Paidora's Box
Reopen the box of the lady with the finest black bob haircut in Christendom 80 years after it was made. This brand new restoration of GW Pabst’s iconic 1928 silent about
prostitute Lulu (Louise Brooks) and her hold on men and women, from Berlin high society to the London slums will be screened with live piano accompaniment by Forrester Pyke.
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The Magic Lantern Short Film Night (Ii) (Various. Various) 00min. A newly established film night to draw attention to new work and emerging talent in the field of short films. this month showing shorts related to sound and music. Highly recommended. ('( 3t. (i/avgmi‘. Manhattan ( 12A) 0000 (Woody Allen. l'S. l‘)7‘)) Woody Allen. Diane Keaton. Mariel Hemingway. 05min. A slight. urban. atnoral romantic comedy about one divorce's attempt to find love with his best friend's mistress (Keaton). it's timelessness is owed to (iordon Willis' gorgeous black and white photography. (icrshwin's ‘Rhapsody in Blue". knowing borrowings from other film masters and much. much more. The lilm has certainly dated. btit remains the romantic comedy of this or any year and Allen's one true masterpiece. (‘inewurlil lat/inlna't'li. Edinburgh.
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Meet the Robinsons (t') 000 (Stephen Anderson. F5. 2007) Voices of Angela Bassett. Daniel Hansen. Jordan Fry. ltllmin. Lewis. an orphan. dreams of finding a family. When mysterious stranger Wilbur Robinson takes him to the future. maybe he will find one. linjoy ably referential screwball animated comedy with good \‘UiL‘c Work. General release.
The Messengers ( )5) 00 (The Pang Brothers. LS. 2006) Kristen Stewart. by Ian .\lcl)ermott. Penelope Ann .‘vliller. Ulmin. In the Pang brothcrs' first .-\merican horror a family move to an abandoned farmhouse where there’s something nasty in the cellar. btit no one believes teenager Jess (Stewart). Derivative and horribly cliched
yet entertaining if you can suspend disbelief.
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The Moustache (8) 0000 (meanuel (’arrere. France. 2006) Vincent Lindon. limmanuelle l)evos. .‘vlathieu
Amalric. 86min. It seems that the moustache maketh the man. When .‘ylarc (Lindon) shaves his face ferret no one. including his wife. notices. leading to a bizarre unravelling of his world. Delicioust disconcerting Bunuel-ian comedy about one man‘s descent into surreal anonymity and the freedoms that this brings. Recommended. Part of French Film Festival. (ilavemv Film Theatre. (ilasemi: Mr Bean’s Holiday (PG) 00
(Steve Bendelack. l'K. 2007) Rowan Atkinson. Willem Dafoe. 89min. Wordless misfit Mr Bean (Atkinson) goes to the French Riviera and becomes ensnared in a broad liuropean adventure. A silly. occasionally funny. mildly xenophobic slapstick feature. Jacques Tati did it so much better. General release.
Murderers ( 18) (Patrick (irandperret. France. 2006) Hande Kodja. (‘eline Sallette. (iianni (iiardinelli. 97min. It's The/ma and
Louise . . . Interrupted as two women. driven to commit murder. escape from a psychiatric clinic and go on the run. I-‘ilnt/muxe. Edinburgh.
Music and Lyrics ( 12A) 00
(Marc Lawrence. 2007) Hugh (irant. Drew Barrymore. 90min. (irant is Alex. a washed-up 80s pop star reduced to working the nostalgia circuit. He gets a chance at a comeback btit Alex hasn't written a song in years. Luckily the kooky girl Sophie (Barrymore) has a talent he can tap into in more ways than one. Harmless romcom nonsense. ('amea, Iz'tli'nhurq/i.
New York Metropolitan Opera Live Broadcast: ll Tritticol’ueeini‘s triple- bill of one-act operas about jealousy. murder. suicide. religious rapture. intrigue and young love live. via satellite. from New York. ('anieu. [Zr/llllnll'gll.
Next ( 12A) 0.. (Lee 'I‘amahori. US. 2007) Nicolas (‘age. Julianne Moore. Nicolas Pajon. 95min. See Also Released. page 3‘). (ieneral release.
Nick Drake Double Bill ( 12A)
.0. (Jeroen Berkvens. Netherlands. 2000) l l0min. The ongoing legend of the cult folk singer-songwriter is examined in biographical excavation. A Skin lim Few. and a contemporary reflection on his music. A Place In Be. Part of Triptych. (ilasgmr I-‘i/m Theatre. (i/asgmr; Film/muse. lit/inlmrigh. 9th Company ( )5) COO (Fedor Bondarehuk. Finland/Russia/l'kraine. 2006) Fedor Bondarchuk. Aleksei (‘hadovg Mikhail livlanov. 139mm. A gung ho re-imagining of the Ninth ('ompany‘s adventures in The Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s. It‘s more buddy romp than serious attempt re- evaluation but the actions scenes are excellent and. until a better lilm comes along. this messy. cheesy. mainstream war film deserves some attention. ()(ll’Ull For! Kinnaml. Edinburgh.
Noddy and the Magical Moondust (l') (Byron Vaughns/Davis [)oi. ['K. 2007) Voices of Edward (‘hu. Martin Skews. 61min. Big liars panics when the lack of moondust threatens to spoil the ending of the Toy Town fair. So. as is right and proper. he and Noddy set off for the moon to solve the mystery. Surreal fun. We Edinburgh ()mni. Edinburgh.
Oh La La! ( 15) .0 (Anne Fontaine. France. 2004) Danielle [)arrieux. Arielle I)ombasle. Jean-(‘hretien Sibertin-Blanc. 90min. The third outing for hapless wannabe actor Augustin Dos Santos (Sibertin-Blanc) sees him trying to resurrect a period play and the career of ()dette (Darrieux). a retired operetta star. Pan of French Film Festival. (I‘lusgmi' I-"ilm Theatre. (iluxt’un‘.
Open Season (PG) 00 (Roger Allers. Jill (‘ulton. Anthony Stacchi. LS. 2006) Voices of Martin Lawrence. Ashton Kutcher. Debra Messing. 86min. 900lb grizzly bear Boog (voiced by Lawrence) takes on a nasty group of human predators during the open hunting season with the help of iilliot (Kutcher). a fast-talking mule deer. Predictable. bland. cliche ridden and oversweet animation that just about passes muster as a soft-brained family flick. l'ue Edinburgh ()eean. Izklinhure/i.