Film Index Sex and the City 2 (15) (Michael Patrick King, US, 2010) Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon. 146min. Unable to review at time of going to press. Reviewed at www.list..co.uk. General release. She’s Out of my League (15) ●●●●● (Jim Field Smith, US, 2010) Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, Mike Vogel. 104min. See Also Released, page 57. Selected release. The Shout (15) ●●●●● (Jerzy Skolimowski, UK, 1978) Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt. 86min. Disturbing tale of a couples’ troubles with a mental patient, Alan Bates, who has learnt the secret of the deadly ‘shout’ from an Aborigine tribe. This screening has been selected by Glasgow- based composer Craig Armstrong. A Monorail Film Club presentation. Glasgow Film Theatre. Shrek Forever After 3D (U) (Mike Mitchell, US, 2010) Voices: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz. 93min. From smelly ogre who squeezes the jelly from your eyes to serve on toast to celebrity family man, Shrek feels he’s lost his mojo. Enter smooth- talking wheeler-dealer Rumpelstiltskin with an offer he can’t refuse. Previews only. Vue Ocean, Edinburgh. Singam (12A) (Hari, India, 2010) Surya Sivakumar, Prakash Raj, Anushka Shetty. 160min. Tamil presentation. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow. A Single Man (12A) ●●●●● (Tom Ford, USA, 2009) Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult. 99min. The fashion industry’s Ford adapts Christopher Isherwood’s spare, lyrical study of alienation and loss for his film debut. Tracing a day in the life of George Falconer (Firth), a middle-aged English college professor, a series of flashbacks outline George’s 16-year relationship with the recently deceased Jim (Goode). A frustrating experience, this is at times achingly moving, but ultimately it relies too heavily on redundant visual gimmicks. Vue Ocean, Edinburgh. Sleeper (15) ●●●●● (Woody Allen, US, 1973) Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, John Beck, Mary Gregory. 88min. Vintage early Allen, as our paranoiac hero finds himself 200 years in the future, challenging the evil machinations of a totalitarian regime in his accustomed manner. Part of Allen retrospective. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Space Chimps 2 – Zartog Strikes Back 2D (U) ●●●●● (John H Williams, US, 2010) Voices: Laura Bailey, Zack Shada. 75min. See Also Released, page 57. Selected release. Space Chimps 2 – Zartog Strikes Back 3D (U) ●●●●● (John H Williams, US, 2010) Voices: Laura Bailey, Zack Shada. 75min. See above. Selected release. The Spy Next Door (PG) ●●●●● (Brian Levant, US, 2010) Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll. 94min. Chan follows in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop and Vin Diesel in The Pacifier in a role as a put-upon babysitter to bratty kids. After an opening sequence of fabulous stunt-work from Chan’s earlier work, the action hero struggles gamely to inject any reality into this patronising comedy-thriller. Grosvenor, Glasgow.
Shutter Island (15) Mon 31 May 19:30 Thu 3 Jun 19:30 Ondine (12A) Thu 10 Jun 19:30
64 THE LIST 27 May–10 June 2010
Stand By Me (15) ●●●●● (Rob Reiner, US, 1986) River Phoenix, Will Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Conners, Keifer Sutherland. 88min. Based on a Stephen King short story, this film recalls a childhood adventure for four small-town boys who discover the whereabouts of the corpse of a missing child, and decide to get there before the local toughs. Screened as part of Sloan’s Eatfilm, the ticket price includes a meal. Sloans, Glasgow. Stardust Memories (15) ●●●●● (Woody Allen, US, 1980) Woody Allen, Mia Farrow. 92min. A famous director of comedy films undergoes much soul-searching when the public and critics fail to appreciate his attempts at serious cinematic statement. Occasionally shrill and self-pitying autobiographical movie. Part of Allen retrospective. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Stevenson College (15) (Various, UK, 2010) 120min. Entertaining programme from the talented students of Stevenson College Edinburgh. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. StreetDance 2D (PG) ●●●●● (Max Giwa/Dania Pasquini, UK, 2010) Nichola Burley, Charlotte Rampling, George Sampson. 98min. Carly (Burley) and her crew attempt to triumph at the UK Street Dance Championships with the unlikely help of some ballet students. Cultures clash, romance is found and the kids find new ways to express themselves – a conventional story, which brings absolutely nothing new to the genre. Selected release. StreetDance 3D (PG) ●●●●● (Max Giwa/Dania Pasquini, UK, 2010) Nichola Burley, Charlotte Rampling, George Sampson. 98min. Carly (Burley) and her crew attempt to triumph at the UK Street Dance Championships with the unlikely help of some ballet students. Cultures clash, romance is found and the kids find new ways to express themselves – a conventional story, which brings absolutely nothing new to the genre. General release. The Tale of John and Marie (PG) ●●●●● (Karel Zeman, Czech Republic, 1980) 67min. Animated love story inspired by Czech fairy tales and illuminated manuscripts. Part of Zeman season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Time That Remains (Chronicle of a Present Absentee) (15) ●●●●● (Elia Suleiman, UK/Italy/Belgium/France, 2009) Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri, Samar Qudha Tanus. 109min. See review, page 54. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Tooth Fairy (PG) ●●●●● (Michael Lembeck, US, 2010) Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd. 101min. See review, page 56. General release.
