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Germany in Autumn i Its; eeee (Various. West Germany. l‘)7lsi [23min A dozen West German filmmakers try to catch the lCllgCISl by contributing (iii any way they wish) to this made for TV assessment of the state of the nation in the wake of the 197x kidnapping and murder of a prominent businessman. Highlights include Rainer Werner Fassbinder's laceratingly honest self- portrait. and Heinrich Boll's rant against (jerman 'I‘V's reIUsal to broadcast Sophocles' Antigone on grounds of its political sensitivity: Fascinating .»I('l'.. Edinburgh.
The Golden Compass ( 12m oee ((‘hris Weitl. l'S/l'K. 2007i Nicole Kidiiian. Dakota Blue Richards. Ian McKellen. Sam lilliot. l()5min. Based on the novel by Phillip Pullman. this fantasy adventure follows l.yra (Richards). who has been entrUsted with the last remaining 'alethioiiieter'. or golden compass. which she mUst keep from the power-cra/ed Magisterium. The world Weill has created is beautifully designed and fascinating. but choppily structured and lacking in much of what malses the book so complex and provocative. It‘s Paradise Missed. Selected release.
Hannah Montana 0. Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert in 30 (U) 0. (Bruce Hendricks. l‘S. 2008i Miley' (‘yrum Joe Jonas. Kevin Jonas, 75mm, See Also Released. page 50. ('ineimrld anjn'w' Street. Glasgow g ('inew orld Edinburgh. Edinburgh.
Harold and Maude ( ISi eeeee ( Hal Ashby. US. l97l ) Ruth (iordon. Bud ('ort. Vivian Pickles. 93min. Archetypical 70s sentimental black comedy in which a rich teenager obsessed with death is finally liberated from his macabre cravings by an 80-year-old woman whose hobby is funerals. Seminal generational love story. one of the highlights of director Asliby's brilliant career. A Monorail Film (‘lub presentation. (ilasgaw' Film Theatre.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch ( IS) eeee (John (‘ameron Mitchell. LS
2001 ) John Cameron Mitchell. Miriam Shor. Stephen 'l'rask. 9lmin. In order to escape communist liast (ieriiiany. young Hansel (Mitchell) marries a gay (il. which involves a sex change operation that leaves her with just an 'angry inch‘. Jump forward and Hedwig's rock band is touring America while she stalks former lover and mUsical protege Tommy (inosis. Mitchell. star of the cult rock mUsical. gives it his all once more. directing. writing and acting in this lively and liberating film version of his stage collaboration with co-star 'l‘rasls'. Iidinburgh Film Guild. Edinburgh.
High Plains Drifter ( 18) eeee ((‘Iini Eastwood. US. 1973) (‘lint Eastwood. Verna Bloom. 102mm. A mysterious stranger rides into town. and (literally) turns it into Hell. liitrigumg stuff from Eastwood the star and director. harnessing the Man With No Name formula to the demands of this enigmatic fable. Part of Print the Legend season. Filmhouxe. Edinburgh.
Home on the Range (1') ee Finn. John Sanford. US. 2004) Steve Buscemi. Judi Dench. (3W Bailey. Roseanne Barr. 76min. Rumoured to be Disney's final hand-drawn cartoon. Home on the Range is a traditional tale of the old West that follows the adventures of three mismatched ‘bovine bounty hunters‘. Maggie (Barri. Mrs Talloway' (Dench) and Grace (Jennifer Tilly i. who set out to track down a cattle mstler. collect sortie reward money and save their fanii from foreclosure. Likeable. if desperately dull. animation. A fairly meagre send off to a classic genre. Film/rouse. Edinburgh.
Horton Hears a Who! it?) eee (Jimmy Hayward. Steve Manino. L'S. 2008i Voices of Jim Carrey‘. Steve Care”. 86min. See review. page 47. General release.
It You Love Me Follow Me ( tSi (Benoit Cohen. France. 200m Mathieu Demy. Eleonore Pourriat. Julie Depardieu. lOOmin. Successful surgeon Max (Demy l pines for the days when he was a rocker in a band. The offer of a promotion stirs him into action and he throws it all in for the love of music. Part of French Film Festival. Glasgim' Film Theatre; F ilmhuuse. Edinburgh.
