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romcom from Korean director Sangsoo. Part of Hong Sangsoo season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
✽✽ Voices from Robben Island (15) (Adam Lowe, South Africa, 1994)
60min. Just four years after Nelson Mandela’s release from the infamous prison, and in the year that his election to the presidency of South Africa marked a turning point in the country’s troubled history, photographer Jurgen Schadeberg and the BBC joined forces to make this definitive documentary on the 400-year history of Robben Island. Screening together with short Welcome Nelson and followed by a discussion. Part of Africa in Motion Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
✽✽ WWW, What a Wonderful World (15) (Faouzi Bensaidi,
France/Germany/Morocco, 2006) Faouzi Bensaidi, Hezha Rahile, Fatima Attif. 99min. A neo-noir Casablanca is the backdrop for a look at life on the edge of the law in contemporary Morocco. Part of Africa in Motion Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
✽✽ Waiting for Men (15) (Katy Nidaye, Belgium/Senegal/Mauritania, 2007)
56min. Documentary exploring the tradition of female wall painting in the Western Sahara, as well as the views on marriage, motherhood and sexuality held by the women in the region. Followed by a short, Rooted, set in an Edinburgh hairdresser’s. Part of Africa in Motion Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (12A) ●●●●● (Oliver Stone, US, 2010) Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan. 132min. Stone’s sequel to the iconic original has all the fancy moves and polish of a classic Hollywood melodrama. Gordon Gekko (Douglas) is released from prison into a world where ‘greed is good’ has become a generation’s way of life, and becomes the voice crying in the wilderness against the doom-laden folly of the American financial system. General release. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (U) ●●●●● (Nick Park/Steve Box, UK, 2005) Voices of Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter. 85min. The long-awaited feature-length debut for Park’s plasticine master and mutt Wallace & Gromit. Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow. When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (E) (Dirk Simon, US, 2010) 114min. Blending art, music and scenic shots, the film portrays the ongoing struggle of the movement for Tibetan freedom. Featuring contributions from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Richard Gere and, inevitably, the exiled Dalai Lama. Part of Tibet Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. The Wildest Dream (PG) ( Anthony Geffen, USA, 2010) Voices of Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson. 93min. The story of Conrad Anker’s 1999 discovery of the body of George Mallory, a British explorer who died in his attempt to summit Everest 75 years earlier. Told through archival photos and footage, new dramatisation and the letters between Mallory and his wife. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Winter’s Bone (15) ●●●●● (Debra Granik, USA, 2010) Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan. 100min. Adapted from Daniel Woodrell’s novel, the film follows Ree whose drug-addicted father has used their house as bail bond and subsequently done a runner. Striving to find him within a week brings secrets, lies and a grisly closure to this unsettling and memorable affair. Cameo, Edinburgh. A Woman’s Work is Never Done (E) (Various, Scotland, Various) 90min. A special screening of films from the Scottish Screen Archive depicting 100 years of women at work in Scotland, from fisherwomen to an aviation pioneer. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow.
✽✽ The World’s Most Dangerous Place for Women (18) (Fiona
Lloyd-Davies, UK/Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010) 60min. The true story of Congolese woman Judith Wanga, who after being sent to live in London as a small child, returns as an adult to tell the harrowing story of victims of rape in the Central African country. Part of Africa in Motion Film Festival. 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 21 OCT Autoconstrucción (E) 7.00.
FRIDAY 22 OCT Stonewall Uprising (tbc) 7.45.
SATURDAY 23 OCT City of Borders (tbc) 7.45.
WEDNESDAY 27 OCT
Document 8: Wednesday Screenings (E) Noon–10.00.
THURSDAY 28 OCT Document 8: Thursday Screenings (E) Noon–10.00.
FRIDAY 29 OCT Document 8: Friday Screenings (E) Noon–10.00.
SATURDAY 30 OCT
Document 8: Young People’s Programme (E) Noon–2.00. Document 8: Saturday Screenings (E) Noon–10.00.
SUNDAY 31 OCT Document 8: Sunday Screenings (E) Noon–10.00.
Cineworld Parkhead
Forge Shopping Centre, 1221 Gallowgate. 0871 200 2000. Adults £6.50 (£5.90 Mon–Thu before 5pm). Under 14s / Students £4.80 (£4.40 Mon–Thu). Seniors £4.80. Family ticket £18.80. Movies for Juniors (selected films Sat am) £1. 3D Supplement: Adult £2.10; Under 14s / Students / Seniors £1.50; Family Ticket £5.60. Glasses 80p per pair.
THURSDAY 21 OCT Alpha & Omega 3D (U) 10.50am, 1.00, 3.10.
