Film INDEX
In The Mood for Love (PG) ●●●●● (Wong Kar-Wai, Hong Kong, 2000) Maggie Cheung, Tong Leung. 97min. In 60s Hong Kong, an adulterous romance is happening elsewhere. Kar-wai’s interest lies with the cuckolded, and the way that something even more intense, personal and fortuitous develops out of their shared ‘adulteree’ status. Kar-Wai offers a seductive surface texture that’s undercut by his trademark emphasis of the accidental over the clearly intentional. Subtly stunning filmmaking. CCA, Glasgow. Innocence (15) ●●●●● (Lucile Hadzihaliliovic, Belgium/France/UK, 2004) Zoe Auclair, Berangere Haubruges, Lea Bridarolli, Astrid Homme. 121min. Odd, charming and creepy fairytale-imbued drama set in a secluded forest-bound boarding school. Cameo, Edinburgh. The Insatiable Moon (15) ●●●●● (Rosemary Riddell, New Zealand, 2010) Ian Mune, Bruce Phillips, Sara Wiseman. 101min. Dubbed ‘One Flew Over the Kiwi’s Nest’, this low-budget, uplifting comic drama doesn’t pack the allegorical and cinematic clout of Ken Kesey’s book and Milos Forman’s film, but is energised, thoughtful and charming. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Inside Job (12A) ●●●●● (Charles Ferguson, US, 2010) Matt Damon, William Ackman, Daniel Alpert. 108min. The causes of the global financial crisis of 2008 are rigorously explored in this absorbing documentary from American filmmaker Ferguson. Narrated by Matt Damon, this elegantly shot documentary argues that the crash was in no way unavoidable. Combining archival footage and probing interviews, Ferguson’s approach is the antithesis of Michael Moore’s grandstanding. Glasgow Film Theatre. Insignificance (15) ●●●●● (Nicolas Roeg, UK, 1985) Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis. 109min. Roeg’s adaptation of a play by Terry Johnson sees 20th-century stars from Marilyn Monroe to Senator McCarthy meet for a series of intense head-to-heads in hotel rooms. Part of Roeg season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Jim Henson and Friends: Inside the Sesame Street Vault (U) (Various) 83min. A programme examining the work of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Fran Brill and Caroll Spinney, featuring some very rare clips. Part of Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Joyless Street (Die Freudlose Gasse) (12A) (GW Pabst, Germany, 1925) Greta Garbo, Asta Nielsen, Valeska Gert. 125min. Banned in Britain on its release, this film charts the destitution in the middle classes of Vienna in the 1920s. Part of Realism in Weimar Cinema season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Jungle Book (U) ●●●●● (Wolfgang Reitherman, US, 1967) With the voices of George Sanders, Louis Prima. 78min. Growing up in the jungle, young Mowgli learns from the animals around him. Enjoyable Disney, a long way from Kipling’s book, but the songs are wonderful. Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley. Just Go With It (12A) ●●●●● (Dennis Dugan, US, 2011) Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman. 116min. Aniston and Sandler team up for this pretty diverting romantic comedy about an ageing lothario plastic surgeon and his loyal assistant, who get dragged in to a web of lies and deceit when he falls for a young schoolteacher. Odeon Braehead, Renfrew. The Karamazovs (12A) (Petr Zelenka, Poland/Czech Republic, 2008) Martin Mysicka, Michaela Badinkova, Igor Chmela. 110min. Zelenka uses a Prague theatre company, visiting Krakow with the intention of performing Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, to explore issues of faith, immortality and salvation. Part of New Europe Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Katka (E) (Helena Trestikova, Czech Republic, 2010) 90min. Documentary filmed over thirteen years and following the lives of three women who live on the mean streets of Prague, making a living by hustling, stealing and even attempted murder. Part of New Europe Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Kids are All Right (15) ●●●●● (Lisa Cholodenko, US, 2010) Annette 70 THE LIST 31 Mar–28 Apr 2011
Honeymooner
The latest film to screen as part of the New British Cinema Quarterly, a showcase of distinctive new British films, is Col Spector’s funny and insightful comedy about one late-twentysomething man’s attempts to grow up following a failed relationship. Shameless’ Gerard Kearns stars as the understated Fran. Director Spector will introduce both these screenings and take part in a Q&A after the screenings. nbcq.co.uk ■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 5 Apr; GFT, Glasgow, Wed 6 Apr.
Benning, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo. 106min. Original and insightful comedy of social dilemmas telling the story of lesbian couple Nic (Benning) and Jules (Moore) and the unpredictable events that unfold when their sperm-donated son Laser sets out to find his biological father. Macrobert, Stirling. Killing Bono (15) ●●●●● (Nick Hamm, UK, 2011) Krysten Ritter, Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan. 114min. See review, page 63. General release. The King’s Speech (15) ●●●●● (Tom Hooper, UK, 2010) Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush. 118min. As war approaches, King George VI (Firth) is suddenly placed in a position of power, so hires a speech therapist to cure his speech impediment. Firth’s affable persona lends an edge to the sheer frustration with which the King stumbles his way through public performances and contributes largely to the film’s feel-good twist. General release. Kiss Me Again (Baciama ancora) (15) (Gabriele Muccino, Italy/France, 2010) Stefano Accorsi, Vittoria Puccini, Pierfrancesco Favino. 139min. This sequel to The Last Kiss revisits the lives of Carlo and friends as they reflect on life, love and relationships. Part of Italian Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre. Labyrinth (U) ●●●●● (Jim Henson, US, 1986) David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Shelley Thompson. 101min. A teenage girl has her baby brother kidnapped by the King Of The Goblins, and so has to enter the fiendish labyrinth to get him back. Not bad family feature, with plenty of furry creatures to keep the kids happy. Part of Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
✽✽ The Last Picture Show (15) ●●●●● (Peter Bogdanovich, US,
1971) Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd. 126min. See Also Released, page 66. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Last Report on Anna (15) (Márta Mészáros, Hungary, 2009) Enikö Eszenyi, Ernõ Fekete, Zsuzsa Czinkóczi. 103min. Part of Hungarian Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole 2D (PG) ●●●●● (Zack Snyder, USA/Australia, 2010) Jim Sturgess, Joel Edgerton, Ryan Kwanten. 90min. Off-kilter and inept owlimation from 300 director Snyder. Glasgow Film Theatre. Life Cycles (E) (Ryan Gibb, US, 2010) 95min. Mountain bike film shot in astonishing locations around the world. Macrobert, Stirling.