✽✽ 24 City (Er Shi Si Cheng Ji) (U) ●●●●● (Jia Hang-Ke, China/Hong Kong/Japan, 2008) Joan Chen, Tao Zhao, Jianbin Chen. 112min. See review, page 56. Glasgow Film Theatre; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Vagabond (15) ●●●●● (Agnès Varda, France, 1985) Sandrine Bonnaire, Setti Ramdane, Francis Balchere. 106min. Part of Varda season. Glasgow Film Theatre; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Vincere (15) ●●●●● (Marco Bellocchio, Italy/France, 2009) Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Corrado Invernizzi. 125min. With this postmodern collage, featuring Futurist-style flourishes and fictional re- enactments, Bellocchio focuses on Mussolini as a young man, re-writing the unwritten secret of the dictator’s past – early on, he had a wife and son, both excluded from historical record. Glasgow Film Theatre; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. A Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (15) ●●●●● (Matt Wolf, US, 2008) 71min. Absorbing portrait of this seminal avant-garde composer, singer- songwriter, cellist and disco producer. This screening is presented by The Modern Institute and Donlon Books. Glasgow Film Theatre. Zelig (PG) ●●●●● (Woody Allen, US, 1983) Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Garrett Brown. 79min. Allen’s trickery with photography, which places ‘human chameleon’ Leonard Zelig at the heart of key scenes in the 20th century, is imaginative and funny; but behind it lies an affecting story about a nobody who’ll go to desperate lengths to be liked. The mock-doc feel and use of music are perfect. Part of Allen retrospective. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
Films are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Listings are compiled by Laura Ennor.
Glasgow CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. Bookings: 0141 352 4900. Prices vary. THURSDAY 27 MAY Nightcleaners (18) 7.00.
FRIDAY 28 MAY Age of Stupid (12A) 7.00. Firebrand Women and the F Word (16) 7.00. THURSDAY 10 JUN Distant Voices, Still Lives (15) 7.00.
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 27 MAY Furry Vengeance (PG) noon, 2.20, 4.40, 6.45. Hot Tub Time Machine (15) 11.25am, 1.45, 4.10, 6.35, 8.55. Iron Man 2 (12A) 11.50am, 2.50, 5.30, 8.30. A Nightmare on Elm Street (18) 9.05. Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time (12A) 10.40am, 1.15, 3.55, 6.30, 9.10. Robin Hood (12A) 10.15am, noon, 1.30, 3.00, 4.30, 6.00, 7.30, 9.00. StreetDance 3D (PG) 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00.
FRIDAY 28–THURSDAY 3 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (U) Sat: 10.00am. Death at a Funeral (15) Wed & Thu: 8.50. Furry Vengeance (PG) Sat–Mon: noon, 2.20. Iron Man 2 (12A) Fri–Tue: 8.50. The Losers (12A) Daily: 11.55am, 2.10, 4.30, 6.50, 9.10. Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang (U) Sat: 11.30am. Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time (12A) Daily: 11.50am (not Sat), 2.40, 6.00, 8.40. The Princess and the Frog (U) Sat: 10.00am. Robin Hood (12A) Daily: 5.35, 8.35. Also Fri & Tue–Thu: 11.35am, 2.35. Sex and the City 2 (15) Daily: 10.30am, 1.45, 5.00, 7.15, 8.15. Space Chimps 2 – Zartog Strikes Back 3D (U) Daily: 11.00am, 1.00, 3.00, 5.10. StreetDance 3D (PG) Daily: 11.40am, 2.00, 4.20, 6.40, 9.00. Tooth Fairy (PG) Daily: 11.10am, 1.30, 3.50, 6.30.
