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Films are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
Glasgow Cineworld Parkhead
Forge Shopping Centre, 1221 Gallowgate. 0871 200 2000. Adults £6.30 (£5.70 Mon–Thu before 5pm). Children & Students £4.60 (£4.20 Mon–Thu). Seniors £4.60. Family ticket £18. Early bird (before noon): £4.20. Movies for Juniors (selected films Sat am): £1. THURSDAY 17 DEC Avatar 2D (12A) 9.30am, 11.00am, 1.00, 2.30, 4.30, 6.00, 8.00. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) 11.45am, 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.40. Law Abiding Citizen (18) 8.50. Nativity! (U) 11.50am, 2.10, 4.25, 6.35. Paranormal Activity (15) 9.00. Planet 51 (U) 11.30am, 1.50, 4.15, 6.25. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) 12.15, 3.00, 5.45, 8.30. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 1.35, 3.55, 6.15, 8.35.
FRIDAY 18–THURSDAY 24 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (U) Mon–Thu: 10.00am, 11.00am, noon, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00. Avatar 2D (12A) Daily: noon, 3.30, 7.00, 8.20 (not Thu). Also Fri–Sun: 1.00, 4.30. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) Fri–Wed: 11.50am, 2.05, 4.15, 6.30. Thu: 10.55am, 1.10, 3.20, 5.30. G-Force 2D (PG) Sat: 10.00am. Law Abiding Citizen (18) Fri–Wed: 8.40. Thu: 7.40. The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) Sat: 11.30am. Nativity! (U) Fri–Wed: 11.20am, 1.55, 4.20, 6.50. Thu: 10.30am, 12.55, 3.15, 5.45. Paranormal Activity (15) Fri–Wed: 9.10. Thu: 8.00. Planet 51 (U) Fri–Wed: 11.30am, 1.50, 4.10, 6.20. Thu: 11.15am, 1.20, 3.25, 5.35. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (U) Sat: 10.00am. St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (PG) Fri–Wed: 10.50am, 1.15, 3.40, 6.05, 8.30. Thu: 10.20am, 12.40, 3.00, 5.20, 7.50. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) Fri–Wed: 9.00. Thu: 7.45. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) Fri–Sun: 11.15am (not Sat), 1.35, 3.55, 6.15. Mon–Thu: 10.00am.
Cineworld Renfrew Street 7 Renfrew Street. 0871 200 2000. Adults £7 (£6 Mon–Thu before 5pm). Children 14 and under / Seniors / Students £4.90. Family ticket £20 (£18.60 Mon–Thu). Early bird (before 1pm): £4.70. 3D Supplement: Adult £1.90; Children / Students / Seniors / Unlimited £1.30; Family Ticket £5; Glasses 80p per pair.
THURSDAY 17 DEC Avatar 2D (12A) 12.30, 4.30, 8.30. Avatar 3D (12A) 9.20am, 11.20am, noon, 1.00, 3.20, 4.00, 5.00, 7.20, 8.00, 8.40, 9.00, 11.20. The Box (12A) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.40, 8.40. Carriers (15) 8.50.
