M ( [5) “(Fritz Lang. Germany. l93l ) Peter Lorre. ()tto Wernicke. Gustav Grundgens. l l7min. An undoubted classic filled with stunning sequences that build to a harrowing climax. A child murderer (Lorre) evades the police only to be caught and tried by his fellow criminals. Sordid subject matter treated with stunning artistic vision. with Lorre at his most chilling. yet strangely sympathetic. best. Glasgow I-‘ilm Theatre. Glasgow.
The MachinisttlS )ooeo (Brad Anderson. Spain. 2004) (‘hristian Bale. Jennifer Jason-Leigh. Aitana Sanchez- Gijon. l02min. Trevor Reznik (Bale) is a lathe operator in a hazardous factory. The danger is intensified by the fact that he has lost the ability to sleep. This creepy tale of insomnia and paranoia. comparable to Kubrick‘s The Shining. boasts a stunning performance by Bale. U( '1 ( 'l_vdebank. Glasgow. U('I Edinburgh.
Madagascar (U) mo (liric Darnell & Tom McGrath. US. 2005) Ben Stiller. (‘hris Rock. David Schwimmer. Jada Pinkett Smith. 86min. See review. page 46. General release.
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(Josh Marston. Columbia/US. 2004) (‘atalino Sandino Moreno. Yenny Paola Verga. l00min. Maria Alvarez (Morena) is a cocky 17-year-old from a rural (‘olumbian backwater who wrestles with a predictable life of low wage factory work. family responsibilities and an underwhelming boyfriend. When she accidentally becomes pregnant. she falls in the eye sight of local Bogota biker boy Juan (Tom) who lures her into his den with promises of high earnings and international travel. lrnpressive Loachian drama from first timer Marston. Glasgow Ell/It Theatre. Glasgow. McLibel: When No Worlds Collide ( 15) O... (Franny Armstrong.
UK. 2005) 85min. This is the inside story of
the gardener and the postman who took on McDonald‘s and. in the process of telling their three-year story. reveals much about the power of multinational corporations. animal welfare. advertising. the environment and. of course. freedom of speech. Part of 'l’wenty-to-One: Films fora Greener Future season. I'ilrrthouse. Edinburgh.
The Miami Model ( I5) (lndymedia. US. 2004) ()lniin. Documentary about how. in November 2003. trade ministers from 34 countries met in Miami to negotiate the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The l’l'AA threatens to destroy the rights and environment of indiginous peoples in north. south and central America. Strong. depressing stuff. Part of 'l‘wenty-to-One: Films for a Greener Future season. Glasgow I-ilm Theatre. Glasgow; Eilrnhouse. Edinlrurgh.
Millions ( l 2A) COCO (Danny Boyle. l'K/lfS. 2004) Alexander Nathan litel. Lewis ()wen McGibbon. James Nesbitt. Daisy Donovan. 98min. Young brothers Damien (litcl) and Anthony (McGibbon) when the boys find a bag of pound notes but they only have ten days to spend it. Director Danny Shallow Grave Boyle and writer Frank 24 Hour Party People (‘ottrell Boyce's first foray into family cntertaimnent is an absolute joy. General release.
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(Donald Petrie. LS. 2001) Sandra Bullock. Michael ('aine. ('andice Bergen. 1 10min. Bullock’s Gracie Han considers herselfjust one of the guys in the FBI. So she's none too thrilled when she is chosen to infiltrate the ranks of ‘bikini stuffers‘ in the Miss linited States Pageant in a bid to catch a Unabomber-like terrorist. The galumphing. charmless Gracie needs a makeover. (‘ue (‘aine's defrocked pageant guru and most miraculous transformation since lienry lliggins got hold of liliza Doolittle. Bullock throws herself whole-heartedly into the proceedings. submitting her character to a series of undignified pratfalls. As the movie‘s producer. she only has herself to blame. ()deon, Edinlrurgh.
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (12A). (John Pasquin. (TS. 2004) Sandra Bullock. Regina King. linrique Murciano. William Shatner.
1 15min. Tepid sequel to 2000's cute comedy thriller vehicle which temporarily stemmed Bullock‘s declining career. We Edinburgh ()eean. Edinburgh.
Monster in Law (12A) oo (Robert Luketic. US. 2005) Jennifer Lopez. Jane Fonda. Michael Vartan. Wanda Sykes.
[01 min. When Charlotte Honeywell (Lopez) finally meets her perfect man. Kevin (Vanan). she has tojump one last hurdle — his merciless. overprotective mother (Fonda). who will do anything to destroy their relationship. Clichéd comedy. Selected release.
Mrers SmithUS)”. (Doug Liman. US. 2005) Brad Pitt. Angelina Jolie. Efren Ramirez. Angela Bassett. 1 17min. Pitt and Jolie play married suburban couple. John and Jane Smith. who happen to be spies working for rival agencies. When they are both assigned the same target. they quickly discover the truth about each other and set about dissolving the marriage in the most violent of ways. Fluffy. likeable. slapdash but overlong marital comedy. General release.
Mr and Mrs Bridge (PC) so.
(James Ivory. UK. 1990) Paul Newman. Joanne Woodward. Blythe Danner. Simon (‘allow. Kyra Sedgwick. 124min. Based on two novels by Evan S Connell. the latest ivory/Merchant drama centres on middle- class American family life in the l930s and 40s. Beautifully acted by real-life couple Newman and Woodward. it details happy days at the heyday of their marriage. when their three children are beginning to grow up. and the decline of their relationship in later life. A glossy but subtle period saga. mounted with the production team's customary panache. Showease Cinema. Paisley: Paisley.
