Films screening this fortnight are listed below with certificate, star rating, credits, brief review and venue details. Film index compiled by Miles Fielder
0 All About Lily Chou Chou I ISI 0... IShuIIii luai. Japan. 3WD lla)aln lchihara. Shugn ()xhinari. IJIIIIIin. lx Ianann xnmthing IhaI IIIIleL‘x I'I‘Icudxhipx and Icadx In cnInInunicaIinn. nr rcxIIlIx III aInInixaIinn ax Ihc fan prnIchx hix hnnd u iIh. Ihc xIar In Ihc chrinIcnI nl all clxc i’ ()I'Icn Ihix imnlxcx a cnllixinn cnurxc nl Ian and xIar. hIII lnai Ix InnI‘c inlcrcxlcd in unrking n IIh Ihc thcrcal \\a} ('lInII-(‘hnu’x InuxIc pcrnIcaICx Ihcxc Japanch Iccnagc chaI'acIcrx' Ihnughlx and lcclingx xn IhaI an) Icnxinn ix gcncraIcIl amnngxl Ihcmxchcx. \inh Iii) ’x acIual prcxcncc Irrclmanl In Ihc IiIIn‘x inIcI‘cxlx. Scc ['0 it“. (il‘vl‘. (iliixgim.
0 All or Nothing I Ixioooo mac l.cigh. l'K. ZINIZI 'l‘imnIh} Spall. l.cxlc_\ .\lan\illc. .'\ll\Ull (iarland. llh’nnn. Phil 8ngch ISpallI ix a dnxxn-aI-hccl IIIInI cah driIcr |i\ In; nn a Snth l.nndnn cxIaIc. \\ iIh \\ il'c l’cIIn) I.\lan\ ilch and childrcn. .\lnnc_\ ix a cnananI ixxuc. ax ix Ihc dixrcxpccl Ihc pcI‘IInIle} nxcrncighl Rnr} \lin\\x l’cnn}. .'\x alcnhnlixm. dcpruxinn and \arinux I’nrinx nl' xncial and xc\ual d_\xlIInIinnaliI} i'llll I'il'c nn Ihc cxIaIc. cach nl Ihc lilIn'x IIIIIIIIpIIciI) nl' characIcrx I‘cachcx l'nr Ihc l'c\\ unhcallh} cxcapcx anulahlc. 'l‘hcrc'x lcxx hIImnIIr lhan lcigh'x prc\ inux unrk. and Ihc piccc x|n\\ I} axxIIIIch Ihc pnucr nl a liugcnc ()‘Ncill Iragcd}. hIiI “ill! unpaIrnnIxcd \Inrking; claxx characlcrx. x\I IiIIch Ihc Innc malxcx Ihc Iilm a ghath “alcli. hul Ihcrc'x an unqucxlinnahlc xII'cngIh III l.ci}_'h‘x Iixc nl clnxc-up. \xlnlc Ihc pc‘I‘lnI'IIIaIIccx lrnIII Ihc ccnII'al cnxcnIhlc arc xupcrh. SCL‘ l-L‘illlll'L' and I'L‘\ IL‘\\. Sclcclcd l‘L‘lL‘ilxc.
Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Il’(iI l:\l;IlII ('hahaI. l‘I‘ancc. ZIXIZI ('IIriinan ('lax icr. (icrard l)cpardicu. Mnnica BL‘llIIL‘L‘i. lllh'mln. (inxginn) and l'dcr/n'x (iaulIxh hcrncx Inakc Ihc lcap I'I'nm cnmic hnnlx In hig xcrccn I'nr Ihc xccnnd Innc in l“ icc ax mam _\carx.(‘la\ icr and Dcpardicu rcprixc Ihcir I'nlcx i‘I'nIn .'i\l¢’l'l\ (Hill ()III'III 'IIIAI' n/I (‘III'IIII' ax. rcxpcclncl} Ihc xmall hlnnd IcI'I‘Icr and Ihc hi; I'cd-hcadcd IIImmn\. 'l‘lIix IiIIIc arnund Ihc hn)x |ca\ c lllL‘Il' \ illagc \\ IIh iIx u ild hnar hanquclx hchind In cnmc In Ihc axxixIaIIcc nl Ihc )nung archIIch lidilix Inh ha. ha. Ihc punncr) I u hn hax hccn nI'dcrcd h} Ihc ()uccn nl Ihc Nilc lliL‘llllL‘Cll In cnmplclc Ihc cnanrucIinn nl a la\ Ixh palacc lnI' Ihc RUIIIIIII rlllL‘I'. Sh‘lCL‘lCtl I'L‘lL‘IIxL‘.
Audition I IXI 0.. IXlIIkc llillxihlll. Japan. 20H] I R)n lxhihaxhi. liIlII Shiina.
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Bangkok Dangerous I IM 0..
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Boat Trip I |5I I.\lan \alhan. [8.21MB ('IIha (inndlng Jr. llnraIIn Saw. Rngcr .\lnnrci 03min. HIM! III/I ch-x (inndmg plining a In\c|nrn xap uhn. aIIcr hcing dumpcd h} lIIx gII‘Il'rIcIId. lUl' Ihrnu m; up nn hcr \\lIIlC IInI air hallnnmng. Ix cnmIIIccd h} hIx hcxI pal ISaII/I In Iakc an nccan crIIIxc lnI' xinglc IIIach. liIII uhcn Ihc II'Ip Iurnx nuI In hc nrganixcd h_\ IlIc Sncrach ('Iuh lnI' liapp} hnmnx_ (inndmg liudx hIInxcli purxucd ahnuI Ihc hnaI h) a lL‘c'lII‘I'nllx IIld LlllL'L‘ll I.\lnnrc HlI gnd. nn. Rilgk‘l'il Snundx IIInrc lila' Him; Slur. (icncral l‘L'lL‘axC.
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Donnie Darko, a cult movie in the making
NlIII'iCI. hix SIaICxidc hnxxcx IIL‘liHIlC llII'L‘C IIIUI'L‘ lxlllCI'x In xilClIL‘L‘ lIiIII. l.nnxcl) adaplcd I'I'IIIII RnhcrI l,udlum‘x 80x xp} nan. Ihix cxpinnagc Ihrillcr unrkx In undcrminc Ihc clichcx nI‘ Ihc gcnrc. huI ulIiInaIcl} p|a}x likc a \UllpCd-dInHl Bnnd lihn. llnucwr. l.iInan kccpx Ihc acIinn Incl} and hccl’cd-up l)aInnn acquilx hiInxcll \\ cll. Sclcclcd I‘clcaxc. Breaking the Waves I IXI 00000 (lnrx \nn 'l'ricr. I)cnInark/l-rancc. WWII liInIl) \Valxnn. SIcllan Skarxgard. KaIrin (‘arIlIdgcn ISXIIIin. III a clnxc-kIIiI (‘ahinixI cnIIIInunil} III Ihc nnI'Ih nl ScnIland. a )nung \xnman Iaccx hanIthcnI l'rnIn Ihc church \xhcn xhc Inakcx a xclI-xacriliciug pacI \\ iIh (ind in nI'dcr In xa\ c hcr huxhand'x Iil'c. l'IIlikc \nn lI'iL‘I‘K aIIxIcrc aI'IhnIIxc nnrkx Ilium/MI. Ihix iIIIiInaIc mclndrama ix ran and c\pnxcd. IiInnIInnal cnIInchinn Iranxccndx cIcr)IhIII§_' clxc in nnc nl Ihc Inan nIn\ ing lilmx c\ cr Inadc. (‘aIncIL lidinhurgh.
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The Crocodile Hunter I I’( i) 000
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