www.list.co.uk/film Hussein, the anguished Turtles Can Fly is set in a refugee camp on the Iraqi-Turkish border, just before the US invasion in the spring of 2003. It vividly but humanely immerses the viewer in the nightmarish realities of daily existence in this makeshift community, which is situated amidst a forbidding natural landscape. Part of Middle Eastern Film Festival. CCA, Glasgow. 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. Uneasy Encounters (tbc) (Makoto Wada, Japan, 1994) Hiroyuki Sanada, Mieko Harada, Mami Kumagai. 118min. Five vignettes in which meetings between seemingly disconnected characters end surprisingly. Gilmorehill Centre, Glasgow. Unstoppable (12A) ●●●●● (Tony Scott, US, 2010) Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson. 98min. Another piece of train-based nonsense from the younger Scott, following on the rails of The Taking of Pelham 123. An unmanned train packed with explosives hurtles out of control, but who can stop it? Slick, but corny. Odeon, Edinburgh. Up 2D (U) ●●●●● (Pete Docter/Bob Peterson, US, 2009) Voices of Christopher Plummer, Edward Asner, Paul Eiding. 96min. Seventy-eight–year-old curmudgeon Carl Fredericksen and eight-year-old Junior Wilderness Explorer Russell embark on the adventure of a lifetime in South America. While it unfolds on a grand scale, at its heart is a human story that will resonate with viewers of every age. Marrying sadness with triumph, Pixar have created another masterpiece. Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow. Uzak (Distant) (15) ●●●●● (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, 2002) Muzaffer Ozdemir, Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer Erkaya, Nazan Kirilmis. 110min. Moving and quite effortlessly touching account of two men’s slow, frustrating friendship – one that is always tempered by distance and distrust. Mahmut is a 40-year-old independent photographer who lives in Istanbul. After his wife leaves him, he falls into an existential crisis. Then his cousin Yusuf turns up looking for work because the local factory in their home town has closed down. Part of Middle Eastern Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. West Side Story (PG) ●●●●● (Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins, US, 1961) Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. 152min. Romeo And Juliet revisited against a background of New York gangs. Great songs of course, but the playing of the stylised dancing against a realistic background contrives to make it all look rather camp these days. Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh. Whisky Galore! Night (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. Preceded by a talk and whisky tasting event. Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Yogi Bear 2D (U) ●●●●● (Eric Brevig, US/New Zealand, 2010) Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris. 80min. See review, page 50. General release. Yogi Bear 3D (U) ●●●●● (Eric Brevig, US/New Zealand, 2010) Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris. 80min. See above. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow. Yol (The Wall) (15) ●●●●● (Yilmaz Guney/Serif Goren, Switzerland, 1982) Tarik Akan, Halil Ergun, Necmetin Cobanoglu. 114min. Guney’s extraordinary Turkish tale of five prisoners’ week-long visit to their village was directed via messages smuggled out of prison to Goren. The filmmakers’ compassion for the suffering of their compatriots serves as a strong condemnation of their homeland’s regime. Part of Middle Eastern Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
Films are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Listings are compiled by Laura Ennor. Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (U) Sat: 11.30am.
GLASGOW CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 352 4900. Free.
THURSDAY 3 FEB Fei Cheng (Ghost Town) (E) 9.30.
SATURDAY 5 FEB
Digital Desperados Presents POC Shorts (E) 7.00.
TUESDAY 8 FEB Melting Borderline (15) 7.00.
WEDNESDAY 9 FEB Turtles Can Fly (15) 5.30.
THURSDAY 10 FEB Queen Bee (PG) 7.30.
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 3 FEB Black Swan (15) 12.50, 3.20, 5.50, 8.20. The Dilemma (12A) 9.10. The Fighter (15) 11.30am, 1.50, 6.40, 9.00. Gulliver’s Travels 3D (PG) 4.15. How Do you Know (12A) 12.10, 2.50, 5.30, 8.10. The King’s Speech (15) 11.45am, 2.30, 5.40. The Mechanic (15) 11.50am, 2.10, 6.30, 8.50. Neds (18) noon, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00. Tangled 2D (PG) 4.20. Tangled 3D (PG) 11.00am, 1.25, 3.50, 6.15, 8.40.
FRIDAY 4–THURSDAY 10 Black Swan (15) Daily: 3.25, 8.30. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) Sat: 10.00am. The Fighter (15) Daily: 12.40, 3.20 (not Sun), 6.00 (not Mon), 8.50. The Fighter (Subtitled) (15) Sun: 3.20. Mon: 6.00. Gulliver’s Travels 3D (PG) Sat & Sun: 10.15am. The King’s Speech (15) Daily: 12.45, 5.55, 9.00. A Little Bit of Heaven (12A) Daily: 11.20am (not Sat), 1.40, 4.00, 6.20, 8.45. Marmaduke (U) Sat: 10.00am. The Mechanic (15) Daily: 3.00. Neds (18) Daily: 12.15, 3.00, 6.15, 9.00. Sanctum 3D (15) Daily: 12.20, 2.50, 5.40, 8.20. Tangled 2D (PG) Daily: 11.40am, 2.05, 4.30, 6.45. Tangled 3D (PG) Daily: 11.00am, 1.25 (not Sun), 3.50 (not Tue), 6.15, 8.40. Tangled 3D (Subtitled) (PG) Sun: 1.25. Tue: 3.50.
