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Paths of Glory (PG) «00 (Stanley Kubrick. US. I957) Kirk Douglas. Ralph Meeker. Adolphe Menjou. 86min. New print of this moving portrayal of the tnadness of war. Three men are selected for trial for cowardice after the unsurprising failure of a futile World War I mission. Douglas is superb as the defence lawyer during the court martial scenes. shot on location in a French castle. Kubrick‘s lengthy tracking shots through the trenches are among the most effective scenes of battle ever filmed. Part of To End All Wars season. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow. Persepolis (12A) .0000 (Vincent Paronnaud/Marjane Satrapi. France/US. 2007) Chiara Mastroianni. Catherine Deneuve. Danielle Darrieux. 96min. This adaptation of Satrapi‘s autobiographical coming-of-age graphic novel is an exceptionally moving piece of animated filmmaking. Chronicling the liberal outlook of young Iranian Marji. Satrapi refreshingly manages to portray a love of Iran without being revisionist or disguising any harsh truths about the regime. ACE. Edinburgh.
Pooh’s Heflaiump Movie (U)
.0 (Frank Nissen. US. 2005) David Ogden Stiers. Jim Cummings (voices). 68min. Another camp adventure from Thousand Acre Woods. Tigger gets all the best lines again. Cineworld Parkhead. Glasgow.
Pooh's Heflalump Movie (Autism Friendly) (U) .0 (Frank Nissen. US. 2005) David Ogden Stiers. Jim Cummings (voices). 68min. Another camp adventure from Thousand Acre Woods. Tigger gets all the best lines again. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
Pride and Glory (15) 0. (Gavin O'Conner. US. 2008) Colin Farrel. Edward Norton. Jon Voigt. I30min. See Also Released. page 45. General release from Fri 7 Nov.
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'3 Notte di Quiete) ( 18) .0000 (Valerio Zurlini . Italy/France. I972) Alain Delon. Sonia Petrovna. Lea Massari. I30min. Revisiting his fascination with existential dread. Zurlini's Rimini-set tale stars Delon as Daniele Dominci. a lecturer hired on temporary contract to small town university. Drawn to enigmatic student Vanina (Petrovna). the married lecturer enters into a fated and tragic affair. Brilliant tale of amour fou and one of Zurlini's best. This screening will be followed by Zurlini's short La Siazione. Part of Zurlini season. Film/muse. Edinburgh.
Psycho (I5) .0000 (Alfred Hitchcock. US. i960) Anthony Perkins. Janet Leigh. Vera Miles. John Gavin. Martin Balsam. John McIntire. 109min. Hitch‘s misogynistic masterpiece has a young secretary take off to hicksville with a bagful of her boss‘ money. Unfortunately for her. she chooses to put up at the Bates‘ Motel. run by that nice Norman boy. The ironic dialogue (‘Mother‘s not quite herself today') make it a joy to catch any time around. We liked it. didn‘t we mother . . . mother? Gmsi'enor. Glasgow.
Quantum of Solace ( l2A) eee (Marc Forster. UK/US. 2008) Daniel Craig. Olga Kurylenko. Mathieu Amalric. l()Smin. See feature. page 22 and review. page 43. General release.
Racing Stripes (U) .0. (Frederik Du Chau. South Africa/US. 2004) Voices of Frankie Muniz. Mandy Moore. Hayden Panettiere. l()|min. Orphaned zebra (Muniz) is adopted by wannabe jockey Channing (Panettierre). ()nce Stripes gets a load of the racecourse next door. the cocky young animal's desire to compete alongside them outstrips Channing's urge to ride him. but the odds are stacked against him. This innocuous fatnin
comedy set on a fartn in Kentucky wrangles live action animals to cute effect. Grosvenor. Glasgow:
Redbelt (15) 0.. (David Mamet. US. 2008) (‘hiwetel Ejiofor. Max Martini. Emily Mortimer. 99min. Mamet goes Bruce Lee on our ass with a martial arts movie with a moral code. Mike Terry‘s (Ejiofor) jujitsu academy is ailing and his honourable intentions are getting in the way of making a profit. (‘ue trouble in the fortn of an action-star (Tim Allen) and a trite story of overcoming cynicism. Filmhouse. Edinburgh.
