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Microcosmos it') 00. tt‘laudc Nuridsany/.\1arie Perennou. l‘i'ance. I‘NS) 75min. :\ bug~ey ed look at the world of insects. this l‘rench one-off falls somewhere between a narrativeless doctiiiientary and an ensemble piece for its array of tiny characters. “but unfolds is a kind of life-in a-day between the blades of grass in an overgrown meadow. The award winning macrti-photography and imaginative sound evoke and surpass the artificial worlds created it) all those science llc‘liot) tt)t)\ lL'\. Part of Weans' \Vorld. l’ibnhouxe. lat/inbm'gh. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (l2.-\) 0. (Bharat Nalluri. l‘K. 2008) Frances Mcl)ormand. Amy Adams. l.ec Pace. 08min. London go\ Ct‘ttcss Miss Pettigrew (Mcl)ormand) has just lost another job. Dumped by her agency. Miss Pettigrew manages to worm her way into the house of American wannabe starlet l)e|ysia l:\tlitlllsl. .\'a|luri's attempts to recreate a sparkling Mitchell l.eisen style romantic comedy are undone by inferior [wrformances and the complete predictability inherent in this kind of mentally painful experience. Dummiun. Iii/inbmjeh.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( IDA) 0 (Rob (kitten. IS. 2008) Brendan liraset'. Jet Li. Maria Bello. ll2min. ('hunky old-fashioned explorer Rick ()'(‘onncll (l-raser) returns. and this titne he‘s off to check out the catacombs of ancient ('hina. This risible third installment of hearty adventure franchise is awash with bad (‘( il effects. infantile humour and sloppy performances. This is pure cheesclxill. l’nless you‘ve had a lobotomy avoid. lite Iii/inlmreh ()i'eun. [film/Hugh.
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(Mike li Kaplan. l'K. 2008) Malcolm Mcl)ow ell. lllmin. l’ascinating record of McDowell's one man show about his friend and mentor. director Lindsay Anderson. Director ls'aplan has also cut in some great archival footage featuring Bette Davis. Laurence ()li\ ier and John (iielgud among others. See preview. page ~13. muemberl. Stir/inc Nim’s Island tl‘) 00 (Jennifer l’lackett. (S. 2008) Abigail Breslin. Jodie l-‘oster. (ierard Butler. 05min. Adapted froin Wendy ()rr’s popular book about what happens when agoraphobic authoress .’\le\andra Ryder (l‘oster) is contacted by w insome brat .\'im (Breslin). whose scientist father Jack (Butler) has gone missing. Breslin and Butler adapt well to the frothy postmodern adventure bttt l’oster‘s attempts at slapstick are embarrassingly crude and obvious. lessening any emotional impact. Se/eeleil I'('/('ll.\(’.
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(l)a\ id (iordon (Erect). IS. 2008) Seth Rogen. James l-‘ranco. Bill llader. l l lmin. Knuekei/ ('p stat‘ Roget) returns to play Dale. a permanently -baked legal process-server whose friendly w eed—dealer Saul (liranco) sells him a rare strain of cannabis known as 'l’meapple lixpress'. When l)ale accidentally leaves a half smoked joint at the scene of gangland murder. the pair are forced to go on the run. A loose. freewheeling and highly enjoyable action comedy. (ieneru/ I'(’/('(l.\'('. Pizzicata l l5) .C. tiitltml‘tlt) \Vinspeare. Italy. 10%) (‘osimo (‘inieri. (’hiara 'I'orelli. l‘abio lirascaro. 03min. Set in a small \ illage iii Southern Italy during World War ll. l’fffft‘rlltl chronicles a fated romance between shot-down l'S airman Toni tl‘rascaro). arid the eldest daughter of a struggling peasant family. I't/mhuuxe. Iii/inbure/I. Priceless (Hors de prix) ( IZA) 0.. (Pierre Salvadori. France. 2000) Audrey 'l'autou. (iad lilmaleh. Marie- (‘hristine Adam. l0-lmin. This frothy comedy set it) the mildly tragic world of
upmarket Riviera hotels. restaurants and boutiques sees lrene ('I'autou) desperately gold digging from an aging sugar daddy. Meanwhile. luckless bar tender Jean (lilmaleh) is developing a bit of a crush on this cynical young lady. but with no cash in his pocket shes just not interested. That is.
