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Heading South (Vera Ie Sud) I IF) 0” Il.aurent ('antet. I'raIIce/( 'anada. 2005) ('harlntte Rampltng. Karen Ynung. l.nque l’nrtal. .\lennth_\ (‘exar lI)hIIIIn In I‘J7'l. llaItI. three \ery dIlterenI \MtlllCli cnIne In eany the xex tnurIxIII \x Ithnut realIxIng the unrld nt the exprnprIaIInn. ecnnnInIc xupprexxInn and cnIrIIpIInII that ll IIIaxkx Highly laudable and \x ell IntenIInned. the film Ix derailed IIIIIIally by pnnr perInd detail. an nln InIIx xcrIpI and crIngy. direct In camera IIInIInInguex hut IIIIIIIIaIely Ix undemahly watchable. rexnnating lnng alter the credIIx rnll (llIHQuH I'I/m I/tc'uln', (Humane ll/Hl/IUUH‘. IzI/m/Iure/I
I Stand Alone (Seul Contre Tous) IIX) C... I(iaxpar Nne. I‘ratIcc. I993) l‘lIIlepe Nahnn. I‘llandIne l,ennII. l'rankye l’aIn. MarIIne .-\udraIII ‘HIIIIII. llardcnre penetraIIIe xex and a nauxeaIIIIg xcene III \xIIIclI a pregnant \xnIIIan Ix repeatedly punched III the xtnIIIacII I)Ixturhing and graphic" Yex (lI’atuIInIIx xIInck IAIL‘IICV’ .\'n. nnly IIIaIerIal nl xuch uncnnIprIIIIIIxIng hrIIIalIty can hung the I Iexx er clnxe In the utter dexnlaIInn tell by the IIIaIII character. an IuIenIplny ed 50-year-nld huIcIIer \NIII) hax heen xlaIIIIIIed mm a dead‘end e\IxIence. l'l/Hl/ll’llu'. Iz'I/In/Iureh. lI’Il/‘I III I/H' I'.//‘/'.
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown II'I 0.. I('arlnx Saldanha. ['8. 2006) Vnicex nl Ray anann. Jnhn leguI/amn. l)enIx Leary. Seann William Sentt. 00mm. linijnyahle lnllnys -up In the ('anadian 2002 animated feature. Iurry Sum/en and SIM/Mum xcthe Jnn \'IIII pIckx up the
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In The Realm of the Senses (Al No Corrida) I IX) 0000. I.\'aglxa ()xlIIIna. Japan. l‘)76) 'l'atxuya l-uii. liikn Matxuda. l05min. At laxI deeIIIed lll t‘nr certilicatinn. ()thIIIa'x xlInckingly erntic film can nnxx he puhlicly xcreened. III the
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it Happened Here Il’IiI oooo IKeHn Brnunlnyx and Andre“ Mnlln. I'K. W66) 03mm Brnunlnxt \\ ax IIIxI eighteen when he dexelnped the Idea tnr IIIIx IIIgenInux lnnk at u hat \Htltld hax e happened In langland had the Na/Ix \xntI WW2. It tnnk IIIIII a t'urther eight yearx nt paInxtakIng xxnrk gathertng the necexxary equipment IngetIIeI In IIIake II The actinn lnllnvu a nurxe leInxe l'eelIng gnex trnIn nne nt cnIIIplacency In hnrrnr nu realIxIng the xtluatinn nl lIIe cnunlry I'IIIrI/Inuu’. I'II/IIIIIIII‘e/I. l’ur! n/ 5‘) li'III'I III the [ill I‘ The Journey I I2:\) .00 die} l’ullappally. India. 200-1) SIIIIaxInI V NaIr. SIIrrIIIII Mennn. I07IIIIn. .-\ celebraIInn nt the right nl \xnmen In lnxe \xnmen III the WIN cIrcunIxIancex pnxthle. IIIIx Ix the xInry nt tun girlx xIrugglIIIg In xtay tngether while then whnle unrld IrIex In tear them apart, Part of the 201/) [um/nu [ex/mm and (im I‘I/m l'i'IIII'III nn Inur. I'I/m/Inuu'. Iz‘IIIII/uugh.
