Tropic Thunder 1 15) oooo (Ben Stiller. 2008) Ben Stiller. Jack Black. Robert Downey Jr. 106min. While filming a war movie. three Hollywood actors become embroiled with a heroin cartel run by a tyrannical l2-year-o1d (Brandon Soo 1101)) and are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. 1.ike Stiller’s previous directorial efforts. Tropic Thunder looks like it has been plotted by a child sirnpleton but most of the time you'll be laughing too hard to notice. or care. (ieneml release. Unrelated 1 15) 0... (Joanna llogg. l'K. 2008) Luisa Bartolomei. Elisabetta 1"iorentini. (iittseppe l'iorentini. 100mm. Forty-something Anna accepts an invitation to spend the summer with her old schoolfriend Verena (Roscoe) at their villa in Tuscany. Long lunches. drinking games and nocturnal skinny dips are the order of the day; and Anna soon finds she is more inclined to hang out with the family teenagers rather than those her own age. Film/muse. Edinbiujgh. WALL-E (l') 0... (Andrew Stanton. 1.5. 2008) Voices of Fred Willard. Jeff (iarlin. Ben Burtt. 103mm. Inspired by sci- fi classics from the 1960s and 70s. Pixar have created a post-apocalyptic story set in a future in which the [iarth has been abandoned by humankind. where a solitary robot named WALL-1i 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. Selet‘led release. Wait Until Dark 1 12) ... (Terence Young. 1S. 1968) Audrey Hepburn. Alan Arkin. Richard (‘renna 108mm. Thriller about a blind woman who takes on London's criminal underworld while her husband is away on business. Suns/nun .S‘ereening Room. I-[dinlnujeh Wend Kuuni (God’s Gift) 115) C... ((iaston Kabore . Burkina 1'41so. 1982) Serge Yanogo. Rosine Yanogo. Joseph Nikiema. 68min. A gentle fable by one of African cinema's most celebrated directors. about a mute boy“ who is discovered in the Savanna by a peddler and adopted by a family in a nearby village. The boy remains mute until a tragic incident prompts him to reveal his own painful history. Part of Africa in .Motion. Film/muse. Edinburgh. Wild Child 112A). (Nick Moore. 1S. 2008) iimma Roberts. Natasha Richardson. Alex l’ettyfer. 98min. This vacuoUs rehash of teen movie cliches presents ('alifornian brat Poppy. a foul- mouthed and obnoxious Malibu-mite 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-cared slice of Working Title crapola aimed squarely at the dumbest of [S teens. Empire (‘lvdebunk ('lvdelmnk: Vue Edinburgh ( )1‘1'un. Edinbm'g/i. The Women 1 12A) 00 (Diane
linglish. 1S. 2008) Meg Ryan. Annette Bening. liva Mendes. 90min. Depressing update of ('lare Booth l.uce's 1936 satirical play set in the idle and bitchy world of wealthy wives and divorcees. l'S TV' writer Diane linglish adapts and directs with little
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+ animation short Tues 21st October 7:30pm
Wed 22nd October 7:30pm
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feeling for the sacred test she is dealing with. Some adequate performances. nice costumes and a few decent one-liners aside this prompts the inevitable question: why '.’. Selected release. The Women (1') 0.... ((ieorge ('ukor. 1S. 1939) Joan Crawford. Norma Shearer. Rosalind Rtissell 133mm. Wealthy Mary llaines (Shearer) is unaware that her husband is having an affair with shopgirl ('rystal ((‘rawfordI. Btit when Sylvia how ler (Rtissell) and lidith Potter (l’ovah) discover what he's tip to they arrange for Mary to hear the gossip. So begins this wonderful. multilayered. classic cat fight of a movie. Possibly the greatest bitch slapfest .»\merican cinema ever produced. ('umen. Edi/Ilnirgh
Yeelen (Brightness) 11’( i)
0.... (Soulcymane (‘isse. Mali/Burkina litso/l’rance/West Germany. 1987) lssiaka Katie. Aoua Sangarc. Niamanto Sanogo. 10411111). A young Bambarra boy steals a sacred object from the tribe. an act which breaks centuries of tradition and leaves his father carrying the burden of atonement. The boy runs off in search of a missing uncle. but tribal shame still hangs over him. (‘ompletely enthralling and accessible 111111. Whose framework of tribal rituals and mythologies conjures an innocently magical alternative universe. An enchanting trip through the epic narrative style of a remote but not inhospitable culture. Part of Africa in Motion. I'il/it/untse. [filth/Hugh.
Young @ Heart 0’0) .000.
(Stephen Walker. (K. 2008) 10811111). See review. page 40. Si'li’t‘lt'tl release from I-‘ri 24 ()1‘!.
Ian BOkO 1 12A) .... 1(i11s11ui
Kabore. Burkino 1’aso. 1988) ('olette Kabore. Joseph .\'ikiema. (iady l’afadnam. 91min. A couple move from their idyllic village home in Burkino 1-‘aso to the city of Ouagadougou where their new neighbours try to force them to sell off their land on the outskirts of town. Kabore demonstrates an assured grasp of the narrative in this fiercely polemical film. which attacks both the enforced urbanisation of the island inhabitants and the government's censorship of the media. Part of Africa in Motion. Film/nurse. Edinlrureh.
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Mexico. 2007) Daniel (iiinene/ (‘ache. Maribel Verdti. Daniel Tovar. 95min. See review. page 46. ('umeu. lat/inlnujg/i.
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It seems like only yesterday that this the UK’s leading human rights documentary festival had its inaugural year - now it’s all grown up. This year the festival will comprise
Films are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
Glasgow
25.3 Argyle Street. 0141 565 1000.
SUNDAY 26 OCT Future Shorts 11:) (1.00.
