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The Rocky Horror Picture Show tl.\'i 0... (Jun Shariiian. l‘K. I‘l75i 'l'iiii ('tii‘r}. Stixan Sai'antlon. Barr} Boxtuick. \lcal l.oal. llltlmin. l‘lit' cult lilm lU L'llll all ollit‘l'x. lltlx l'UL'l'x xpool tilt tiltl litit‘t‘ot’ Ititi\ tcx littx c‘t'calL'tl it ltl't‘Ctl UJ Rock) llorror cra/icx. antl packx thcm iii at Iatc \llii\\x ctci') \xhci'c. 'l‘hc lilm liax itx niomcntx. antl ('tirr} ix xplcntlitll} camp .ix thc hixc\tia| l-rank .\'. l’tii'tci'. Srt'i' ('t'iiliu't ('nit'niti. lat/iii/riiru/r
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t.\lai‘g_'arcthc Von 'l'rotta. (icrtiian}/\t-t|ici'lantlx_ Illtlh Katia Ricmann. .\laria Schratlct'. .\l;irtin l-cilcl. litiiiun. ltixcinatiiig ttio\ic inxpirctl h) lhc titic cxcntx that tinltirlctl on a Bcrlin xtrcct during \\'\\'|l uhcn a group or \xomcn took oit thc SS and “on. I'i/Iii/ioim'. Izi/iIi/riiruli. Santa vs the Snowman 30 (Hit t\'ariotix. l'S. IlNJZi 32min. l.\l:\.\ hi; xcrccn pi'cxcntation. /.ll;l.\’ I'lit'titrt'. (iltituoit. 3%: Scrooge t l ‘ l O... tlh‘ian l)cxmontl Iltirxt. l‘K. 1051 l :\hxt;tii' Sim. (icorgc (‘olc. .\lichacl Hortlcrii. 80min. l’rohahl} thc hcxt \ct't‘t‘lt tltlttplttlltltt til (‘llttl‘lLN Dickcnx‘ .‘l ('lirixrmtix (11ml. 'l'hc xtor} coitccrnx thc
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The Secret of Roan lnish mm C... tJohn S;I}JL‘\. l’S/lrclantl. l‘NJr Jcni ('ourtnc}. liilccn (‘olgaiL Johit l.}itch. ltlfimin. .\laxtcr tilmmakcr 8a} lC\ tlclnci'x a \uiiitlci'l'till} \ttxtltil (‘cltic lantax} that xhotiltl appcal to oltlcr and )otingcr \ 1c“ crx alikc. (‘apttii'ing thc mood ol~ rural Irclantl and thc lcgcntl ol' thc hall-htiiiian. hall-xcal \L'JKJL'\. hc xptttx a rich ltth of L'\ L‘t‘} ultt} magic \xhich tapx into the cultural idcntit) ot‘ the xctting \\ ithotit a hint ol‘ cotttlcxccnxioit. (i/iiwou l'iilni 'I‘lit'iitrt‘. (chfltflt.
Shark Tale it» 000 tltitm Bci‘gcron/Vick} Jcnxon/Roh l.cttcrman. l'S. Still-ll Will Smith. Rohcrt Dc .\'iro. Jack
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Singin’ in the Rain it .0000. (tit-nt- Kcll} tk Statilc} l)oncit. l \. l‘l5lli (it-tic Kcll}. Donald (H‘omtot. l)L’l‘l‘lL' Rt‘}iitiltlx. ('_\tl (‘hatixxc lllliiiin [It‘ll-\\\Ulltl uiitlci'gocx thc tiaiixition ttoiit thc xilcnt cta to thc tallxicx aiitl tcptitattonx iixc and tall _\hxo|titc|} \wiitlci'ttil iittixital cntcitainiiicnt. \xith thc xlickcxt ot xnapp} thalogtic. cntltii'iiigI} catch} nuiiihcix. a \J‘l \\ tth jJL'lllllltL‘ charixiiia. and an citggaginf; picttii‘c ot lhc intltixtr} iii tiaiixition iiito thc l‘.tlj._'.lllt ()tiitc xplciitlitl Scc pancl hclott Ii/ni/iuim. Ia/iii/rm'gli
Sleepover t M ii 0. tJoc \uxxhatittt. l5. :lJlJ~1J.'\JL'\.l \t‘ga. \Jllxa lititil'cltl. .J.lllL' l.}nch. Sam Huntington H‘lmin Scc lL'\lL'\\. pagc Silt ( It (I I'¢'/t’tl\i'.
