trespasser 1 t8) .0. Brant. lira/il. 2002) Marco Ricca. Alexandre Borges. l’aulo .\liklos. 98min. Adapted from the Marcal Aquino's noy el of the same name. lirant's film is a shadowy and realistic neo-noir set 011 the mean streets of Sao Paulo. .»\fraid of being sqtice/etl otil of the construction company they started. lyan (Ricca) and (iiba (Borges) hire hitman Anisio (.\lil\‘losl to kill their boss. :\ Hollywood film would has-e charted the downfall of the two businessmen. yet 7711' 7)‘(’.\'/)(1.s‘.wr instead follows the morally corrupt social climber Anisio. as he infiltrates and inyades the two men's worlds. providing an unconyentional and unsettling take on the traditional noir tale. See review. l‘ilmhouse. Iidinburgh.
Urban Visionaries 1 l5) (Vat'ious. t'K. 200i ) 72min. (‘olleetion of films commissioned by the London I‘ilm and Video Development Agency and representing artists working in the film medium. (ii-'1‘. (ilztsgow'.
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0 (Adam Shankman. l'S. 2002) Mandy Moore. Shane West. l03min. West plays high school bad boy Landon ('arter. tight with the in-crowd but going nowhere fast. When a school prank baekfires. as punishment Landon finds himself forced to participate in the nerdy school play and help disadvantaged kids at weekends. Thinking this like so uncool. lie soot) realises just how lost and without faith he is thanks to honey -\oiced nightingale Moore. .'\ tlc\ottt gotl-botllet‘el‘. she's got faith coming out of her arse and it's not long before Landon feels the power of lo\ c in a f—‘ootl. clean ('hristian kind of way. The result is a rather lengthy public seryice announcement. much like a feature episode of Hanson '\ (Tee/x as scripted by a Southern Baptist preacher. See rcy iew. (it‘itL‘i'ul t'clcast‘. Windtalkers 1 l5) ... (Joliti \Voo_ IS. 20021 Nicolas ('agt‘. (‘lit'islittli Slater. Adam Beach. 134mm. Set in Saipan. I‘)42. ll'im/Iu/Acrs centres on a pair of .\‘a\a_io Natiy e Americans who are recruited as Marines and trained to use a secret military code. based on their natiye language. liacl) ‘code talket" is also
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assigned an accompanying Marine. with orders to. ‘protect the code at all costs‘. Which means the code talkers' story is told through focussing on their (white) bodyguards ((‘agc and Slater). l'ltimately. what could have been a truly interesting story ends up getting lost in a sea of war movie Cliches. As expected. \Voo delivers on the action scenes. but it‘s strictly gung- ho guff. (icneral release.
Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) 1 18) O... (Alfonso (‘uaron. Mexico. 2001 ) (iael (iarcia licrnal. Diego Luna. Maribel \r'erdu. 105mm. In this upbeat. raunchy road movie Julio (Bernal) and childhood frich 'l'enoch (l.una) com ince goi‘geotis older Spanish woman l.uisa (Verdti) to join them on the road to an unspoilt beach known as ‘lIeay'en's Mouth’. The horny boys‘ plan is to get into Luisa‘s pants. which. as it turns out. she is quite happy with. Of course. when Luisa sleeps first with Diego and then Julio. the emotionally itnmature boys fall out. and it's left to their more experienced partner to teach them something about love. The cast giye ('uaron flawless performances. while the director and his co-writer brother (‘arlos ensure the drama is at once tender and boisterous. feelgootl and full of pathos. and wholly free of cliche. SCIL‘L‘lL‘tl i‘L‘lL‘tisC.
Zar Gui ( l5) (Salman l’eer/ada. Pakistan. l‘)()7) 80min. Shot in the Villages of the North West l't'ottlicr and Islamabad. this modern \ iew of Pakistan t‘c\ol\es around the story of a contemporary folk hero. a successful businessman who becomes an outlaw. Part of Iinagine:\Sl.-\ l‘ilnihouse. lidinburgh.
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Films are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Film Listings compiled by Henry Northmore
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Bombay Cinema: Glasgow
5 Lorne Street. Ibros. 0141 4l‘) 0722. £5 (£3).
FRIDAY 6—THURSDAY 1g
For this w eek’s programme times. please contact the cinema on 0l4l 41‘) 0722 for details.
