Heaten'y (lute. lltls earlier Arthur Penn/I‘hotrias Mcfiuane collaboration details the effects of the arrival of capitalism in a frontier community Nicholson heads a group of rustlers who are slowly brought under control by Brando (in one of his most extraordinary performances) as the ‘Regulator'. a charrieleon-Irke hitman hired by the moneyed cattle barons to stamp them out Pan of Marlon Brando season. I'rlmliuuse. I'.(/III/)lll't"ll.
Moliere ( I2A) O. (Laurent Tirard. I'rance. 2007) Roman) I)uris. l‘abrice l.uchinr. |.aura Morante I20min. A Sliaket/n'are (II [we style populist fantasy about a fictitious episode III the life of the great Moliete I)uris as Moliere and Morante as his lost love run through a clever but heav y-Iianded iriiagining of his circumstances and creative impetus. Though a passable costume romp. it's little more than a scribbled gloss on a great artist's brilliant catect‘ l)umlee (‘oiiteni/mntrv Arty. Dundee; I'ilm/mme. lit/Hiblll't'll.
Mr Bean’s Holiday (PG) 0.
(Steve Bettdelack. PK. 2007) Rowan Atkinson. Willem Dafoe. X‘lmrn, Wordless misfit Mr Bean (Atkinson) goes to the l‘r'ench Riviera and becomes ensriared in a broad liirr'opean adventure. .A silly. occasionally funny. mildly itenophobic slapstick feature. Jacques Tali did It so much lk‘llt‘i‘. .St‘lt’t It'll I'l’lf'llH'.
My Best Friend ( 12A) .00 (Patrice l.econte. I‘rance. 2006) Daniel Atiteuil. l)ariy Boon. Julie (iayet. ‘l-lmin. In this contemporary Parisian buddy movie arrogant antiques dealer Francois (Auteuil) is learned with the goodenatured. trivia- spouting taxi driver. Bruno (Boori) after being challenged to provide a ‘meilleur ami' by the end of the month. An atniable if formulaic divertissement. l'tllkll'k ltlltll Hall. l'iilkrrk; (ilasgmt' I'ilnt ’I’lteatre. (ilusgmt.
Night at the Museum (PG) .00 (Shawn l.evy. l’S. 2006) Ben Stiller. ('arla (itigmo. Robin Williams. l08min. Broad. imaginative and actually quite fun adventure coriiedy about a bumbling security guard (Stiller plus a Iany supporting cast) who lets loose an ancient curse at a Natural History Mtiseum. which allows the exhibits to come to life. lltatterraii Museum. (llasgaw‘.
Night of the Sunflowers ( t5)
.0. (Jorge SancheI-(‘abe/udo. Spain. 2006) ('armelo (iomez. Judith Diakhate. (‘elso Bugallo. 123mm. A newly discovered prehistoric cave. brutal assault. tnurder and revenge come together in a pleasingly stylised multi perspective murder mystery thriller set in rural Spain. ('aniea. Iz‘ilt'rilnu'g/i; I )iaiilee ( 'aiitem/mrary Arts, l)umlee.
Not Here To Be Loved ( 15).. (Stephane Bri/e. France. 2005) Patrick (‘hesnais. Anne (‘osigny. (ieorges Wilson. 94min. A divorced. cheerless. bailiff ((‘hesnais) is removed frorii his life of repossessions. family woes and silent misery by the magic of Tango and family friend Francoise ((‘onsigny). Bri/e's maudlin affinity for this kind of sly character study. lends surety and control to what starts out as a drama of tiny strokes but ends as a cliched. l-"rench. ageing male fantasy. (ilas‘goiv I-‘ilm l‘lieatre. Glasgow. Partner ( l 2A) (David Dhawan. India. 2007) Salman Khan. Lara l)utta. (iovinda.An Indian version of Hitch. with Khan slipping into Will Smith's matchmaking shoes. Selected release. Picasso: The Full Story (ii) (Christopher Bruce. UK. 2004) 176mm. Weekly screenings of John Richardson‘s Channel 4 series on Picasso. The artist's friend and biographer provides insight into his life and work.
