' XiaoshuaiBei'in Bic cle Wan ’s 2005 Cannes Ju rize winner abouta oun irl’s Shanghai Dreams ’ 9 y 9 “9 V 9 9
resettlement from Shanghai to rural inland China in the 19603 as part of Mao’s cultural revolution is a history lesson couched in a Ianguorous coming of age story. Beautifully detailed and full of great performances, this small captivating film captures the boredom of rural youth and urban yearning like
few others. Catch it while you can.
I GFT Glasgow from Fri 27— Tue 37 Oct only.
* Night People ( l5) (Adrian Meade. l'K. 2005)Anthony Bcselle. Katrina Bryan. Alan Mc(‘afferty. Kcllyannc Farquhar. l00min. Set against the backdrop of a cold ()ctober night in lidinburgh. Night People is a series of five stories each featuring a character that mtist make a life-affecting decision before sunrise. Preview only. reviewed next issue. Part of Reel 2006. l'ilmhouse. lz'ilirilrtoglt.
Odessa Odessa (PU) (Michale Boganim. Israel/France. 2005) 96min. An examination of the continued persecution of Jews in three different locations: the previously occupied ()dessa in the l'krainc: Little ()dessa in .\'cw York ('ity; Ashdod in Israel where ()dcssa's Jews made their pilgrimage. A ('incmaNet presentation. l'ilrnhouse. Edinburgh.
Oklahoma (l') 0... (Fred Zimmerman. ['S. 1955) Gordon MacRae. Rod Steigcr. (iloria Grahame. 142mm. Fine film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein (misical about a cowboy who wins the hand of his gal despite the best efforts of a bad ‘ole hired gun. It won an ()scar for the intisic. and quite rightly so. ch-hztl Glasgow l'ilm Theatre. Glasgow. Open Season (PG) 0. (Roger Allcrs. Jill (‘ulton. Anthony Stacchi. LS. 2006) Voices of .Martin Law rcncc. Ashton
Monday 23rd Oct
TAXI DRIVER (18)
7.30 pm.
Tickets and further information from The Steeple Box office
(Tel: 01324 506850)
or on the day from the hall
48 THE LIST 19 Oct—2 Nov
Kutcher. Debra Messing. 86min. 9001b grizzly bear Boog (voiced by Lawrence) takes on a nasty group of human predators during the open hunting season with the help of Elliot (Kutcher). a fast-talking mule deer. Predictable. bland. cliche ridden and oversweet animation that just about passes muster as a soft-brained family flick. General release.
Over the Hedge (t3) .0. (Tim Johnson/Karey Kirkpatrick. US. 2006) Bruce Willis. (iarry Shandling. Avril Lavigne. 83min. Above average l)rcam\\'orks animation about an audacioUs raccoon who fools a family of forest creatures to invade suburbia with unexpected results. ('inewor/d Parkhead. Glasgow; ('ineworld Edinburgh. Edinburgh. The Passenger (Professione: Reporter) ( 12A) .0000 (Michelangelo Antonioni. France/ltaly/US/Spain. 1975) Jack Nicholson. Maria Schneider. Jenny Runacre. lan Hendry. Steven Berkoff. 126mm. A magnificent piece of 70s cinema. re-issued in newly restored director‘s cut. Nicholson is on impressive form as a bumt- out TV reporter. who exchanges identities in
(‘had with a gun-running dead acquaintance. But the film is much more than mere thriller.
with magnificent cinematography and a virtuoso seven minute single take climax. ('arneo, Edinburgh.
Phantom of the Opera (PG) .000 (Rupert Julia. US. 1925) Lon Chaney. Mary Philbin. Norman Kelly. I01min. The silent. original tale of tragic love. monster style. screened along with accompanying music from organist Donald MacKenzie. Usher/tall. Edinburgh.
Playing a Part: The Story of Claude Cahun (E) (Lizzie 'lhynne. UK. 2004) 45min. Photographer. author. surrealist and resistance lighter (‘laude ('ahun. in pannership with her lover and stepsister Marcel Moore. were two controversial. flamboyant. gender- challenging surrealists of the interwar period. Radical and provocative enough to make the Nazis believe there was a large resistance group at work. the pair were eventually forced to fiee to the US. Largely unpublished at the time. their work influenced the androgyny of the l960s and 70s. Part (r/iGlasgayJ 2006. ((31. Glasgow. The Premature Burial (12A) 0... (Roger (‘orman. US. l96l) Ray Milland. Hazel (‘ourt. Richard Ney. 8lmin. (iuy
(‘arrell (Milland) battles with a fear of being buried alive and. in the process. digs up old secrets and treachery in this creepy mystery from the mind of Edgar Allen Poe. Early gothic treat from the mighty ('orman. Edinburgh Film Guild. Edinburgh. Princesse Tarn Tam (PG) 00” (Edmund T Gréville. France. I935) Josephine Baker. Robert Amoux. (iarmaine Aussey. Viviane Romance. 77min. A retelling of the Pygmalion theme that was most noted at the time for the interracial romance of the leads. Part of Black History Month. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow. The Queen ( 12A) «00 (Stephen Frears. UK/France/ltaly. 2006) Helen Mirren. Michael Sheen. James Cromwell. 102mm. A behind the scenes glimpse into the relationship between HM Elizabeth fl and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle. after the death of Diana. to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy and the public‘s demand for an overt display of mouming. Beautifully written and performed by all. this is the second part of director Frears‘ Blair trilogy. General release.
