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13 Assassins This samurai-men-on-a-mission- swordplay-spectacular is not to be missed. See review, page 55. Cameo, Edinburgh from Fri 6 May; GFT, Glasgow, Fri 13–Sun 22 May; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 20–Thu 26 May.
Hanna Pleasingly schizophrenic thriller/fairytale about a trained child assassin on the run from the CIA. Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana star, Joe Wright (Atonement, The Soloist) directs his best feature to date. See review, page 56. General release from Fri 6 May. Heartbeats Frothy New Wave-style romance from Xavier Dolan. See review, page 55. GFT, Glasgow and Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Fri 27 May. Preview screening and Q&A at Filmhouse, Edinburgh on Tue 24 May.
Le Quattro Volte Dialogue-free meandering through life in a hilltop village in Calabria, Italy. Intriguing and beautiful. See review, page 54. GFT, Glasgow and Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 27 May–Thu 4 Jun.
Love Like Poison Tender, Brittany- set, portrayal of early adolescence than first time director Katell Quillévéré. See review, page 53. Filmhouse, Edinburgh and selected release from Fri 13 May. My Dog Tulip Lovely animated feature about the relationship between one man and his dog. See review, page 53. Cameo, Edinburgh from Fri 6 May; GFT, Glasgow from Sun 15 May.
Outside the Law Epic thriller about the Algerians who fought their colonial oppressors in France in the 1950s. See review, page 56. Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Fri 6 May; GFT, Glasgow from Mon 23-Thu 26 May and selected release.
Win Win Sharply observed character drama starring Paul Giamatti as a mildly crooked small town lawyer who sees opportunities in the local school’s wrestling team. See review, page 57. Cameo, Edinburgh and selected release from Fri 20 May.
Insidious Evil spirits threaten a comatose child in this commendable ghostly thriller from the Saw writer/ director team of Leigh Whanell and James Wan. See Also Released, page 57. General release from Fri 29 Apr.
Attack the Block Hoodies take on aliens for a council estate showdown in Joe Cornish’s confident and accomplished sci-fi horror film debut. See feature, page 16 and review, page 55. General release from Fri 13 May.
52 THE LIST 28 Apr–26 May 2011
Profile SUE BOURNE Born London, then moved to Ayr, Scotland at one year old. Background Bourne is an award- winning documentary maker who has made her name producing and directing work that sheds new light on familiar subject matter. Her films include My Street – where she knocked on the door of every house in her road – and The Red Lion, which involved touring the UK to visit pubs which shared the same name. She also produced Channel 4’s BAFTA-nominated film The Falling Man, an in-depth look at one of the most memorable and disturbing images from 9/11. What’s she up to now? Jig is Bourne’s first film made for cinema. It documents the strange universe of competitive Irish dancing, a world of wigs, fake tan and glittery dresses which one interviewee describes as resembling ‘a Shirley Temple convention’. The film follows an eclectic selection of competitors from across the globe in the weeks leading up to the 40th World Irish Dancing Championships, which were held in Glasgow last spring. On finding the dancers featured in the film ‘We were researching for eight months. We weren’t making a film that was all about the best dancers, that would have been boring. We had to choose the stories so that every one brought something different to the table. We entered the world of Irish dancing and started going around all the competitions; we went to America, Russia and Europe looking for the best stories.’ Interesting fact Bourne had to do a lot of persuading to get permission to film at the World Championship. Traditionally photography has never been allowed due to the sensitivity that surrounds recording the choreography. Jig is the first time the controlling body for Irish dance has allowed an outsider to film the competition. (Gail Tolley) ■ Jig is on selected release from Fri 6 May. See review, page 54.