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Casino Royale ( IZA) 00 (Martin (‘ampbell. US/UK/(‘zech Republic. 2006) Daniel (‘raig. liva (ireen. Mads Mikkelsen. I44min. The prequel to the other Bond lilms time warps back to the enduring action hero becoming a ()0 licensed to kill. The latest Bond (Craig) proves to be a strong leading man. but the film is let down by trying to do too much. With a weak villain and Bond girl to boot. it doesn't really feel like a Bond film at all. General release.
The Celluloid Closet ( 15) 0..
(Rob Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman. US. 1995) I02min. Mixing archive clips and perceptive. often witty. interviews. this informative study of the coded gay characters and themes in the history of I-{ollywood is undeniably entertaining. Unfortunately. it’s like (iCSIi ‘(iays in Film‘. and for those who know anything about the subject and the analysis of modern gay movies it lacks both context and intellectual rigour. Part of LGBT Historv Month. Etltnhoase. Edinburgh. Charlotte’s Web (U) 00. (Gary Winick. L'SA. 2006) Dakota Fanning. voices ofJulia Roberts. Sam Shepherd. Steve Buscemi. 97min. See review. page General release.
Chicken Little (1') 0.0 (Mark Dindal. US. 2005) Voices of Zach Braff. Patrick Stewart. Joan (‘usack. (iary Marshall. 80min. Following the death of his mother. (‘hicken Little (voiced by Seruhs star Braff) struggles to communicate with a butch father who‘s ‘never there for him'. then sends the town into chaos after misdiagnosing that the sky is falling. The two become the laughing stock to all but a few equally ostracised oddball friends. Fast paced. fun and a little corny but with its heart in the right place. ()dean At The Quay. Glasgow; ()(leon Wester llailes. Edinlnajeh. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (12A) .00. (Faith Akin. Germany/Turkey. 2005) 90min. A giddying. life affirming documentary film about the Istanbul music scene. l'sing Alexander Ilacke. of German avant-garde band liinsttirzende Neubauten. as a guide. Akin delves deep and wide into the Ottoman kingdom's indigenous and not so indigenous sounds. Part of Middle liast seasom. Film/rouse. Edinburgh.
Cyberworld 3D (PG) (Various. [58. 2000) Jenna Elfman. Matt Frewer. Woody Allen. 44min. Jenna Elfman is the cyber- host who introduces us to various unrelated segments of cyber animation. The .S’t'mpsons and Ant:. make 31) appearances in a spectacular display of today's most impressive graphic technology. IMAX Theatre. (ilasgms:
A Day Out (PG) 0... (Stephen Frears. UK. 1972) John Normington. James (‘ossins. Philip Locke. 50min. A made-for- TV drama about at Halifax cycling club‘s outing to Bolton Abbey in I91 I. It was Alan Bennett‘s first work for television. Includes short Jon Snow ( :veles to Italv. Part of Winter Bicycle Film Festival. Eilttthoase. Edinlntrgh.
* The Dead ([5) C... (John Huston. UK/IreIand/L’S. I987) Anjelica Huston. Donal Mc('ann. Helena Carroll. 83min. Huston‘s final lilm is a superb adaptation of one of James Joyce‘s Dub/iners stories. It is set during a traditional festive celebration. and its skill and mellow perception draw you into another world where the dinner conversation and general merriment reveal universal truths about death and the beauty of true love. Part of John Huston season. See feature. page 42. Glasgow I’ilm Theatre. Glasgow; Film/rouse. Edinlmtgh.
Deja VII (PG) 0. (Tony Scott. US. 2006) Denzel Washington. Val Kilmer. Paula Patton. James (‘aviezel I28min. Washington is ATF agent Doug (‘arlin. investigating crimes in a post-Katrina New Orleans. Through the use of time travel
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ideas nicked from Baek to The Future and The 7ertninator he must avert disaster before it happens. If you can suspend your belief. l)eja Va is fairly enjoyable. bill the crass Hollywood ending is appalling. ('ineiror/(l Ren/rew Street. Glasgow; Vue Edinburgh ()eean. Edinburgh.