A Christmas Carol 3D (PG) noon, 2.40, 5.20. Cracks (15) 1.40, 6.50. The Descent: Part 2 (18) 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00. Law Abiding Citizen (18) 10.40am, 1.20, 4.00, 6.40, 9.20. Me and Orson Welles (12A) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.40, 8.30. The Men Who Stare at Goats (15) 4.10, 9.20. Nativity! (U) 10.40am, 1.10, 3.40, 6.10. Paranormal Activity (15) 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.15. Planet 51 (U) 10.35am, 10.50am, 12.35, 1.40, 2.40, 3.50, 4.45, 6.10, 7.00. Rocket Singh – Salesman of the Year (PG) 12.30, 4.30, 8.00. A Serious Man (15) 9.10. The Stepfather (15) 11.30am, 2.00, 5.00, 8.00. 2012 (12A) noon, 3.30, 7.30. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) 10.50am, 2.10, 5.40, 9.10. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 10.30am, 1.10, 3.50, 6.30, 9.00. FRIDAY 18–THURSDAY 24 Alvin and the Chipmunks (U) Mon–Thu: 10.20am, 11.30am, 12.30, 1.50, 3.10, 4.15, 5.40, 6.30 (not Thu), 8.00. Avatar 2D (12A) Daily: 12.30, 4.30, 8.30 (not Thu). Avatar 3D (12A) Daily: 11.20am, noon, 1.00, 3.20, 4.00, 5.00, 7.20 & 8.00 (not Thu), 8.40 & 9.00 (not Thu). Also Thu: 6.10, 7.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20, 11.40. The Box (12A) Fri–Wed: 2.40 & 5.40 (not Wed), 9.00. Thu: 7.30. Carriers (15) Fri–Tue: 3.20 (not Mon & Tue), 8.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 10.50. A Christmas Carol 3D (PG) Daily: 11.00am, 1.45, 4.00 (not Sun & Mon), 6.20 (not Thu). A Christmas Carol 3D (Subtitled) (PG) Sun & Mon: 4.00. The Descent: Part 2 (18) Fri–Sun: 7.00, 9.30. Fantastic Mr Fox (PG) Fri–Tue: 10.30am, 12.30. Harry Brown (18) Late Fri & Sat: 11.30. Law Abiding Citizen (18) Fri–Wed: noon, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00. Thu: 11.20am, 2.00, 4.50, 7.40. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.50. Me and Orson Welles (12A) Fri–Sun: 10.50am, 1.30, 4.10. Nativity! (U) Daily: 10.40am, 1.10, 3.40, 6.10. Paranormal Activity (15) Fri–Wed: 11.00am, 1.30, 3.50, 6.30, 8.40, 9.15. Thu: 12.30, 2.50, 5.30, 8.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10, 11.50. Planet 51 (U) Fri–Wed: 10.50am, 1.40, 3.50, 6.10. Thu: 10.50am, 1.20, 3.30, 5.40. A Serious Man (15) Fri–Wed: 8.45. Thu: 7.50. St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (PG) Daily: 10.20am, 11.30am, 1.10, 2.30 (not Thu), 4.00, 5.30 (not Thu), 6.50, 8.30 & 9.40 (not Thu). Also Thu: 2.20, 5.20, 8.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30. The Stepfather (15) Fri–Sun: 12.45, 5.40. 3 Idiots (12A) Wed: 11.30am, 2.30, 6.00, 9.10. Thu: 1.10, 4.00, 7.20. 2012 (12A) Fri–Wed: noon, 3.30, 7.30. Thu: 11.30am, 3.00, 6.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) Fri–Wed: 10.50am, 2.10, 5.40, 9.10. Thu: 10.00am, 1.10, 4.20, 7.30. Vettaikkaran (12A) Fri–Wed: 11.00am, 2.10, 5.30, 8.50. Thu: noon, 3.30, 7.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.50.
Where the Wild Things Are (PG) Fri–Wed: 10.30am, 1.10, 3.50, 6.30, 9.00. Thu: 11.30am, 2.10, 4.50, 7.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.40. Empire
Clyde Regional Centre, 23 Britannia Way. 08714 714714. Adults £6 (£5 Mon–Fri before 5pm). Children £4.50. Students £5.50 (£4.50 Mon–Fri before 5pm). Seniors £4.30. Family ticket £16.60 (£14.60 before 5pm Mon–Fri). SaverDay Tuesday £3.95. THURSDAY 17 DEC Avatar 2D (12A) 12.30, 1.30, 4.00, 5.00, 7.30, 8.30. Carriers (15) 2.20, 4.30, 6.50, 9.00. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) 1.35, 3.50. The Descent: Part 2 (18) 9.10. Law Abiding Citizen (18) 6.20, 9.00. Nativity! (U) 1.45, 4.10, 6.40. Paranormal Activity (15) 1.40, 4.05, 6.30, 8.50. Planet 51 (U) 1.20, 3.40, 6.00, 8.20. The Stepfather (15) 1.10, 4.15, 6.45, 9.15. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 12.20, 2.50, 5.20, 8.00.
