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surpasses his previous film efforts to reinvent the whole dynamic of the USS Enterprise. Emotional struggles from Pine as Captain Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Vulcan Spock mix with adrenaline packed adventure to ensure that Star Trek is that rare thing, a blockbuster with humour and guts. Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow; Odeon, Edinburgh. State of Play (12A) ●●●●● (Kevin Macdonald, US, 2009) Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren. 118min. Hollywood has got its hands on the acclaimed 2003 BBC TV series, moved the action to the US, and brought in a parliament of A-list stars. Mirren plays a newspaper editor struggling to maintain editorial principles, McAdams’ cub reporter has built her reputation as an ace blogger and Crowe is an old-school truth-seeking journalist. An investigative journalism movie full of red herrings, surprising twists and corrupt politicians. Vue Ocean, Edinburgh. The Stranger (Agantuk) (U) ●●●●● (Satyajit Ray, India, 1991) Dipankar De, Mamata Shankar, Deepankar De. 120min. The final film from master filmmaker Ray is a parable of greed and mistrust, set in Calcutta, and following the fates of a family who receive a letter from an uncle who left home some 30 years previously. But is the man who arrives the real thing or an impostor? As wise and witty and closely detailed as ever. Part of The Master Storyteller: Satyajit Ray Films Tour. Glasgow Film Theatre. The Sun’s Burial (15) ●●●●● (Nagisa Oshima, Japan, 1960) Masahiko Tsugawa, Kayoko Honoo, Isao Sasaki. 90min. A follow-up to Cruel Story of Youth, Oshima’s film delves deep into the slums where gangs, fanatics and gangsters vie for control of an illegal blood-peddling operation. Part of Oshima season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Taking Root (15) (Lisa Merton/Alan Dater, US, 2009) 81min. Documentary about The Greenbelt Movement, a Kenyan tree planting organisation that gives previously impoverished and powerless women a vital political role in their country. This screening will be followed by audience discussion ‘Sisters on the Planet’. Take One Action Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. The Taking of Pelham 123 (15) ●●●●● (Tony Scott, UK, 2009) Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán. 121min. Disappointing remake of 1974’s Joseph Sargent thriller with Washington downplaying as put-upon controller Walter Garber and Travolta at his scuzziest as the vindictive Ryder, who takes a train full of innocent New Yorkers as security for his ransom demands. Not a patch on the original, John Godey’s tightly-wound original novel deserved a better make-over than this. Showcase Cinema, Paisley; Vue Ocean, Edinburgh.
✽✽ The Thing (18) ●●●●● (John Carpenter, US, 1982) Kurt Russell,
Wilford Brimley, David Clennon. 108min. See Also Released, page 51. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow; Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh. This Sporting Life (15) ●●●●● (Lindsay Anderson, UK, 1963) Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell. 134min. Based on David Storey’s powerful novel (which Storey himself adapted for the screen), This Sporting Life tells the dyspeptic, bitterly pessimistic tale of Frank Machin (Harris), a mean, tough, ambitious rugby player who wreaks havoc and bad humour in his small northern town. A stunning debut by anyone’s standards, the film made stars out of then young Welsh actors Harris and Roberts, she in particular never surpassing the work she did here. Part of Social Realism in British Cinema season. Glasgow Film Theatre.
