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(Roberto Rosselini. Italy. l‘)45i Anna Magnani. Aldo l-'abri1i. Marcello l’agliero. llllmin. Rosselini's definitive neo-realist film vv as shot in horrendously difficult circumstances at the end of the vvar and provides a compelling picture of the resistance movement's effoits to disrupt the fascist authorities. I'ilmltauxe. lidinburgh. Run Lola Run ( l5i eoee (‘l‘om
'l’vvy ker. (iermany. I‘N‘h l-"ranka l’otentc. Morit/ Bleibtreti. 80min. Young Berlin punk l.ola (Potentei has 20 minutes to raise 100,000 marks to save her stupid. btit beloved boyfriend from murderous drug dealers. Screenda/e presentation. (ilavgaii' [Vi/m 'l'heaire. (ilavgint‘.
its Safety Last ( t ‘i «on (Sam Taylor/Fred (' Nevvmey er. l923. l'S) llarold Lloyd. Mildred Dav is. Bill Strothers. 70min. (‘oiiipilation of Lloyd‘s vertigo-inducing slapstick stunt vvork. including early shorts such as High and l)i::v. Part of (ilasgovv Silents. (ilasgaii' I’ilm Thea/re. (ilavgaii; Salvatore Giuliano ( lSi eooee (l’rancesco Rosi. Italy. l‘itili l‘rank \Volff. Salvo Randone. l‘rederico Zardi. 125mm. The Malia. politics and Sicilian society are examined in this docudrama abotit (iiuliano. the infamous bandit. l-‘lashbacks form the basis of the film. from the discovery of his body to the trials of his associates. An agit prop masterpiece. Part of Rosi Season. I’i/mhauve. Ifdiiiburgh.
* Saraband l l5) 0... (Ingmar Bergman. va eden/ltaly/( iermany/l-‘inland/ I)enmark/Austria. 2003! Us l‘llmann. lirland Josephson. Borje Ahlstedt. Jtilia Dufvenius. l07min. See revievv. page 44. ('amea. Izdinburgh.
Saw II l Hit .0 (Darren l.ynn Bousman. 18. 2005) Tobin Bell. l.yriq Bent. 'l'im Burd. John l"allon.'l‘he Jigsavv Kiiller is back iii this sequel to last year's gri/lly sleeper horror hit. (ieneral releave. Serenity l l5l .... lJoss \Vhedon. lb. 3005) Nathan l‘illion. (iina 'l'orres. Alan 'l‘udyk. | l‘htiin. Joss [fully the \Eim/iire
Slayer \Vhedon's big screen delight. Sequel please. ()dealt ('in (elili‘e. Glasgow. (ilavgaii'; ('inen'arld lz'dinbia'gh. lidinburgh. Shaadi No 1 ( 12A) (David Dhavvan. India. 2005) Sanjay Dutt. l-‘ardeen Khan. Zay'ed Khan. Shannan Joshi. Bollyvvood rom-com. ()deon A! The Quav. (ilavgait'. (ilasgan'; (7(‘l Edinburgh. lz't/iltburgh.
She Done Him Wrong ll’(il 0000 (Lowell Sherman. 1'8. “)33) .Mae West. ('ary (irant. ()vv en Moore. (iilbert Roland. Noah Beery. David Landau. homin. .Made at the height of \Vest's career. She Dane Him ll'mng sees the star employing her usual gasps and moans to seduce (‘ary (irant. A massive hit vvhich has lost none of its charm. Part of Mae West Season. I-ilmhouve. lidinbia'gh. Shivers ( 18) 0... (David ('ronenberg. (‘anada. l‘)75l Paul Hampton. Joe Silver. Lynn l.ovvry. 87min. Strange parasites get into the bloodstream of residents in a hi-rise apartment block and turn them into sexually voracious fiends. (‘ronenberg‘s excellent first major feature more than justifies the man's cinematic longevity: a particularly graphic stomach eruption reminds yoti hovv the ['3 distributors arrived at the alternative title 'l'hey ('ame l'ram ll'iihin. Part of ('ronenberg season. (amen. Iidinburgh.
