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Souls of Naples (U) (Vincent Monnikendam. Netherlands. 2005) 94min. The citizens of Naples play an important part in this documentary. which takes its inspiration from Caravaggio's painting ‘The Seven Acts of Mercy‘. Painters and handbag-sellers combine to provide an interesting portrayal of Italian urban life. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgmi'; Film/muse. Edinburgh.
Space Station 30 (U) (Toni Myers. Canada/US. 2003) 47min. Narrated by Tom Cruise. this big screen IMAX presentation follows real astronauts into the big blue. Impressive. but not as awesome as it should have been. IMAX Theatre. Glasgow Stealth (15) 0. (Rob Cohen. US. 2) Josh Lucas. Jessica Biel. Jamie Foxx. Sam Shepard. Richard Roxburgh. 121min. A mildly enjoyable piece of fascist American military propaganda. Stealth is the story of three crack-fighter pilots who come up against a rogue Al warplane. The actors all seem to have fun; Jamie Foxx (pre- Collateral) and Josh Lucas get to play pilot for two hours in what is basically a gamer‘s movie. Unfortunately the movie wears its overbearing awareness of 9/1 I proudly on its flying jacket sleeve. An ultimately tiresome ‘homeland intelligence failure‘ flick. Selected release.
Sweet Sweethack’s Baadasssss Song ( l8) .0... (Melvin Van Peebles. US. l97l)97min. NotjUst the original blaxploitation movie. but one of the key films in world independent cinema. Writer. producer. director and actor Van Peebles became a folk hero for his tale about a cool lover who stands up against whitey. Catch it while you can. Film/muse. Edinburgh. T-Rex 30 (U) (Brett Leonard. US. 1998) 40min. Amazing looking IMAX movie about a father and daughter in danger from a vicious carnivorous dinosaur. Great fun. IMAX Theatre. Glasgow
30 Mania (U) (the. US. 2003) Stuart Pankin. Elvira.IMAX 3D animation hell. For masochists and computer render geeks only. IMAX Theatre. Glasgmi'. Trainspotting ( I8) .0... (Danny Boyle. UK. 1995) Ewan McGregor. Ewen Bremner. Robert Carlyle. Jonny Lee Miller. 93min. John Hodge‘s screenplay perfectly captures the desperate humour of Irvine Welsh's novel. keeping the episodic structure ofjunkie scenes for the first half. before concentrating more on Renton in London in the later stages. Fast and stylish direction. creative soundtrack and acting that's off-the—rails excellent. A cinematic blast from beginning to end. which also shows a complex — and true — understanding of the lure and fatal consequences of drug- taking. C electric. Edinburgh.
Undertow ( 15) 0.” (David Gordon Greene. US. 2004) Jamie Bell. Josh Lucas. Dennot Mulroney. Devon Alan. 107min. It's l970s Georgia and widower John Munn (Mulroney) and his two kids live on a shit heep farm on the edge of an unruly forest. When surly. chain-smoking jailbird Uncle Deel (Lucas) turns up in search of hidden treasure their dispossessed. bucolic existence starts falling apart. Director
Wed 3 (st Aug Bear Club (CAcharro) (18) (Miguel Albaladejo, 2004, Spain) 1 hr 39 subtitles £3.50/f250 concs
Wed 7 Sept Millions (12) (Danny Boyle, 2005, UK) 1hr 38 BSD/£2.50 concs
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Greene‘s third feature is a fascinatineg weird slow burn nightmare pastorale that‘s alive with ghosts from the work of Charles Burnett Altman and Don Siegel. An impressively weird tale of rural redemption and the struggle for the souls of young children. Filmhuuse. Edinburgh. Unleashed ( 18) 0.. (Louis Leterrier. France/L'S/UK. 2005) Jet Li. Morgan Freeman. Bob Hoskins. Kerry Condon. 102min. French martial arts movie written by Luc Bessson and shot in Glasgow. Li is the top enforcer of Hoskins' small-time hood. who goes about town collecting racket money and unleashing his well—trained kung fu killer. But his doggy gets off his leash and is taken in by Freeman‘s peace-loving blind piano tuner. An enjoyable curio. General release. Vera Drake (12A) sees (Mike Leigh. UK. 2004) Imelda Staunton. Richard Graham. Eddie Marsan. Anna Keaveney. I25min. Vera Drake sees Leigh return with a tragic-comic drama that boasts both the wartn affection of Life is Sweet and the sharp cruelty of Naked. Set in post-war Britain (195(1/1 London) and focusing on the titular good little wife. mother and secret backstreet abortionist (Staunton). Vera Drake benefits from compelling narrative that sees the good- hearted if na'i've protagonist subjected to institutionalised victimisation. Film/muse. Edinburgh.