* Ratcatcher ( IS) .0000 (Lynne Ramsay. UK. 1999) William Eadie. Tommy Flanagan. Mandy Matthews. 93min. Seen through the eyes of I2-year-old James Gillespie. a sensitive boy haunted by the drowning of a neighbour‘s son. Rateatcher paints a bleakly realistic picture of Glasgow family life. Ramsay uses meticulous framing. unusual camera angles and atmospheric images to capture the subtle textures of everyday life. as well as complex inner feelings. Part of Reel 2(X)6. Eilrnhouse. Edinburgh.
* Red Road ( IS) 0000. (Andrea Amold. UK. 2006) Kate Dickie. Tony Curran. Martin (‘ompston. Nathalie Press. Andrew Armour. 1 14min. See review. page ~10. Selected release.
Ringu ( 18) em (Hideo Nztkato, Japan. I998) Nanako Matsushima. Miki Nakatani. Hiroyuki Sanada. 95min. A horror film phenomenon in southeast Asia. in which the story turns on an escalating urban myth with a body count. It begins with a teenage girl telling her friend about a mysterious videotape that works like a very nasty chain letter. Unpleasantly. myth tums out to be fact. The original industrial- electronic score by Kenji Kawai delivers its share of the chills. while the sudden
flashbacks and moments of spiritual connection between the murders in the modem day and the past come at you hard and out the blue. A terrifying joy to behold. Gilmor‘ehillGl 2. Glasgow.
Saturday Night Fever ( 18) 000
(John Badham. US. 1977) John Travolta. Karen Lynn Gomey. Julie Bovasso. l l9min. Remember the Bee Gees music. the white suits. the days when Travolta was a promising young talent'.’ Nostalgia rules again with the revival of this rather ordinary teen rebellion/dance mini-classic in which an ordinary working-class youth finds the only meaning in his life during his energetic peregrinations on the weekend dance floor. Scotsman .S‘ereening Room. Edinburgh. Satyricon (18).... (Federico Fellini. Italy/France. I969) Martin Potter. Hiram Keller. Capucine. 129min. Fellini in Ancient Rome as the idiosyncratic dreamer serves up a gaudy. bawdy pageant of the colourful and the bizarre when he recounts the homosexual relationship between Encolpus and Ascyltus. Visually ravishing. totally self- indulgent surrealism that will either appeal or appall. Subtitled version. Part of Italian Food and Feasts. Eiltnhouse. Edinburgh. Saw III ( 18) .0. (Darren Lynn Bousman. US. 2006) Tobin Bell. Shawnee Smith. Bahar Soomekh. Angus Macfayden. l30min. See Also Released. page 4 I. General release.
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria ( E) 00.. (Victor Silverman. Susan Stryker. US. 2005) 60min. In 1966. three years before the Stonewall riots. San Francisco‘s drag queens and transgender prostitutes led a revolt against police harassment and discrimination after an incident in a cafe. Documenting arguably the first queer militant uprising. Silverman and Stryker mix archive photos. historical footage and interviews with activists and police. Part of Glasgay.’ 2006. (TH. Glasgow.
Shanghai Dreams (Oinghong) ( 15) (Wang Xiaoshuai. China. 2005) (iao Yuanyuan. Li Bin. Yan Anlian. l l9min. Multi award winning. semi-autobiographical account of city workers displaced during the Cultural Revolution provides a background for the universal story of adolescent restlessness and disaffection. Glasgow l‘ilrn Theatre. Glasgow.
3|: Short Cuts (PG) (Various. UK/lreland. Various) 70min. Recent (‘eltic short film successes are celebrated in a programme including Gasman. New York Diary. Thirty- Five-x‘l-Side and My Name is Ming. I'ilrnhouse. Edinburgh.
Shut Up! (Tats Toi!) (12A) 0
(Francis Veber. France. 2003) (ierard Depardieu. Jean Reno. Andre Dussollier. 90min. See Also Released. page 4 l. Glasgow Ell/n Theatre. Glasgow. Something in the Wind (U) 000 (Irving Pichel. US. 1947) Deanna Durbin. Donald ()‘Connor. John Dahl. 85min. Breezy musical with Durbin fitting in a mistaken identity plot around her musical numbers. St Bride 's Centre. Edinburgh. Step Up (PG) O (Anne Fletcher. US. 2006) (‘hanning Tatum. Jenna Dewar). Damaine Radcliffe. I03min. See Also Released. page 4 I. General release.
Stick It (PG) .0 (Jessica Bendinger. Germany/US. 2006) Jeff Bridges. Missy Peregrym. Vanessa Lengies. l03min. Formulaic gymnastics drama where disgraced gymnast Hailey (Percgrim) is sent back into training as an alternative to reform school. From the lady who gave tis Kirsten Dunst-starring sports comedy Bring It ()n. this is something of a disappointment despite some good dialogue and fairly solid acting. General release.
Stormbreaker (PG) 00 (Geoffrey
Sax. (iermany/UK/US. 2006) Alex Pettyf'cr. Ewan McGregor. Mickey Rourke. Bill