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Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s masterpiece ‘truly the most beautiful Technicolor film ever made.’ Marty should know, given he oversaw the restoration of the 1948 classic through his Film Foundation and then premiered the spanking new digital print first at Cannes then at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June. At the latter screening the audience was treated to before-and-after screen wipes showing various
murky old prints and the dazzling new one. It’s a shame that the DVD and Blu-ray release of the beautifully restored version doesn’t do likewise, because the difference is staggering. If you’re one of the many who has previously enjoyed Powell and Pressburger’s spellbinding tale of artistic obsession you’ll nevertheless feel like you’re watching it for the first time all over again. If you’ve never seen The Red Shoes this is the time to treat yourself to it. Extras: featurette, trailer, photo galleries, Scorsese’s Cannes intro. (Miles Fielder) Comrades
Land of the Lost (12A) 11.00am, 1.20, 3.40, 6.00, 8.20. My Sister’s Keeper (12A) 10.45am, 1.20. Night at the Museum 2 (PG) 10.00am. The Proposal (12A) 9.40am, 10.30am, noon, 1.00, 2.30, 3.30, 5.00, 6.00, 7.30, 8.30, 10.00. The Taking of Pelham 123 (15) 9.35am, 11.50am, 2.10, 4.30, 6.50, 9.20. The Ugly Truth (15) 9.40am, 11.50am, 2.00, 4.20, 6.30, 8.40. FRIDAY 7–THURSDAY 13 Aliens in the Attic (PG) Wed & Thu: 9.20am, 11.40am, 2.10, 4.30. Antichrist (18) Late Fri & Sat: 10.40. Bandslam (PG) Wed & Thu: 9.50am, 12.20, 3.00, 5.30, 8.10, 10.40 (not Thu). Brüno (18) Daily: 8.40. Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 10.50. Confessions of a Shopaholic (Senior Screening) (PG) Wed: 11.30am. Coraline 2D (PG) Daily: 10.00am. G-Force 2D (PG) Daily: 11.00am, 1.20, 3.50, 6.20. G-Force 3D (PG) Daily: noon, 2.00, 4.00, 6.10, 8.20. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (12A) Daily: 9.40am, 10.40am, 12.10, 1.10, 2.50, 3.50, 5.30, 6.30, 8.20, 9.20. Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.00. The Hangover (15) Daily: 6.50, 9.30. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (12A) Daily: 9.40am (not Sun, Wed & Thu), 11.00am, 1.00 (not Wed & Thu), 2.20, 4.20 (not Wed & Thu), 5.50, 7.40 (not Wed & Thu), 9.10. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (U) Daily: 9.40am & 11.50am (not Wed), 2.10, 4.30 & 6.40 (not Wed & Thu). Land of the Lost (12A) Daily: 9.20am, 11.40am, 2.10, 4.30. Meerkats (U) Daily: 10.00am. Orphan (15) Daily: 12.20, 3.30, 6.40, 9.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 12.10am. A Perfect Getaway (15) Wed & Thu: 4.20, 6.30, 8.50, 11.10 (not Thu). The Proposal (12A) Daily: 10.30am, 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.30. Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.20. Public Enemies (15) Fri–Tue: 8.50. The Taking of Pelham 123 (15) Daily: 10.10am, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00. Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 10.30. The Ugly Truth (15) Daily: 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 (not Sat & Mon), 9.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20. The Ugly Truth (Over 18s Screening) (15) Sat & Mon: 6.30.
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Omni, Greenside Place. 24hr bookings & info: 08712 240 240. Adults £6.50 (£5.45 Mon–Fri before 5pm); Students/OAPs £4.50 (£4.15 Mon–Fri before 5pm); Children £4.25 (£4.10 Mon–Fri before 5pm). Family ticket £17 (£16.40 Mon–Fri before 5pm). Gold Class tickets (over 18s only): £8.95 (£7.95 Mon–Fri before 5pm). THURSDAY 6 AUG Brüno (Gold Class) (18) 10.00am, 12.10, 2.20, 4.25, 6.40. Brüno (Snipped) (Gold Class) (15) 10.00am, 12.10, 2.20, 4.25, 6.40. Coco Before Chanel (12A) 10.10am, 1.00, 3.30, 6.10, 8.40, 10.50. G-Force 3D (PG) 11.30am, 1.30, 3.40, 6.00, 8.10, 10.20.
