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King Kong 1 12A) 00. 1 Peter J.1ck1on. New Zealand/l'S. 201151 Naomi “.1111. Jack Black. Adrien Brody. Andy Serkis. Jamie Bell. 187111111. Jackson‘s lavish remake 111' (‘1111per and Schoedsack's 1933 classic puts the mother 111' all monsters in 1111 own .-\-list show. Jackson presents his computer-generated Kong as .1 spectacle for audience1 to 11gle 111 disbelief. The film
A small bit at last year's Edinburgh International Film Festival, Jan Dunn’s excellent if grim character study of racism, marital
breakdown and poverty in the south-east of England is now showing as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. The film stars Paul McGann (pictured), Pauline McLynn, Chloe Sirene and Rula ‘Would you like me to be the
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Laura‘s Star11'100 Met [)1- Rycker/Thilo Rothkirch. (Bermany/Bulgarta. 20041 80111111. Sickly sweet animation about .1 seven-year-old girl who 1111111 .1 lucky star which she must retum 111 the sky before it dies. Pan 111-Weans‘ World. Flint/rouse, Edinburgh.
Lawrence of Arabla11’(11 00000 (David Lean. l'K. 1962) Peter O'Toole. Alec Guinness. Jack llawkins. ()111ar Sharil‘. 222n1in. l.ean'1 mammoth desert epic. restored 111 its directors original cut .11111 the big screen. where lilmmaking on this scale belongs. ()‘Toole's debut as the enigmatic adventurer 111|l impresses. but apart l'rom the majestic action sequence1. it‘s the disturbing sense ol'clinical .11111 cold—blooded violence hanging over the highly literate characterisation that today seems especially striking. Part 111' Mini-David l.ean season. I’ilrnhome. Edinburgh.
Lemming 1 I111 (Dominik M1111, l‘rancc. 20115) Laurent Lucas, (‘harlotte (lainsbourg. (‘harlotte Rampling. Andre l)ussollier. 129111111. A young man living in 'l‘oulouse sees the death 1111111 111111‘ wile alter they come to dinner. This results in .1 strange psychological metamorphosis 111 his own wife as she begins to show signs of being possessed by the deceased. Pan 111(ilasgow Film Festival. (ilusgmi' I'll/11 'I‘heurre. Glasgow.
Little Polar Bear: The Mysterious Island 1tf1 O. ll’iet De Rycker. Germany. 20115) 811mm. Juvenile polar bear Lars and his best buddy Robbie head oil to rescue a friend from the (ialapagos Islands. An argument against reproduction. General release.
Lobo — The Woif1151 (Miguel Counois. Spain. 2004) liduardo Noriega. l25min. A political thriller based on the me of Mikel Lejarza. a Spanish agent who infiltrated ETA during the 197111 and the linal years of General Franco‘s life. The character 11 conflicted as a result of liTA in that period being allied with pro-democracy forces throughout Spain and the factionalism within the Basque separatist movement. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. ('1111'11'nrlrl Renfrew Street. Glasgow.
The Long Hight1151111asan 7mm. Pakistan. 2001)) Faisal Rehman. Nadia Jamil. Anwar Solangi. 94min. An unflinching portrayal of Karachi's drug and sex fuelled underbelly. Part of Pehlee Dharkan (First Hearbeat). I’llrnhnuse, Edinburgh.