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(Jim Sheridan. 1S. 2005) ('this ‘50 ('ent' Jackson. Adew ale Akinnuoy'e-.-\gbaje. Joy Bryant. llomin. ('tirtis Jackson. using his real name. plays himself in a movie that starts off with the shooting that almost left him for dead. Jumping back in time we see him growing tip in derelict housing. and Irish director Sheridan then sets abotit sweetening llte story. Nonsense. (it'llt'l'tl/ I‘t'lr’tlye. Goodbye Lenin! l 15) coo
(Wolfgang Becker. (iermany. 2003i Daniel Bruhl. ls'atrin Sass. Maria Simon. l21min. (‘liarming comedy drama which won the Bltrc Anch Award at Berlin. Set initially during the dissolution of (iI)R in NW) when Ales's mother slips into a coma after an almost fatal heart attack. She awakes in l‘)‘)() and liast Berlin has already changed considerably. Ales is determined to protect her from any kind of shock. (ilaygmi‘ I‘ll"! Ilit‘illl‘e. (i/(Iygun:
Hangmen Also Die (P(ii coo (l-‘rii/ Lang. l‘S. W43) Brian l)onlcvy. Anna Lee. Walter Brennan. l.‘~lmin. In wartime (‘lechoslmakia the Nazis exact terrible punishment on brave partisans. Propaganda cll‘ol't cit—scripted by liet‘tolt Brecht. whose impassioned impact is sadly undercut by a phoney Hollywood idea of eastern litirope. Part of the Made in World War ll season. l'i/nrhnuve. lidt'n/ntrgh.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (l2Ai 0. (Mike Newell. l'K/l'S. 2005» Daniel Radcliffe. linima Watson. Rupert (irmt. l)avid 'I'ennant. Ralplt l‘iennes. lfihnm. Harry and his dull mates get busy at the inter-school of magic 'l’riWi/ard Tournament. orin to be faced vvrth the return of cv rl itiastermind Lord Voldcnlort (l‘iennesl. llrdcously overlong. cltmky adaptation of fourth Potter book directed with no flare whatsoever by British hack New L‘ll. (it'ltel'tll I'e/eave.
Henry V (P( il 0... (Laurence Olivier. l'ls'. I‘M-ti Laurence Olivier. Robert Newton. l.eslie Banks. lisrriond Knight. 137mm. l.aurcnce ()liv icr. Renee Asherson. Robert
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Newton. Leslie Banks. Majestic propaganda effort filmed in Ireland with ()livier bravely galloping around with a lot of Irish farmers doubling as the cream of the French and English nobility. It holds a special place in screen mythology and recently inspired a mtrddier version by Young Pretender Kenneth Brannagh. Part of the Made in World War ll season. Film/rouse. lidi'nlntrgh. =|= Hidden ( 15) «on (Michael llaneke. l-‘rance/Auuria/(iermany/ltaly. 2005) Daniel Autetiil. Juliette Binoche. Maurice Benichou. Annie (iirardot. Lester Makedonsky. 1 17min. See review. page 38. Film/rouse. l-Idt’nlnugh. Hotel Rwanda ( IZA) 0000 (Terry (ieorge. (‘anada/t'K/ltaly/South Africa . 2005i Don (‘headle. Sophie ()konedo, Joaquin Phoenix. Nick Nolte. l2lmin. Powerful drartia based on the true story of a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the llutu militia in Rwanda. ('headle gives the performance of his career. (it/ntorehillU/Z. Glasgow.
In Search of Mozart (tfi (Phil (irabsky'. l'K. 2005) 128mm. Produced in association with the world's leading orchestras. opera houses and rntrsicians. this is a journey through liuropc. exploring the myths that surround Mozart. with interviews arid performances from some of the world‘s most significant artists. including Renee l‘leming. lniogcn (‘ooper and many others. Part of Music Film season. (ilusgmr‘ I'll)” Theatre. Glasgow:
* Innocence ( 15) 0000 (Lucile lladzihaliliovie. Belgium/France/t'K. 2004) Zoe Atrclair. Berangere llatibruges. Lea Bridarolli. .Astrid llornrne. l2lmin. Six-year- old Iris lAuclair) arrives at a forest-enclosed girls' boarding school in a coffin. She becomes infatuated with 12-year-old Bianca (llaubrugel who disappears each evening and returns in the morning. The girls spend most of their days studying ballet and are encouraged by the mysterious teachers to find happiness iii obedience. Parents never Visit. The world beyond the forest's ivy -
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downright weird version of the Count Dracula myth starring Joe Dallesandro and the mighty Udo Kier gets a very rare big screen outing as part of a the Psychotronic Cinema season. Miss at your peril. I F/lmhouse, Edinburgh (Thu 79 Jan orr/y) and GFF G/(is‘gow fTuo 31 Jan only,
covered walls exists like something within a dream. ()dd. charming and creepy fairytale- imbued drama which warrants repeated viewings. This is deeply and profoundly recommended. ('anieu. Iidi'nlnu'gh.
The Invention of Dr Morel ((hei (David l.anielas. (K. 2000) 23min. Inspired by Adolfo Bioy (‘esares' celebrated novel. Lamelas retells the story of a doctor who invented a machine to duplicate the woman he loved into virtual reality. Screened alsongside a selection of shorts as part of the In the l’oent About Love You Unit 'I Write the Ward Lure film programme. (‘('A. (ilavgou; >l< The lpcress File (PG) 0000 (Sidney J l‘tlflC. l'K. 1965) Michael (Kline. Nigel (ireen. (iuy l)oleman. Sue l.loy d. Gordon Jackson. l07min. See interv iew. page 37. Film/rouse. lidt'nlmrgh.
