Rama The second Mrs D Winter (Joan Fontaine) is having problems living with the memories of her new
husband Max's (Laurence Olivier) first wife in the rambling estate that is Manderlay. Things are not really helped by the hovering, creepy interference of the first Mrs D Winter's devoted maid Mrs Danvers (Judith Anderson). Hitchcock's moody and masterful adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's brilliant book gets a
welcome outing on a new BFI print. Il-‘i/nihouse, Edinburgh fro/n Fri 1 Sep.
by Danish comedian Anders Anders Matthesen for a children's radio show. 7mm in 7r‘ouh/e is Wilfully offensive. profane. non-politically correct and searineg Violent. In other words it's something of a delight. lranslated from the popular Danish original (which recewed standing ovations at the San Sebastian and lr'ibeca film festivals before becoming a massive Europe Wide cult smash), the film follows the ill Judgement and bad luck of young Terkel (voiced by Adrian Edmondson) through his shit life as a nerdy teenager. You see he has to contend wrth his chain- smoking mum (Olivia Colman), his duplicitous best friend (Ben Bishop). his psychotic uncle (Johnny Vegas) and mom teacher (Toby Stephens). If you like your animation debased and debasing then this is a must. (Paul Dale) I Crnewor/d Fi‘enfreii. Street. Glasgow Short/case. Glasgow from Fr'/ l 89;),
MUSICAL ROMANCE MARILYN HOTCHKISS BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL (12A) 104min 0
Robert Carlyle takes the lead. quite literally. in Randall Miller’s ill-advised expansion on his identically titled
1990 shod lllll), reWOrked to the same ghastly paradigm of Born Romantic. Shall We Dance? and innumerable other post The Ful/ Monty feel-good flicks. That shop— wom notion of diverse strangers who dlSCOVCf their long-buried self-esteeiri thrOugh the healing powers of music and dance has drawn a strong cast here. including Sean Astin, David Paymer. Danni, DeVito. and Marisa Tomei. But it's a wheeZIng. velping John Goodman who gets most of the sereen-time as the dying driver who sends grieving baker Frank lCarh lei On a missi0n to Mary Steenburgen's titular establishment. The cringe factOr is raised to fever pitch as emotional difficulties are established
in contrived flashbacks. then instantly overcome through blindingly obvious character arcs. HaVIng sat demurer on the distributors shelf since being selected for last year's EIFF, Miller’s cloying. airless film finally emerges into Our (:inemas With promises of charm and romance. But you're worth so much more than Marilyn Hotchkiss's hackneved advances. (Eddie Harrison)
I Odeon At the Quay. Glasgow; Crnewor/d Renfr'ew Street. Glasgow.
NEW PRINT CLASSIC TAXI DRIVER (18) 113min .0000
Back once again like a renegade master is ScOrsese and Schrader's remarkany SOur encapsulation of disaffection and Calvinistic madness In 1970s urban America. What can one say? \r‘v’it‘n the director and writer both at the top of their game and with a star. De Niro. who hugs, fills and slowly disintegrates through every single shot of this Vietnam-era fabie. it is difficult to see how this tale of Crie young taxi drivers furious. biblical and near euphoric trajectOr,’ towards redemptiOn COuld ever be bettered. If yOu have never seen this befOre. you are in for a treat and if you have not seen it for a few years you may be Surprised at how much
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those circling sharks to chew or lhit, llllftl(:‘>llll() sequel bears none of the drgi liooin excitement of the original, but it certainly has a texr rnornent'. General r'e/m'rsi: from I n 7 Sup
of it‘, gilt churning pox/er it ha‘. retained. rlll‘, lo'xel‘, nerr .’/l(l(:'/,fl:‘:l! 35min print boast‘, restored stereo sound and colour. If ,vou .‘rant to know ‘r‘rh/ lair Uni/er .va', so irnitated but never bettered the proof lies here lpaul Dale;
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