Films screening this fortnight are listed below with certificate, star rating, credits, brief review and venue details. Film index compiled by Paul Dale
Adelante Muchachas ( P( ;) (iirika liar/er. (ierinany/Honduras. 2on4) ()iJlillll. A Honduran sand pitch at lung-bursting altitude acts as the breathtaking backdrop for liar/er's documentary. w hich follows the collision of two teenage girls' teams from opposite sides of the tracks. with a shared passion loolhall. North Edinburgh Arty ('entre. Edinburgh.
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby ( l ') ... (Johli lielttiersoli. l'K. 3005) (Hum (ioldtng. James (‘osmo. (ireg Wise. ('hristopher Lee. l()4min. In 1858. John (iray died and his faithful terrier guarded his graye in lidinburgh's (ireyfriars Kirk for l4 years. This is a whimsical fiction inyolying dogcatchers. cute orphans and conniy mg councillors. lt's effectiye as children's entertainment. and adults will enioy seeing the likes of Lee and ()‘lianlon being upstaged by the wee Westie impostor. This is charity screening in aid of Barnardos. the Dogs Trust and the Journalist ('harity ('inenorld l’urldteud. (i/uygou';
('tnen ur/d. Edinburgh.
Airplane (l’(i) (Jim Abrahams. Jerry and Hand luckei; WXU) Robert iiays. Julie liagerty. l’etcr (irayes. Lloyd Bridges. 87min. 'l‘ed Striker eiitieayours to oyercoiiie his problems and fly again when the pilots Rodgei and l'iidei' flake out on him in this hilarious spoof of every old cliche in every old disaster moyie ey er made. The laugh—a-miiiute pacing keeps it flowing along and helps keep the groaning to a minimum. ('ineimrld. Edi/tblu‘gh. Alien Adventure 30 (ll) 0... (Ben Stt'assell. Japan. 200i ) Voice of John Boyle. Bouli Lanners. 37min. An alien race looking for a planet to coloiiise find earth and unfortunately enter a theme park where they cause much amusing mayhem. MIAX 'I'heutre. (ilusgmi:
Annie Hall ( l5) ..... (Woody Allen. ('8. WW) Woody Allen. Diane Keaton.
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Tony Roberts. 93min. Two decades before
Sex And The (‘it\ had its first orgasm. Annie
Hull was lay ing bare the mores of modern. urban romance to devastating effect while also zoning in on the specific psyche of Allen Konigsberg: anti-Semitic paranoia. metaphysical angst. the search for true loy e. There's a highly charged on-screen electricity between Allen and Keaton. glorious \ Istas of the old New York and hilarious set pieces Alyy fighting with lobsters. the scene of his childhood home below the rollercoaster — and a stream of one-liners to end them all: 'l)on't knock masturbation; it‘s sex with someone I lme.‘ They really don't make 'em like Annie Hull any more. Glasgow- Eilm Theatre. Glasgow. Asterix the Gaul it”) .0. (Ray (ioossens. France. 1967) Voices of Roger (‘are|. Pierre Tornade. Henri Labussiere. (15min. The early adventures of the plucky little warrior who wreaks hay'oc among the occupying Roman troops. aided by his plump pal ()belix. the druid (ietafix and his ama/ing magic potions. ('inen-orld I’urkheud. Glasgow:
>l< The Ballad of Jack and Rose (l5) .... (Rebecca Miller. LS. 2005) ('aniilla Belle. Daniel Day-Lewis, (‘atherine Keener. l l lmin. See rey iew. page 4-1. Glasgow Film Theatre. (ilusgow. Ballet Russes ( IZA) (Daniel Geller/Dayna (ioldfine. US. 2005)
l 18min. A documentary comprising archive footage of the 20th century dance troupe Ballet Rtisses, which competed in the infamoUs ‘ballet battles' seen in pre- WWll London. Eilmhouse. Edinburgh. Bando and the Golden Football (PU) ((‘heik Douk'oure . Guinea/France. 1993) Abouk‘ar Sadiki Sotiiiiah. Salif Keita. ilabib Hamiiioud. Mariam Kaba. 90min. The story of mischievous l()-year- old Bando. who, despite a series of iiiisadyentures. is taken under the wing of a liuropean soccer scout to play professionally overseas. Alongside providing a panorama of (iuinean culture the lilm also poses the question; should Europe be permitted to steal away Africa‘s best footballing talent‘.’ North Edinburgh Arts ('entre. Edinburgh.
The Benchwarmers ( 12A) 0 (Dennis l)ugan. l'S. 3006) Rob Schneider. Dayid Spade. Jon Heder. Jon l.o\ll/. l‘iilllilii. (iross out comedy about a bunch of geeks w ho set up their own baseball team so they can compete against the little league squads. This is the kind of hopelesst lame frat comedy one might expect from leads Schneider and Spade Sir/(TIMI I‘e'lr’tlu’.