For films showing between Fri 11–Thu 17 Feb see www.list.co.uk
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 3 FEB
Barney’s Version (15) 11.30am, 2.40, 5.50, 8.50. Biutiful (15) 10.50am, 2.10, 5.30, 8.45. Black Swan (15) 11.50am, 2.50, 5.50, 8.50. Blue Valentine (15) 4.00, 9.15. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D (PG) 1.40. The Dilemma (12A) 11.00am, 1.40, 4.20, 6.50, 9.25. The Fighter (15) 11.30am, 2.20, 5.10, 8.00. The Green Hornet 3D (12A) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.20, 8.30. Gulliver’s Travels 3D (PG) 11.50am, 2.40, 5.30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (12A) 10.40am, 4.00. Hereafter (12a) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.40, 8.30. How Do you Know (12A) 11.20am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. John Carpenter’s The Ward (15) 7.00, 9.30. The King’s Speech (15) 11.00am, 2.00, 5.00, 8.00. The Mechanic (15) 11.10am, 1.40, 4.20, 6.45, 9.40. Little Fockers (12A) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. Morning Glory (12A) 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. Neds (18) 11.00am, 2.10, 5.40, 8.50, 9.30. The Next Three Days (12a) 1.10, 6.30. 127 Hours (15) 11.00am, 1.30, 4.40, 6.40, 9.30. Tangled 3D (PG) 11.30am, 2.20, 5.10, 8.00.
FRIDAY 4–THURSDAY 10 Animals United (U) Sat & Sun: 11.00am. Black Swan (15) Daily: 11.50am & 2.50 (not Sun), 5.50, 8.50. Also Sun: 2.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.50. Brighton Rock (15) Daily: 11.50am (not Sat & Sun), 2.50, 5.50, 8.45. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30. The Dilemma (12A) Daily: 1.30, 6.30. Easy A (15) Thu: 6.30. The Fighter (15) Daily: 11.00am, 2.00, 5.10, 8.10, 9.30. Also Fri–Sun: 6.30, 11.20 (not Sun). The Green Hornet 3D (12A) Daily: 2.00 (not Sun), 6.40, 9.30. Gulliver’s Travels 3D (PG) Daily: 4.40. Also Sat & Sun: 11.50am. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (12A) Fri & Sat: 10.40am. Hereafter (12a) Daily: 3.20, 8.30. How Do You Know (12A) Daily: 3.50, 9.00. Kick-Ass (15) Tue: 6.30. The King’s Speech (15) Daily: 11.40am, 2.40, 5.40, 8.00, 8.40. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00. A Little Bit of Heaven (12A) Daily: 10.50am, 1.20, 3.50, 6.30, 9.20. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.50.
INDEX Film
The Mechanic (15) Daily: 11.10am, 1.40, 4.20, 6.45, 9.40. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.55. Little Fockers (12A) Daily: 1.10, 6.10. Morning Glory (12A) Daily: 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30 & 8.30 (not Tue). Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10. Neds (18) Daily: 11.00am, 2.10, 5.40, 6.20, 8.50, 9.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.50. Never Let Me Go (12A) Tue: 8.45. 127 Hours (15) Daily: 12.10, 2.45, 5.30, 8.10. Also late Fri & Sat: 10.40. Rabbit Hole (12A) Daily: 11.00am, 1.20, 3.50, 6.20, 9.00. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30. Sanctum 3D (15) Daily: 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30. Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20. The Social Network (12A) Wed: 6.30. Tamara Drewe (15) Mon: 6.30. Tangled 2D (PG) Daily: 10.40am, 1.00, 4.10. Also Sat & Sun: 12.30. Tangled 3D (PG) Daily: 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.40, 1.10, 2.20, 3.30, 4.00, 5.10, 6.40, 9.10. Yogi Bear 3D (GYFF) (U) Sun: 2.00.
Eastwood Park Theatre Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 0141 577 4970. Adults £4; concessions £2.50 (includes free tea, coffee or soft drink).
SUNDAY 6 FEB Up 2D (U) 1.00. Ghostbusters (PG) 7.30.
MONDAY 7 FEB
Some Like it Hot (PG) 11.00am.
Empire
Clyde Regional Centre, 23 Britannia Way. 08714 714714. Adults £6.50 (£5.20 Mon–Fri before 5pm). Under 15s / Students / Seniors £5. Family ticket £20. Empire Juniors £1.25. SaverDay Tuesday £3.95. 3D Supplement £1.50. Glasses £1 per pair.
THURSDAY 3 FEB Black Swan (15) 12.55, 3.20, 5.45, 8.15. The Dilemma (12A) 12.10, 2.40, 5.30, 8.00. The Fighter (15) 8.40. The Green Hornet 3D (12A) 3.10, 8.20. Gulliver’s Travels 2D (PG) 1.00. Gulliver’s Travels 3D (PG) 12.15, 6.10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (12A) 2.55. The King’s Speech (15) noon, 2.50, 5.40, 8.30. The Mechanic (15) 1.30, 4.10, 6.40, 9.00. Little Fockers (12A) 1.40, 4.00, 6.20. Morning Glory (12A) 9.10. Neds (18) 12.20, 3.10, 6.00, 8.50. 127 Hours (15) 5.50, 8.10. Tangled 2D (PG) 2.00, 4.30, 7.00. Tangled 3D (PG) 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45.
Screening times for this cinema were unavailable at the time of going to press. Please see www.list.co.uk for full listings.
Gilmorehill Centre 9 University Avenue. japandeskscotland@gmail.com. Free.
FRIDAY 4 FEB
First Love (Hatsukoi) (tbc) 6.30.
FRIDAY 11 FEB Uneasy Encounters (tbc) 6.30.
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