The Departed ( 18) .00 (Martin Scorsese. l'S. 2006) Leonardo DiCaprio. Matt Damon. Jack Nicholson. Martin Sheen. Mark Wahlberg. I5 l min. This remake of the Hong Kong triad thriller Internal anam- is not as good as the Scorsese classics but still hooks right to the very last shot with a distinguished cast I)i(‘aprio finally finding a role that suits and several superb set pieces along the way. ('inewor/d Ren/rew Street. Glasgow; ('t'neivorld Edinburgh. Edinburgh. The Devil Wears Prada (PG) 0000 (David Frankel. LS. 2006) Meryl Streep. Anne Hathaway. limin Blunt. 109mm. Nice. twee wannabee journalist Andy
(Hathaway) finds herself employed as one of
two personal secretaries to the formidable Miranda Priestly (Streep). an Anna Wintour style fashion editor. With killer one lines. really well rounded characterisation and excellent performances. it’s difficult not to fall for its myriad charms. Though formulaic. in terms of decent mainstream L’S films this year. this enjoyably innocuous. bitchy romp. may be as good as it gets. (‘ftlt'lt'tll'lll ReIt/reit' Street. Glasgow; ('ineworld Edinburgh. Edinburgh.
=i= Dirty Dancing ( l5) 0... (limilc Ardolino. US. I987) Jennifer (irey. Patrick Swayze. Jerry ()rbach. I00min. See review. page 44. General release.
Divorce Iranian Style (PG) 000 (Kiln l.onginotto/7.iba Mir-Hosseini. Iran/tFK. I998) 80min. A startlingly frank look at of the subjugation of women in Tehran. The film concentrates on three court cases: a woman who punishes her husband for beating her. a teenager who divorces her
older husband and a woman who battles for custody of her children. I-‘i/mhouse. Edinburgh.
The Double Life of Veronique ( l5) .... (Kr/ystof Kiesltm'ski. Polarid/France. I99] ) Irene Jaeob. llalina (iryglaszewska. Kalina Jetlrusik. Alcksander Bardini. I l0min. Two girls one Polish. the other French are born at the same time on the same day and come to discover that their fates are bound up together. An cerin fascinating and disturbing erotic dance of love and death with an extraordinary twin performance by ('annes award-w inner Jacob. Part of An Introduction to Iiuropean ('iriema series. I’iltnhouse. Edinburgh.
* Dreamgirls ( IZA) 0... (Bill ('ondon. IS. 2006) Jamie l‘oxx. Beyonce Knowles. Iiddic Murphy. Jennifer Hudson. l30min. See review. page 43. General release.
Employee of the Month ( 12A)
. ((ireg ('oolidgc. LS. 2006) Dane ('ook. Jessica Simpson. Dax Shepard. l08min. 7.1le Bradley ((‘ook) doesn't believe in hard work. bill when rumors circulate that sexy cashier Amy (Simpson) only dates winners. he has to change his game plan. This formulaic. unfunny. llaccid and badly performed workspace farce is corporate garbage. Watch Mike Judge‘s excellent underrated 1999 film “like Spare instead. General release.
Epic Movie ( I2A) .0 (Jason Friedberg. Aaron Sell/er. LS. 2007) Kal Penn. Adam Campbell. Jennifer (‘oolidge 88min. See Also Released. page 45. General release.
Eragon (PG) .0 (Stcfen l"angmeier. IS. 2006) lidward Speleers. Sienna (iuillory. (iarrctt llcdlund. Ill-linin. Based on the successful novel by ('hristopher Paolini. Eragon is the tale of a boy (Spelleers) and his dragon against the evil King (ialbatorix (Malkovich). The special
effects are impressive but otherwise this is a fairly lame opener for this muted fantasy franchise. Seleeted release.
Erin Brockovich ( IS) .00. (Steven Soderbergh. LS. 2000) Julia Roberts. Albert Finney. Aaron lickhart. l33min. l'ncmployed single mother lirin (Roberts) shochorns her way into a filing clerk position with Iiinney's ('alifornia law lirm. where she accidentally uncovers a conspiracy leading to the largest direct action lawsuit in American history. Based on a true story and with Soderbergh and Roberts on faultless form. it proves that mainstream American cinctna can be truly great. St Bride's ('entre. lakllnlnajeh. Fairuz, We Loved Each Other So Much (PG) (Jack Jenssen. Netherlands. 2003) 80min. This follows massively popular singer l‘airu/ through the divided remains of her beloved city of Beirut. once known as a place where ethnic. t'eligiotis and ideological factions could live in peace. Part of Middle liast season. l'l/lttltttlls‘t’. lir/inlmrgh.
Fellini’s Roma ( IS) 0.. (l-ettei-ico l-‘ellini. Italy/Fiance. I972) Peter (ion/ales. Pa De Doses. lilisa Mainard. I l8min. A personal tour of the eternal city and its highlights by the maestro. split between the 70s and the 20s (when Fellini lirsl arrived). Brothels. music-halls. murals. traffic jams all merge together with fantasy. autobiography and documentary. lntrodttced by Anna Batista. Glasgow l'llltt 'l'heatre. (ilasgmt‘.
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