Private Fears in Public Places (I2A) O... (Alain Resnais. France. 2006) Sabine Alema. Lambert Wilson. Andre Dussollier. I20min. Elegant and melancholic study of emotional repression. loneliness and longing based on one of Alan Ayckbourn's more recent plays. Some 50 short scenes illustrate the interconnected and unfulfilled lives of sis middle-aged Parisians: beautifully judged ensemble performances that invest the film and its
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Partitimandaeyonii
To mark the 60th anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan this thoughtful and well-balanced season of recent and older films examines the
legacy of the divide. To put things in perspective Lalit Mohan Joshi’s intelligent 2006 documentary Beyond Partition is a good place to start (this, the season’s opening film, will be introduced by Joshi). Other highlights include MS Sathyu’s poignant 1973 call for Muslim equality, Garm Hava; popular 2006 Bollywood hip hop colonial drama Paint it Yellow (pictured) and spectacular, rarely seen silent A Throw of Dice from 1929, which was based in part on The Mahabharata.
I GFT, Glasgow from Sun 5 Aug.
saddened characters with real humanity. (lltls‘gUii' I'll/n lltt‘tlll'i'. Glasgow. Oueimada! (Burn!) ( )5) com ((iillo Pontecorvo. Italy/I'rance. WOO) Marlon Brando. Iivaristo Marquel. Norman llill. ll2min. In this sequel of sorts to Potttecorvo‘s lllt' Battle of Algiers. Sir William Walker (Brando) must return to the (‘aribbean island of ()ueimada to destroy the leader he himself created ten years ago. A sharp provocative insight into l‘)th century colonialism. This overlooked masterpiece is arguably Pontecor'vo and Brando‘s finest moment. Highly recommended. Part of Marlon Brando season. I-ilmltouse. I‘ll/llI/llll‘g'll.
Reign Over Me ( I5) .000 (Mike Binder. l‘S. 2007) Adam Sandler. l)on (‘headle. Jada Pinkett Smith. l2~1min. (‘harlie (Sandler) is a widower suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder five years after WI 1 until he bumps into his old college pal Alan ((‘headle. excellent). The many comic interludes and side stories are superfluoust nice but ultimately detract from what is mostly a thoughtful. even stupefying study/coriiedy' of human frailty. (irosi'enor. Glasgow.
Sayonara (PG) .0 (Joshua Logan. (S. 1057) Marlon Brando. Patricia ()w ens. Miiko Taka. l-i7min. An ace lighter pilot (Brando) is pulled frotn the Korean War and sent to Japan. where he falls for a Japanese actress. Through the romantic sentimentality we see the cruelty of a policy that discourages American servicemen from involvement with Japanese women. Pan of Marlon Brando season. l-‘ilmlioiis'e. Edinburgh.
A Scanner Darkly ( IS) 00000 (Richard Linklater. LS. 2000) Keanu Reeves. Robert Downey Jr. Mitch Baker. l00min. The interpolated rotoscopmg technique by which animation is superimposed over live action. is put to innovative use in this adaptation of dark anti-authority fantasy from sci-ti author Philip K. Dick. Linklater‘s creative Use of animation fashions Dick‘s hallucinatory notions into a beautifully realised study of urban paranoia. Part of Animation Course. l'ilmltuuse. lzilrnlmrglt.
The Seventh Seal (PG) .00. (Ingmar Bergman. Sweden. 1957) Mas \‘on Sydow'. (iunnar Bjomstrand. Bibi Andersson. 90min. Bergman‘s hugely iconic and sustained meditation on the inevitability
of death and suffering in the Middle Ages makes a more than welcome return to the big screen courtesy of this lovely new print. film/rouse. IZ-tllIl/Hll‘t’ll.