Life Goes On (12A) (Sangeeta Datta, India, 2009) Sharmila Tagore, Girish Karnad, Om Puri. Bollywood drama. Macrobert, Stirling. Limitless (15) ●●●●● (Neil Burger, US, 2011) Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish. 104min. Interesting thriller in which a copywriter (Cooper) discovers a mystery drug can provide him with super powers and an altogether more exciting life. General release. The Lincoln Lawyer (15) ●●●●● (Brad Furman, US, 2011) Marisa Tomei, Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe. 118min. Adequate adaptation of Michael Connelly thriller. General release. Little White Lies (Les Petits Mouchoirs) (15) ●●●●● (Guillaume Canet, France, 2010) François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel. 154min. See review, page 65. Glasgow Film Theatre. Lord of The Flies (PG) ●●●●● (Peter Brook, UK, 1963) James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards. 91min. Bold and striking attempt to film William Golding’s novel about the gradual descent into savagery of a group of English schoolboys marooned on a desert island. Sofi’s, Edinburgh. Love and Other Drugs (15) ●●●●● (Edward Zwick, US, 2010) Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer. 112min. When Gyllenhaal’s flashy young pharmaceutical sales rep meets sassy independent waitress Maggie (Hathaway) the stage is set for a formulaic romance tinged with the special poignancy that can only arise when one of the protagonists is suffering from a debilitating disease. Yawn. Macrobert, Stirling. Made in Poland (15) (Przemyslaw Wojciseszek, Poland, 2010) Piotr Wawer Jr, Janusz Chabior, Przemyslaw Bluszcz. 90min. The story of 16-year old former altar boy Bogus, who rebels against god and starts a revolution. Part of New Europe Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
✽✽ Man of Aran (PG) ●●●●● (Robert Flaherty, UK, 1934) Colman King,
Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dillane. 75min. See Also Released, page 66. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Man who Fell to Earth (18) ●●●●● (Nicolas Roeg, UK, 1976) David Bowie, Rip Torn, Buck Henry. 138min. An alien searching for the water needed to save his own planet has his powers destroyed by the sinister machinations of a multinational business enterprise. A well cast Bowie gives perhaps his best performance in this dazzling, occasionally obtuse, piece of Roegian sci-fi. Part of Roeg season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
The Man Who Will Come (L’uomo Che Verrà) (15) (Giorgio Diritti, Italy, 2009) Maya Sansa, Alba Rohrwacher, Eleonara Mazzoni. 117min. In 1944, German SS troops murdered nearly 800 people on the slopes of Monte Sole, predominantly women, children and the elderly. This film shows the incident through the eyes of an eight-year-old child. Part of Italian Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre. Mars Needs Moms (PG) ●●●●● (Simon Wells, US, 2011) Voices of Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Joan Cusack. 87min. See Also Released, page 66. General release. Mary and Max (12A) ●●●●● (Adam Elliot, Australia, 2009) Voices of Toni Collette, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries. 92min. Bonding over their misfit status, the 20-year pen-friendship between young girl and middle-aged loner is followed in witty, compassionate, monochrome claymation. Humourous and bruising simultaneously, the sad yet uplifting conclusion befits a film that is a consistent joy to watch. Macrobert, Stirling.
✽✽ Meek’s Cutoff (PG) ●●●●● (Kelly Reichardt, US, 2010) Michelle
Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton. 102min. See review, page 64. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre. Megamind 2D (PG) ●●●●● (Tom McGrath, US, 2010) Voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey. 95min. Hot on the heels of Despicable Me comes another animated antihero caper posing the novel question of what would happen if the baddie actually won? Villain Megamind (Ferrell) has vanquished his foe and is bored with ruling Metro City, so he creates a new opponent by endowing a hapless cameraman (Hill) with superpowers. Likeable enough, but short on the laughs. Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh. Met Opera Live: Le Comte Ory (E) (US, 2011) Maurizio Benini, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato. 165min. A broadcast of Rossini’s operatic comedy, live from the Met in New York. Selected release. Morning Glory (12A) ●●●●● (Roger Michell, US, 2010) Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton, Harrison Ford. 107min. Lightweight comedy from Notting Hill director Michell relating the trials and tribulations of TV producer Becky (McAdams) who hires renegade journo Pomeroy (Ford) to salvage the ratings of a moribund breakfast news programme, much to his chagrin. Formulaic but enjoyable. Macrobert, Stirling. Mother Teresa of Cats (15) (Pawel Sala, Poland, 2010) Ewa Skibinska, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Filip Garbacz. 95min. Inspired by a shocking true story, Sala’s