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Horton Hears a Who! (H 0” (Jimmy Hayward. Steve Manino_ l'S. 2008i Voices of Jim (‘arreyz Steve ('arell. 86min. Animators Blue Sky take a break from their ongoing Ice Age franchise to colourfully realise the universe of Dr Seuss' text. Both ('arrey and (‘arrell are allowed full rein for their brand of vocal mugging as co-directors Hayward and Martino skilfully gunle Horton towards a comforting moral about sire not being all that important. Empire
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Hotel tor Dogs it? ) O. (Thor l‘reudenthal. [TS/Germany. 2009i limma Roberts. Lisa Kudrow. Jake T AUstin. 99min. See Also Released. page 46. General release.
Hunger ( 15) 00000 (Steve McQueen. l’K/lreland. 2008i Michael l-‘assbender. Stuart (iraham. Helena Bereen. 96min. In 198] provisional IRA member Bobby Sands allowed his body to become the ultimate instrument of protest when he led the Ma/e prison hunger strike. Directed by Tumer Prize-winning artist McQueen and written by lrish playwright linda Walsh. Hunger is the story of the last six weeks of Saiids‘ life. A brave and unforgettable film. tinged with thematic prescieiice and the politics of belief. ('ineworld Renjreiv .S‘Ireei, (ilasgoiv; (‘ineworld Edinburgh. Edinburgh.
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C... (Michael Powell & limeric Pressburger. UK. 1945) Wendy Hiller. Roger Livesey. l‘inlay Currie. Pamela Brown. Nancy Price. 9liiiin. Beautifully shot in black and white. this is an intriguing comedy romance with dark undertones. in which the young. confident Ms Hiller sets out to marry her rich. elderly fiance in the Hebrides. but falls instead for Livesey's sexy young naval officer. The visual symbols. all drawn from the islands' natural landscape. underline the story‘s deeper resonances. Valentine's Day screening. I'ilmhous'e. Edinburgh.
I’ve Loved You So Long ( IZA)
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Kristin Scott Thomas. Elsa Zylberstein. Serge Ha/anaviciUs l l7min. ln northeast France. lea (Zylbersteini has just been released from behind bars and the story follows her re-introduction into society and gradual emotional rapprochement with her sister (Scott 'lbomasi. ('laudel's directorial debut places everyone inside metaphorical prisons in this patient and sensitively shot family drama. Matinees only. ('anic'o. Edinburgh.
Igor (PG) eee (Anthony l.eondis. l'S/lirance. 2008i Voices of John (‘usack. John (‘leese. liddie lizard. 86min. llunchbacked lgor (voiced by (‘usacki ekes out his precarious existence as humble servant to the sinister Dr (ilickenstein ((‘leesei. an evil geniUs set on winning the annual evil science fair in the badass province of Malaria. But Igor bravely decides to enter the competiton himself and enters his Bride of Frankenstein—style creation called liva (Molly Shaiinoni. Decent but uninspired animation. ('ineis-orld l’arkhead. Glasgow; (‘ineimrld Edinburgh. Edinburgh.
Inherit the Wind (ti; ”0 (Stanley Kramer. l'S. 196”) Spencer Tracy. l-‘rederic March. (iene Kelly. l28miii. Kramer's earnestly liberal dramatisation of the l‘)25 US ‘Monkey Trial'. which saw a Tennessee teacher persecuted for introducing the Darwinian theory to his pupils. is a whole lotta fun. The Humanist Society of Scotland leads a discussion after this screening. Part of Science and Film season. Eilmhuuse. Edinburgh.
It’s Winter ( 12A) eeee (Rafi Pins. lran. 2006) Ali Nicsolat. Mitra Hadjar. Saeed ()rkani. 82min. Drifter Marhab (Nicsolat) arrives in a semi-industrialised suburb near Tehran as another man leaves. befriending the wife. Khatoun (Hadjari. of the missing man. Neorealist in intention. the inarticulate characters and cinematic imagination are reminiscent of taciturn American cinema gems of the 7()s (The Hired Hand. Eat (in). Part of Middle
liastem Film l‘VCSIIHIl. Eilmhouse. Edinburgh.