Red Oil Channel 4's More 4 documentary by Glasgow filmmakers Media (‘o-op chronicles the oil. greed. power. betrayal and passion embroiled in Venezuela's State ()il corporation. Wes! Brewery Bar and Restaurant. Glasgow.
Return of the War Room (l5) ((‘hris Hegedus/DA Pennebaker. US. 2008) 100mm. Revisiting the people and themes of their I993 documentary The War Room. Hegedus and Pennebaker‘s take another behind-the-scenes prowl with the hard- charging campaign staff. Glasgow I-‘ilm Theatre. Glasgow.
The Rocker (12A) 0. (Peter Cattaneo. US. 2008) Rainn Wilson. Christina Applegate. Teddy Geiger. l02min. Despite being a conscientious and passionate big haired ‘soft-cock rock' drummer. Fish (Wilson) is dumped by 80s legends VesuviUs on the eve of their signing to a big label. Twenty years on he agrees to be the drummer for his nephew‘s band ADD. and they soon set out on tour. Dysfunctional. chartuless and deeply sexless stuff. Empire ('lydebank. (‘lydebank
‘2 The Romance of Astrea and '5 Celadon (12A) 0000 (Eric Rohtner. France/ltaly/Spain. 2007) Andy Gillet. Stephanie Crayencour. (‘ecile (‘asse. 109mm. Romance between a shepherd (‘e’ladon (Gillet) and shepherdess Astree (dc Crayencour) at the time of the Druids. Another lush and youthfully optimisic romancer from aging master French filmmaker Rohmer. Matinces only. Cameo. Edinburgh.
Rooster’s Breakfast ( IZA) (Marko Nabersnik. Slovenia/Croatia. 2207) Primoz Bezjak. Vlado Novak. Pia Zemljic. l24min. Djuro (Bezjak) leads a tranquil life as an apprentice in a rural garage owned by the eccentric Gagas (Novak). The arrival of brunette beauty Bronja (Zemljic). wife to the local mob boss. disturbs the peace in this Slovenian romance from Nabersnik. Part of the Winter Festival of (‘entral and East European Film. Film/louse. Edinburgh. The Saragossa Manuscript ( 15 ) O.” (Wojciech Has. Poland. I964) Zbigniew Cybulski. lga (‘enibrzynska Elzbieta (‘zyzewska I82min. Restored print of this outlandish film set iti 18th century Spain where aristocrats. officers. rogues and scheming women slip between reality and the supematural to create a dreamlike puzzle. A favourite film of Jerry Garcia. Scorsese and Coppola. all of who have been involved with the film's restoration onto this lovely 35mm print. Edinburgh Film Guild. Edinburgh.
Saw V ( l8) 0.. (David Hackl. US. 2008) Tobin Bell. Julie Benz. (‘ostas Mandylor. 92min. Hoffman (Mandylor) carries Jigsaw‘s legacy in this fifth installment of the horror franchise. but when his secret is threatened. Hoffman must go on the hunt. General release.
Scar 30 (I8) I. (Jed Wintrob. LS. 2008) Angela Bettis. Brittney Wilson. Kirby Bliss Blanton. 90min. See Also Released. page 45. ('ineii'or/d Renfrew Street. Glasgow; ('ineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh. ShOOShII‘IO (12) C... (Vittorio [)c Sica. Italy. I947) Franco lnterlenghi. Rinaldo Smordoni. Atmielo Mele. 93min. Filmed on location iti postwar Rome using non-professional actors. .S'hm'shine tells the story of two young boys who work on the streets shining the shoes of American troops. When the boys are implicated iii a small crime. they are punished severely by society and tragedy ensues. ()ne of the benchmark film‘s of Italy‘s post war neo- realist film movement. Edinburgh Eilm Guild. Edinburgh.
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