The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud (12A) 12.20, 5.25. Despicable Me 2D (U) 11.40am, 2.00, 4.20. Despicable Me 3D (U) 11.15am, 1.40, 4.10, 5.30, 6.30, 8.00, 9.00. Life as we Know It (12A) 12.10, 3.00, 5.40, 8.20. The Other Guys (12A) 2.45, 7.50. Paranormal Activity 2 (15) 6.40, 8.40. The Social Network (12A) 12.30, 3.15, 5.55, 8.45. Vampires Suck (12A) noon, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.00.
FRIDAY 22–THURSDAY 28 Alpha & Omega 3D (U) Daily: 11.55am, 4.15. Burke and Hare (15) Wed & Thu: 2.10, 6.40, 8.40. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2D (U) Sat: 10.00am. Despicable Me 2D (U) Daily: 12.10, 2.25, 4.40, 6.55 (not Wed & Thu). Despicable Me 3D (U) Daily: 11.40am, 1.50, 4.00, 6.10, 8.20. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole 2D (PG) Daily: 11.50am, 4.10. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole 3D (PG) Daily: 2.00, 6.30, 8.45 (not Thu). Life as we Know It (12A) Fri–Tue: 9.05. Marmaduke (U) Sat & Sun: 9.50am. Paranormal Activity 2 (15) Daily: 12.15, 2.15 (not Sun), 4.30, 6.50 (not Mon), 9.00. Paranormal Activity 2 (Subtitled) (15) Sun: 2.15. Mon: 6.50. Race to Witch Mountain (PG) Sat: 10.00am. RED (12A) Daily: 11.30am (not Sat), 1.55, 4.20, 6.45, 9.10. Saw 3D (18) Thu: 8.50. The Social Network (12A) Daily: 12.30, 3.15, 5.55, 8.35. Vampires Suck (12A) Fri–Tue: 2.05, 6.25, 8.30. Wed & Thu: 6.55, 8.55. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (U) Sat: 11.30am.
Sinister Sunday of Shock!
LISTINGS Film
Cineworld Renfrew Street
7 Renfrew Street. 0871 200 2000. Adults £7.50 (£6.30 Mon–Thu before 5pm & Fri–Sun before noon). Under 14s / Seniors / Students £5.20. Family ticket £21.20 (£20 Mon–Thu). Monday Classic £3.30. 3D Supplement: Adult £2.10; Under 14s / Students / Seniors / Unlimited £1.50; Family Ticket £5.60; Glasses 80p per pair.
THURSDAY 21 OCT Buried (15) 6.40, 9.20. The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud (12A) 10.20am, 12.50, 3.20, 5.50, 8.20. Despicable Me 2D (U) 10.15am, 1.00, 3.50. Despicable Me 3D (U) 10.00am, 10.30am, 12.40, 1.30, 3.20, 4.30, 7.30. Eat Pray Love (PG) 3.00, 8.30. The Hole 3D (12A) 1.40, 4.00. Life as we Know It (12A) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. Made in Dagenham (15) 12.30, 6.00. Mr Nice (18) 11.50am, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00. The Other Guys (12A) 12.50, 3.30, 6.10, 8.50. Paranormal Activity 2 (15) 6.00, 6.30, 9.00, 9.30. The Social Network (12A) 11.00am, 12.20, 2.10, 3.20, 5.20, 6.10, 8.30, 9.20. The Town (15) 11.00am, 2.00, 5.30, 9.00. Toy Story 3 3D (U) 11.10am. Vampires Suck (12A) 10.50am, 1.10, 3.40, 6.10, 8.45. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (12A) 11.10am, 2.40, 6.10, 9.00.
FRIDAY 22–THURSDAY 28 Africa United (12A) Daily: 11.50am (not Sat & Sun), 2.10, 4.25, 6.40, 9.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30. Alpha & Omega 3D (U) Daily: 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00. Also Sat–Tue: 6.30. Buried (15) Daily: 9.30. Burke and Hare (15) Wed & Thu: 6.30, 9.30. The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud (12A) Daily: 1.30, 6.20 (not Tue), 8.45 (not Fri).
A full day of sleazy horror kicking off with Frankhenlotter’s documentary Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore followed by an exclusive screening of Video Nastie Island of Death, and a Q&A with director Nico Mastorakis. Martin Kemp’s (yes him outta Spandau Ballet!) remake of Exposé (another former Nastie) gets its world premiere under new title Stalker, followed by bloody Italian horror in Lamberto Bava’s 1985 classic Demons, with more Q&A action from Stalker star Jane March and producer Jonathan Sothcott; Demons’ special effect wizard Sergio Stivaletti and a special appearance from Cannibal Holocaust star Francesca Ciardi. ■ GFT, Glasgow, Sun 24 Oct. 21 Oct–4 Nov 2010 THE LIST 51