FRIDAY 18–THURSDAY 24 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (U) Mon–Thu: 1.00, 2.00, 3.30, 4.30, 5.45, 6.45, 8.00 (not Thu). Avatar 2D (12A) Fri–Wed: noon, 3.30, 7.00, 8.30. Thu: 11.30am, 1.30, 3.00, 5.00, 6.30. Carriers (15) Fri–Wed: 9.10. A Christmas Carol 2D (PG) Daily: 12.45, 3.45, 6.15. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG) Sat & Sun: 11.00am. Fame (Senior Screening) (PG) Wed: 11.00am. G-Force 2D (PG) Sat & Sun: 11.00am. Law Abiding Citizen (18) Fri–Wed: 9.00. Also Fri–Sun: 3.40, 6.20. Nativity! (U) Daily: 11.20am (not Fri, Mon & Tue), 1.40, 4.10, 6.40. Paranormal Activity (15) Fri–Wed: 8.45. Also Fri–Sun: 2.00, 4.15, 6.30. Planet 51 (U) Daily: 11.30am (not Fri, Mon & Tue), 1.45, 3.50, 6.00. St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (PG) Fri–Wed: 12.15, 3.00, 5.30, 8.15. The Stepfather (15) Fri–Sun: 8.50. 2012 (12A) Fri–Wed: 8.20. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A) Daily: 11.40am (not Fri, Mon & Wed), 2.40, 5.40, 8.40 (not Thu). Where the Wild Things Are (PG) Fri–Wed: 12.20, 2.50, 5.20, 8.10.
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose Street. 0141 332 6535. Adults £6.50. Concessions £5. THURSDAY 17 DEC Me and Orson Welles (12A) 1.00, 6.00. Cracks (15) 1.30, 6.10. It’s a Wonderful Life (PG) 3.30, 8.20. Séraphine (PG) 3.40, 8.20.
FRIDAY 18 DEC It’s a Wonderful Life (PG) 2.30, 5.30, 8.20. Humpday (15) 3.00, 8.50. Departures (12A) 6.10.
SATURDAY 19 DEC The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) 11.30am. Humpday (15) 1.00, 6.00. It’s a Wonderful Life (PG) 2.30, 5.30, 8.20. Departures (12A) 3.00, 8.00.
Listings Film PROFILE
GERARD NARANJO Born 1971, Salamanca, Mexico. Background Having grown up in the small town of Salamanca, Naranjo studied filmmaking at the National University Film School in Mexico City and the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In 2004 he made his Scorsese-influenced, micro-budgeted debut feature Militance about young drug dealers in New Orleans, whilst his second film Drama/Mex crosscut between three separate stories unfolding over one night in Acapulco. What’s he up to now? Naranjo’s third feature I’m Gonna Explode is an intense story of teenage lovers on the run which stars newcomers Juan Pablo de Santiago and Maria Deschamps. He is also currently producing a documentary about Mexico’s most corrupt policeman. On the inspiration for I’m Gonna Explode ‘There was a feeling I wanted to capture. It had to with the perception of loneliness that you can feel when you are a teenager and there’s no way to communicate with others. On casting teenage newcomers ‘It was a long process, taking about eight months, to find the right actors to play Roman and Maru. I wanted to find kids who had a similar sensibility to the characters. It was not about escaping into decadence, it was about saying ‘No’ to the life they were experiencing before they flee. Roman had to be a bit of an egomaniac, Maru had to be like a tough believer.’ On contemporary Mexican cinema ‘The best films from Mexico are being despised by the mass audience as ‘art films’. Soap operas rule, ignorance and stupidity are all over the media and there’s not much room to make personal films. At the same time there are a handful of directors who are taking risks and finding their own paths. So I guess it’s a good time to fight against the machine.’ Interesting fact The first film that Naranjo ever saw was The Thief of Baghdad. ■ I’m Gonna Explode, GFT, Glasgow and Cameo, Edinburgh from Fri 1 Jan. See review, page 57. 17 Dec 2009–7 Jan 2010 THE LIST 63