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Smart People(15)”x~ I? (Naom Murro. US. 2008) Dennis Quaid. Sarah Jessica Parker. Thomas Haden Church. 95min. See review. page 52. Filmhouse. Edinburgh.
Son of Man (15) (Mark Domford-May. South Africa. 2006) Zorro Sidloyi. Pauline Malefane. Andile Kosi. 86min. An ambitious new interpretation of the Gospels by the South African theatre and film ensemble Dimpho Di Kopane. The Saviour is born amid a civil war in the fictional African state ofJudea. As he grows up he sets out to free his people from oppression through an ethics of non-violent protest and solidarity. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow.
Son at Rambow(12A)Om- (Garth Jennings. France/UK. 2008) Zofia Brooks. Neil Dudgeon. Tallulah Evans. 95min. Troubled child and wannabe filmmaker Lee Carter (Poulter) enlists Will (Milner). a member of a fundamentalist Christian Evangelical family. as a stuntman for a remake of Rambo: First Blood in this patchwork of beguiling surreal comedy and eccentric but darkly pertinent family drama. An absolute joy. General release.
Speed Racer(PG) oer: (Andy Wachowski/Larry Wachowski. US. 2008) Emile Hirsch. Nicholas Elia. Susan Sarandon. I34min. See review. page 50. General release.
The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG) COO." (Mark Waters. US. 2008) Sarah Bolger. Freddie Highmore. Nick Nolte. 95min. Upon moving into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate. siblings Jared (Highmore). Simon (Highmore) and Mallory (Bulger) find a guide to a fantastical world of faeries and creatures in this adaptation of Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi‘s series. They must battle against Mulgarath. however. the evil shape-shifting ogre who is also after the key to the fantasyland of faeries. Selected release.
The Spirit of the Beehive ( l5)
Femando Fernan Gomez. Teresa (iimpera. Ana Torrent. Isabel Telleria. 98min. In rural Spain after the (‘ivil War. the people‘s apathy is thrown into contrast with the frenzied activity of bees. Meanwhile. a young girl is alone in dreaming of liberation. through the gentle giant figure of Frankenstein. who she identifies with a young but doomed soldier. Moody and haunting. Iirice‘s debut is a calmly moving masterpiece. Cameo. Edinburgh.
Step Up 2 the Streets (PG) .0
(Jon M Chu. US. 2008) Robert Hoffman. Briana Evigan. Will Kemp. 97min. Stupid sequel to 2006‘s dance romancer Step Up. Selected release.
Street Kings (15) .00 (David Ayer. US. 2008) Keanu Reeves. Hugh Laurie. Forest Whitaker. 108mm. Tom Ludlow (Reeves) is a vodka-soaked LA cop forced to take on his own department when a former colleague is murdered. Reeves is impressive. but Whitaker's corrupt police chief is less so. For all its pedigree Street Kings is a misfiring entry into the corrupt cop genre. Selected release.
Swallows and Amazons (U) .0 (Claude Whatham. UK. 1974) Virginia McKenna. Ronald Fraser. Sophie Neville. 92min. The adventures of four children in the lake district in the 1920s. ldyllic screen incamation of the Arthur Ransome novel that is very much an adult‘s idea of what children's entertainment should be. About as exciting as a steady downpour of drizzle. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
Tashan (l5) (Vijay Krishna Acharya. India. 2008) Akshay Kumar. SaifAIi Khan. Kareena Kapoor. 148mm. First Bollywood feature from Acharya. about a call centre executive. a gangster and Pooja (Kapoor). a girl who can‘t be trusted. whose paths cross on a dangerous journey across India. Selected release.
Three and Out (15) O. (Jonathan Gershfield. UK. 2008) Mackenzie Crook. Colm Meaney. Imelda Staunton. 106mm.
something Irishman. Tommy (Meaney). and the London tube driver Paul (Crook). who needs someone to dive under his train in order to collect a generous pay off from his bosses'.’ That's the set-up of this intermittently amusing British black comedy. Selected release.
Throne of Blood (PG) 0... (Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1957) Toshiro Mifune. Isuzu Yamada. Minoru (‘hiaki 1 10min. It‘s Shakespeare's Scottish play. Japanese-style. as samurai Mifune is spurred on by his wife and the spirits to murder his best friend and then his master. Although the barest plot and striking images remain from the original. Kurosawa‘s atmospheric settings in mist-shrouded forests give the film a brooding power. Glasgow I-‘ilm Theatre. Glasgow.
21 (12A) O. (Robert Luketic. US. 2008) Kevin Spacey. Kate Bosworth. Jim Sturgess. 123mm. Spacey plays a professor who teaches six MIT students to card count in this heavy-handed. unfaithful adaptation of Ben Mazrich‘s book. which was based on the gambling exploits of card shark Jeffrey Ma. This is filmmaking by numbers and it‘s not a winning formula. (ieneral release. “twenty-One ( 15) O. (Don Boyd. UK. 1991) Patsy Kensit. Jack Shepherd. Patrick Ryecart. Maynard Iiziashi. 101min. ()r Katie 's Kandid Konfessions. as it might be known. Kensit stars as a come-of-age modem girl. whose intimate details are told in tabloid kiss‘n‘tell fashion straight to the omnipresent camera. Very London in its atmosphere and preoccupations. and with a central character who is really a bit difficult to warm to. ( 'ineworld Edinburgh. Edinburgh.
27 Dresses (12A) O (Anne Fletcher. US. 2008) Katherine Heigl. James Marsden. Malin Akerman. 1 10min. Wedding obsessed Jane (Heigl) juggles gigs as bridesmaids with a rocky love life while the conundrum of how you should behave when your sister is marrying the man you
to send feminism back to the dark ages. 27 Dresses is as bland as century old wedding cake. Selected release.
The Ugly Duckling and Me! ([7) .0. (Michael IIegner/Karsten Kiilcrich.
France/l ,' K/l )enmark/Ireland/( iermany. 2007) Kim Larney. Paul 'I‘ylack. Anna ()lson. 88min. Quirky Danish animated adaptation of the popular Ilans (‘hristian Andersen story. l-‘un but visually disappointing and lacking the humour and innovation of the comparable Ratatouille. Film/rouse. Ifdinlnagli.
Under the Bombs ( l5) .0.
(Philippe Aractingi. Israel. 2007) (ieorges Khabbaz. Nada Abou liarhat. Rawya I'll (‘hab. 98min. See review. page 51. (ilasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
Underdog (If) .0 (Frederik I)u (‘bau. LS. 2007) Jason Lee. Peter Dinklage. James Belushi. 81min. This live-action film from Disney that features a crime-fighting (log with super-powers. although a seemingly attractive proposition for fans of both the talking-animal and superhero genres. is merely a wayward affair with none of the humble charms of the 1960s cartoon series. (ilasgoit' Film Theatre. (i/asgoii:
Water Lilies ( 15) 000 ((‘eline Sciamma. France. 2007) Pauline Acquart. Louise Blachere. Adele Ilaencl. 83min. The growing pains of a trio of 15-year-old girls. set mostly in the municipal swimming pool in a Parisian suburb. translate into arrogance and sexual confusion in their games of orie- upmanship. social climbing and sexual awakening. This first time writer/director‘s effort is all too predictable. but is enough to make Sciamma one to watch. (ilasgow l’ilm Theatre. Glasgow.
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