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0... (Zhang Yimou. (‘hina/Japan.
I‘Nl ) (iong I.i. Ma Jingw'a. IIe ('ail'ei. ('ao ('uil'eng. 125mm. Xhang. director ol'./a Dun and Red .S’mje/ium. again combines exquisitely beautil‘ul photography with l'ormalised melodrama. btit this time creates one oi the most moy ing lilms to appear
any w here on the world circuit in recent years_ lissentially the tale ol' a young girl forced to become a concubine and the
jealousies she encounters in her l'ortress
home. it also acts as a metaphor for the repression ol' iiitii\ itittal passions in post- 'I‘iananmen ('hina. (ilasemi' I’llm 'I‘liealre. (iluyemi;
The Reaping t 15) 0 (Stephen IIopkins. IS. 2007) Hilary Swank. Robert Alon/o. Jillian Batherson. 90min. Katherine Winter (what the hell is Swank playing at'.’). an ex-tnissionary w ho has swapped (iod lot" acadetnia. imestigates a blight of Biblical plagties with a small-tow n schoolteacher (Morrissey ) in this glossy btit in all other way s substandard. by-the-numbers. chick horror flick. (ieneral release.
The Reef ( I ') O (Ky ungho I.ee. Howard i". Baker. [3. 3007) Voices oi Freddie I’rin/e Jr. Rob Schneider. Iiyan Rachel Wood. 78min. Another rubbish cartoon about a plucky little lish and his adyentures in the deep blue. Seleeleil I-(’/¢'(l\('.
Reign Over Me ( 15).... (Mike Binder. IS. 2007) Adam Sandler. Don ('headle. Jada l’inkett Smith. IZ-Imin. ('harlie (Sandler) is a widow er Sliiiei'ing l‘rom I’ost 'I‘raumatic Stress Disorder liye years tiller 0/] l until he bumps into his old college pal Alan t('headle. excellent). The many comic interludes and side stories are superfluoust nice but ultimately detract from what is mostly a thoughtl'ul. eyen stupel'y ing study/comedy of human l‘railty. Xt'lt't‘lt't/ I‘elt'rlyt'.
Reno 91 1!: Miami ( )5) 0.
(Robert Ben (iarant. IS. 2007) 'l'homas Lennon. Ben (iarant. Kerri Kenney. S-lmin. Sec :\iso Released. page 3‘). .S‘t'lt't'lt'tl I.('/('(l\('.
Reservoir Dogs ( IX) .0000 (Quentin 'I‘arantino. I'S. I002) IIaryey Keitel. Tim Roth. Michael Madsen. I00min. A gang oi hoods. known only to each other by colour- coded nicknames. meets at an abandoned warehouse to ligure how out their rigorously planned heist went so drastically wrong. The best debut in years from w titer-director ’I‘arantino. whose stylish \ iolencc seduces the audience into complicity. Brilliant in cy‘et‘y sense ol~ the word. (irmrenm‘. (ilayeun‘.
Save Me t l2.-\) coco «('hristian Vincent. I‘rancc. 3000) Roschdy 7cm. Rona Ilartner. Karole Rocher. I00min. Drama about Algerian settlers in France and the discrimination they lace. I’art oi the I’rench I‘ilm I'cstiyal. Film/muse. lat/inlau'eli.
The Science of Sleep t IS) 0000 (Michel (iondry. I-‘rance. 300m (iael (iarcia Bernal. ('harlotte (iainsbourg. Alain ('habat. Miou Miou. l05min. Welcome to the mind- bending world oi Stephane Miroux (Bernal) w ho exists in a perpetual confusion between realities. iIs qliit'kiness is likely to tilVitiL‘ audiences. btit offers an intensity. which carries a rare spark ol' inspiration and sincerity. ('amen. l-ft/inlraruli. Screenwriters’ Group.-\ chance to meet tip with other budding screenwriters for workshops and discussion. All are welcome. whether you'ye written a short scene or a whole l'eature. Visit scottishscrcenwriter.co.uk. (iluygnu‘ I'll/n [IA/It'U/I't'. (rltlylurm.
