Fem's more. Day Off
John Hughes’ classic comedy starring the baby faced
Matthew Broderick gets an outing at the capital’s poshest boutique cinema this fortnight. A treat for fans of the 1980s. I Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh on Sun 74 Sep.
Step Brothers (15) 00. (Adam McKay. US. 2008) Will Ferrel. John C Reilly. Mary Steenbergen. 97min. This sporadically funny but generally gross comedy features Brennan (Ferrel) and Dale (Reilly). two grown men who despite pushing 40 are still living at home. An unlikely twilight romance between their parents brings them together. leading the step-brothers to repel each other before teaming up to form an alliance. General release. The Strangers (15 ) .00 (Bryan Bertino. US. 2008) Liv Tyler. Gernrna Ward. Scott Speedman. 85min. Kristen (Tyler) and aspiring beau James (Speedman) retire to a country house to lick their wounds after she rejects his wedding proposal. On arrival. they find themselves teased. tormented and eventually tortured by three unknown assailants. Straight. serious chills combined with an impressive directorial turn by Bertino make this taut thriller a deserving sleeper hit. General release. Surf's Up (PG) .0 (Ash Brannon/Chris Buck. US. 2007) Voices of Jeff Bridges. Shia LaBeouf. Zooey Deschanel. 85min. A reasonable improvement on the heavy-handed environmentalism of last year‘s hit Happy Feet. Brannon and Buck‘s animation is a colourful parody of surfer movies. Entertaining and cheerful but not quite good enough to make seeing another CGl penguin movie an appealing prospect. Cineworld Par/(head. Glasgow; Glasgow Film Theatre; C inewarld Edinburgh.
The Take (E) (Avi Lewis.
Argentina. 2004) 87min. Produced and written by Canadian journalist Naomi Klein. this documentary chronicles 30 unemployed Argentinian auto-parts workers as they take over their idle factory. With this act, Klein champions a radical economic manifesto for the 21st Century. Part of Take One: Action! festival. Filmhause. Edinburgh. This is England (18) 0... (Shane Meadows. UK. 2006) Thomas Turgoose. Stephen Graham. Jo Hartley. lO2min. Lonely Shaun (Turgoose). a 12- year-old boy growing up in the era of Thatcherism. race riots and The Falklands War. falls in with skinheads. This is a beautifully characterised and realised morality tale about what happens when fundamentally decent belief systems get reinterpreted by morons but it begins to run out of steam in its final third. Cameo. Edinburgh. 30 Mania (U) (tbc. US. 2003) Stuart Pankin. E1vira.lMAX 3D animation hell.
Wild Child (12A) 0
For masochists and computer render geeks only. IMAX Theatre. Glasgow WALL-E (U) C... Stanton. US. 2008) Voices of Fred
(Andrew
Willard. Jeff Garlin. Ben Burtt. 103mm.
- Inspired by sci-ii classics from the 1960s
and 70s. Pixar have created a post- apocalyptic story set in a future in which
' the Earth has been abandoned by
humankind. where a solitary robot named WALL-E executes his now pointless trash collecting programme. At its heart this is a very sweet romantic comedy. and that’s what provides the emotional clout. General release.
The Wackness (15) .0. (Jonathan Levine. USA. 2008) Sir Ben Kingsley. Josh Peck. Famke Janssen. 98min. At the heart of this voyage into nostalgic romanticism and teenage growing pains is an unlikely friendship
between teenager Luke (Peck) and pot- ' smoking psychotherapist Dr Squires
(Kingsley). It's the summer before Luke ventures to university and he‘s struggling to make the transition into adulthood.
whilst in total contrast. Squires is regressing into adolescence. A tender and
poignant story of cross-generational friendship. General release.
(Nick Moore. US. 2008) Emma Roberts.
Natasha Richardson. Alex Pettyfer.
98min. This vacuous rehash of teen movie cliches presents Californian brat Poppy. a foul-mouthed and obnoxious Malibu-rnite who is shipped off to a posh boarding school in England in the hope that she learn that values and price-tags are not the same thing. Another dog- eared slice of Working Title crapola aimed squarely at the dumbest of US teens. General release.