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Redbelt ( l5) 0.. (David Mamet. l'S. 2008) (‘hiwetel lijiofor. Max Martini. limily Mortimer. 99min. See review. page 4-1. (ienerul re/euxefmm Fri 26 .S'ep. Remembering Nan Hoover (ti) (Nan lloovcr. (S. 1987-2007) l20min. (‘oinnicmorative screening of performances and videos by New York photographer and video artist Nan Hoover with contributions from (ilasgow based artists and writers.
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Righteous Kill ( I5) 00 (Jon Avnc. ('8. 2008) 50 (‘ent. Quinton Aaron. Alan Blumenfeld. l00min. See review. page ~15. (ienerul release.
Rocknfiolla (15) .0. (Guy Ritchie. (K. 2008) (ierard Butler. 'Ibandie Newton. (iemma Arterton. 1 14min. Ritchie‘s story is told with a signature narration and follows the pursuits of a bunch of get—rich-quick. bumbling. loveable rogues who could have walked straight off the set of an lialing comedy. With trademark flashes of visual panache and humour. it's all perfectly serviceable. but still leaves us guessing over whether Ritchie is just a one-trick pony. (ieneru/ release.
Saas Bahu Aur Sensex (PG) (Shona l'rvashi. India. 2008) Masumi Makhija. Anoushka Anand. Kanhik Ramachandran. l50min. Bollywood comedy about India's stock market. ('i'neimrli/ Renfrew Street. Glasgow:
Savage Grace ( IX) .00 (Tom Kalin. Spain/l'S/l’rance. 2007) Julianne Moore. Stephen l)illane. lilena Anaya. 07min. New Queer Cinema-defining Kalin (Sn-mm) makes a return with this flawed but nevertheless fascinating examination of decadence and dysfunction among the American aristocracy. Barbara (Moore). a
As part of September being the ‘month of action’ to raise awareness about child abuse, the Women’s Support
Project will present a screening of this BBC Panorama about child prostitution in the UK. The screening will be followed by an audience/panel discussion which will include the film’s producer Liz Bloor. I GFK Glasgow on Tue 23 80;).
middle class social climber marries wealthy Brooks Baekeland (Dillane). only to find herself drift into a series of twisted and uncomfomihle familial encounters. Cameo. Edinburgh.
Sex and the City: The Movie ( )5) 0.. (Michael Patrick King. US. 2008) Sarah Jessica Parker. Kim ('attrall. (‘ynthia Nixon. l-tSmin. A few years on from packing away the series. the characters are back and fleshed out. the individual angst of each woman realised enough to engage even the hardened cynics. Like life however. the film isn't perfect. the beginning recap is clumsy. the ending is rushed. and the version of feminist power and female solidarity the film petldles is slightly simplistic. lite Edinburgh ()eeun. Iii/inlmrgh.
Solaris (PG) 0.... (Andrei 'l‘arkovsky. USSR. 1972) Natalya Bondarchuk. Donatas Banionis. lbfimin. 'l‘arkovsky's remarkable sci-ti epic about one cosinonaut's attempts to deal with grief. loss. the pointlessness of existence and the universe. This challenging and slow film was 'l‘arkovsky's deeply metaphysical response to Kubrick's 2001. It is a film of genuine poignancy and depth. Part of Sonic Fusion Festival. Him/muse. Iz'ili'nbureh
Somers Town ( IZA) 0.. (Shane Meadows. UK. 2008) Piotr Jagiello. Thomas 'l‘urgoose. lreneusz (‘/.op. 77min. ()riginally financed by [iurostar as a short film to promote the service's new terminus at St Paneras. Meadows‘ has expanded his brief to tell a vividly drawn story of childhood friendship and to paint a vibrant portrait of a part of the big smoke that's in all likelihood soon to gentrified out of existence. ('umeu, Edinburgh.
Space Chimps (L') 0. (Kirk De Micco, l'S. 2008) Voices of Andy Samber. (‘heryl Hines. Jeff Daniels. 80min. ()n the whim of a sinister senator (Tucci). llam lll (Samberg) - the circus performer grandson of one of the first chimpanzees in space is sent into orbit to retrieve a missing satellite. Willi endless monkey and banana puns and bog-standard animation. Spuee Chimps is strictly for easily pleased little monkeys.