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Children of Men ( l5) C... (Alfonso (‘uran. CK. 2006) Clive ()wen. Julianne Moore. Michael Caine. Chiwetel lijiofor.
l l-lmin. It's 2027. and no children have been born for two decades in this rare example of big budget sci-ft with intelligence and heart. Cuaron ltas played down the Pl) James‘ novel's religious allegory in favour of hard- ltitting political itntnediacy. in the spirit of forerunners The Omega Man and Soy/en! Green. lite lit/in/rurgh ()eean. lit/in/najgh. Cinema Paradiso ( I5) .000
(Giuseppe Tornatore. Italy/France. 1988) Phillipe Noiret. Jacques Perrin. Salvatore Cascio. 123mm. Traces young Salvatore's infatuation with his village cinema. and his growing friendship with its projectionist (played to perfection by Noiret). 'l‘ornatore‘s lament for the joyous movie-going experience of his youth and recognition of the price we pity for our maturity. lias‘llt'ootl l’ark l/lt’atl't’. Glasgow:
A City of Sadness ( l5) (llou llsaio-llsictt. Hong Kong/Taiwan. 1989) Tony l.eung. ('hiu Wai. lkuyo Nakamura. 158mm. llou's touching portrayal of Taiwan's post war history won the 198‘) (iolden Lion in Venice and broadly depicts the lives of four brothers battlittg to retain their integrity as organised crime tnoves frotn the Cltinese mainland to influence the local community. llou‘s vision is a genttinely poetic deliberation of a people and their land. Glasgow I’ilm 'l'heatre. Glasgow. >2: Climates ( )5) one (Nuri Bilge Ceylan. 'l‘urkey/l’rance. 2006) libru Ceylan. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Na/an Kirilmis. l02min. See interview and review. page 44. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgott‘: I’ll/llhoast'. Edinburgh.
Curse of the Golden Flower ( 15) Q... (Zhang Yitnou. China. 2006) Chow Yun-fat. (iong Li. Jay Chou. l l-lmin. lipic. bloody and Shakespearean saga of court intrigue in the Forbidden City. The limperor (Chow Yun-fat) tries to decide which of his sons should succeed him. while devious limpress (Gong Li) also has her eyes fixed on the top job. Part of Cinema China season. l‘illilllttll.\‘t’. lit/in/ntrgh.
Distance ( l2A) C... (Wei Tie. China. 2006) Li Jian. l-lu Yuan. lluang Jingjing. 92min. Zhu Ming (Yuan) moves to the big city to find work bttt soon finds himself deep in dingy apartments. perverse relationships. mobsters and corruption. Delightful urban comedy reminiscent of the early French New wave works of Rohmer and Chabrol. Part of Cittetna China season. I’ilmhouse. lit/inlmrgh. Doctor Strangelove (Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love The Bomb) (PG) 0000. (Stanley Kubrick. CK. l963) Peter Sellers. (ieorge C. Scott. Sterling llayden. ()Bmin. Devastating black comedy on the lunacy of the nuclear age with Sellers ideally cast in three roles (CS President. jolly Brit captain. and demented tcutonic bofl'tn) and Slim Pickcns the good ole boy heading for oblivion to a chorus of ‘We‘ll Meet Again'. Still alarmingly relevant. Part of the Glasgow International Comedy l-estit'al. Grost'ellol; Glasgow.
Driving Lessons ( I5) 00 (Jeremy Brock. UK. 2006) Rupert (irint. Jttlie Walters. Laura Linney. 98min. Vicar's son Ben escapes a summer of bible classes by hitting the road with retired actress livie. an eccentric. drinking. swearing spinster. Driving lessons steers a cosily predictable course. as cliched as any ‘the summer that changed tny life‘ drama. Bra/non 'I'heatre. Edinburgh.
Drowned Out ([7) (l-‘ranny Armstrong. CK. 2002) 75min. Documentary looking at the human cost of economic developtnent as seen in the story of the building of the Narmada dam in India and one tribal family w ho decide to stay and drown in their home. Film/louse. Edinburgh.
The Duelist ( l2A) (l.cc Myung-Sc. Korea. 2006) Ha Ji-Won. Alm Scong-(ii. Kang Dong- Won. l0‘)min. Police officer Namsoon (lla Ji- won) uncovers a counterfeit ring and endeavors to solve the case. however. the interest of 'Sad liyes' (Kang Dong-won) may prove too much of a distraction. Tired. nonsensical Japanese actioner. .S'howease Cinema. ('tlttlln'itlge. Glasgow:
L’Eclisse (The Eclipse) (PG) 0000 (Michaelangelo Antonioni. Italy/France. l‘)62) Monica Vitti. Alain Delon. Francisco Rabal. l25min. Vittoria (Vitti) leaves her long term
lover fora stockbroker. bill is increasingly drawn to solitude. The final part of Antonioni's unofficial trilogy of movies on doomed relationships (after L'Avt'entura and La None) captures a restless feeling of human alienation and sets it against an unforgiving backdrop. the decaying beauty of Rome. A joy. Glasgow I'll/ll Theatre. Glasgow:
Epic Movie ( (ZA) 0. (Jasott liriedberg. Aaron Seltzer. CS. 2007) Kal Penn. Adam Campbell. Jennifer Coolidge. 88min. Big budget blockbusters get the low budget parody treatment in this pointless btlt occasionally futmy variation on the Story Home franchise. Sl’ll'C/(‘l/ release.