Junior Bonner t P(ii ”0. (Sam Peckmpah. l'S. l‘)7l i Steve McQueen. Robert Preston. lda Lupino. 103mm Like many of Peckinpah‘s late westems. this has an elegiac feel of an era ending But this time it's set iii the present. with aging rodeo star McQueen retuming to his hometown to find it a changed place as the wilder way of life is becoming more respectable. Touching
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l’eckinpah season. Eilmhouse. Edinburgh Killer Elite ( lts‘i eee (Saiii l’eckinpah. l'S. l975i James (’aan. Robert Duball. Anhur Hill. lliniin (‘aan plays slandered corporate spy Mike Locken iii Peckinpah's straightforward action film about a San lirancisco company which sidelines iii filth. Hungry tor revenge. l.ockeii turns on his betray'er. with Peckinpah deftly returning to favoured themes of betrayal. mist and humiliation. Part of Peckinpah season. Film/muse. Edinburgh The Lady Vaniahea il'i eeee (Alfred Hitchcock. l'K. 2008) Margaret Lockwood. Michael Redgraye. Danie May Whitty. 95min. Hitchcock's wonderfully eiitenaining paii-liuropean railway thriller feels as fresh today as it must have back in the appeasement years. Beginning in a fictitious l-‘asteni liuropean principality. an old lady does a disappearing act on a train. SuspicioUs. a young man and woman investigate. 'lhougli often dismissed as one of Hitchcock's more lightweight films. this was and is an allegory of Britain when Bliiiipisli complacency was believed to be the best deterrent to war. ('ineimrld Keri/reis' Street. Glasgow. ('Ilieis'iirld Edinburgh. Edinburgh.
The Lavender Hill Mob ([7) COO. ((‘harlcs (‘richton. l7K. |95l i Alec (iuinness. Stanley Holloway. Sidney James. 78min. (‘harming l-‘A'iling comedy that has iiiild-mannered bank clerk (iuinness being dragged into a gold bullion robbery. Smashing satire and cracking car chase.
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Live from the Metropolitan Opera: Lucia Di Lamrnennoorit-i lioiweiii‘s tale of .I fetid between two families is widely considered to be one of the iiiost e\hilarating operas of the Nth century Screened li\ e from the Metropolitan Opera ('meisorld Refine“ Street. (ililyeim Lonely Tune oI Tehran (Pm (Sainan Salur. Iran. 3008i Belirou/ Jalili. Hamid Habibifar. Moitaba Bitarataii “5mm Withdrawn Iran Iraq ex . sery iceiiiaii Behroii/ meets up with his long lost cousin Hamid. a flamboyant bum The need toi cash leads the pair iiito the illegal. yet lucratiye business of installing satellite dishes iii priyate homes Part of Middle liisterii liiliii l‘estisal Edinburgh.
Luck by Chance ( 12m (/tiya .-\khi.ir. India. 3000) Shilpa Shetty. :\lyy Khan. Johi (‘hawla l55miii Bollywood drama about the Hindi liliii industry starring Shetty. ot ('elebrirs Big Brother rascisiii row tame Selei‘led release
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (I’m 0.. (lzric Darnell. l'S. 2008i Voices oi Ben Stiller. (‘hris Rock. David Schwimiiier. Sacha Baron ('oheti. 80min Alex the lion (voiced by Stiller). (iloria the hippo (Siiiithi. Melman the giraffe (Scliwiniiiieri and Marty the rebra (Rocki are ptit on an flight back to their Ioo home. only to crash land in Africa. The going iiatis e theme is expanded. with gtNXl'lllllL‘ fascist leiiiiir (Cohen) getting the best lines and the penguins the best laughs, With clesei riffs and unexpected poetry. this is a welcome prospect. Selected relea\e.
Mamma Mia! (PM .0 (Phyllitia Lloyd. l'K/l'S. 20(le Meryl Streep. Pierce Brosnan. (’olin l‘ifllt. llleiii. A briderto he tries to find out the identity of her real father in the lead up to her wedding on a (ireek island. l‘aithfiil film adaptation of Broadway and West lind ABBA song musical iiiega hit with all star cast. Se/ei ml release.
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