The Women (12A) 0. (Diane English. US. 2008) Meg Ryan. Annette
. Bening. Eva Mendes. 90min. Depressing
update of Clare Booth Luce‘s 1936 satirical play set in the idle and bitchy
world of wealthy wives and divorcees.
US TV writer Diane English adapts and directs with little feeling for the sacred text she is dealing with. Some adequate perfonnances. nice costumes and a few decent one-liners aside this begs the inevitable question: why? General release from Fri [2 .S'ep. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (12A) 0. (Dennis Dugan. US. 2008) Adam Sandler. John Turturro. Emmanuelle Chriqui. 1 12min. Zohan (Sandler) is a superhuman Mossad agent who renounces violence to pursue his
real dream - a new life as a NY hairdresser. As well as a Borat-style
delight in his own nakedness. Zohan is characterised by his ‘funny foreigner' enthusiasm for hummus. Euro-disco and
" Wham-era hairstyling. Sandler's latest
attempt to un-stereotype himself is a tragic attempt to Use outrageous comedy
to smooth relationships between New
" ; York‘s lsraeli and Palestinian
58 THE LIST 4—18 Sep 2008
communities. General release.
Films are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
Glasgow
350 Sauchiehall Street. Bookings: ()141 352 4900. Prices vary.
; THURSDAY 4 SEP
Children Must Laugh (Mir Kumen 0n)
(E) 7.00. WEDNESDAY 17 SEP
The Magic lantern (E) 7.30.
THURSDAY 18 SEP
Approximately infinite Universe: Film
Programme (E) 7.00.
Ginevvorld Parkhead
‘ The Forge. Parkhead. 24hr bookings &
info: ()871 200 2000. Adults £5.70 (£5 Mon—Thu before 5pm): Children £4 (£3.70 Mon—Thu); Students £4 (£3.50 Mon—Thu); ()APs £4. Family ticket £16.
' Early bird (all performances before
noon): £3.70. Movies for Juniors (Sat am): £1. Yearly pass (unlimited movies): £ 10.99 per month.
THURSDAY 4 SEP
BabylonADHZA) 12.10. 2.30. 4.40.
6.50. 9.20.
TheDark Knight(l2A) 8.00. GetSmart(12A) 1.20. 3.50. 6.20. 9.00.
lieilboyil:The GoldenArmyHZA)
12.30. 3.20. 6.10. 8.55.
Mamma MiaitPG) 1.00. 3.30. 6.00.
8.30. Step BrothersHS) 12.20. 4.10. 6.40.
9.05. TheStrangersHS) 6.40. 8.50.
Wild Child ( 12A) noon. 2.20. 4.30. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (12A) 11.55am. 2.40. 5.30.
FRIDAY S—THURSDAY 1 1 Disaster Movie ( 12A)
Daily: 12.20. 2.30. 4.50. 7.10. 9.20.
TheDuchess(l2A)
Daily: noon(not Sun). 2.40. 5.30(not Mon). 8.20.
The Duchess (Subtitled) (12A)
Sun: noon.
Mon: 5.30. Get Smart (12A)
Daily: 1.10. 3.50.
iiellboy II: The Golden Army (12A) Daily (not Wed): 4.10. 9.10. Horton Hears a Who! (L')
Sat: 10.00am.
Mamma Miai(PG) Daily: 12.40. 3.20. 5.50. 8.30.
Sat:
ManonWire(12A)
Wed: 12.45. 2.45. 4.45. 6.45. 8.45. Nim’s island(U)
10.00am.
Pineapple Express(15)
Wed: 9.00. itockniioliaHS)
Daily: 1.00. 3.40. 6.25. 9.05. Step Brothers(15)
Daily: 12.10. 3.00. 6.20. 8.50. I TheStrangersHS)
Daily: 6.40. 8.45 (not Wed). Surf’s lip (PG) Sat: 11.30am.