GOA: Glasgow
350 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 352 4900. £4 (£2.50).
MONDAY 16 SEP Skate Shorts (the) 7.00.
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose Street. 0141 332 8128. (‘afe/bar. All performances bookable. |I)|. llil. liyenings: £4.75 (£3.50). Matinecs: £3.75 (£2.50). Wed (before 5pm): £3.75 (£2). Double bill £5 (£3.50). (il’l' sayers: £l‘) (£ l4) fiye tickets for the price of 4 (\alid for three months).
THURSDAY 5 SEP
1. Talk to Her115) 8.30.
2. Pauline et Paulette (PG) 3.01). The Lavender Hill Mob 11‘) 5.00. Man in the White Suit 11’(i) 7.00. The Ladykillers 113(1) (1.00.
FRIDAY 6 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 115) 2.00. 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Beijing Bicycle 11’( 1) 1.1)0.
Talk to Iter115) 3.30. 8.30. MuktirGaan118) 0.15.
SATURDAY 7 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 115) 2.00. 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Nine Lives. Films from the Trongate Studios 1 l5) 11.00am.
Belling Bicycle 113(1) 1 .00.
Talk to ller115) 3.30. 0.00. 8.31).
1.00. 5.30. (1.00.
off 5 Pluto Nash
‘ SUNDAY 8 SEP
1. Death on a Full Moon an115) 230. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 1 15) 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Talk to Iter115) 1.15. 0.00. Monsoon Wedding 1 15) 3.31).
Beijing Bicycle 11’(i) 8.31).
MONDAY 9 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 115) 2.0(). 4.15. 8.45.
Death on a Full Moon an1t5) 0.30. 2. Talk to tier115) 1.00. 3.30. 0.1)(). Betting Bicycle 1P( 1) 8.31).
TUESDAY 10 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (15) 2.0(). 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Talk to Iter115) 1.00. 8.31). Betting Bicycle (PG) 3.30.
Sunday Bloody Sunday 118) 0.15.
WEDNESDAY 11 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 115) 2.00. 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Monsoon Wedding (15) 1.00. Talkto Her115) 3.30. 0.00.
Belling Bicycle 11’( i) 8.30.
THURSDAY 12 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (15) 2.00. 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Talk to Her115) 1.00. 0.00. 8.30. Beijing Bicycle 113(1) 3.30.
FRIDAY 13 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 115) 2.00. 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Biflfl 112) 1.00. 0.00. Gabaret118) 3.31). 8.30.
SATURDAY 14 SEP
1.0nce UponaTime in the Midlands 115) 2.00. 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Cabaret1t8) 1.01). 0.01). Biflfl112) 3.30. 8.30.
SUNDAY 15 SEP
1.0nce UponaTimein the Midlands 115) 2.00. 4.15. 0.30. 8.45.
2. Rtflfl112) 1.00. 0.00. Cabaret118) 3.30. 8.30.
MONDAY 10 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 115) 2.00. 5.01).
A Day at the Races 11’( 1) + A Night at the Opera 113(1) 7.01).
2. Riflfl 112) 1.00. 3.30. 8.3(1. Urban Visionaries 1 15)
TUESDAY 17 SEP
1. Once UponaTimein the Midlands 115) 2.01). 4.15. 0.31). 8.45. 2.Bififl1t2) 1.00. 3.31). 8.30. Torch Song Trilogy 1 15) 0.15.
WEDNESDAY 18 SEP
1. A Day at the Races 1P0) + A Night at the Opera 1P0) 2.1)1).
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 1 15) (1.30. 3.45.
2. The Straight Story 11‘) 1.01). 0.1)(). Biflfl 112) 3.30. 8.30.
THURSDAY 19 SEP
1. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 115) 2.00. 4.15. 0.30. 8.45. 2.Btiifl112) 3.30. 0.1)1). 8.30.
Imax Theatre: Glasgow
(ilasgow Science ('entre. 50 Pacific Quay. 0141 420 5000. £5 (£5.50). Double feature tickets £9 (£0.50).
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Oolph1n51t') 3.30.
Everest1t') 1.1)1). 4.30. 0.30. Human Body (l') noon. 5.30. Into the Oeep1l') 2.30. 8.111).
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Dolphins 1t‘ ) Daily: 3.30.