Film
Films screening this fortnight are listed below with certificate, star rating, credits, brief review and venue details. Film index compiled by Paul Dale
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl (l') .. (Rohert Rodriguel. IS. 2005) 'l‘aylor l.autner. Taylor Dooley. ('ay den Boyd. (ieorge Lopez. 93min. .-\ hoy's imaginary superhero friends come to life and joins him on a series of adventures. Bland Dust-SIN Kit/s kiddie llick from Rodriguei. (ienerul release.
The Adventures of Arsene Lupin (15) ... (Jean-Paul Salome. liraIIce/ltaly/Spain/Britain. 200-1) Romain Duris. Kristin Scott Thomas. Pascal (lreggory. liva (ireen. lZSmIn. See review. page 40. Film/muse. [film/Hugh. Alexander Nevsky (t') 0...
(Sergei liisenstein. l'SSR. 1038) Nikolai ()khlopkov. Alexander Ahrikossov. Dmitri ()rlov, \'assily Novikov. 1 12min. With music by Prokofiev. liisenstein re—enacts splendidly the medieval routing of the (iermans. drawing powerful comparisons to the l'SSR's contemporary threat from the Na/is. .-\ thrilling. patriotic epic. Film/muse. Edinburgh.
Gamerz
Alien Adventure 30 (l') .00.
(Ben Strassen. Japan. 2001 ) Voice of John Boyle. Bouli l.anners. 37min. An alien race looking for a planet to colonise find earth and unfortunately enter a theme park where they cause much amusing mayhem. IMAX Theatre. (i/uvgon;
* The Aristocratst 18).... (Paul Proven/a. IS. 3005) 89min. See interview. pgc ~12. and review. page ~12. Selected release.
Asylum ( l5) . (David Macken/ie. l7K/lreland. 3005) Natasha Richardson. Ian McKellen. llugh Bonneville. (ius [.ewis. 99min. See review. page ~10. Selected [IF/(7131'.
Bangles (Choorian) ( IS) (Syed Noni: Pakistan. NUS) Saima. Moammar Rana. Bahar Begum. 174mm. A successful rustic fairy tale that was a landmark Pakistani lilm. Part of the Pakistani l-‘ilm. Media and Arts Festival. (iluvemr I'll"! ’I‘lieulre. (ilusgmv:
Barsaat (P(i) (Suneel [)arshan. India. 2005) Bohhy Deol. Bipasha Basu. Priyanka (’hopra. Big hudget remake of Raj Kapoor‘s 194‘) love story ahout a naive hut intelligent young man who comes to the hig city from the countryside and finds love. ()tlemi .‘ll Ali/1e Quay. (iluvgmv; (ilusgmi’: (’('I [ailinliurglr [film/Hugh.
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Batman Begins t 12A) 0.. ((‘hristopher Nolan. l'S. 2005) (’hristian Bale. Michael ('aine. Liam Neeson. Morgan Freeman. (iary ()ldman. Katie Holmes. H‘hnin. The Bat is hack in this deeply flawed hut satisfyineg dark and realistic adaptation of hoth Boh Kane’s original strips and Frank Miller's Ila/mun: leur ()ne. David Bltltlt‘ (iny er's script is pretty awful hut this is also a fairly suhstandard piece of work from Nolan as well. But/mm Begins does. however. need to he applauded for partly revitalising an ailing franchise. (timer). [:‘rliII/m/fieh. Bewitched (P( i) O. (Nora liphron. 1S. 2005) Nicole Kidman. Will Ferrell. Shirley Macl.ainc. Michael (‘aine. Jason Schwart/man. llllmin. Dire. one dimensional. high concept reworking of the erstwhile TV show that lacks magic. Jack (l‘errell ). an actor whose career is on the wane. takes the role of square hushand Darrin in a remake of a classic sitcom in the hope that it will revive his career. To protect his star status he insists that an unknown he cast as Samantha. [inter lsohel (Kidman). who by a quirk of fate is a w itch desperate to live life as a mere mortal. (.‘meml release.
