Film
How to Build a Human: Part 1
i llAl (l'K. 2002) 50mm. The origins ol human lite and the effects of our increasing understanding (it genetics are explored in part one ol this four part BB(’ series. The medical benelils ol' cloning are the locus of this segment. Part ol' the lithics ol' ('loning l"esti\al. l"i/iii/iuii.\e. Iz'i/i'iiliiuje/i.
Howl’s Moving Castle (l’( ii 000 (llayao Miya/aki. Japan. 2005) Voices of (‘hrislian Bale. Lauren Bacall. Billy ('rystal. l I‘lmin. Jarriiig Japanese amine. (i/uxgmr I‘ll/II Hit’illl't'. (i/ilyc'nti'.
Hustle and Flow i 15) .00 ((‘raig Brewer. 1S. 2005! 'l'erreiice lloward. Anthony Anderson. 'l‘aryn Manning l loinin. See rey iew. page 43. (it’lu’l'ill ri’li’mt'.
I’ve Been Waiting So Long (Une vie a t’attendre) t lSi 0.0 i'l’hierry Killa. l-‘raiice. 2004i Nathalie Bay e. Patrick Bruel. (ieraldinc Pailhas. lllbmin. The return ol' Alcs's (Bi'ticli loyer Jeanne (Bayei iitto his life. I: years after she left without e\planalion. pi'oy ides the liicl lot this rich l‘i'cnclt drama about sexual passion and relationships. Part ol' Mini l-"rencli l-"ilm l'csll\;ll. (i/ilyuuli l'ilm I‘llt’illl't'. (i/(MQUH; In her Shoes l 12m... ((‘uriis llanson. l‘S. 2005i (‘ameron Dial. 'l‘oni (‘ollettc. Shirley Macl aine. l30inin. See rey iew. page 43. (ii'rii'ml release.
The Incredibles tl’(il 0000 (Brad Bird. l'SA. 300-1) Voices of (‘raig ill Nelson. Holly Hunter. Samuel 1. Jackson. Jason l.ee. 120mm. Astounding. witty and funny Pisar animated adycnture lilm that pushes all the right buttons and relereiices all the best lllllls and classic ‘l‘V sel‘les. l.el‘s lace it. this may just be too good for mere kids. (‘iiit'ii'iir/il I’iii‘A/ii’iiil. (Hawaii; (Hawaii: The Interpreter l IBM .00
(Sydney l’tilliicls. l'S. 300-1) Nicole Kidman. Seaii Penn. l2‘lniin. l‘Bl agent (Penni is assigned to protect a translator (Kidmani inside the [N alter she thinks she has heard something she shouldn't haye. Silly. deriyatiye and ox er-long thriller which. like the l’.\’ itsell'. promises a lot more than it ultimately deliyct's. llli' Iii/inbuiin ()t'i'mi. Iit/i/iliiire/i.
Into the Blue i ISi .0 (John Stockw ell. l'K. 2005i Paul Walker. Jessica Alba. Scott (’aan. Ashley Scot. lll‘lniin. A group ol diyers lind themselyes in deep trouble with a drug lord after they come upon the illicit cargo ol‘ a sunken airplane. \Vatchable. high gloss. hiin seas nonsense. (ii'iit'i'ii/ release.
The Island I lZAi .0 (Michael Bay. l‘S. 3005i liw an Mc(lregor. Scarlett Johansson. Djimon llotinsou. Sean Bean. Sley c Btisccmi. libiniii. \Voelul big budget action adyenture sci-li. a kind of 1.0mm '.\ Rim lDl' the (EM l‘oods generation. from bang and whistle man Bay. A huge llunk despite the iiiipressiye cast. I’llm/iuuu’. lat/iri/iiireli. Jason and the Argonauts il'i 0... (Don ('hal'l'ey. l'K. 1904i 'l'odd Armstrong. Nancy Koyack. (iary Raymond. |03min. 'l'otally brill adyenture yarn as our hero Jason sets otit to whine the legendary golden tleece and is helped by a number of the gods on ()lympus along the way. Ray llari'yhausen‘s stop-motion ellects remain
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CRASH (15)
Wed 9th 7.30pm
HERBIE:FULLY LOADED (U)
Fri 77th 7:00pm
ONE WEEK (U)
& THE GENERAL (U)
Wed 76th 7. 30pm SlNG-A-LONG-A-JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT (U)
flit/rs 77th 7.30pm
Tickets and further information from The Steeple Box office
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48 THE LIST .3— ‘1 f N). 2001';
among the best of his career. most notably the linal conflict with an army of skeletal soldiers. (.I'IH'H'UI‘li/ I’lll'k/U'Hil. (i/usgim; (i/(tygmi;
Johnny Guitar (PG) 0000 (Nicholas Ray. [S 1953) Joan Crawford. Mercedes Mc(’ambridge. Sterling Hayden. I 10min. ()ne-ol-a-kind Western has saloon owner (‘rawl'ord sqtiaring tip to female cattle rancher Mc(‘ambridge over a railroad coming to town. Platttboy'attt in style. l‘reudian in overtones. lz‘iliiiliiiig/i I-‘i'lni (iiiilil. Edinburgh.