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 27 MAY The Back-Up Plan (12A) 11.00am, 1.30, 6.10, 8.45.
Bad Lieutenant – Port of Call: New Orleans (18) 11.00am, 2.00, 5.20, 8.30. Cop Out (15) 10.40am, 1.10, 3.50, 6.30, 9.20. Date Night (15) 7.20. Four Lions (15) 1.30, 4.10, 6.45, 9.20. Furry Vengeance (PG) 4.00. Hot Tub Time Machine (15) 10.50am, 1.15, 3.50, 6.20, 9.00. Iron Man 2 (12A) 11.00am, 11.50am, 2.00, 2.50, 5.00, 5.50, 8.00, 8.45. Kick-Ass (15) 2.00, 9.30. Kites (12A) 12.30, 4.00, 7.30, 9.20. The Last Song (PG) 5.00. A Nightmare on Elm Street (18) 11.00am, 1.40, 4.10, 6.50, 9.30. Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time (12A) 11.00am, 11.30am, noon, 2.00, 2.30, 3.00, 5.00, 5.30, 6.00, 7.45, 8.30, 9.00. Robin Hood (12A) 10.00am, 10.30am, noon, 1.30, 2.00, 3.40, 5.10, 5.40, 7.30, 8.50, 9.10. StreetDance 3D (PG) 10.30am, 11.00am, 1.10, 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.40, 8.00. FRIDAY 28–THURSDAY 3 The Back-Up Plan (12A) Late Fri–Sun: 11.45. Bad Lieutenant – Port of Call: New Orleans (18) Daily: 3.40 (not Wed & Thu), 9.00. Also late Fri–Sun: 11.50. Cop Out (15) Fri–Mon: 6.10. Death at a Funeral (15) Wed & Thu: 8.50. 4.3.2.1 (15) Wed & Thu: 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.40, 9.10. Four Lions (15) Fri–Tue: 1.20, 6.30. Wed & Thu: 9.35. Furry Vengeance (PG) Fri–Mon: 11.00am, 1.10. Hot Tub Time Machine (15) Daily: 3.30, 6.20 (not Tue), 9.00 (not Wed & Thu). Also Tue–Thu: 11.00am, 1.10. Also late Fri–Sun: 11.40. How to Train Your Dragon 2D (PG) Daily: 11.40am. Iron Man 2 (12A) Daily: 11.50am, 2.50, 5.50, 8.50. Kick-Ass (15) Late Fri–Sun: 11.10. Kites (12A) Daily: 8.50. The Last Song (PG) Daily: 10.20am. The Losers (12A) Daily: 10.50am, 1.30, 4.20, 7.00, 9.40. Also late Fri–Sun: 11.55. A Nightmare on Elm Street (18) Fri–Tue: 9.35. Also late Fri–Sun 11.55. Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time (12A) Daily: 11.30am, 2.00, 2.30 (not Sun), 5.00 (not Mon), 5.30, 7.40, 8.30 (not Fri). Also late Fri–Sun: 10.50, 11.40. Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time (Subtitled) (12A) Sun: 2.30. Mon: 5.00. [REC] 2 (15) Daily: 11.50am, 2.15, 5.00, 7.30, 9.40. Also late Fri–Sun: 11.50. Robin Hood (12A) Daily: 1.00, 4.20, 7.50. Also Sat–Tue: 9.10. Sex and the City 2 (15) Daily: 10.15am, 10.45am, 11.45am, 12.45, 1.15, 1.45, 2.15, 3.15, 4.15, 4.45, 5.15, 5.45, 7.15, 7.45, 8.15, 8.45, 9.15. Also late Fri–Sun: 10.45, 11.20, midnight (not Sun). She’s Out of my League (15) Wed & Thu: 6.10. Singam (12A) Daily: 12.30, 4.20, 8.10. Space Chimps 2 – Zartog Strikes Back 3D (U) Daily: 11.00am, 12.50, 2.45, 4.50, 6.50.