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Fleehheelte e! a Feet (15) (Baillie Walsh. UK. 2008) Daniel Craig. Harry Eden. Olivia Williams. ll3min. Set in present-day California and an English seaside resort circa I972. Joe Scott (Craig between Bond outings). is a washed up Hollywood star who recalls a traumatic teenage experience that leads to professional success and personal self- destruction. Good supporting performances and rather pedestrian flashbacks make for an interesting. if not outstanding drama about the repercussions of childhood folly. General release.
Peel'e Geld (12A) “:3: (Andy Tennant. US. 2008) Kate Hudson. Matthew McConaughey. Donald Sutherland. Kevin Hart. l 12min. Witless. plodding rem-com romp that reunites How to Lose A Guy in Ten Days pretty pair McConaughey and Hudson as estranged husband and wife- cum-treasure hunters on the trail of a legendary treasure ship. assisted by Sutherland's dapper billionaire and pursued by Hart's ruthless rapper-gangster. All that glitters is not gold. Vue Edinburgh Omni. Edinburgh.
Female. huh w (15) 0.99 2 (Nicholas Stoller. US. 2008) Jason Segal. Kristen Bell. Russell Brand. l 10min. See review. page 49. General release. Peur tam Met mi (15) COO-9" (Chris Kraus. Germany. 2006) Monica Bleibtreu. Hannah Herzsprung. Jasmin Tabatabai. llSmin. Enjoyably overwrought contemporary German melodrama in which ageing prison piano teacher Traude Kruger (Bleibtreu) takes on violent new inmate and child piano prodigy Jenny (Herzsprurng). The series of savage beatings. frenzied musical performance and blazing arguments. mixed with flashbacks to Traude‘s lesbian past offers the viewer scant chance to breathe. Filmhouse. Edinburgh.
The Game Plen(U) 0008:? (Andy Fickman. US. 2007) Dwayne Johnson. Madison Pettis. Kyra Sedgwick. 1 10min.
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The Game Plan follows the fortunes of Elvis-obsessed American football superstar quarterback Joe Kingsman (Johnson) and his estranged eight-year old daughter (Pettis) when she enrols him in ballet school. The result is overblown and overlong. bland and forntulaic. yet its earnest brand of character comedy for pre- teens pays off. Selected release.
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and Paul. Garage is another instance of oddballs living life on the margins of Irish society. wltich casts stand-up comedian Sltortt as village idiot gas station attendant Josie. wltose attempts at relationships are painful artd heart-wrenching to watclt. With lofty ambitions. this sophomore effort suffers from heavy-handed dénouement at odds with its winning. smart observations and offbeat comedy. Film/muse. Edinburgh. Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai ( 15) O. (Jitn Jarmusch. l’S/Japan/liranceKiermany. 2000) Forest Whitaker. Jolm 'l‘ormey. ('liff (iorman.
l lomin. Whitaker's New York ex-strect ttrchirt (ihost Dog is a professional Mob assassin who lives by art ancient liastern code of honour. But when a hit goes wrong. he's caught between loyalties. Jarmusclt should probably stick to making throw away movies about ageing rockers. Helsinki cabbics and Japanese lilvis fans instead of attempting the grand spiritual narrative. (i/asgmt' I’ilm Theatre, (i/asguw; Film/muse. lidinlmrgh.
Ghost World ( IS) 0000 (Terry Zwigoff. l'S. 2001 i 'l'ltora Birch. Scarlett Johansson. Steve llusccmi. l l ltnitt. Daniel ('lowes adapts his owtt cttlt comic witlt '/.wigoff. opting not to translate parrot- fztshion. but to dislil the essence of the source material. Thus. characters. setting and tone are spot on. but the episodic rtatttrc of the serialised strip is shaped ittto a low key story revolving around high school graduates linid and Rebecca (Birch and Johanssont who temper disgust with the bland western world of shopping malls artd theme restaurants witlt cynical betnuserttertt. The dialogue. humour. production design and performances are a world apart front lesser American teen flicks. Part of 'l‘riptych. (it'nst‘ettm; (ilasgmr:
La Grande Bouffe ( IX) 0000 (Marco l‘erreri. France/Italy. l‘l73) Marcello .‘ylastroianni. Michel l’iccoli. Philippe Noiret. 130mm. Tired of their run of the mill existence. a judge. television producer. pilot and chef get together for a weekend of sickening self-indulgence. With a level of alcohol and sexual consumption that teeters on the line between pleasure artd disgust. l’crreri’s film takes a devilishly sardonic swipe at the French bourgeoisie. Part of Mastr‘oianni season. Film/muse. Edinburgh.