Video Visions ( 15 ) (Various. Austria/US/Canada/Japart/Netherlands. 2003/2004) 70min. A selection of short films from a variety of directors. which ranges from abstract art pieces to longer documentary-type features. Iixpect to be confused. Film/muse. Edinburgh.
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Thom Andersen’s engrossing film essay about LA’s place in the history of great film locations kicks off an excellent season called Los Angeles Stories, which includes screenings of Deren’s Meshes in the Afternoon and Huston’s Chinatown
Wanted (Nachbarinnen) ( 12A) (Franziska Meletzky. Germany. 2004) Dagmar Man/e1. Grazyna Slapolowska. 88min. Well observed character drama about a 40-year-old woman with an obsessive compulsive disorder and her relationship with a young female refugee who hides in her apartment. Glasgow I’ilm Theatre. Glasgow
War of the Worlds (1953) (PG) 0... (Byron Haskin. LS. 1953) Gene Barry. Ann Robinson. Les Tremayne. 85min. HG W‘lls‘ classic is hijacked by the Americans and transported to California in the 1950s. thereby giving it that distinctive post-atomic sci-ti feel. It is stirring to see these vast cityscapes under attack from Martian spaceships. Film/muse. Iz'dinlmreh. War of the Worlds (2005) ( 12A) .0. (Steven Spielberg. IS. 2005) Tom Cruise. Justin Chatwin. Dakota Fanning. Tim Robbins. Miranda ()tto. 1 Itimin. IIG Wells‘ alien invasion as seen through the eyes of Spielberg and divorced east coast blue-collar dockworker Ray I‘errier (Cruise). Despite good atmospheric work in the first half. pyrotechnics and noise render this to be only an adequate version of the much adapted book. General release. Wedding Crashers ( IS) 0..
(David Dobkin. LS. 2005) ()wen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. Rachel McAdams. Christopher Walken. 1 19min. This boisterous comedy about a pair of divorce mediators (Wilson and Vaughn) who spend each spring season gate-crashing weddings so they can score babes is merely an ugly second cousin once removed to the low- brow likes of Dodge/ml! and Meet the I'iu'kers. General release.
=1: Whisky ( 12A) sees (Pablo Stoll/Juan Pablo Rebulla. l'raquay/ Argentina/ Spain/Germany. 2004) Jorge Bolani. Daniel Hendler. Mirella Pascaul. Andres Pazos. 98min. See review. page 28. Film/muse. Edinburgh.
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(Jacques Perrin. France. 2001 ) 98min. Impressive looking documentary that follows a group of birds' migratory patterns
throughout the course of a year. The birds cross seven continents and 40 countries. ()ne for twitchers and amateur surveillance equipment fans. (‘ineimrld Par/(head. Glasgow. Glasgmv.
The World is Upside Down (1i) (l'K) (30min. Music documentary that follows the progress of Glasgow band Quinn as they travel frotn Scotland to Serbia by minibus. after one of the band‘s songs (from which the film takes its title). entered the Serbian top ten. ('(‘xL Glasgow
>l< Yes (2005) ( 15) cases (Sally Potter. I'K/liS. 2004) Joan Allen. Simon Abkarian. Sam Neill. Shirley Henderson. Sheila Ilancock. 100mm. See interview. page 2-1. and review. page 27. Selected release.
Young Adam ( 18) 0000 (David Mackenlie. L'K. 2003) Ewan McGregor. Iimily Mortimer. Tilda Swinton. Peter .Vlullan. 93min. Mackenzie remains loyal to the dark. existentialist spirit of Alexander Trocchi‘s 1954 novel about Joe. at nihilistic drifter who seems only to find connection with the world through slea/y sexual encounters. Shot in seedy green and grey hues. the film opens on the Clyde where Joe (McGregor) is working on a barge owned by Iilla (Swinton) and her husband Les (Mullan). The men are in the process of dragging a corpse of a young woman from the water. an act done with particular care by Joe. thus hinting at his complicity in her demise. A flawless and coherent adaptation of a dark and disturbing tale and a work of haunting beauty. Seats-man .S'ereening Ronni. Edinburgh.
Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie: Pyramid of Light (PG) 0 (Hatsuki Tstiji. Japan. 2004) Various. 89min. Yugi and his magical alter ego ‘the Pharoah' use power trading cards to light the forces of evil. all in the name of capitalism and clever marketing (and the will to become the best duellist in the world). Iiscreable movie spin off of a popular Japanese comic book and television series. If you thought Pokemon was shite wait till you see this pile of poo. (‘ elei'tru‘. lat/inlmreh.