cast who are picked off easily by the effective use of actual canines and a predictable trick ending rather than cheesy (‘(Il/animatronics. S/tmrt'uyt’ ('inemu. I’uiylt'y. Paisley:
The Bridge t IX» .00 tliric Steel. I'S/l'K. 200m ()Smin. Documentary Iilnnnaker Stccl iriyestigates the enigma of San I-‘rancisco's (iolden (iate Bridgc. both a popular tourist attraction and suicide spot. This unflinching documentary captures 23 final leaps and the reactions of friends and families left behind. Please note that this film contains scenes of suicide that may be disturbing for some y‘iew'crs. See intery'iew and Also Released. page 40. Film/muse. Edinburgh.
Bridge to Terabithia «PG I 00. ((iabor (‘supo. I'S. 2007i Josh IIutcherson. Annasophia Robb. Zooey' I)eschanel. 95min. Artistic kid Jess tIIutcherson) is getting bullied at school and at home until outsider Leslie (Robb) moy-es in next door and the two begin to build an imaginary world in a nearby wood. This faithful adaptation of Katherine I’aterson‘s coming of age children‘s book is worth a look for adults and kids alike. (it'nem/ release.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Hit .00. (Richard Brooks. l'S. IUSSI Elizabeth Taylor. Paul New man. Burl Iyes. l()b’min. Iney'itably bow'dlerised but suitably sweaty Version of Tennessee Williams' loquacious play. A deceiy'ed and cancer-ridden Southern patriarch tIyesi gathers his greedy. iii-fighting family for a birthday celebration. and is met by general sy'cophancy from all except his strangely distant son. bum in diluted form this still packs a punch and the 'I‘aylor-Xew man teaming is irresistible. Semi/nun Screening Room. Ia/iIi/uujeli. Catch a Fire 1 12m .0. (Phillip Noyce. I'K/South .-\frica/I‘S. Ztltlbi I)erek Luke. Tim Robbins. Bonnie Henna. llllmin. ln 1080s apartheid South Africa. Patrick (’Iiamusso (Luke). under harassment from racist police tlL‘IL‘L‘lnc Nick \‘Us (Rttbbiltsl. enters a game of cat and moUse as he Prepares an act of terrorism. .\ worth}.
occasionally compelling dramatic thriller with its heart in the right place. (il'rryt‘r'llul'. (i/us‘emr‘.
The Chances of the World Changing t IDA) tt-iric Daniel Met/gar. I'S. Zoom 09min. Serious documentary about Richard ()gust. who compulsiycly rescues turtles to the point where he shares his flat with IZIX) of the amphibious beasts. I’art of Sheffield International Documentary l'icsliy'al on Tour. Film/muse. lit/inlmreli. Charlotte’s Web I L: 0.. «(iary \Vinick. I'SA. 200m Dakota I-‘anning. Voices of Julia Roberts. Sam Shepherd. Stey'c Btiscemi_ 97min. (’hirpy tot I‘crn (Fanning) rescues Wilbur the pig from a cruel farmyard fate for loyable arachnid ('harlotte to ey-cntually' say e the day in a bittersweet finale that touches on practical matters of life and death. Somewhere between the cutesy Bil/w and ()rwell's political .'IIIIIII(I/ l-kzrm it should draw in children and nostalgic adults alike. ('mt'n'urlrl Ia/iII/mreli. lat/inlmreli. Chicken Run «L: 00 (Nick I’ark/I’eter Lord. I'Is'. 2000i Voices of Mel
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85min. I-‘or its first feature Aardman studios has re-w ritten the \\'\\'II I’()\\‘ esperience as an ()rweIIian satire. albeit with laughs. So. Stalag l7 becomes a battery farm and the camp commandant farmer Tweedy ‘s domineering wife. while in the hutches. (iinger rallies her fellow hens to fly their coop. Though the characters aren't as established as Wallace and (iromit and the feature length running time slows the action. l’or Aardman this is \cry half baked. (irmi't'nm; (i/uygun;
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