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I’m Not There 15.0”. lmld Haynes. l'S/(ieriiiany. loo“ . (‘ate Blanch-ct: ('hristian Bale. Richard (ierc. Heath ledger l‘soiiiiii Sis actors play seycn interpretations of Bob Dylan iii Haynes sleek. stylish. clever and wholly engrossing meditation on the lite ol the folk singing bard Divided between black and white and colour. / n: \w: Ihi'ri' is .i work of great emotion and niitistrelsy A liliii of great playlnlncss and rare semiotic insight (mm, lat/irime
In the White City t is. i -\|ain lannci. Sw it/erland/l’iirtugal. l‘lls‘ M Bruno ( iatil. Teresa Madruga. Julia \‘onderlinn losmin .-\ccoiiipaiiied by Jeanrluc Harm-is beauttlul nil/«core. the steady disintegration of a Swiss seattian is elegantly depicted Jumping ship iii Lisbon. the married man becomes entangled with a barmaid and sends reels ol lioitie movies back to his wife RUhl‘Ctl. \lttthtl and ltiyL‘lc'ss. lllL' l‘ltilsCll man must return home Part of l'rancographies season l-ilmhuiiu. Edinburgh.
In Your Wake i is. (Day iii ()c‘llincllclt. l'rance. ZHHoi ‘Nmm. 'lweiity -yeai»old Marco‘s banal life is disturbed by the return of his lather alter a long period of absence Drawing the youngster into his illegal scheming. the hot-headed father throws the pair into a desperate pow eivstruggle Part of French l'illlll l‘estiyal. (iliisgmi I'll"! Ihi'alu' Inside Iran: The Most Dangerous Nation? ( [1) (led Koppel. Illtloi S‘liiiiii [sing a (ieorge Btish quote as its iiaiiiesalse. this Discovery channel report documents the rich history of the people and culture ol li'aii :l( ‘12. lat/Irilnirg/i.
Intimate Enemies (L’Ennemi Intimé) ( 15) (lilorent lilllllltt Siri. l'i'aiice. 2(Ml7i Benoit Magiiiiel. Albert l)upoiitel. Aurelien Recoing. IllSiiim. ('hroiiicliiig the ruthless barbarities of the Algerian war through the eyes of French Lieutenant 'l‘errieii (Magimel l. w ho finds an enemy iii a WWII veteran. Intimate lint-min worlss as a close character study and detailed portrait of the cotttple\ities ol the period. Part of l‘t’elicli l'iiltti liestiyal. (ilaigou I'ilm I‘lii'alri: Jaws (Hi) .00. (Steven Spielberg. l'S. W75) Roy Scheider. Robert Shaw. Richard l)rey'luss. IZSmm. (‘raclsiiig sliarls adventure from the days when Spielberg movies were scary. See the citi/eiis ol Amity scream? Watch the bodycouiit pile up? Hear the authorities declare the water perfectly safe? A Roy Scheider tribute screening. Film/muse. lz'dmburg/i.
The Jerk ( l5l ... (("dfl Reiner. lb. Will ) Steve Martin. Bernadette Peters Ill-3min. Hit and miss comedy as Martin goes from rags to riches to rags agaiti. when his ground-breaking invention that stops spectacles slippitig down the wearer's iiose turns out to have disastrous side effects. Watch otit for the classic cat-Juggling sequence. and Martin's usual command of the physical gag. Part of Magners (ilasgow International ('omedy l-‘estival. (irmu-nm: (ilasgoii:
Jesus Camp iP(ii eee (lJCldl liwiiig. Rachel (irady. l‘S. Zoom Becky Fischer. Ted Haggard. Mike l’apaiitoiiio. 84min. Interesting and mildly disturbing documentary about the indoctrination of young children at an evangelical ('hristiaii summer camp. I-‘ilmhoim'. lz‘dmbiagli, Jezebel (l’(ii 0... (William \Vy lcr. l'S. HHS) Bette Davis. Henry lionda. (ieorge Brent. 104mm. A Southern belle becomes notorioUs for her bitchy manner. but atones for herself w hen a plague strikes. Star melodrama with all the stops out. gis en to Davis as compensation for missing the part of Scarlett ()‘llara in (ione With The Wind. Part of Bette Davis on Tour. Film/wine. Edinburgh.
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 ( IS) 0000 (Alain Tanner. France/Switlerland. 1976i Jean-l.uc Bideau. Rust. Miou-Miou. l 15min. A tale of a fortner political activist and his friends w ho are learning to accomiiitxlate the materialism of their age. The changing political climate of late 60s Europe is entertainineg traced through characters .such as a shoplifting shop girl. a transcendental mystic and a Trotsky ite joumalist. Fascinating. rarely seen cult film. Part of Francographies season. Film/rouse. Edinburgh.
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