The Separation ( )8) COO
((‘hristian Vincent. I-‘rance. 1904) Daniel Auteuil. Isabelle liuppert. Jerome Dcschamps. 85min. A French couple can't quite cope with the lact that they 'ye grown emotionally apart in this sour portrait of
jealousy. insecurity. anger and recrimination. liuppert and Auteuil create characters that are compellingly real. and the result is a l‘eelbad moxie of real qtiality. Part of French I’ilm i‘estiyal. I-‘i/mltuaxe. [cilia/Hugh. Shootert l5) 0.. (Antoine litiqua. l'S. 2007) Mark Wahlberg. Danny Glover. Ned Beatty. 135mm. In a first li’luml-like scenario Bob I.ee Swagger (Wahlberg) is set up by ('olonel Isaac Johnson ((iloyer) and l’law ed American l‘orcign policy. When he goes on the run the lilm begins to unravel. with I-‘uqua's excellent direction and a subversiye sense oi humour making it far better than expected. (ieneral release. Singin’ in The Rain (PG) 00... ((ieiie Kelly & Stanley Donen. ('8. I950) (iene Kelly. Donald ()'('onnor. Debbie Reynolds. (‘yd (‘harisse. I02min. Hollywood undergoes the transition from the silent era to the talkies and reputations rise and tall. Absolutely w'onderl'ul musical entertainment. with the slickest ol‘ snappy dialogue. cnduringly catchy numbers. a cast ol' genuine charisma. and an engaging picture ol‘ the industry in transition into the bargain. Quite splendid. (‘iiienmltl lz'tli'nlmrgl). lz‘tlirilrtujeli.
>i< SpidersMan 3 t 12A) 000 (Sam Raimi. IS. 2007) Tobey Maguire. Kirsten Dunst. James I‘ranco. l39min. The third and (alleged) linal lilm outing for Raimi's Spidcy is a hit and miss al‘l'air. Peter Parker (Maguire) is lined up with Mary Jane (Dunst) btit has to cope with a super-si/ed ego. an oyerabundance ol‘ Villains and
oy erdone Visual cl'l'ects in an engaging it ultimately disappointing linale. General release/run! Fri 4 .iltty'.
Straightheads ( lb’) 0 (Dan Reed. I'K. 2007) (iillian Anderson. Danny Dyer. Ralph Brow'n. 79min. See Also Released. page 3‘). (ieneral release. Sunshine ( l5) 0... (Danny Boyle. (K. 2007) IIiroyuki Sanada. ('illian Murphy. Rose Byrne. 102mm. A tiny crew aboard the Icarus II spaceship attempt to say e the frozen Iiaith and its inhabitants from extinction by blowing tip the sun. A retina-ravishing. mind-bending sci—ii epic. scripted by Alex (iarland. with a mythic quality rarely found in parochial British cinema. (it'llt'l'tl/ I'('/(’tl.\'('.
TMNT ( I’(i) 0.. (Key in Munroe. IS. 3007) Voices of James Arnold 'I‘aylor. Mikey Kelley. Nolan North. 86min. Those 'leenaee .I/alanr Ant/a Turtles are back. souped up with 3D animation and looking pretty l‘earsome. (iood design and excellent light sequences hayc replaced a lot ol’ the humour of the original and make this worth catching. surprisingly. Selected release.
Ta Ra Rum Pum (PU) (Siddhath Anand. India. 2007) Sail Ali Khan. Rani Mukheriee. Racing driyer and lather dad. Ayi (Sail Ali ). has an accident and must switch lanes to become a taxi driver. St'lt't'lt't/ I'(’/('(1\('.
The Third Man (PG) 0.... ((‘arol Reed. ['S/l 'K. I‘M”) Joseph Cotton. Orson Welles. l00min. IIolly Martins has been inyitcd to unstable. post-World War II Vienna by his old churn Lime. w ho is now in the grand-scale drug dealing business. only to discoy er that he is dead. Iixcept. he isn't oi" course. and a multilayered cat and mouse scenario is triggered. So. what's so good about it'.’ Well. you baye a stirring liIliei' score by Anton Karas. the l'erris wheel and the ‘cuckoo clock‘ Speech )‘ct possibly its greatest triumph is to cram so much wonder into so little time. Seursman .Sereening Run/n. [fill/(laugh.
>5< This is England ( IS) 0000 (Shane Meadow s. bis. 2006) Thomas 'I'urgoose. Stephen (iraham. Jo lIartley. iiizlniti. See rey iew. page 3‘). St'lt't‘lt'tl release.
300 ( I5) 0... (Zack Snyder. IS. 2007) (ierard Butler. Lena lleadey. Dominic West. l l7min. Bloody historical epic based on I‘rank Miller's comic. This is a full on narratiyc assault on the senses
the Sin (try-iin \ isuals only add to the thrill oi it all. (ieneral release.
Typhoon ( 15) 0.. (Ky ting-tack Kwak. South Korea. 2005) Jang Dong-Kun. l.ec Jang-Jae. l.ce Mi-Yeon. l05min. See rey iew. page 38. .S‘Iimiease ('im'ma. (inn/Midge. (ilaxgun;