Blind Flight ( 15) .... (John litirse. l'K. 2003) laii Hart. Linus Roache. Uhiiiii. This draiiiatisatioii of the kidnapping of Brian Keenan and John McCarthy confines itself to the four and a half years the lrish teacher and the iinglish journalist spent in captiyity in the Lebanon in the I‘lhlls Roache and Hart giye the [X'rformances of their respectiye careers. and praise. too. litUsl go to writer-director John l‘urse. who spent time with Keenan and McCarthy. getting to know them after their separate releases. This low budget film effectiyely employs a single dramatic location (a series of cells. with chilly Belfast and (ilasgow wareliotises doubling for the roasting Lebanon locations) and is a riy'eting piece of drama. Brutal. tender and powerful stttff. Part of N Morley A round the World. (ii/nmrehi/lU/Z. (iluwuw.
>i< Bloom ( IX) eee (Sean Walsh. lreland. 2005) Stephen Rea. Angeline Ball. iiugh ()'(’onor. l l3miii. (iood. if flawed. adaptation of Joyce's famoust impenetrable HUVCL (iluseon l-ilm Theatre. (ilusgou;
Brick ( 15) ... (Riaii Johnson. l'S. 3005) Joseph (iordon-Ley'itt. Nora Zehetner. limilie de Rayin. Matt ()‘l.eary. l l()min. (ieeky loner Brendan ((iordoii- Levitt) is haying a bad week. His junkie ex girlfriend is dead and his investigations are leading nowhere. ()ii his side. he has the Brain (()'l.eary) and rich girl sopliisticate mystery woman Laura (Zehetner). but then he crosses high school crime lord the Pin (Lukas iiaas) and his muscle 'l‘ug (Noah Fleiss). ('oiiimendable but deeply flaw ed and occassionally cringy update of the classic film noir to a modern lTS hiin school settitig. A for effort. (‘ for execution. (‘inew'orld Ken/few Street.
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Cabaret ( l5) ..... (Bol‘ l‘osse. LS. l‘VZ) Lila Mmelli. Joel (irey. Michael York l2~1miii in disiner decadent early “)3le Berlin. singer Sally Bowles wows them at the notorious Kit Kat Klub. encounters the beginnings of Na/ism and shares her pretty l€nglish boy friend with a gay baron Stylish and iiiyigorating Broadway musical turned ()scar-winmng cinematic landmark (ilmeun l-i/m lilll'illlf, (flii‘L’l’H
cellne and Julie Go Boating ( IS) ..... (Jacques Riyette. France. N74) Dominique labouriet. Juliet Berto. Bulle ()gier I‘Hmin Two young women. magician ('elinc (Berto) and libraiian Julie (Labourier) become myolyed in a iepeated drama being played out between a young girl. her widower father and two strange women. Bi/arre. allusiye masterpiece
w hich works like a cross between Kafka. Lew is (‘arroll and Borges. and was claimed by critic Day id 'l'homson to be "the most important film since ('iti:en Kune'. l-ilmhouse. Edinburgh
Chup Chup Ke ( )2.-\ the) (l’riyadai'shan. llitild. Zoom Shahid Kapoor. Kareena Kapoor. lsha Sharyam Romantic comedy Bolly wood»st le ()deon .-i! [he Quay. (iltiyuou. (iluseou. Cinema Dada ( 15) ((‘eline l)ulac/liaiis Lichter. i‘rance/(iermany. WI | QMA selection of original l)ada films with liye accompaniments 'l'hose featured are the Seashell and the ('lergimun. Rhythmuy 3/ anti (i/tusty lie/ore [freak/(Ht. I'l/m/iouye. Edinburgh.
Cinema Paradiso d’( i) O... ((iiuseppe 'lornatore. ltaly/l‘ranee. 1083) l’hillipe Noii‘et. Jacques l’ei‘riii. Salyatore ('ascio. lZRmm. 'l‘old laigely in flashback. the w inner of the l‘)‘)() ( )sear for Best l‘oreign l’ilm traces young Salyatore‘s infatuation with his y illage cinema. and his growing friendship w ith its projectionisl (played to perfection by Noirel ). iisseiitially. it's 'loi'iiatore's lament for the joyous moy ie-goiiig experience of his youth and recognition of the price we pay for our maturity. Slots/nun Screening Room. Edinburgh.
Dominic Moll’s nightmarish thriller stars Laurent Lucas as a young engineer faced with his wife’s (Charlotte Gainsbourg) sudden
psychological metamorphosis, following the bizarre suicide of his boss’s wife (Charlotte Rampling). Moll expertly builds tension, with excellent performances from the cast. I Cameo, Edinburgh, from Fn' 9 Jun.