Kikl & Herb Mount the President (tbc) (Mike Nicholls. l'K. 2005i Kiki & llerb. l20min. See (iay. page 57. Part ol‘ (ilasgayl ('(‘.-l. (i/iisgmi:
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Isl 00... (Quentin 'l‘arantino. ['S. 2003) l'ma 'l‘hurman. Day id ('arradine. Lucy l.iu. Daryl Hannah. \r'iy‘ica A Fox. Michael Madseii.
1 10min. A must for anyone with a passion for the left lield. low budget joy s ol‘ people like Argento. Jodorowsky and any of the directors who came otit of the Sltaw Brothers studios iii the 70s. ()(lt’Ull .le 'I‘lii' Qiuiy‘. (iluxgmr. (ilusguu:
Kill Bill: Volume 2 l till .00. (Quentin 'l'arantino. l'S. 200-1) l'ma 'l‘hurman. Day'id ('arradine. Daryl Hannah. Michael Madsen. Samuel 1. Jackson. 136mm. A dialogue-heayy Western bathed in the spirit ol‘ B ltt()\‘it‘s and exploitation lnny'les. this is a thrilling. perplexing end to a great psetido feminist rill on Violence and reyenge. There will be an exclusiy'e audience with Dayid (’arradine alter this lilm. ()(lt’U/l Al The Quay. (ilusgmi; (i/iisgmi:
King’s Game (Kongekabale) i l2.-\i 0.. (Nikolaj Arcel. Denmark. 2004) Anders W Berthelsen. Soeren Pilinark. .\'astja Arce. Nicholas Bro. 107mm. When young ambitious journalist l‘lrik 'l‘orp (Berthelseiii is assigned the parliamentary beat he uncovers a cynical plot iny'oly'ing the country's prime minister. Drearily directed but very w ell acted. (timer). Edinburgh.
Kinky Boots i l2.»\i .0 (Julian Jarrold. (K. 2005) (‘hiw'etel lijiol‘or. Joel lidgerton. .‘sick l’rost. Sarah Jane Potts. lllomin. l.uckless ('harlie Price (lidgertonl takes over the running of his l'alhcr‘s footwear l'actory when the old boy kicks the bucket. l'nable to staye ol‘l' bankruptcy. (’harlie lucks otit when he meets drag queen l.ola (lijiol'or) while drowning his sorrows in beer alter a btist tip with his girll'riend in London. l-‘ormulaic. moderately enteitaining comic drama set unsurprisineg in a northern linglish provincial town. .S'rlr'i'n'il release.
* Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ( lSi
0... (Shane Black. l'S. 2005) Robert
Dow iiey Jr. Val Kilmer. Michelle Monaghan lein. See prey iew. page 42 and res iew. page 4-1. (iriii'nil rc/t'iisr'.
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A Knock Out (the) (Samuel Rei/iger/ 'l‘essa Boerinan. Netherlands. 2004) 52min. See (iay. page 57. Part of (ilasgayl ('(I'l. (i/(nguu‘.