Shaun of The Dead ( IS) 0..
(Iidgar Wright. I'K. 2004) Simon Pegg. Nick I‘rost. Kate Ashlield. Dylan Moran. Lucy l)avis. Bill Nighy. ‘l‘lmin. The team behind the cult TV series Spaced venture into film with a likeable Ioni-r'om-com that pits a bunch of London slackers against the undead. Pleasingly puerile. (irosi'enol; (llasgmt‘.
Sherrybaby ( )5) 00. (Laurie (’ollyer. IS. 2007) Maggie (iyllenhaal. Brad William llenke. Sam Bottoms. 95min. ‘TV' movie of the w'eek'-style social drama about a white trash jailbird who tries to reclaim her old life and child on release. A powerful lead performance from (iyllenhaal makes it almost worth the ride. ('anieu. lat/trilnirgli; (illlt'HUI'ltl Reltfi‘eir Street. (lltlvqnitl
Shrek the Third (t') O. ((‘hris Miller. [-5. 2007) Voices of Mike Myers. Iiddie Murphy. ('ameron l)ia/. Justin Timberlake. liddie Murphy. Antonio Banderas. 92min. The green ogre (voiced by Myers) runs away from parental and royal responsibility to go on a journey with loyal companions Donkey (Murphy) and Puss iti Boots (Banderas) to seek out another heir to the throne t’l’iriiberlake). The third installment of this blockbuster phenomenon feels a bit formulaic now but there are enough low -brow Jokes to keep under educated children entertained. (ieneral /'('[('(1.\('.
The Simpsons Movie (PG) 00.
(I)av id Silverman. (S. 2007) Voices of Dan ('astellaneta. Julie Kavrier. Nancy ('artwright. 86min. Pointless if fairly
enjoy able big screen outing for everyone's favourite family. The plot. as ever. is secondary: Homer accidentally polltites the Springfield water supply and causes a mass esodUs While the strong political satire of the early episodes has long been replaced by pop culture references. this will still be one of the surefire hits of the summer. (ieneral release.
3% Some Like it HottPU) .0000 (Billy Wilder. L'S. l95‘)) Tony Curtis. Jack Letnmon. Marilyn Monroe. I20min. Two impecunious male musicians inadvertently witness the St Valentine's Day Massacre and take refuge in Florida with Sweet Sue and
her Society Syncopators. an allifemale band. Brilliant. brittle. crackeriack farce w ith all concerned at a peak in their careers (ilitvemi' I‘i/ni 'I‘lreatre. (ilavemt.
TMNT (P(i) .0. (Kevin Munroe. IS. 2007) Voices of James Arnold Taylor. Mikey Kelley. Nolan North. Sfirmn. Those lee/rage Mutant .Miija lill'lll‘\ are back. souped up with 31) animation and looking pretty fearsome. (it)th design and excellent fight sequences has e replaced a lot of the humour of the original and make this worth catching. surprisingly. ('ineimrlil Iz'iliIt/mrglt. Iz'iliriliia'cli; (’irieimr/il l’arklieail. Glasgow.
Taking Liberties ( IZA) 0.0 Atkins. l'K. 2007) l05mm. Atkins‘ docutnentary looks at the infringements on civil liberties that he believes have been taken by New Labour: from freedom ol speech to prohibition of torture. With contributions from Tony Benn. Boris Johnson and Mark Thomas. ('ameo, lz'tlt'Ii/iiirjeli.
Tales from Earthsea (Gedo Senki) (P(i) 0.. ((ioro Miya/aki. Japan. 2006) Junichi ()kada. Aoi Tesliima. Burita Sugawara. l 15min. See review, page |‘). ('anteo. Edinburgh; ('rriew'arlil Rea/rew- Street, (llavgrm.
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Away From Her (12A) Fri (1 Aug 7 7 :OOam, 7 .IBOpIri, /.”jf/prri
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