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Summer Madness t l’( t l ll);t\ itl I .t-ttn. l'S. 1055i Kathcrinc llcphui'n. Roxxano lira/Ii. 4min. chtoration ol' l)a\ itl l.can‘x adaptation ol' Arthur l.atircnt'x popular pla}. 'I'lit' IJHH' of [/N’ ('iit'lim. about a iiiitltllc agctl xccrctai'} \x ho ptnx all hcr tlrcamx on a oncc tn a lil'ctiiiic trip to \cnicc. .\lo\ mg. paxxionatc and matui‘c, l-ilm/ioiitt'. lit/iiiliuru.’i.
Super Size Me t 12A) 0000 Morgan Spurlock. l'S. Still-ll lllllmin. (‘omical
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Take my Eyes (Te doy mis ojos) i|5i O... tlciai' Bollain. Spain. with [ma .\lartil|. l.tiix 'l‘oxar. ('antlcla l’cna. l-ci‘nantlc/ l.tltia. lll‘hmn. l’ilai' t.\lariilli l'lccx hcr homc li'om hci‘ \ iolcnt htixhantl Antonio t'I'oxari. 'lalxiiig lltL‘lt' _\oting_' xon tl.unai. xltc ltcatlx liti' xtilcl} \Hlli ltL‘t' xtxlct‘ .v\na tl’cnai. htix} pit-paring; tor hcr oun marriagc to a Scot tl)a\ c Mitotic} i. l'nahlc to acccpt l’ilai"x tlcparturc. .-\ntonio mum to i'ctorm. c\cn ciitcring thcrap}. l’ilai‘ ix pcrxtiatlctl to rcttii'n and thc incx itahlc ix xct in motion. l’ottcrltil auai‘tl-txinniiig nattii'alixtic drama that tlocx not iitixx a hcat. ('tinii'o. lit/In/riirgli.
The Taste of Tea tl’(ii tKatxtihito lxhii. Japan. 3007“ Mina Banno. 'lukahiro Sato. 'l‘atlanohti .-\xano. l-Umin. l)ircctor lxhii ix hcxt knotxn hcrc l'oi‘ hix Kill Bill animation
Yeah, so its gonna be on the idiot box over Christmas, but so what? Be wise and see it on the grown-up screen. You won’t be disappointed. The talents of Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds (look at those pins) and Donald O’Connor will make you happy to be alive. I Fi/mtiouse. Edinburgh lit/ed 22 6.45pm and Fri 24 Dec I2. 75 and 5.30; only.
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When the Last Sword is Drawn I IS» .0. tYoii 'lakita. Japan. with Kiichi .\'alxat. Koichi Sato. Ytii Natxukaxxa. 'l'akchiro .\ltirata I iNiitin, Scc rt-x it-tt. pact- 55. Xi'li'i li’t/ I't'lt'ilu‘
3&3 White Christmas t Pt it 0000 t.\lichacl ('tii'til. l'S. l‘JS-li Hint: ('roxl‘}. Darin} Ka}c. Roxcinar} ('looitc}. \cia-lzllcn llllmiii. .-\ltcr km in): thc arm) ltillt)\\lll}1 WWII. Boh t('i'oxh) i and Phil thl}C| lL‘.tlll tip to hccomc a top xoiig-antlrtlancc act. ’l'hc) tcam tip “till a patrol hcatitilul xixtcix t('loonc) antl lillt‘ltl htit \thcn thc lattci
ll'.t\ cl to a \criiiont lotlgc to pcrloriii a ('hrixtiiiax xhott. thc ho}x lolloxt m Icalotix). onl} to find lhcii' lHl'ltlL‘l’ coiitiiiaittlcr. (icncral \Vatcrl} tI)can Jagggcri. ix thc Iotlgc oxt ncr. A xcricx ol romantic llll\ upx t-nxtic ax thc pcrlormcrx ii} to hpr thc (iciicral. Saccharinc hut totall} lcxtiw muxical larc lUI‘ lliC lint} lllL‘ttl til hcart. ('( 'xl. (i/iltwm Without A Paddle t J23\l oo
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l‘)(i2 H‘). Thc ncu. [utoii Iii ix lull ol Kitano- xt) Ic toital changcx hcttxccn comic and \iolcnt. tcntlcr and graphic. llclpmg a rcmotc mountain tottn that'x hcing: tcrrorixctl h} thc (im/o gang. [atoichi tlraux cloxcr to hix ncnicxix. thc ronm Hattori t'l‘atlanohti .-\xanoi uho'x hccti hirctl h} (inn/o to cnlorcc hix rtilc. Thc tightx hccomc cxcr titorc tl)n;imtc ax thc tcnxion ttiotintx. (’utting cdgc xttil'l’. Scc pancl. pagc 73. I'l/Nl/lltllw‘. [Lt/lIl/Hll'L’ll.
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