Kyon Ki? ( 12A) (Priyadarshan. India. 2005) Salman Khan. Kareena Kapoor. Rimi Sen. llindi remake of a classic 'l'amil loy e story iiiyolyiiig Village romantic shennanigans. frustrated spouses and mad unrequited loser and doctors. lligh melodrama indeed. Sl'll’t‘lt’ll I'(’/(’(I.\'t’. Learning to Love the Grey i IS) (Nigel l.ey‘y. l'K. 2000i (‘liye (‘atter 90min. .A writer (llscoy'et‘s how her feelings about embryonic research clash with her own experience as a sul'l'erer of MS. while researching a play on the subject of stem cell research with a leading scientist. Interesting BB(' drama. Showing with short: The .S'iurr of Stan (‘r’l/s. Part of the lithics ol‘ ('loning lilm festival. I‘l/Hl/lnllw’. Edinburgh.
The Legend of Zorro (PG) 00 (Martin ('ampbell. l’S. 2005) Antonio Banderas. ('atherine Zeta-Jones. (iioyanna Zacarias. Ratil Mendez. 130mm. llorribly reactionary. xenophobic sequel to lWTs enjoyable swashbuckler 'I'Iii' .lluyk of Zorro. which reyolyes around ()ld ('alil'ornia joining the l'nion and its Spanish citi/ens csclaiming that becoming .-\merican is the best thing that could happen to them. Rotten. laborious and deeply l'ratidtilent. (it'm'rii/ I'(’/<'(1.\¢’.
Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events (l’( i) .0.
(Brad Silberliitg. IS. 2004) Jim ('arrcy. Meryl Streep. Jtide Law. limily Browning.
103mm. The three Baudelaire kids lose their
home and parents in an arson attack conducted by nefarious ('otmt ()lal' (Jim ('arrey ). w ho‘s alter the biats’ inheritance. Burton-esque in its \isual inycntion l'ii/nriiiiiuti' [fruits is also Burton-esque in its narratiye thinness. (lilflll‘t’l'ltl l’ill'k/ti'ml. (i/(ly‘cuu; (i/ilyeriii;
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou l l5) C... (“cs Anderson. PS. 2005) Bill Murray. Aiijelica lluston. ()w en Wilson. ('ate Blanchett. 1 13min. .-\nderson's louith lilm is part high seas adyenttire. part lilm industry satire. pan existential meditation on the meaning of relationships. lt is consistently cleyer and hilarious. shifting from the light—hearted to the surreal. to scenes of real depth with the kind ol ease w e'ye come to expect from the 'l‘esan director. ('unii'u. lz'i/iIi/iure/i.
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers ( l5) 0... (Stephen llopkins. l‘S. 2003i (leol'l'rey Rtish. limily Watson. (’harli/e 'l‘heron. Stephen l-‘ry. lloinin. lny-entiye biopicol' a wry unsayoury man. Part of lntroductiott to l‘ilm Studies course. I'i/ni/ioiiw. lz‘ilin/iureli.
Lomax, the Songhunter l l’( i) (Rogiel' Kappers. Netherlands. 3004) 05min. Alan
Mae West and WC Fields - it was a match made in heaven (and hell). Don’t miss your
chance to see this vaudevillian gem on the big screen. Part of a short
Mae West season.
I Fi/nihouse, Edinburgh (Sat 5 and Mon 7 Nov only)
l.oma.\ deyoted his life to tracking down and recording folk songs before they tell from memory. y isting American prisons. Scottisli islands and Spanish \ illages. Kappers' documentary lollows his tracks and features interviews with the (now deceasedi man himself as well as l'ootage recorded by l.omax last century. Part ol~ the (‘arrying Steam l'estiyal. l-‘i'lmliniisi'. Iftli'li/iiireli.
Lord of War ( lSi 000. (Andrew \iccol. l'S. 3005i Nicolas ('age. Bridget Moynahan. Jared l.eto. Shake 'l'ukhmanyan. 12 l min. An l'krainian/Ainerican gunrunner Yuri ()rlay recounts his life story from his l.itlle ()dessa youth to his adtilt lil‘e. running from war zone to war lone. linjoyable blackly comic thriller which follows the structure ol (him/fellas with exilerating el'l'ect. A suby'ersiye look at a morally aittbigtious subject. Si'lt’t‘ll’i/ I'(’/(’(l.\(’.
