Film Index
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) ●●●●● (Jon Turteltaub, USA, 2010) Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina. 111min. From the combination that brought us Pirates of the Caribbean comes a sadly less exciting fantasy, with an uninspired ‘dweeb becomes chosen one’ plot. Too much is made of sappy romance instead of indulging in duels, the acting is dry and dusty and the film lacks the magic it promises. Selected release. SoulBoy (12A) ●●●●● (Shimmy Marcus, UK, 2010) Martin Compston, Felicity Jones, Nichola Burley. 82min. See review, page 54. Cameo, Edinburgh. South of the Border (15) ●●●●● (Oliver Stone, USA, 2009) 77min. In his documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Stone travels through seven countries he thinks have benefited from a united socialist front, challenging the orthodoxy on Chavez in an engrossing and entertaining manner. Glasgow Film Theatre. St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (PG) (Barnaby Thompson/Oliver Parker, UK, 2009) Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Talulah Riley. 106min. More naughty girls’ adventures in this revived Ealing comedy franchise starring various members of Girls Aloud. This time the girls go in search of hidden treasure. Vue Ocean, Edinburgh. Step Up 3 3D (12A) ●●●●● (Jon Chu, USA, 2010) Alyson Stoner, Sharni Vinson, Rick Malambri. 107min. A group of underground street dancers from New York City team up with freshman Moose (Adam G Sevani) and find themselves pitted against the world’s best hip hop dancers in a life-changing showdown. Silly but euphoric and enjoyable street dance flick. If you like this kind of thing, the 3D certainly adds to the fun. Selected release. Stephen Fry – Live via Satellite (18) (UK, 2010) Professional know-all Stephen Fry gives a preview of his autobiography, The Fry Chronicles at the Royal Festival Hall in London, and is beamed direct to your cinema screen in Scotland. Glasgow Film Theatre; Cameo, Edinburgh. Surrealist Film: Beginnings (15) (Various) 66min. A programme of shorter film works from the early years of the Surrealist movement, including Buñuel’s Un Chien Andalou and Leger’s Ballet Mécanique. Part of Screening Surrealism season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Switch (12A) ●●●●● (Josh Gordon/Will Speck, US, 2010) Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis. 101min. Forgettable and schematic but enjoyable fertility romcom starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman and a turkey baster. Blades of Glory directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck manage to just about maintain the momentum throughout the running time. General release. 22 Bullets (L’Immortel) (18) ●●●●● (Richard Berry, France, 2010) Jean Reno, Kad Merad, Gabriella Wright. 117min. A retired gangster (Reno) is shot 22 times and, having (improbably) survived, seeks some good old-fashioned cold-blooded revenge on his assassins. A few jarring shifts from syrupy drama to sadistic violence are a little hard to stomach, but the pace is maintained and Reno is eminently watchable in this glossy crime thriller. Vue Omni, Edinburgh. Tamara Drewe (15) ●●●●● (Stephen Frears, UK, 2010) Gemma Arterton, Roger Allam, Tamsin Greig. 111min. See review, page 55. General release. Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (U) ●●●●● (Bradley Raymond, USA, 2010) Voices of Michael Sheen, Lucy Liu, Mae Whitman. 76min. Tinkerbell teams up with a rival to keep a secret from humans. Further adventures of the mischievous fairy for the little ones. Selected release. Toy Story 3 2D (U) ●●●●● (Lee Unkrich, USA, 2010) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. 108min. Andy has grown up and is on the way to college, so everyone’s favourite toys are packed off to Sunnyside day-care centre. After a whirlwind of close-cut situations, the film manages to retain its good humour 60 THE LIST 9–23 Sep 2010