✽✽ Three Miles North of Molkom (15) ●●●●● (Robert Cannan/Corinna
Villari-McFarlane, UK, 2007) 107min. See feature, page 13 and Also Released, page 51. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow; Vue Ocean, Edinburgh. The Time Traveler’s Wife (12A) ●●●●● (Robert Schwentke, US, 2009) Eric Bana, Rachel MacAdams, Michelle Nolden. 107min. Sturdy adaptation of
Audrey Niffenegger’s best selling novel about a time travelling librarian and the more grounded love of his life. Bana and MacAdams are well cast and Schwentke’s execution of a complicated timeline is admirable, but the screenplay is lacking in oomph and passion. General release. Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (U) (Klay Hall, US, 2009) Voices of Mae Whitman, Lucy Liu, Anjelica Huston.Animated Peter Pan sequel as Tinker Bell travels to the far north of Never Land. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh. To Each Her Own (15) (Heather Tobin, Canada, 2008) Hannah Hogan, Tracy Rae, Shaughnessy Redden. 109min. Tobin scripted, produced, shot and edited her debut film, a coming out tale of a young married woman who falls for out and proud lesbian Casey. Part of Glasgay! Glasgow Film Theatre. A Town of Love and Hope (15) ●●●●● (Nagisa Oshima, Japan, 1959) Yuki Tominaga, Yoku Mochizuki, Hiroshi Fujikawa. 62min. A young boy enters into wayward dealings in a bid to raise funds for his mother’s medical bills. Declared unwholesome and leftist, Oshima’s first film made him an instant pariah. This screening will be followed by Oshima’s short film Yunbogi’s Diary. Part of Oshima season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Treasure Planet (U) ●●●●● (Ron Clements and John Muskar, US, 2003) Voices of Jospeh Gordon Levitt, David Hyde Pierce, Emma Thompson. 96min. Dreadful Disney version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic book Treasure Island. Part of Wean’s World. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. 12 Monkeys (15) ●●●●● (Terry Gilliam, US, 1995) Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe. 129min. A convict from the future is sent to the past to discover the source of a lethal virus that has devastated humanity, but even he begins to wonder if the images in his head are merely delusions. A complex time-travel fantasy, with liberal subplots and a decent mystery edge, that’s lifted by Gilliam’s ever-brilliant visual skills. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Ugly Truth (15) ●●●●● (Robert Luketic, US, 2009) Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner. 92min. This by-the- numbers romantic comedy pairs lovelorn TV producer Heigl with alpha male Butler, a public-access agony-uncle with a misogynist streak that hides a vulnerable, equally lovelorn man, for a mindless run through of familiar genre clichés. A disposable time waster for incurable romantics. Selected release. Under the Sea 3D (U) (Howard Hall, UK, 2009) Jim Carrey. 65min. Carrey narrates an underwater 3D look at the impact of global warming upon the diverse coastal regions of Southern Australia, New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific areas. IMAX Theatre, Glasgow. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (12A) ●●●●● (Woody Allen, Spain/US, 2008) Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall. 96min. Young Americans Vicky (Hall) and Cristina (Johansson) go to stay in Barcelona for one summer. When artist Juan Carlo (Bardem) declares his lust for both of them a series of events are put in place that may just be a bit too ‘Latin’ for either of them. Dampened by uneven shifts from farce to melancholy, two-dimensional characters and indifferent direction from Brooklyn bard Allen. Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh. WALL-E (U) ●●●●● (Andrew Stanton, US, 2008) Voices of Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Ben Burtt. 103min. Inspired by sci- fi classics from the 1960s and 70s, Pixar have created a post-apocalyptic story set in a future in which the Earth has been abandoned by humankind, where a solitary robot named WALL-E 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. Empire, Clydebank. Whiteout (15) ●●●●● (Dominic Sena, Canada/US, 2009) Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt. 100min. See Also Released, page 51. Selected release.
Films are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
Glasgow CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. Bookings: 0141 352 4900. Prices vary. FRIDAY 11 SEP Café de los Maestros (PG) 7.30.
WEDNESDAY 16 SEP S1/Salon 2009 (E) 7.00.
TUESDAY 22 SEP Bildwechsel: Experiments in Living Film Screening (E) 7.30.
Cineworld Parkhead
The Forge, Parkhead. 24hr bookings & info: 0871 200 2000. Adults £5.70 (£5 Mon–Thu before 5pm); Children £4 (£3.70 Mon–Thu); Students £4 (£3.50 Mon–Thu); OAPs £4. Family ticket £16. Early bird (all performances before noon): £3.70. Movies for Juniors (Sat am): £1. Yearly pass (unlimited movies): £10.99 per month. THURSDAY 10 SEP Aliens in the Attic (PG) noon, 2.00, 4.15. Bandslam (PG) 11.30am, 1.50. District 9 (15) 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00. The Final Destination 2D (15) 11.10am, 1.10, 3.10, 5.10, 7.10, 9.10. Funny People (15) 11.00am, 2.10, 5.20, 8.30. G-Force 2D (PG) 11.30am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.10. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (12A) 8.40. Inglourious Basterds (18) 1.00, 4.40, 8.00. Sorority Row (15) 6.40, 9.00. The Time Traveler’s Wife (12A) 4.05, 6.30, 9.00.