Notre Musique ( IS) O.” (Jean-Luc Godard. France. 2004) Sarah Adler. Nade Dieu. Rony Kramer. 80min. Divided into three ‘kingdoms‘ — Enfer (Hell). Purgatoire (Purgatory) and Paradis (Paradise) — Norre Musique is an indictment of modem times Using documentary footage of recent atrocities. Godard airing his grievances against the world is always a cause for celebration and pretension. Eilmhouse. Edinburgh.
Oliver! (U) ooe (Carol Reed. UK. 1968) Ron Moody. Oliver Reed. Mark Lester. Jack Wild. Harry Secombc. l46min. A sparkling cast. great choreography and some dashed good tunes provide handsome entertainment in Lionel Bart's musical adaptation of Oliver Twist. The grim satire of greed. poverty and corrupted innocence that Dickens wrote is almost entirely smothered. which isjust line here in this sing-along-with screening of Reed‘s musical. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow: One Love (12A) oo (Don Lctls/ Rick Elgood. Jamaica/Norway/UK. 2003) (‘herine Anderson. Vas Blackwood. Carl Bradshaw. Ky-Mani Marley 100mm. See review. page 46. UGC Renfrew Street. Glasgow. Vue. Edinburgh.
Only Human (15) CO. (Dominic liarari. Teresa Pelegri. Spain/Argentina/ Portugal/UK. 2004) Norma Aleandro. Guillermo Toledo. 89min. A three-act Arabian flavoured farce about the events that unfold when Leni Dalinsky (Aguilera) and her fiancee Rafi (Toledo) come to the Dalinsky family flat to announce their upcoming nuptials. Lightweight and genuinely entertaining but slightly too unruly and underfed to linger long in the memory. Cameo. Edinburgh.
Overnight (15) CO. (Mark Brian Smith. Tony Montana. US. 2003) Harvey Weinstein. Billy Connolly. Patrick Swayze. Matthew Modine. Willem Dafoe. 82min. See interview. page 49 and review. page 48. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow; Filmhouse. Edinburgh.
The Pacifier (PG) oo (Adam Shankman. US. 2005) Vin Diesel. Faith Ford. 95min. Navy Seal Shane Wolfe (Diesel) is assigned to take care of a single- parent suburban family while mysterious mom Julie Plummer (Ford) goes off on some dubious govemment business. (‘ue much fish-out-of-water ‘hilarity'. General release. Paheli (U) (Amol Palekar. India. 2005) Shahruk Khan. Amitabh Bachchan.
POPaganda: nieancrm ofonEnqiish
Fascinating documentary about English, one of an agit prop group of artists who paint over billboards and create art that satirises the emptiness of modern culture. Part of the Twenty-to-One season of
‘Films for a Greener Future’.
IGFT, G/asgow (Fri 75 and Tue 7 9 Jul only). Film/rouse, Edinburgh (Tue 72 and
Mon 78 Jul only).
Bollywood wedding-come-ghost story based on a popular novel by Vijayadanl)etha. Seleeted release.
Pickpocket (PG) oooo (Robert Bresson. France. 1959) 75min. ()ne of Bresson's most popular films. shot on the teeming streets of Paris and inspired by Dostoyevsky's ('rirne and Punishment. it's all about an isolated young man who aspires to challenge society and himself through daring criminal acts. Gr‘osvertor. Glasgow. The Pink Panther (PU) ooo
(Blake Edwards. UK/lfS. 1963) Peter Sellers. David Niven. Robert Wagner.
1 13min. The first of the Panther franchises about jewels and a certain clumsy French detective may have dated terribly but there is still a lot to enjoy here. .S'eorsrnan .S'er'eening Room. Edinburgh.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse ot the Black Pearl ( 12A) COO. (Gore Verbinski. US. 2003) Johnny Depp. Geoffrey Rush. Orlando Bloom. Keira Knightley. Jack Davenport. 133mm. Rattling good pirate yarn from the director of Mousehunt. Jack Sparrow (Depp) and Will Turner (Bloom) brave the (Taribbean Sea to stop a ship of pirates led by (‘aptain Barbossa (Rush). Grosvenor; Glasgow. Pitch Fever (PG) (Sharon Farr/Miroslaw Dembonski. South Africa. 2003) 49min. Documentary set around the inaugural Homeless World (‘up in Graz. Austria which follows the fortunes of the South African Big Issue vendors' learn. Showing with Lil. Kinsella's short The Homeless World ('u/r.
Part of the Homeless World (‘up Season. Eilrnhouse. Edinburgh.
Pooh’s Heflalump Movie (l'r
OO (Frank Nissen. LS. 2005) David ()gden Stiers. Jim (‘ummings (voices). (38min. Another camp adventure from Thousand Acre Woods. Tigger gets all the best lines again. ()deon At The Quay. Glasgow. Glasgow.
POPaganda: The Art 8. Crimes of Ron English (PG) (Pedro (‘arvajaL IS. 2004) 78min. A provocative and irreverent documentary about ‘culture-slamming' the filling of gaps in modern life and culture with art and the fusion of criminality and creation. This documentary explains the motivation behind it and the rewards and fun of it. To some it is a hobby and to others. a way of life. (‘arvajal is the perfect man to set the facts straight as he is not only a director but was once a slammer himself. Part of 'l‘wenty-to-One: Films for a Greener Future season. See picture caption. above. Glasgow l'ilrn Theatre. Glasgow; l-‘ilrnlrouse. Edinburgh.
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