350 Sauchiehall Street. Bookings: ()141 352 4900. Prices vary.
THURSDAY 16 OCT Document 6 Screening 111) 11111111.
FRIDAY 17 OCT
Document 6: Friday Screening 1 11:1 Noon-9.45.
Document 6: Friday Screening 2 (IL) .\'oon- 10.00.
SATURDAY 18 OCT
Document 6: Saturday Screening 1 (Ii) Noon-21.45.
Document 6: Saturday Screening 2 11$) Noon-22.00.
Diversity Films Showcase: Document 6 (11) 3.00.
SUNDAY 19 OCT
Document 6: Sunday Screening 1 11-1) Noon-2130. Document 6: Sunday Screening 2 0-1)
Noon-2145.
TUESDAY 21 OCT
Fando y Us 1 15) (1.30. tin Toque de Rock11-1) 9.00.
of 62 films from around the world, including 15 world and 37 UK premieres. Each film has been chosen for its culturally significant human rights content as a means of promoting critical debates on issues that matter. Highlights include opening film Between Heaven and Earth detailing the day to day existence of a family of Uzbekistani circus performers, a strand dedicated to the Spanish Civil War, Made in LA about Californian sweatshop labour and Balutty Ghetto (pictured) about the Lodz Jewish ghetto before WWII. With loads of discussions, events and debates this is easily the best-priced and most politically astute festival to happen all year. www.docfilmfest.org.uk
I CCA. Glasgow until Sun 19 Oct.
Dineworid Parkhead
The Forge. l’arkhead. 24hr bookings & info: 0871 200 2000. Adults £5.70 (£5 Mon_Thu before 5pm); (‘hildren £4 (£3.70 MonThu); Students £4 (£3.50 Mon Thu): ()Al’s £4. Family ticket £16. Iiarly bird (all performances before noon): £3.70. Movies for Juniors (Sat am): £1. Yearly pass (unlimited movies): £10.99 per month.
THURSDAY 16 OCT
City of Ember11’(i) 11.35am. 1.45. 4.11). (1.25. 8.50.
Disaster Movie 1 12A) 1 1.05am.
The House Bunny 1 12A) 11.20.1111. 1.40. 4.00. (1.20. 8.40.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People115) 8.20.
Igor1P(i) 11.00am. 1.20. 3.40. 6.00. Mamma Mia!11’(‘1) 11.301111). 1.51). Mirrors118) 1.10. 3.55. 6.30. 9.00. Nights in Rodanthe (PC) I 1.1011111. 1.30. 3.50. 6.10. 8.30.
The Stone of Destiny 11’(i) 11111111. 2.21). 4.40. 6.55. 9.10.
Taken115) 4.21). (1.50. 0.20.
FRIDAY 17—THURSDAY 23
Burn After Reading 1 15)
Daily: 11.40am. 2.10 (not Sun). 4.30. 6.51) (not Mon). 9.10.
Burn After Reading (Subtitled) 1 15) Sun: 2.00.
Mon: 6.40.
City of Ember 11’(})
1-‘ri Tue: 1 1.50am (not Sat). 2.00. 4.20. Eagle Eye 1 12A)
Daily: 12.30. 3.10. 6.00. 8.41). Finding lleveriand 1I’(i)
Sat: 1 1.30am.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year 11‘) Wed .1;- Thu: 11111111. 2.45. 5.30. 8.15. The llouse Bunny 1 12A)
Daily: 11.30am. 1.50, 4.10. 6.30. 8.50.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 1 15)
Fri Tue: 8.0(1.
Igor (PG)
Daily: 11.10am. 1.10. 3.20. 5.50. Kung Fu Panda 1P0)
Sat: 10.00am.
Mamma Mia! (PU)
Daily (not Sat): 1 1.35am.
Meet Dave 1P0)
Sat: 10.00am.
Mirrors 1 18)
Daily: 3.40. 6.10. 8.55.
The itocker1 12A)
Daily: 2.00. 4.20. 6.40. 9.05.
The Stone of Destiny (PU)
Daily: 1 1.20am (not Sat). 1.30. Taken 1 15)
Daily: 6.35 (not Wed 8.; Thu). 9.00.
Dineworid Renfrew Street
7 Renfrew Street. 24hr bookings & info: (1871 200 2000. Bar. Adults £6.40 (£5.50 Mon Fri before 5pm): (‘oncs £4.40. Family ticket £17 (£15.60 Sun Thu). liarly bird (all tickets before 1pm): £4. Yearly pass (unlimited movies): £10.99 per month.
THURSDAY 16 OCT
The Boy in the Striped Pyiamas 1 12A) 12.51). 3.15. 5.41). 8.10.
Brideshead Revisited 1 I2.-\) I 1.15am. 5.11).
City of Ember (1’(i) 11.50am. 2.30. 5.21). 8.00.
Death iiace115) 8.20.
88 Minutes 1 I5) Iiooti.
Fly Me to the Moon 11') 113011111. 1.40. 3.40. (1.00. Gomorrah 1 15) 9.00.
The House Bunny1 12A) 11.00.1111. 2.01).
5.00. 8.00.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate
People 1 15) 10.10.1111. 12.50. 3.40.
(1.30. 9.20. lgor1P(I) 10.15am. 11.00am. 12.4(1. 1.20. 3.10. 3.50. (1.20. 8.50. Mamma Mia! 11’(}) l 1.40am. 2.20.
5.10. 8.00.
11.15am. 2.40. 5.50.