Shrek 2 (l'l 0.. (Andrevv Adamson. Kelly Asbury. ('onrad Vernon . l'S. 2004i Mike Myers. liddie Murphy. ('ameron Dial. Julie Andrevvs, Antonio Banderas. John ('leesc. Rupert liverett. Jennifer Saunders. 92min. Back from honeymoon. Shrek aitd his bride are invited to visit his in-lavvs btit they aren't happy vvith the match. (irmrenar; (ilavgau; Sky High (l’(ii .0 (Mike Mitchell. [8. 2005) Michael .-\ngarano. Kurt Russell. Kelly Preston. Danielle l’anabaker. 100mm. This film is set in a vvorld vvhere superlk‘t‘oc‘s are commonly knovvn and accepted. aitd some superkids in a high school try to balance their special povv ers vs ith their normal needs. A lacklustre comedy .\'-.llen for kids. Xt‘let‘ted release.
The Small Back Room (l’(ii oooe (Michael Powell. limeric l’ressburger. l'K.
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Wednesday 16 November Simon Smith Piano recita/ist plays Ligeti
Thursday 17 November Jimmy Webb
The “Wichita Lineman” himself
Friday 18 November Elbow 'Leaders of the Free World' the new album from this great melodic rock band
Saturday 19 November Karine Polwart
Eddi Reader and Emmylou Harris
Blessed with a voice somewhere between
Monday 21 November The Illegal Eagles Like LA's masters of multi-onered guitar and vocal harmony
Wednesday 23 November Tomasz Stanko Quartet Poland's answer to Miles Davis
Thursday 24 November Pink Floyd Tribute Spectacular music, energy, lighting and video projection
Friday 25 November Dave Spikey Comedy Award Winner & Pheonix Nights star, in his new live show
qh: the hq of live music in edinburgh
thequeensball. clerk street. edinburgh eh8 9jg booking hotline: 0|3| 668 20|9 online booking: www.thequeenshall.net
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Don’t miss this incredibly rare
screening of Benjamin Christensen’s brilliant 1922 silent documentary/dramatisation investigating the history of witchcraft. A forerunner to the docudrama form, Héxan was a major influence on everyone from Aleister Crowley to William Burroughs. This film will be shown with a live accompaniment by pianist Neil Brand and is part of the
excellent Glasgow Silents weekend.
I GFT. Glasgow (Sat 79 Nov only).
l‘)4‘)l David l-"arrar. Kathleen Byron. Jack llavvkins. Milton Rosmer. l l 1min. Addiction and depression pepper this vvartime thriller. as a disfigured scientist's life goes into freefall. The destruction of a bomb is the only remedy for this tortured sotil in this entirely different film by the makers of The Red Shaex. I'iliiihauye. Edinburgh.
* Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (l’(ii 0... (Marc Rothemund. (iermany. 3005i Jtilia Jentsch. l-‘abian llinrichs. (ierald Alexander lleld. l-‘lorian Stetter. l20min. See rev ievv, page 44. ('iiieit'arld Renfren' Street. (ilaxgavt. (i/axgmv.
South (1‘)... (Frank llurley. l'K. l‘)l‘)l b'lmin. l-‘ascinating footage filmed during Sir l€riiest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition. (ilaxgaii' I-‘ilm 'l‘heaire. (ilasgan‘. Spider ( lit 0... (David (’ronenburg. (‘aiiada/l'K. 2002i Ralph liiennes. Miranda Richardson. (iabriel Byrne. 08min. Almost certainly his best film since .Vaked Lune/i (likevv ise a previously thought unfilmable novel). (‘ronenberg has taken Patrick Mc(iralh's evocative second novel and presented it on screen vvith clarity and maturity. Part of (‘ronenlwrg season. ('ameo. Edinburgh.
Step into Liquid (l'l (Dana Brovvn. l'S. 2003i ts'7min. Stirling and thrill lovers alike will lap tip this invigorating ride through the fierce \vaves of ()ahu's North Shore to Ireland and Rapa Ntii. Voices of legends join everyday surfers in this film by the makers of landless Summer. (ilasgaii I'ilm Theatre. (iltlxguu'.