Lost in Translation i Hi .00. (Solia ('oppola. l'S/Japan. 2003) Bill Murray. Scarlett Johansson. Akiko 'l'akeshita. Ka/uyoshi Minamimagtw. 105mm. l.ikeably oddball lost weekend drama. ('unit'u. Iii/I'lllflll'g’ll. Madagascar (ti 0.. i liric Darnell c‘c 'l‘oin Mc(it'atlt. l'S. 3005) Ben Stiller. ('hris Rock. Day id Schw immer. Jada Pinkett Smith. 86min. .llmliiguu'tir opens with steak-lm iiig lion Ales enjoying his pampered esislence in New York's (’entral foo. His friends. Marty the /ebra (Rocki. (iloria the hippo (Smithi and Melinan the lty pochondriac giral‘l'e (Schw imnierl discover that the entity penguins are planning a breakout. and set off lor Africa to re-connect w ith their inner animals. Btit interaction with a tribe of lemurs tlncoyers the bitter truth about Ales's carniyorous nature. 'l‘horoughly enjoyable. blackly comic Dreaiti\\‘orks animation musical. ('iiir'iirii'lil l’urk/it'utl. Glasgow. (i/utemi. Me and you and Everyone we Know l 15) O... (Miranda July. l'S/l'K. 2005i John llaw kcs. Miranda July. Miles ’l‘hompson. Ulmin. Indie whimsy. (i/(isenii l-i/ni 'I‘lii'iiln'. (iliisemi. Multiplicity i Ill 0. (Harold Ramis. [S thn Michael Keaton. Andie McDowell. llarris Yulin. ll0inin. Rubbish cloning comedy. Part (it The lithics ol' (‘loning l‘ilm l’esliyal. I‘l/Illllllllfii’. Ifr/i'liliiire/i.
=l= Murderball l is» oooo (llenry Ales Rtibin/Dana Adam Shapiro. IS. 2005) 85mm. See rey iew. page 44. (‘iiii'ii-ur/i/ Ri'llfn'ti' Sll't’i'l. (i/(ly gun. (i/uyenii .' ('iiit'ii'iir/il Edinburgh. Edinburgh.
My Beautiful Laundrette i lSi 0... (Stephen lirears. l'K. l‘LS‘Si Daniel Day l.ewis. Rtisliall Seth. (iortltin Warnecke. Shirley Anne l-‘ield. 07min. See (Bay. page 5". Part ol' ( ilasgayl (i/usgmi l'l/ni iii/lt'illl'l'. (i/uwmi‘.
Nanny McPhee it) .0 (Kirk Jones. l'K. 3005i limma 'l‘hoinpson. ('olin l-‘irlh. Kelly Macdoiiald. ('elia lmrie. Angela l.ansbtiry. 97min. A wretched pro-childbirth psychedelic larce lablc. (it’m'l'u/ release. Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor) i ISi .0. ('l‘imur Bekmambctoy. Rtissia. 2005i Konstantin Khabensky. Vladimir Menshoy. \‘aleri 7.0loltlkltitt. 114mm. Russia‘s lirst ey er fantasy horror lilm disappoints but is worth a \ isit. (‘i’iit'iim'lil I'fili'iiliiireli. I'filiIi/iiirje/i.
The Nomi Song (the) (Andrew llorn. (ierinany. 200-0 90min. See (iay. page 57. Part ol ( ilasgayl ('( A. (iliiyemi.
O Fantasma l is: 0.0 (Joao l’etlro Rodrigues. Portugal. 3000! Ricardo Meneses. Beatri/ 'l'nt'calit. Andre Barbosa. litirico \'ieira. 00min. See (lay. page 57. Part of ( llasgayl ('( El. (ilusgon.
Oliver “Mist (I’( it 0.. (Roman Polanski. Britaiii/(‘lecli Republic/l-‘rance/ Italy. 2005i Barney ('lark. Ben Kingsley. Jamie l’oi'eiiiaii. llarry lidcn. l.eanne Rowe. l30inin. In his \ei‘sion ol' Dickens' classic. Polanski eschews the grim (iolhic look and tone (it the l.ean film and emphasises the harsh realities ol' working-class Me in the l‘llh century big smoke w hile examining the tinl'orgiy ing nature of a class-dominated Victorian society. as liltered through ()liyer‘s trayails. Btit who cares'.' Do we really need any more \ei'sions ol' this story '.’. (it'llt’l'tl/ I'i’lt’uu'.