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The EIFF launches the programme for next month's festival, including
a host of features and wor
he lidinburgh lnternatinnal l‘ilm l"c‘in\;i| has launched its much- anticipatcd line-up hnasting I35 t'eaIui‘es trnm 33 countries and 23 wnrld premieres. Recent ()scar-winncr Kate Winslct is e\pected In inject snmc glamour to the proceedings. wnrk schedule allow ing. when she accompanies husband and director Sam .\lendes. tn the lcstixal‘s npening lilm. ."lt‘lll' lie (in. Other highlights include the internatinnal premiere nl' .\la\ .\le}ei"s romantic drama .‘ll/(HH. l)a\'id Macken/ie's l‘nllnw tip In Hal/um l-iie. Spread starring Ashton Kutcher. Stephen Snderbergh‘s 'l'lie (fir/friend lzlt'perrenee. Shane Mcadnws' I.e Unit/t. which stars Paddy (‘nnsidincx Red lx’mul director Andrea .-\rnnld‘s latest [’1'in Tank and Duncan .lnnes' directorial debut .llmui. lilsew here. liurnpean liwel} Vincent
(‘assc‘l stars as Mesl'iltc in the biopic Ul-
the inl'amnus l-‘rench gangster. alsn starring l.udi\ine Sagnier (see l‘eature page lh’l. .-\lsn screening is RIM/U .r ('ursi. reuniting (iael (iarcia Bernal and Diegn Luna last seen in )' Tu .llumu 'léunhien. liilm tans w ill have ample nppnrtunit} tn get tip clnse and personal with tilm talent such as Darren .-\I'nnnl‘sk_\. director of The ll'rexrler. 'I‘IIe l-iumluin. Requiem for (1 Dream and Pi. as part of the In Person interview series. [-ueul Hem directnr Bill Fnrsyth. award-winning British actress
d premieres. Words: Anna Millar
Brenda Blethyn and veteran llnllywnnd dirchnr Jne Dante (Gremlins. lnners’pueel will alsn appear.
.-\ much-anticipated Rnger (‘nrman retrospective includes screenings iii The
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('s'lier. The Trip. The Pit and the Pendulum and T/ll’ iii/(l Ange/s: the Peter
.\lcl)nugall strand includes screenings of .-\ Sense Hf Freer/(mi. .luxl .-l Boy's (iume
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lill‘l‘ Artistic Director Hannah .\1c(iill said nl‘ this year‘s prngramme: ‘l‘m thrilled ahnut this programme. and really lnnking t'nrward In shnwing these lilms In nur audience. as well as welcnming this wide array nl‘ exciting guests.’
Edinburgh International Film Festival runs from 17-28 Jun. Tickets are now on sale.
MacPherson's Rant is to be staged at the Church Hill Theatre, in October, as part of the Homecoming Scofland Programme. set at the time of the Jacobne Rebellion. For more details see www.macph ersonsrant.com.
THE LIST IS rather taken With a new artblog initiative called The Mailbox Project. which allows people to leave anonymous messages in random mailboxes. Create your irimssage, take a picture of it. send it to the themailhox proiect’aigmail (:oin, indicating in your email the place where we'll leave the message. then leave your message in a random lilallbOX. Sorted.
iii / ii / iiiiiir l. Spring Fling artists open studio event takes place throughout Dumtries and Galloway from 23-25 May. Around 80 participants across the county will open their doors to the public. For more see www.spring- fling.co.uk
CURTAIN UP
I The Royal Lyceum have launched their new season. The programme opens with a collaboration between Vanishing Point and Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, a contemporary re-imagining of John Gay‘s The Beggar's Opera. Elsewhere, there are two world premieres of specially commissioned works: Jo Clifford's Everyone, which takes its inspiration from the medieval morality play Everyman and John Byrne‘s version of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Other highlights include Mark Thomson's adaptation of Confessions of a Justified Sinner and BAFTA award winner Martin McDonagh‘s The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
THE NAME'S BOND In celebration of the centenary of producer Albert R. Cubby’ Broccoli, a season of Bond films have been restored and are returning to cinemas next month including Dr No, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger.
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