Grindhouse ( I8) .00. (Quentin 'l‘arantino/Robert Rodriguel/lili Roth/lidgar “Tight/Rob Zombie. l'S. 2007) Rose McGowan. l-‘reddy Rodriguel. Kttrt Russell. 191mm. 'l‘arantino and Rodriguez‘s salute to the l‘)7()s exploitation movie focuses on an cit-stripper with a grenade launcher- equippcd machine gun leg. who rneels and greets a troop of flesh eating mutating
zombies. Taking a step down in (one. 'I‘arantino‘s Death Prod/traces two groups of women tied together only by the presence of a lunatic ex-llollywood stunttnan. (‘omplete with the original imaginary trailers. this ‘double feature‘ offers the (hind/rouse package tip on one deliciously cultish plate. the Edinburgh ()mni. l'fdinhurglt. Hannah Montana 8. Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert in 30 ([7) .0 (Bruce llettdricks. l'S. 2008) Miley Cyrus. Joe Jonas. Kevin Jonas. 75min. The titular pop queen on an insanely popular Disney ('ltanncl series and the teenage daughter of 90s country music star Billy Ray (‘yrus go head to ltead in this flashy but economical in length stadium concert presented in 3!) for their squealing fans. An American phenomenon. ()(lt’llll.' Brae/read. Rett/t‘ett‘.
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(Mike Leigh. l7K. 3008) Sally Hawkins. Alexis Zegerman. Andrea Riseborough. l 18min. Leigh returns with a familiar. yet reassurineg different film. an affectionate portrait of carefree 30- sometlting Londoner Poppy (Hawkins) arid the minutiae of her everyday life. About everything and nothing. the downtime and the uptime. this is life-affirming stuff. Selected release. High Society (H 0000 ((‘ltarlcs Walters. l'S. 195m Bing (‘rosbyg (irace Kelly. Frank Sinatra. (‘elestc llolrrt. 107mm. (‘lassic musical entertainment frortt the MGM studios. in which a rich bitch plays hard to get with a string of suitors. The plot of Philadelphia Story goes ottt the window, bill with stars like these. style is everything. Part of lirank (ioes to Hollywood season. I’ilmhouse. Edinburgh. High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music ( l5) ((iary Bredow. l'S. 200m Derrick May. Juan Atkins. Kcvirt Satmderson. (strum. See review. page 37. (ilasgmv I-‘ilm Theatre. (ilasgmv; Film/muse. lidinlmrgh. Horton Hears a Who! it“) 00. (Jimmy Hayward. Steve Martino. l'S. 2008i Voices of Jim (‘arrey. Steve (‘at‘ell 8(mtin. Animators Blue Sky take a break from their ongoing Ice Age franchise to colourfttlly realise the universe of Dr Seuss‘ text. Both ('arrey and (‘arrell are allowed full rein for their brand of vocal tnuggittg as co-dircctors Hayward and Martino skilfully guide Ilm‘tmt towards a comforting moral about si/e not being all that important. (iettet‘ul release. Hotel Very Welcome ( IS) (Sonja lleiss. (iermany/l'hailartd. 2007) Ricky Champ. (iaretlt l.lewelyn. (‘lu‘is ()'l)owd. 80min. lleiss' comic debut feature follows live westerners as they tray el across the ttsual backpacking paths of Asia. (ilasgon' l'ilttt Theatre. (ilttsgmt‘.
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(Saibogujirnan Kwenchana) ( l5) 0... (Park (‘han-wook. South Korea. 2000) Rairt. l.im Su-jeong. Ji-hoon. (‘hoi llee-jin. l07min. See review. page 46 arid profile. page 5 l. Film/muse. I'fdinlmrgh.
In Bruges ( no .000 (Martin
McDonagh. l'K/llclgium. 2008) Ralph l‘iennes. ('olin Farrell. Brendan (ileeson. l07min. Two gobby Dublin criminals bide their titttc irt Bruges. awating instruction frotn their cryptic and remote gangster boss Harry. lrislt playwright McDonagh. itt his feature debut. which wrestles sortie affecting moments frotn demonstrative characters. rticely teases out the parallels between the trio and Beckett's Vladimir. listragon and (iodot. (ieneral I‘t'l('(l.\t'. Iron Man ( 12A) (Jon Fay reau. l'S. 2008) Robert l)owney Jr. (iwynetlt l’altrow. Jeff Bridges. l35ntin. See Also Released. page 4‘). l'nable to review at time of going to press. Reviewed next issue. (ienera/ release.
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