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(Joe Wright. UK. 2005) Keira Knightley. Matthew MacFadyen. Brenda Blethyn. Donald Sutherland l27tnin. See review. page 42. General release.
Primer ( 12A) oooo (Shane (‘arruth. US. 2004) Shane (‘arrutlL David Sullivan. (‘asey (iooden. 77min. ln suburban Texas. four friends tnuck about in their garages trying to invent something that will tttake them sortie money. When one of their primer boxes begins to have a very real personal and alttiost Twilight Zone effect. the two men try to grasp the potentials of comtnerce and outre science. Pl'lltlt't' is a unique and original work. which in all its challenging oddness bears witness to the birth of a major talent in w riter/director ('arruth. Glasgow I-‘t'lm Theatre. Glasgow. Profiles of Women Councillors (12A) (Sheema Kirmani. Pakistan. 2004) 54min. A documentary about the light wotnen councillors face it) their efforts to transform Pakistan. Part of the Pakistani Film. Media and Arts Festival. Glasgow I'ilni Theatre. Glasgow
lie-inventing the Taliban ( I5) (Sharmeen ()baid. lid Robbins. Pakistan. 2004) 54min. An award-winning documentary about the rise of religious fundamentalism in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. Part of the Pakistani Film. Media and Arts Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow
Red Eye ( 12A) ooo (Wes (‘raven. US. 2005) Rachel McAdams. (‘illian Murphy. Brian Cox. Tina Anderson. 84min. Hotel manager Lisa (McAdams) is blackmailed to join a plot to assassinate a government official all while cruising at 30.000 feet. (‘raven's taut direction generates more suspense. character involvement and excitement in its first 20 tninutes than most summer blockbusters
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Must Love Dogs
As a rule movies about dating should
manage in two hours. General release. Rock School ( l5) .0. (Don Argott. US. 2005) 93mm. See feature. page 1-1. and review. page 4 l. ('ameo. Edinburgh.
The Rolling Stones: At the Max (the) (Noel Archaittbault. l)a\ id Douglas. lreland/(‘anada/l 'S . I‘M! ) Mick Jagger. Keith Richards. (’harlie Watts. Bill Wy man. Ron Wood. 89min. A selection of live performances frotn the ageing rockers comprises this IMAX exclusive. the first feature-length conceit filtn of its kind. IiWAX Theatre. Glasgow.
Silent Waters (Khamosh Pani) (tbc) (Sabiha Sutnar. Pakistan/France/(iermany. 2003) Kiron Kher. Aamtr Ali Malik. Arsad Mahmud. Salinan Shahid. Shilpa Shukla. l05min. An award winning filnt about a woman trying to educate her son while the state is changing him beyond her recognition. Part of the Pakistani Film. Media and Arts Festival. Glasgow I'll"! Theatre. Glasgow.
Sisterhood of flavelling Pants (PG) coo (Ken Kwapis. IS. 2005) Alexis Bledel. Blake lively. Amber ’l‘amblyn. America Ferrera. l IXmin. Four lb-year-old girls spend the summer apart for the first time in their life. Just before they set off. the friends fitid a pair of _]L‘tltts that miraculoust fit all four of the girls and they decide to share them over the summer. Well-intentioned adaptation of Anne Brashares’ novel. The four stories intertwine and whether the girls are in possession of the pants or not each story has equal screen time. As a result. half the
film is good and the other half sucks. A half
hearted pant sw inger. Selected release. The Skeleton Key ( 15) em (lain Softley. l’S. 2005) Kate Hudson. (iena Rowlands. Peter Sarsgaard. John Hurt. l()3min. Surprisingly fun psychological
(unusually for Hollywood) fortysomething protagonists.
I General release (from Fri 76 Sep).
thriller. (‘aroline (Hudson). a young nurse struggling to make ends meet. answers ati advert seeking a carer for an invalid husband (Hurt) in a big house in an eerie wood just outside New Orleans. The Louisiana setting gives the cue for great ja/z music. echoes of the Deep South's history of racism and. ttiost importantly for this story. it's the area in North America ttiost associated with black magic. The filmmakers play with the conventions of the genre and mix elements of schlock. horror and thriller that culminate in a great Hollywood ending. ('inett‘orlrl Ren/‘rew Street. Glasgow; Glasgow So Cute (Gwiyeowol ( l5) (SttHyeon Kim. South Korea. 2004) Seok-hun Kim. Jae-yeong Jeong. .li-won Ye. l l5min. Plotlcss yct complex tale of dysfunctional family relationships. 'litis oddly humorous film has been tipped as a future cult classic. Part of Showroom (‘ii'tema Glasgoit' I'i'lm Theatre. (ilasgoii‘. Souls of Naples (t') (Vincent Monnikendam. Netherlands. 2005) 9-1mm. The citi/ens of Naples play an important part in this docuittentary. which takes its inspiration from ('aravaggio‘s painting "l‘he Seven Acts of Mercy'. Painters and handbag-sellers combine to provide an interesting portrayal of Italian urban life. A (‘inemaNet liurope presentation. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgoit: Space Station 3|) (t'i (Tom Myers. (‘anada/l'S. 2003) 47min. Narrated by Tom ('ruise. this big screen [MAX presentation follows real astronauts into the big blue. Impressive. but not as awesome as it should have been. A ('inemath liurope. presentation. IMAX Theatre. Glasgow Stan Brakhage ( l 5) (Stan Brakhage. l'S. 2000) 75min. A collection of three short liltns by this great l'S avant garde filmmaker. Water for Mom is a hand-
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be avoided at all costs but this comedy romance about a couple of dog-borrowing first time daters reaches the UK with good reviews and a pretty good pedigree. John Cusack and Diane Lane star as the
painted animation. The Dav Hail Gone Down ('pon Him is the final part of Brakhage’s l’illtt'trlll't’l‘ lvlanrl 'I‘rr/ogv and Persian Series #9 is (lt'\(ilL‘(l to Persian miniature art. Part of l- \pct‘tmenta season. I’rlnihouse. lirlinlmrgli
Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith t 12A) 000 (George Lucas. US. 2005) Fw an McGrcgot'. Natalie Portman. Samuel 1. Jackson. Hayden ('hristensen. l40inin. At last. the series turns to the dark side. Lucas is still without inspiration when it comes to dialogue bttt about two-thirds in the whole movie starts to get a little grimy. worn and 70s looking. While clunky in places. it has flashes of the earthy charm of A New Hope and the cniotivc drive of The Iimptre Strikes Back and proves a worthy conclusion to this most epic of epics. (rl‘rnt‘r'llnli Glasgoii: The State I Am In ( l5) ((‘hrtstian Pet/old. (iertnany. 2000) Julia Hummer. Barbara Atier. Richy Muller l07min A pair of former German terrorists have spent the past fifteen years hiding frotti the authorities iii Portugal. bttt the tttarried couple's daughter yearns for the everyday friendships other kids enioy. A lettgeist presentation. l'ilrriliott.\¢'. l'frltnlntrgh. Strike (l') 0... (Sergei liisenstcttt. l'SSR. 192-1) Maxim Straukh. (irtgori Alexandrov. Mikhail (i()ttit)rt)\'. 70min. The Russian master's debut feature is a searing. epic account of the eternal struggle between proletariat and bourgeoisie. iti which the hero is the masses: a potent symbol of collecttvism. The editing is superb arid the imagery. though crude (the slaughter of innocent workers cut w tth footage front an abattoir). has a stark beauty which transcends the ugliness it depicts. A rousing celebration of human strength and Russian stoicisnt Part of liisenstcin season. T‘lllttllttltw'. I'ltlllll’llt'gll.
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