Jarhead ( 1m .00 (Sam .\lendes. t‘S. 2005) Jake (iyllenhaal. Scott MacDonald. Jamie Foxx. 123mm. Adaptation of e\- marine sniper Anthony vaofford's autobiographical account of frontline duties in Operation Desert Storm. concentrating on the boredom of soldiers stationed for months in the desert. Jar/read never quite gets under the skin of its characters. but Roger Deakins's bleached-out cinematography comes into its own. (ienera/ release.
Just Friends ( l2A) (Roger Kumble. 1S. 2005) Ryan Reynolds. Amy Smart. Anna liaris. 96min. Based on the notion that women put some men in the ‘friendshrp lone‘. Reynolds plays a record executive who winds tip in New Jersey on ('hristmas live. There. he tries to bed his high school chum tSmartl with a few laughs and plenty of inawkish moments. (ieneral release. Just Like Heaven (Mir .0 (Mark Waters. l'S. 2005i Reese Witherspoon. Mark Ruffalo. [)onal l.ogue. Dina Spybey. 05min. Widowed landscape architect I)av id (Ruffalo) moves into a new bachelor pad. As he seeks solace in beer and fast food. he becomes aware that he's sharing his living space with the ghostly lili/abeth (\N'itherspmm). Supernatural and superficial rom-corn in the same vein as (ihovt. (i'eneral release.
King Kong ( 12A) coo (Peter Jackson. New Zealand/t'S. 2005i Naomi Watts. Jack Black. Adrien Brody. Andy Serkis. Jamie Bell. 187mm. Jackson‘s lavish remake of (‘ooper and Schoedsack's I‘M} classic ptits the mother of all monsters in ltis own A-list show. Jackson presents his cornputer-generated Kong as a spectacle for audiences to ogle iii disbelief. The film takes off during the arrival at Skull Island btit in the final third it really loses momentum. The ending is as it should be. on top of the limpire State Building. as Kong climbs up the top to do battle with bi-planes. Btit it all feels so mawkish. After three hours. not to be moved by the finale is a pity. (.‘eneral release.
Land at the Dead ( lSi 0000
(George A Romero. ('anada/l‘rance/l 'S.
2005) Simon Baker. John l.egui/aino. Dennis Hopper. Asia Argento 03min. Several years after the dead lll'st rose lltllll their graves. society is adrtisting to the new world of maratiding Iornbres and ev ei- dwindling resources. A fitting continuation of the Head saga. (I'lavgori I'IlHI I’heatre. (ilayguw.
Lassie ll’( il .. l(.lt;tt’lc\ Sllll'l'tdg‘t‘. l‘S/lreland. 2005i Samantha Morton. John Lynch. Stey c Pcrnbcrton. (ii'cgor l5isher. Wmin. The irriplausibly resilient (‘ollie bounds back onto the big screen. Those familiar with the story will find little to yap about in Sttirridge's film. The BAl-"TA-
w inning wrrter/director secms uneasy w ith the source riiaterral. turning what should be a straightforward children's yarn ntlo a lecture on class and itior‘ality. Selected I'e/eitye. The Legend of Zorro «PG. 00 (Martin (‘arnpbell IS. 2005) Antonio Bandcras. ('athcrine /.eta-.lones. (iiovanna Xacarias. Ratil .\lende/. |30iirin. llorribly reactionary. \enophobic sequel to l‘Nms enjoy able swashbuckler I'lie .Ilavk (it /urm, which revolves around ()ld (‘alrfornra routing the l'niori and its Spanish citi/cns cvclarmiiig that becoming American is the best thing that cotrld happen to them Rotten. laborious and deeply fraudulent. (Mean It llle Quay. (iluygmr. (i/(Iyg'un.
The Little Vampire «1‘» 0.. (Hi lidel. l‘ls'. 2000i Rollo Weeks. Richard li (irant. Jonathan l.rpnrcki 05min. Tony (l.ipnicki l. fresh from the orange groves of (Kilifornra. moves with his family to beautiful Scotland He quickly becomes the most unpopular kid in his class. btil finds a playmate when a ten-yearold vampire conveniently falls down his chimney. Kiddie horror comedy that lacks real bite. (i/avgnit I’ll/III ‘lltt'ull't'. (rltlvgmi.
March of the Penguins (ti 0.. (l.uc Jacqtict. l‘rancc. 2005i Simrn. Delightful if lairly rotrlrrre (in a Discovery (‘hannel kind of way I documentary which follows the liniperor Pcngurns' annual attempt to bring new life into the free/mg climbs of Antarctica \lorgan l'recman‘s rich. cheesy voice-ov er makes the film .St'let‘letl I‘r’leilye.
The Matador l ISI 0. (Richard Shepard. l'S/(ierrnanyt’lreland. 2005) Pierce Brosnan. (ircg Krnncar. llope Day is. ‘lonnii Preview screening of interesting comedy thriller. ('t'nenur/(l ladittlnugh. ltd/ir/nugli. "atCh Point I l::\t (\thtltl} Allen. l.l\'. 2W5! Scarlett JUltallssnn. Jonathan erys~.\leyeis. l'.lllfl_\ \loi‘liiiici l2-lmin. By swapping Manhattan for l.oiidoii and comedy lor drama. Allen has created a film that is turgid and pretentious Tennis pro ('hris (Rliys-.\ley crsi is torn between marriage to rriillrtiri.rrr‘t"s daughter. ('hloc (.‘ylortimeri and a passionate affair with actress Nola (Johanssoni. The cltrnking dialogtie is bad enough. bill it becomes truly terrible when Allen crovv bars in a double murder. (it'llt’lll/ It'll (lye.