The Big Sleep (l’(i) ..... (Howard Hawks. IS. 1040) Humphrey Bogart.
Co-financed by Scottish Screen and SMG under the New Found Films scheme, Gamerz is that very rare beast - an offbeat romantic comedy set in the fantasy role-playing society of a
university. This is a special BAFTA Scotland screening. Check out www.gamerz-the-movie.com for more
information. I GFT. Glasgow (Mon I 2 Sep only).
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Lauren Bacall. John Ridgely. Martha \‘ickers. l l-lmin. Marlowe gets caught up in the pcccadilloes of the Sternwood family as he tries to stop a spot of hlackmail. Needless to say. the hroad knows more than she lets on. Witty. sultry. atmospheric. mainstreamfilm Imir with Bogey and Bacall doing their excellent douhle act. Part of a double hill with IA (‘oII/itlenliul. (iluvemi' I-‘I'lm 'I‘lieulre. (Iluvgmv:
Born to Fight( 18) 00. (Panna Rittikrai. 'l‘hailand. 2004) ('hupong ('hangprung. Nappon (iomarachun. Santisuk Promsiri. Dan (‘hupong ()lmin. It's not diflicull to see why this reactionary polIce thriller was such a huge hit in its home country. Iinm In Hell! accesses all that is good ahout the early films of John Woo. with excellent hand-Io-hand gun hattles making up for the terrible acting and even ropier dialogue. (‘i/Ieu‘m'lrl ReIi/i'ew' Street. Glasgow; Glasgow:
British Asian Shorts ( 12A) (Various. l'K) A selection of short films made hy Asians living in Britain. (iluvqnu' Film 'lilleull'e. (iluvgmv.
Brodeuses (A Common Thread)
( IS) 0.. (lileonore l-‘aucher. lirance. 3004) Lola Naymark. Ariane Ascaride. 'I'homas l.aroppe. 89min. In this story of a pregnant teenager who gains meaning from her life through hecoming intensely involved in cmhroidery. the director weaves a narrative of two characters :‘vscaridc's grieving mother and Naymark‘s quickly maturing teenager mutual understanding of life. its losses and its gaIns. 'l‘herapeulic cinema. (i/uveoir I'll/n 'I'lieulre. (ilusgmv; l‘llm/Inuse. lililil’lll‘t’ll.
The Business ( 18).. (Nick l.ove. l’ls'. 3005) Danny Dyer. 'l‘amer llassan. (icoff Bell. (ieorgina Chapman. ()(Imin. lt's IUSUs Britain and lirankie (Dyer) quits his sotlllt London tower hlock for a new life on Spain‘s ('osta del Sol. He joins a gang of criminals led hy British gangster (’harlie (llaissIIII) and lives the good life hut then he meets ('arly (Chapman). the girlfriend of gang enforcer Sammy (Bell). liairly suhstandard Seiv liens! and (him/fellas rip off. (ieneml I'('/('(l.\('.
The Cave ( l3:\) .. (Bruce llunt. IS. 3005) ('ole lltltlsci‘. Klot‘t‘ls (‘llL‘SlllllL liddie (’ihrian. Rick Ravanello. 07min. A group of hiologists plunge headlirst Into a vast flooded cave system. only to discover themselves trapped with a host of sightless. raptor-like lly ing predators. Bears an uncanny I'esemhlanee to The Deveenl. so if you've seen Marshall's infinitely superior movie you don't have hother with this. A standard issue B monster movie with an uninspiring cast and a distinctly second- hand plot. (ienem/ release.
The Changing Face of Islam ( 15) (Paul Jenkins. l'K. 3005) ‘)()min. Journalist Paul Jenkins' journey through live Islamic countrIcs to see how modern MtIslims‘ outlook is changing. Part of the Pakistani l‘ilm. Media and Arts Festival. (ilmeun‘ I‘llm ’I'lteulre. (i/tlveun.
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