Junebug (Double Bill with Me and you and Everyone we Know) I ISI 0... (Hal Mnrrixnn. I'S. 2005) Iimheth l)a\'Idt/. l)a\‘id Kuhn. .-\lexxandrn NII'nla. ('elia Wextnn. Sentt Wilxnn. Amy Adamx. l06min. llavmg crnxxed the unInn line lnr the tier IIIIIe xInce IIIx marriage In art dealer Madelaine Il)a\'idI/) nn an nutxider art requixtlinn trip. (lenrge (Niynla) takex her In IIix t‘aInIIy IInIIIe III Nnrth (‘arnlina Welcnming hnme Ihe hexntted cnuple are IIIx prickly IaIIIIly and hix innncently garrulnux xixter lit-Iii“ Ashley IAdaIIIx). Ax Madelaine hegtnx In cnnduct prntracted negntiatinnx \\ iIh an inxane lncal arIixt. Axhley and Amy lind a cnnnectinn. l.n\'ely. quirky. nit-heat tamilial drama that wnrkx ax hnIh chamber piece and cnxnIIc IIIedIIaIInn. ('mm'u, Edinburgh.
Just my Luck I P(iI O. It)nnutII l’eIrie. ('8. 2006) Lindxay l.nhaII. (‘hrix I’ine. I‘aiznn I.n\'e. Mixxi Pyle. Me My 103mm. Manhattan xncialite Axhley II.nhan) hax a hit III a xhncker alter her .xeemingly neverending lucky xtreak enIIIex In a halt I'nllnwing a hit nl xInnnclIing \th dnwn-atIdmuI .lake Il’ine). ()ne lnr .‘vlcl‘ly I'anx. General release.
Key Largo (PG) 0”. (Jnhn IquInII. I'S. I948) Humphrey Bngart. Lauren Bacall. Iidward (i Rnhinxnn. l0lmin. Rnhinxnn‘x gangxter hnxx and IIIx hnyx hnle up in a hnIel in the I-‘lnrida keyx. Bngart'x army nl'l'Icer ix already there. alnng u iIlI Ihe hnIel nwner'x daughter. Bacall. Ax a xIanII hreakx nut the tenxinn rixex in lluxtnn‘x taut drama. Scum/nun .S'I'I‘I'I'III'III: Rmmi. Edinburgh.
* Kiss Me Deadly I )8) 00000 IRnhert Aldrich. I'S. l955) Ralph Meeker. Al Dekker. Maxine ('nnper. I05IIIIII. See review, page 45. Him/mute. Iz'I/I'n/Iurgh. Krrish I l2:\) IRakexII Rnxhan. India. 2006) Rekha. llrithik Rnxhan. l’riyana (‘hnpra. Sharat Saxena. l50min. The xuperhern father and .xan dun return in Ihix xequel tn Km' Mil (iuyu. ()(Il'UIl I'D/‘1 Killllull‘d. [LI/Inlmm/I.
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IAlejandrn Agrexti. IS. 2006) Keanu Reevex. Sandra Bullnck. l05mIn, Hnrid. xtilted. hnring. hanal hut nccaxinnally pnetic .xupernatural rnmancer xIarring Speed l‘reakx Sandra Bullnck and Keanu Reevex. Selected release.
Little Fish I 15) CC. Ianx an Wnndx. Auxtralia. 2005) (‘ate Blanchett. Sam Neill. Hugn Weaving. llSmIn. See interx ien. page 45 and reyieyx. page 46. Selected release.
Love + Hate I 15) O Il)nminic Say-age. L'K/lreland. 2005) Tnm Hudxnn. Samina Av» an. 86min. Annther Axian and Britixh ernxx-cultural rnmance in the tradition of East Is Emr. xie Fond Kiss and Bend I! Like Bee/(hum. This time the Axtan Ix l7 year-old Naseema IAwan) and her lme interest ix Adam IHudxnn) uhnxe
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Offside II’(i) O... IJalar l’anahI. Iran. 2006) 8mm Mubarak-Sham. Shayexteh Irani. Ay da Sadeqr ‘)lIIIIn A \Ihrant. hitterxueet lranIan cnIIIedy xhnI nn handheld dtgttal \ Iden catnerax and engagineg acted. I’anahi‘x lilIII Irackx the ellnrtx III teenage gIrIx In xneak mm a crucial Wnrld (‘up qualitying game In a country where vmmen are l’nrhidden Irnm attending xnccer matchex ()[jsulr recallx