and pathos long enough to bring all the characters safely to a satisfying resolution. Selected release. Toy Story 3 3D (U) ●●●●● (Lee Unkrich, USA, 2010) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. 108min. See above. General release. Trainspotting (18) ●●●●● (Danny Boyle, UK, 1995) Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller. 93min. John Hodge’s screenplay perfectly captures the desperate humour of Irvine Welsh’s novel, keeping the episodic structure of junkie scenes for the first half before concentrating on Renton in London in the later stages. Fast and stylish direction, with a creative soundtrack and acting that’s off-the-rails excellent this cinematic blast from beginning to end shows a complex – and true – understanding of the lure and fatal consequences of drug-taking. Grosvenor, Glasgow. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) ●●●●● (David Slade, US, 2010) Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner. 123min. The epic relationship between Bella (Stewart) and undead Edward (Pattinson) falters when her new lupine friend Jacob (Lautner) is added to the mix. Will humans, vampires and werewolves ever get on? The fun of Twilight is seeing this situation treated as though it is of life- shattering importance. Cameo, Edinburgh. Valley of the Bees (15) ●●●●● (Frantisek Vlácil, Czechoslovakia, 1968) Petr Cepek, Jan Kacer, Vera Galatíková. 96min. Compelling portrait of a young boy who runs away from the Order of Teutonic Knights, touching on themes of religious intolerance, sexuality and political dominance. Part of Frantisek Vlácil season. Glasgow Film Theatre; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. WWE Presents: Legendary (12A) (Mel Damski, US, 2010) John Cena, Patricia Clarkson, Danny Glover. Action drama from the home of ‘sports entertainment’ WWE, as a young man overcomes setbacks to reunite his family through amateur wrestling. Vue Ocean; Vue Omni, Edinburgh. We are Family (PG) (Siddarth Malhotra, India/Australia, 2010) Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Nominath Ginsberg. 119min. A Bollywood remake of 1998’s tearjerker Stepmom, this domestic comedy drama tells the tale of a close-knit single parent family forced to make some major adjustments when estranged dad’s new girlfriend moves in. Selected release. Whisky Galore (PG) ●●●●● (Alexander Mackendrick, UK, 1949) Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, Jean Cadell. 82min. Much-loved Ealing comedy by the late Sandy Mackendrick. A ship carrying a cargo of whisky is shipwrecked off a Scottish island during wartime, so the locals decide it’s time to quench their thirst. Full of wit and charm that others can only hope to emulate. CCA, Glasgow. Why Did I Get Married Too? (12A) ●●●●● (Tyler Perry, US, 2010) Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Tyler Perry. 120min. Thought-provoking if occasionally lame sequel to actor, director and one man film industry Tyler Perry’s 2007 drama Why Did I Get Married? It’s a similar formula where close couples bond, divide and regroup in the face of a less smug world. Very decent performances from Jackson, Perry and Scott though. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow.
✽✽ Winter’s Bone (15) ●●●●● (Debra Granik, USA, 2010) Jennifer
Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan. 100min. See feature, page 53 and review, page 55. Glasgow Film Theatre. Withnail & I (15) ●●●●● (Bruce Robinson, UK, 1987) Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths. 107min. Two out-of-work actors surviving 1969 London giro squalor take a break in a picturesque Lake District cottage, where one of them suffers the attentions of the ageing homosexual owner. Entertaining British comedy has a second stab at glory, and it’s the bleaker end-of-the-decade elements that have lasted best. Grosvenor, Glasgow.
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 9 SEP Whisky Galore (PG) 7.00.
FRIDAY 17 SEP Jarman Award Film Screenings (E) 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 9 SEP Avatar 3D: Special Edition (12A) 4.15, 7.45. Dinner for Schmucks (12A) 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.05. The Expendables (15) 11.50am, 4.30, 9.15. Grown Ups (12A) 11.20am, 1.45, 4.20, 6.50, 9.10. The Last Airbender 3D (PG) 11.10am. The Last Exorcism (15) noon, 2.10, 4.20, 6.35, 8.40. Marmaduke (U) 4.10. Piranha 3D (18) 6.55, 9.00. Salt (12A) 2.15, 7.00. Scott Pilgrim vs The World (12A) 11.05am, 1.35, 6.20, 8.55. Step Up 3 3D (12A) 1.35. Toy Story 3 3D (U) 11.30am, 1.55, 4.25.
