Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG) .000 (Tim Burton. l'S/l'K. 2005) Johnny l)epp. lireddie llightnore. David Kelly. Helena Bonham (‘arter. Noah 'l‘aylor. l l5min. lixcellent attd faithful adaptation of Roald Dalth classic No.1 book. lli/arre and beautiful to look at. this is Burton at the top of his game. (ienel'u/ release.
Chicken Run (t') 00 (Nick- Park/Peter l.ord. l'K. 2000) Voices of Mel (iibson. Jtilia Savvalha. Miranda Richardson. 85min. For its first featttre Aardman sttidios has re-written the WWII P()W experience as an ()rwellian satire. albeit with laughs. So. Stalag l7 becomes a battery farm and the camp commandant fartner 'l‘w'eedy's domineering wife. while iii the lttitches. (iinger rallies her fellow hens to fly their coop. 'l'houglt the characters aren't as established as Wallace and (iromit and the featttre length running titne slows the action. For Aardman this is very half baked. (il‘ust'ellm; (iluxgmv. Cinderella Man ( 12A) 0.. (Ron Howard. l'S. 2005) Russell ('row e. Renee Zellweger. Paul (iiainatti. IJ-lmin. See review. page 40. (ieneml release.
The Clan (Le Clan) ( 13) 00.
((iael Morel . France. 200-1) Nicolas ('a/ale. Stephane Rideau. 'l‘homas l)umerehe/. 90min. ‘I'ltis homoerotic dratna sets out to explore tltc aimless energies of young tnen. Split into three sections. it follow s three brothers as they try to cope with tlteir owit burgeoning masculinities while also examining the dynamics of tlte family group. I.e ('lun recalls [.41 Maine. Beau ‘I'rut'ui/ and even Rmnltle/is/i bttt possesses none of their narrative flair. l‘llm/IUHH’. Iz'tli'lihurglt.
Clean ( 15) .00. (Oliver Assayas, ('anada/lirance/l'K. 200-1) Maggie (‘lteung Nick .\'olte. Rettti Martin. Mary Moulds. Beatrice Dalle. ll0min. limily ((‘heung) is a rock'n'roll chick on the (‘anadian circuit who one day wakes up iii a hotel on the wrong side of the drugs she took and decides to go cold turkey to get her life and her fatnily back. What could have been a cliched drama is handled judiciously and with remarkable panache by w titer/director Assayas. Him/muse. lat/(Itltmgli.
Crash (15).... (Paul llaggis. l'S/(iermany. 2004) Sandra Bullock. l)on ('headle. Matt Dillon. Jennifer lispostlo.
l l3min. A car accident bring“ together a group of strangers in l.os Angelcs. Impressive poletnical drama investigating racism in tnodern day l.A. An insightful and occassionally brilliant treatise supported by sotne very fine acting. (ieneral release.
Crossing the Lines ( IS) (l’et-v-a/ lloodboy. Zia Mian. Pakistan. 2004) 47min. l'sing archival footage. animated sequences and recent interv iew-s. this docutnentary is a plea for peace itt Kashmir. Part of the Pakistani l-‘ilm. Media and Arts l’estival. (iluvemt' I’llm 'I‘lieulre. (i/(lvumt‘.
Czech Dream ( 12A) 000. (\‘it Klusak/l’ilip Retttttnda. (’Iech Republic. 2004) 87min. Documentary abottt what
Revolver
Here it is at long last - Guy Ritchie’s new film will hopefully be more Snatch than Swept Away, but who can tell? This tale about lucky gambler Jake Green (a bizarrer long haired Jason
Stratham) who hits a very unlucky patch has not been shown to the press yet but will be reviewed next issue.
I General re/ease (from Thu 22 Set) only).
happened on 31 May 2003 when thousands of Prague citi/ens turned up to a fairground on the outskirts of town. lured by advertising for the (‘lech Dream
hy permarket which asked them itot to cotne or to spend. The superstore turned out to be a graduation project by two film students. Seriously thought provoking stuff. Film/muse. lit/inlmrg/i.
Drowning the Lakes ( llA) (Amat- Mehboob. Pakistan. 2003) ~10min. Interesting documentary about the ('hotiari Reservoir. one of Pakistan's lnost ecologically rich areas. which is being destroyed in the name of progress. Part of
the Pakistani l'ilnt. Media and Arts Festival.
(iluvemt Film 'I‘lieulre. Glasgow:
The Dukes of Hauard ( l2..\)
.0 (Jay (‘handrasekhatz 1S. 2005) Johntty Knoxville. Seann William Scott. Jessica Simpson. Burt Reynolds. Willie Nelson. 100mm. Local bigvvig Boss llogg (Reynolds) attempts to turn Ila/lard (‘ounty into a giant coal mining facility. bttt not if the Duke family has anything to do with it. ('apturing the spirit of the original TV show the film recalls the anarchic tone
of(‘handrasekhar's earlier law -enforeement comedy. Super 'I‘mopers. If you‘re willing to leave your brain itt neutral. then this should just about raise a half-hearted ‘,\'eee- haaaww l'. (ieneru/ re/euve.
Duma (1')... ((‘arroll Ballard. l'S. 200.5) Alex Michaeletos. ('ampbell Scott. Mary Makhatho. l00min. [may recast as a as a South African cheetah speeding across the veldt in this decent. occasionally thrilling family film. ()(lt‘Ull. lz‘tlililttugli. Evil ( l5) 0.. (Mikael llafstroin. Sweden. 2003) Andreas Wilson. llettrik l.undstrom. (iustaf Skarsgard. l l-1min. Sent to Stjarnsberg boarding school for boys for his constant schoolyard braw ling.
juvenile delinquent lirik (Wilson) is
victimised by the older boy s while the teachers turn a blind eye. .\'ot wanting to disappoint his beloved mother with yet another expulsion. lirik (w ho‘s also a victim of an abusive step-father) refuses to resort to violence. and instead undertakes a campaign of civil disolwdience. llafstrom's adaptation of Jan (iuillou's novel focuses oit the theme of abuse begetting abuse and the breaking of cycles of v iolettce.
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The 40 Year Old Virgin ( l5) .0. (Judd Apatow. 1S. 2005) Steve (‘arell. ('atherine Keener. Paul Rudd. Romany Malco l l()tttllt. Story-wise. the entire pitch of this is in the title. Andy Slit/er (Steve ('arell) has lived two score years without se\. though as an early montage shows. ttot through lack of trying. When he inadvertently gives the game away to his work colleagues. they etnbark on a mission to get him laid. A funny mainstream comedy (for once). (ienel‘u/ release. Fankar Gali ( I5) (Sarmed Sehbai. Pakistan. I‘Ntll 00min. A stage twrformer inust balance her desire for fattte and fortune with the need to sell herself to a gallery. Part of the Pakistani l-‘ilm. Media and Arts Festival. (ilus'eott' l-ilm 'l‘lieulre. (iltlvuutt.
Fantastic Four ( PG) .0 (Tim Story. l'S/(iermany. 2005) loan (iruffud. Jessica Alba. (’ltris livans. Michael (‘hik‘lis. Julian McMahon. Illontin. Brash. empty. tiresome aitd alarmingly dull version of a classic cotnic book series. Selet‘letl release.
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