Stoned ( lSi 000 (Stephen \Vtmlley. l'K. 2005i l,eo (iregory. l’addy' (‘onsidinc. Dav id Morrissey. 'I‘uva Novotny. Monet Ma/ur. l02min. See rev ievv. page 44. (TIM’H‘UI'lt/ ReII/I'eii' Street. (ilasgun; (ilasgait:
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love (12A) .0. (Akbar Khan. India/Pakistan. 2005i l’ooja Balra. Kabir Bedi. Sonya Jehatt. Arbaa/ Khan. lo7niin. Khan's film is purportedly the most expensive ever made in Bollyvvood. It's a period drama set in the Mughal era and recounts the love story behind the building of India's most famous building. ('(‘I lei/inburgh. Iz'dinbia'gh. Thumbsucker ( lSi 000 (Mike Mills. 1'8. 2005i l.ou l’ucci. 'l‘ilda vainton. Keanu Reeves. Vince Vaughn. Vincent D'()nofrio. Benjamin Bratt. 07min. Justin (l’ucci) is a l7-year-old vv ho still sucks his thumb. After being hypnotised by his orthodontist (Reeves) into abandoning his thumb. he becomes addicted to a variety of drugs and in the process ttlt‘ns into another (llVIl-i‘L‘ClCtl teenager. Interesting if llavv ed adaptation of Walter Kirn‘s novel by graphic artist and music video virtuoso Mills. (‘inen'arld Renlreu' .S'Ireei. (i/axgait; (i/avgau: I'ilmhauve. I'fdinburgh.
* Thundercrack! ( 18) cos. ((‘urt McDovvell. l'SA. 1975) Marion Eaton. (ieorge Kuchar. l20min. See picture caption. page 5‘). Part of Psychotronic (‘inema I-‘i/mhause. Edinburgh.
Torremolinos 73 ( 15) 0000 (l’ablo Berger. Spain/Denmark. 2003) Javier (‘aniara. ('andela Pena. Juan Diego. Fernando 'l'ejero. 93min. linsticcessful encyclopaedia salesman Alfredo‘s boss suggests shooting scientific films exclusively for the Scandinavian market. Hilarious rich black comedy. ('amea. Edinburgh.
Transporter 2 ( tSi coo (Louis l.eterrier. liranc/l'S. 2005) Jason Statham. Alessandro (iassman. Amber Valletta. 87min. See revievv. page 44. (ieneral release. Valentin ( l’( i l .0. (Alejandro Agresti. Argenti(ta/Netherlands. 2002) (‘armen Maura. Julieta ('ardinali. Rodrigo Noya. ts’omin. Valentin's mother has vvalked otit on him. leaving ailing grandma Abtiela (Maural to bring him tip alone in suburban Buenos Aires. Argentina continues its vvinning streak of film exports (.Vine Queens and The Sun of the Bride) vvith this short and svveet drama that's just about the right side of saccharine. ('iliett‘m'ld I’arkhead. (ilaxgan; (iluxgmi‘. Wallace 8. Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (t'i coco (Nick Park/Steve Box. l'K. 2005) Voices of Peter Sallis. Ralph lr‘iennes. Helena Bonham (‘arter 85min. The cheese-loving Wallace and his canine chum have reinvented themselves as a humane pest-control outfit - ‘Anti-l’esto' and there‘s a mysterious ‘vverc- rabbit' on the provvl at the local neighbourhood (iiant Vegetable competition. Knovving fun for all the family. (ieneral release.
Warren Miller’s Higher Ground (t'i 0. (Warren Miller. IS. 3005) 120mm. l’art documentary. part action movie. this vvinter-sports travelogue follovvs the search for nevv and exciting ways to ride the sums. charting sports junkies from Alaska to
va itzerland as they push their limits. all to a pumping soundtrack. (ilasgmi' l-ilm Thea/re. (ilaxgaii'.
What’s Going on at the Beely Circus? ( llAl (llarry l’iel. (iermany. l926) llarry l’iel. Robert Jackson. Anita de Moran. 85min. ()ne of the first action films. l’iel's film has the director himself in a starring role. complete vvith performing his ovvn stunts. Recently restored. this is the sole remainder of the atidacious l'ilmmaker‘s features (ilasgmv I’ilm 'I‘heaire. (ilaxgmv. Where Does the Music Come From? (lil l00min. Workshop in vvhich Neil Brand explores the mind of a silent film pianist vvith humour and insight. bringing his 20 years of experience to bear on a fascinating subject. (i/axgaiv Film Theatre. (i/aygimx