FRIDAY 10–THURSDAY 16 Astro Boy (PG) Matinee Sat: 10.00am. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) Matinee Sat & Sun: 9.50am, 11.55am. Dinner for Schmucks (12A) Daily: 6.20, 8.50. Also Sat & Sun: 3.50. Also matinee weekdays: 10.50am, 1.20. Furry Vengeance (PG) Matinee Sat: 10.00am. Going the Distance (15) Daily: 11.30am (not Sat), 1.50, 4.10, 6.35, 9.05. Grown Ups (12A) Daily: 2.00, 4.20, 6.50, 9.10. Also matinee weekdays: 11.40am. The Last Exorcism (15) Daily: 3.00, 5.00, 7.00, 9.00. Also matinee weekdays: 11.00am, 1.00. The Magic Roundabout (U) Matinee Sat: 11.30am. Marmaduke (U) Weekdays: 4.05. Matinee Sat & Sun: 11.20am (not Sat), 1.40. Piranha 3D (18) Daily: 6.40, 8.45. Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D (15) Daily: noon, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.10. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) Matinee Sat & Sun: 10.10am, 12.35. Tamara Drewe (15) Daily: 11.00am (not Sat), 1.30 (not Sun), 4.00, 6.30 (not Mon), 9.00. Tamara Drewe (Subtitled) (15) Sun: 1.30. Mon: 6.30. Toy Story 3 3D (U) Daily: 11.15am, 1.45, 4.15 (not Sun). Toy Story 3 3D (Subtitled) (U) Sun: 4.15.
For films showing between Fri 17–Thu 23 Sep see www.list.co.uk
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 9 SEP Avatar 3D: Special Edition (12A) 1.40, 8.20. Bonded by Blood (18) 1.30, 6.30, 9.00. Dabangg (Fearless) (15) 8.40. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) 11.00am, 4.10. Dinner for Schmucks (12A) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. The Expendables (15) 12.30, 3.10, 5.50, 8.30. The Girl who Played with Fire (15) 11.00am, 2.10, 5.20, 8.30. Grown Ups (12A) 11.10am, 1.50, 4.30, 6.50, 9.20. Inception (12A) 1.20, 4.50, 8.15. Jonah Hex (15) 11.00am, 1.10, 3.40, 6.00, 8.20. Knight and Day (12A) 4.00, 6.50, 9.30. The Last Airbender 3D (PG) 11.30am, 1.50. The Last Exorcism (15) 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00. Marmaduke (U) 11.30am, 4.00. Piranha 3D (18) 11.00am, 1.20, 4.00, 6.40, 9.10. Salt (12A) 12.30, 3.00, 6.00, 9.20. Scott Pilgrim vs The World (12A) 1.00, 3.50, 6.20, 9.20. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) 1.40, 6.10. Step Up 3 3D (12A) 11.00am, 5.30. The Switch (12A) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.00. Toy Story 3 2D (U) 11.20am. Toy Story 3 3D (U) 11.00am, 2.00, 5.00, 8.10. We are Family (PG) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.20. Why Did I Get Married Too? (12A) 2.00, 5.00, 8.00.
FRIDAY 10–THURSDAY 16 Cosi Fan Tutte (12A) Fri: 7.00. Cyrus (15) Daily: 11.40am, 2.00, 4.20, 6.50, 9.20. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.45. Dabangg (Fearless) (15) Daily: 11.10am, 2.20, 5.30, 8.40. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) Daily: 3.40. Also matinee Sat & Sun: 10.30am. Dinner for Schmucks (12A) Daily: 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.15. The Expendables (15) Daily: 1.30, 6.50 (not Tue), 9.30. Also matinee weekdays: 11.00am. The Girl who Played with Fire (15) Fri: 2.10. Sat–Thu: 5.00, 8.00. Going the Distance (15) Daily: 11.40am, 2.40, 5.40, 8.40. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20. Grown Ups (12A) Daily: 11.50am, 2.20, 5.20, 8.20. Also late Fri & Sat: 10.50. Inception (12A) Daily: 12.30, 5.45, 9.00. The Kid (15) Tue: 8.45. Knight and Day (12A) Fri–Mon, Wed & Thu: 2.10, 9.20. Tue: 1.30. The Last Airbender 3D (PG) Daily: 11.10am, 1.40. The Last Exorcism (15) Daily: 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30. Marmaduke (U) Fri–Mon, Wed & Thu: 4.40. Tue: 4.00. Also matinee Sat & Sun: 11.30am. Piranha 3D (18) Daily: 4.00, 6.40, 9.10. Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D (15) Daily: 10.50am, 1.20, 4.00, 6.40, 9.20. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.55.