FRIDAY 11–THURSDAY 17 Aliens in the Attic (PG) Daily: 11.50am, 1.50, 3.55, 6.05. Bandslam (PG) Weekdays: 4.00. Sat & Sun: 10.30am. Bugsy Malone (U) Sat: 11.30am. District 9 (15) Daily: 11.00am (not Sat & Sun), 1.30 (not Sun), 4.00, 6.30 (not Mon), 9.00. District 9 (Subtitled) (15) Sun: 1.30. Mon: 6.30. The Final Destination 2D (15) Daily: 11.05am (not Sat & Sun), 1.00, 6.50, 8.50. Also Sat & Sun: 4.50. Funny People (15) Fri–Tue: 5.00, 8.05. G-Force 2D (PG) Daily: 11.55am, 2.00, 4.05. Gamer (12A) Wed & Thu: noon, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 8.45. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (12A) Fri–Tue: 11.20am (not Sat), 1.55. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (U) Sat & Sun: 11.00am. Inglourious Basterds (18) Daily: 8.00. Julie & Julia (12A) Daily: 12.20, 3.00, 5.50, 8.30. Monsters vs Aliens 2D (PG) Sat: 10.00am. Night at the Museum 2 (PG) Sat: 10.00am. Shorts (PG) Sat & Sun: 12.10. Sorority Row (15) Daily: 12.10 (not Sat & Sun), 2.20, 4.40, 7.00, 9.10. The Time Traveler’s Wife (12A) Daily: 6.15, 8.40.
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Cineworld Renfrew Street
7 Renfrew Street. 24hr bookings & info: 0871 200 2000. Bar. Adults £6.40 (£5.50 Mon–Fri before 5pm); Concs £4.40. Family ticket £17 (£15.60 Sun–Thu). Early bird (all tickets before 1pm): £4. Yearly pass (unlimited movies): £10.99 per month.
THURSDAY 10 SEP Aliens in the Attic (PG) 4.20. Bandslam (PG) noon. Broken Embraces (15) 3.30, 6.30, 9.30. Dance Flick (PG) 2.30, 7.00. District 9 (15) 10.20am, 11.00am, 1.00, 2.00, 3.45, 5.00, 6.40, 8.10, 9.30. Dorian Gray (15) 10.40am, 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.30. The Final Destination 3D (15) 10.30am, 11.00am, 1.00, 1.30, 3.30, 4.00, 5.30, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00, 7.50, 8.30, 9.00, 9.30, 10.00. (500) Days of Summer (12A) 11.00am, 1.20, 3.40, 6.00, 8.30. Funny People (15) 10.40am, 2.00, 5.30, 9.00. G-Force 3D (PG) 10.30am, 12.30, 2.40, 4.50. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (12A) 11.00am, 2.00, 5.15, 8.00. The Hangover (15) 4.00, 9.15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (12A) 10.50am, 2.10, 5.30, 8.45. The Hurt Locker (15) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.40, 8.40. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (U) 11.15am, 1.20. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D (U) 10.30am, 12.40, 3.00. Inglourious Basterds (18) 1.20, 5.00, 8.30. Orphan (15) 9.00. The Proposal (12A) 1.30, 6.50. Shorts (PG) 12.20. Sorority Row (15) 11.30am, 1.50, 4.00, 6.20, 9.15. The Time Traveler’s Wife (12A) 2.30, 5.20, 8.20. The Ugly Truth (15) 8.30. FRIDAY 11–THURSDAY 17 Adventureland (15) Daily: 10.20am, 12.40, 3.20, 5.50, 8.25. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. Aliens in the Attic (PG) Daily: 4.00. Also Sat & Sun: 10.20am, 12.10, 2.10. Away We Go (15) Mon: 6.30. Bandslam (PG) Sat & Sun: 11.20am. Broken Embraces (15) Daily: 5.00. District 9 (15) Daily: 11.00am (not Sat & Sun), 10.20am, 1.00, 2.00, 3.45, 5.00, 6.40, 8.10, 9.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 10.50. Dorian Gray (15) Daily: 11.40am, 2.30, 5.15, 8.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. The Final Destination 3D (15) Daily: 10.30am, 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 7.00 (not Tue), 8.30, 9.30 (not Tue). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. Fish Tank (15) Daily: 10.50am & 1.40 (not Sat & Sun), 6.40, 9.20. Also Sat & Sun: 4.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.55. (500) Days of Summer (12A) Daily: 11.00am, 1.20, 3.50, 6.00, 8.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10. Funny People (15) Daily: 10.50am, 2.00 (not Sun), 5.20 (not Mon), 8.45. Funny People (Subtitled) (15) Sun: 2.00. Mon: 5.20. G-Force 3D (PG) Daily (not Tue): 10.30am, 12.30, 2.40, 4.50. Gamer (12A) Wed & Thu: 11.30am, 1.50, 4.20, 6.50, 9.20.
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