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GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (12A) 9.00am, 11.15am, 1.45, 4.15, 6.45, 9.15, 11.30. The Hangover (Gold Class) (15) 9.15am, 11.30am, 1.40, 4.00, 9.10, 11.30. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (12A) 9.45am, 1.15, 4.45, 8.15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Gold Class) (12A) 9.15am, 12.30, 3.45, 7.15, 10.30. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (U) 9.30am, noon, 2.30. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D (U) 9.30am. Land of the Lost (12A) 10.30am, 1.00, 3.30, 6.10, 8.40, 11.10. Night at the Museum 2 (PG) 9.00am. The Proposal (12A) 9.30am, noon, 2.40, 5.20, 8.00, 10.40. Public Enemies (Gold Class) (15) 6.15. The Taking of Pelham 123 (15) 10.40am, 1.10, 3.30, 4.30, 6.00, 7.00, 8.30, 9.30, 11.00. The Ugly Truth (15) 9.10am, 11.20am, 1.40, 4.10, 6.30, 9.00, 11.20. FRIDAY 7–THURSDAY 13 Aliens in the Attic (PG) Wed & Thu: 9.15am, 11.25am, 1.50, 4.20. Antichrist (18) Fri, Sat, Wed & Thu: 10.30. Bandslam (PG) Wed & Thu: 10.45am, 1.15, 3.40, 6.15, 8.45, 11.15 (not Thu). Brüno (18) Fri–Tue: 9.20. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.35. Brüno (Gold Class) (18) Wed & Thu: 9.20. Coco Before Chanel (Gold Class) (12A) Daily: 9.50am, 12.20, 2.50, 5.20, 7.50. Also Fri, Sat, Wed & Thu: 10.20. Coraline 2D (PG) Daily: 10.00am. G-Force 3D (PG) Daily: 11.20am, 1.40, 4.00, 6.10, 8.20. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (12A) Daily: 9.00am, 11.40am, 2.30, 5.10, 8.00. Also Fri, Sat, Wed & Thu: 10.50. The Hangover (15) Fri–Tue: 9.30. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (12A) Daily: 10.15am (not Sun), 1.30, 4.50, 8.15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Gold Class) (12A) Daily: 9.10am & 12.30 (not Sun), 3.50, 7.15. Also late Fri, Sat, Wed & Thu: 10.30. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (U) Daily: 9.40am, noon, 2.20, 4.40 (not Sun, Wed & Thu), 7.00 (not Tue–Thu). Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Subtitled) (U) Sun: 4.40. Tue: 7.00. Land of the Lost (12A) Daily: 9.05am, 11.25am, 1.50 & 4.20 (not Wed & Thu), 6.50 (not Wed & Thu). Meerkats (U) Daily: 9.00am. Orphan (15) Daily: 9.30am & 12.10 (not Wed & Thu), 3.00, 5.50, 8.40. Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.20. A Perfect Getaway (15) Wed & Thu: 6.50, 9.30. The Proposal (12A) Daily: 10.10am & 12.45 (not Wed & Thu), 3.20 (not Wed & Thu), 5.40, 8.30. Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.15. Public Enemies (Gold Class) (15) Daily: 10.40am. The Taking of Pelham 123 (15) Daily: 12.40, 3.00, 5.30, 8.10. Also late Fri, Sat, Wed & Thu: 10.40. The Taking of Pelham 123 (Gold Class) (15) Daily: 1.50, 4.15, 6.40, 9.15 (not Wed & Thu). The Ugly Truth (15) Daily: 9.00am, 11.15am, 1.45, 4.10, 6.40, 9.10. Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.40.
COMEDY PARADE (U) 84min (BFI DVD retail) ●●●●● fantasy, and was a thinly veiled critique of Thatcherism – being a portrayal of six Dorset labourers transported to Australia in the 1830s for forming a trade
union – was never going to go down well in the superficial, apathetic late-1980s. But it is a real mystery how the final film by the acclaimed maker of the trilogy My Childhood/My Ain Folk/My Way Home (considered by many to amount to the best Scottish film ever made) has been overlooked since – especially one with a top-draw ensemble cast including Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Freddie Jones, Imelda Staunton and, ahem, Barbara Windsor. Thankfully, this high-definition restoration is now available. Watch it. Extras: new Douglas documentary, Douglas and cast interviews, Douglas-scripted short, location report, booklet. (Miles Fielder)
DANCE/CLASSIC THE RED SHOES (RESTORATION EDITION) (U) 128min (Granada Ventures Ltd DVD retail) ●●●●● Martin Scorsese proclaimed Michael
Released in 1974, the final film by the great French silent comedian Jacques Tati is a typically playful, though also extremely eloquent ending to his quarter- century film career. On the face of it nothing more than a series of circus acts compered by Tati and performed by a troupe of clowns in front of a family audience, Parade recalls the ending of the filmmaker’s first feature, 1949’s Jour de fête (which closes with a circus leaving town), and harks back further still to the beginning of Tati’s professional career, as a mime artist in music halls in the 1930s. Looking closer, however, we find Tati blurring the lines between performer and audience, stage and backstage and beginning and ending. It’s consistently amusing, occasionally hilarious and underscored with pathos, that last unsurprising perhaps seeing as this was the final curtain call of the hexagenarian who died less than eight years later. Extras: previously unseen interview with Tati, booklet of essays. (Miles Fielder)
HISTORY/DRAMA COMRADES (18) 175min (BFI DVD/Blu-ray retail) ●●●●● It’s criminal that the late, great Edinburgh-born filmmaker Bill Douglas’ epic account of the Tolpuddle Martyrs should remain largely unseen two decades after it was released. Perhaps a three-hour long, slow-moving drama that mixed two apparently inconsistent styles of British filmmaking, social realism and romantic