Wild Child (12A) Daily (not Wed): 1.50. 6.50. l 1.30am.
Also Sat & Sun:
Gineworld Rentrew Street
7 Renfrew Street. 24hr bookings & info: ()871 200 2000. Bar. Adults £6.40 (£5.50
Mon—Fri before 5pm): Cortes £4.40.
Family ticket £17 (£15.60 Sun—Thu). Early bird (all tickets before 1pm): £4. Yearly pass (unlimited movies): £10.99
per month.
THURSDAY 4 SEP
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogglng ( 12A) 11.50am. 2.10.
Babylonlnll2A) 10.40am. 1.10. 3.40. 6.10. 8.50.
College iloadTiipnl) 12.20.
The Dark Knight (12A) 12.20. 2.00. 4.00. 4.30. 5.30. 7.30. 8.00. 9.00. GetSmart(12A) 11.00am. 2.00. 5.00.
8.00.
lieilboyllzTheGoidenArmyH2A) 11.10am. 11.50am. 2.10. 3.00. 5.20. 6.10. 8.30. 9.20.
Make it Happen (PG) 1 1.30am. 1.45. Mamma Mia! (PG) noon. 2.20. 2.50. 5.10. 6.00. 8.00. 9.00.
Miss Pettigrevv Lives for a Day ( 12A) 12.40.
TheMummy: TomboitheDragon Emperor(12A) 2.20. 5.20. 8.20.
ilocit 0n!!(12A) 7.30. SomersTovvn(i2A) 3.50. 6.00. 8.00. Space Chimps (l5) noon.
Star Wars: Clone Wars (PG) I 1.30am. 1.50. 4.50.
Step BrothersHS) 11.00am. 1.30. 4.00. 6.30. 9.10. TheStrangersHS) 11.20am. 4.20. 6.50. 9.30. TheWacltnessHS) 11.30am. 4.30. 7.00. 9.30. WALL-Edi) 2.50. 5.20. 7.50. WildOhlld112A) 12.20. 3.10. 5.50. 8.45.
You Don’tMessvviththeZohan(l2.p\) 12.30. 3.30. 6.30. 9.40.
FRIDAY 5—THURSDAY 1 1
Babylon A0 (12A) Daily: 12.30. 3.00. 5.30. 8.15. Also late Fri 8: Sat: 10.50. Bangkok Dangerous (18) Daily: 11.30am. 2.30. 5.30. 8.20. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10. The Dark Knight (12A) Daily: 12.20. 4.00. 7.30. 8.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 10.50. Disaster Movie ( 12A) Daily: 11.20am. 1.45. 4.20. 7.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.55. The Duchess (12A) Daily: 11.20am. 2.10. 5.10. 8.15. Also late Fri 8; Sat: 1 1.10. Get Smart (12A) Daily: 11.15am. 2.00 (not Sun). 5.00 (not Mon). 8.00. Get Smart (Subtitled) ( 12A) Sun: 2.00. Mon: 5.00. iiellboy II:The Golden Anny ( 12A) Daily: 12.10. 3.20. 6.10. 8.20. 9.00. Also late Fri 8: Sat: 11.25. Mamma Mia! (PG) Daily: 1 1.35am. noon. 2.20. 2.50. 5.10. 5.50 (not Tue). 8.00 (not Fri & Sat). 8.40. Mamma Mia! (Sing-a-Long) (PG) Fri 8; Sat: 8.00. 10.45. More Find (12A) Daily: 7.50. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (12A) Daily: 12.30. 2.50. 5.20. Pineapple Express ( 15)
’ed: 11.50am. 2.50. 6.00. 900. Rock Onii ( 12A) Sun: 11.30am. .Vlon: 8.00. iiocltniloiia ( 15) Daily: 11.20am. 2.20. 5.30. 8.40. Also late Fri & Sat: 1 1.40. Somers Town (12A) Daily: 1.10. 6.10 (not The).
1.50.
2.00.
9.40.