>3: Esma’s Secret (15).... (Jasmila Zbanic. Bosnia 2005) Mirjana Karanovic. Leon l.ucev. 95min. See review. page 42. Estonian Animation (PG) (Various. listonia. 2000-2005) 80min. Way to Nirvana. Instinct. Brother Bear/leans. ('alrlmgeheatl and The 'Ialrle are on this bill of animated shorts frotn the Nukulilm Production studio. Part of New litlrope Film Festival. l-‘i/mhouse. lz‘tliiilnogh.
The Face of Jizo ( IS) (Ktlroki Ka/tlo. Japan. 2004) Rte Miya/awa. Yoshio llarada. 'l'adanobu Asano. Winn). Mitsue (.‘yliya/awa). through a stroke of luck survives the atom bomb at Hiroshima. Her father. who was not so lucky. returns from the dead to urge her to get on with her life in this understated drama. Glasgott' I’ilm 'I'heatre. Glasgow.
Factory Girl ( IS) 000 (George llickettlooper. CS. 2006) Guy Pearce. Sienna Miller. Hayden Christensen. 90min. See review. page 42. General release.
Fast Food Nation ( IS) 0000 (Richard Linklater. CS. 2006) (ireg Kinnear. lithan llawke. Bruce Willis. l l6min. A dramatic interpretation of liric Schlosser's non-fiction expose of the sante name. A big name ensemble cast dish the dirt on the fast food industry a la Super Size Me and Thank lint/or .S'ntoking. Glasgow I'll/II Theatre. Glasgow. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ( 18) 0... (Terry (iilliam. l'S. l‘)‘)8) Johnny Depp. l lb’min. As adaptations of cult books go. (iilliam’s take on llttnter S 'I‘hompson's assassination of the American Dream is a glorious mess. It remains true to the author's vision of moral torpor attd psychosis. while injecting a good shot of (iilliam's own obsessions. Pure gon/o. Part of Psychotropic Cinema season. Film/louse. lz’tlinhurgh. Freedom Writers ( DA) 000
(Richard Lagravenese. Germany/ITS. 2006) Hilary Swank. Patrick Dempsey. Imelda Stattnton. 122mm. Set in the aftermath of the l‘)‘)2 LA riots. a class of High School students is inspired by a naive teacher lirin (iruwell (Swank) to better themselves through education. A touching performance by Swank stops this becoming another tripe genre movie. St’ll’t'lt'll release.
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus ( l5) .0. (Steven Shainberg. CS. 2006) Nicole Kidman. Robert Downey Jr. Ty Burrell. l22ntin. See review. page 43. Glasgow l'i/Ilt 'l'ht'alt‘t’. Glasgow:
Gabrielle ( IS) 0.. (Patrice Chct'eau. l-‘rance. 2005) Isabelle lluppert. Pascal (ireggory. Claudia Coli. 00min. Adapted from Joseph Conrad's "The Return. Gabriel/e follows the disintegration of the marriage of a wealthy pre-WWl publisher Jean ((ireggory) and his socialite wife of ten years. (iabrielle (llttppert ). Not your polite period. chamber drama. this is a raw. unsettling and highly sl)'llsctl affair. Cameo. lz'tlinlnuith.
Gaz Bar Blues ( l5) (l.otlis Belanger. Canada. 2003) Serge Thierault. Sebastien Delormc. Maxime Dumotier. Danny (iiltttot‘c. l l5min. Mr Brochtt has run a gas station for over l5 years and has maintained an admirable leyel of happiness. ey en in the face of the death of his wife. multiple thefts. hold-ups. the onset of Parkinson's disease and the fact that his sons detest the business. Light hearted character study. Glasgow I-i/m 'I'heatre. Glasgow.
The Ghost Goes West (PG) 000
(Rene Clair. l'K. I‘l36) Robert Donat. Jean Parker. liugcne Pallette. 00min. When a Scottish castle is transported brick by brick to America. its resident ghost travels too. The rougher aspects of the satire on [S behaviour are tnore than compensated by the charming. romantic humour of the whole. lit/inhurg/i I'll/II Gui/(l. lit/inlmrgh.