Film INDEX
Films screening in the next four weeks are listed below with certificate, star rating, credits, brief review and venue details. See list.co.uk for the most up-to- date list of films screening. Film index is compiled by Paul Dale and Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry The Adjustment Bureau (12A) ●●●●● (George Nolfi, US, 2011) Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie. 105min. A politician’s (Damon) life is transformed by a chance meeting with a dancer (Blunt). Perhaps not the greatest ever film adaptation of a Philip K Dick novel, but thanks to the stars’ chemistry and Nolfi’s light touch, highly enjoyable. Macrobert, Stirling. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (15) ●●●●● (Stephan Elliott, Australia, 1994) Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce. 104min. Two transvestites and a transsexual team up for a trip across the Australian outback to a drag show in Alice Springs. Serious issues pop up from time to time, but the emphasis is on the camp and bitchy humour and outrageous musical set pieces. A Pride Scotia
screening. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The African Queen (PG) ●●●●● (John Huston, UK, 1951) Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley. 105min. Splendid World War I adventure has the marvellous pairing of grizzled Bogey and spinsterish Hepburn as they make their way up the Congo fighting swamps, the Hun and each other to quite thrilling effect. Great character interplay courtesy of film critic James Agee’s gritty dialogue. Macrobert, Stirling; Hippodrome, Bo’ness. All Over Me (18) (Alex & Sylvia Sichel, US, 1996) 90min. With a fabulous soundtrack from indie trash to Patti Smith, this triumphant story of a Kids generation baby dyke’s coming-of-age plays out in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. Screening introduced by Lock Up Your Daughters. Glasgow Film Theatre. Angels of Evil (15) ●●●●● (Michele Placido, Italy/France, 2010) Kim Rossi Stuart, Filippo Timi, Moritz Bleibtreu. 125min. See review, page 55. Selected release from Fri 27 May. Animal Kingdom (15) ●●●●● (David Michod, Australia, 2010) Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, James Frecheville. 113min. Featuring a who’s who of Australian character actors, writer/director David Michôd’s Sundance
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prize-winning debut is a riveting drama about a teenager (Frecheville) who becomes trapped in a life of crime with his three uncles. It adds up to a potent Shakespearean brew that dramatises humanity’s kill-or-be-killed instinct with chilling conviction. Macrobert, Stirling. Apocalypse Now (18) ●●●●● (Francis Coppola, US, 1980) Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper. 153min. See Also Released, page 57. Selected release. Archipelago (15) ●●●●● (Joanna Hogg, UK, 2010) Tom Hiddleston, Kate Fahy, Lydia Leonard. 115min. A sharply observed drama of family dynamics set in the Scilly Isles, Hogg’s second feature has moments of great humour and also raw tension. Its honesty and emotional power affirm the director as a distinct voice in British cinema. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Macrobert, Stirling. Armadillo (15) ●●●●● (Janus Metz Pedersen, Denmark, 2010) 100min. Powerful documentary following a platoon of Danish soldiers on a six-month tour of Afghanistan in 2009. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Arthur (12A) ●●●●● (Jason Winer, US, 2011) Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner. 109min. Brand steps into Dudley Moore’s shoes in this tiresome comedy remake about a wealthy drunken playboy. General release. Arthur and the Great Adventure (PG) ●●●●● (Luc Besson, US, 2009) Selena Gomez, Freddie Highmore. 93min. Arthur answers Princess Selenia’s cry for help and is caught by the abominable Maltazard. Glasgow Film Theatre.
✽✽ Attack the Block (15) ●●●●● (Joe Cornish, UK, 2011) Nick Frost,
Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway. 87min. See feature page 16 and review, page 45. General release. The Battleship Potemkin (PG) ●●●●● (Sergei Eisenstein, USSR, 1925) A Antonov, Vladimir Barski, Grigori Alexandrov. 75min. Made for the 20th anniversary of the 1905 revolution, Eisenstein’s all-time classic follows the mutiny by the crew of the Prince Potemkin and the support given by the local civilian population, who are mown down by the Tzar’s troops in the famous Odessa Steps sequence. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Beastly (12A) ●●●●● (Daniel Barnz, US, 2011) Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary- Kate Olsen. 86min. Tedious teen romance (loosely based on the story of Beauty and the Beast) that purports to say something important about the beauty inside. General release. Before the Revolution (15) ●●●●● (Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy, 1964) Francesco Barilli, Adriana Asti, Allen Midgette. 112min. Bertolucci’s restored and re-released second feature concerns a young man from a middle- class background who discovers Marxism and tries to change his life. Packed with digressions, it provides an interesting window on Europe during the 1960s. DCA, Dundee. Benda Bilili! (PG) ●●●●● (Renaud Barret/Florent de la Tullaye, Democratic Republic of the Congo/France, 2010) 85min. This heartfelt documentary follows disabled Congolese rhythm’n’blues band Staff Benda Bilili from their first studio recordings, to local and international recognition and finally on their European tour. Glasgow Film Theatre; Macrobert, Stirling.
CINEMA INFORMATION GLASGOW
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 352 4900. cca- glasgow.com Prices vary (free–£6).
■ Cineworld Parkhead Forge Shopping Centre, 1221 Gallowgate. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £5.90–£6.50 (£4.40–£4.80; family ticket £18.80); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. ■ Cineworld Renfrew Street 7 Renfrew Street. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.30–£7.50 (£5.20; family ticket £21.20); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm and Fri–Sun before noon.
■ Empire Clyde Regional Centre, 23 Britannia Way. 0871 471 4714. empirecinemas.co.uk £5.20–£6.75 (£5; family ticket £20); 3D supplement £1.50. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm; SaverDay Tuesday £3.95.
■ Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street. 0141 332 6535. glasgowfilm.org/ theatre £6.90 (£5.20).
■ Grosvenor Ashton Lane, Hillhead. 0845 166 6002. grosvenorcafe.co.uk/ci nema £5–£7.75 (£4–£6; sofa seats £15–£30). Various peak and off peak prices throughout the week. ■ IMAX Theatre Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay. 0141 420 5000. gsc.org.uk/imax Feature films £9.95 (£7.95); IMAX science films: add £2.50 to Science Mall admission.
■ Odeon at the Quay Springfield Quay, Paisley Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.10–£8.40 (£4.85–£6.25; family ticket £19.40–£23); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. ■ Odeon Braehead X-scape, Kings Inch Road. 0871 2244 007. odeon.co.uk £7.10–£8.40 (£5.20–£6.80; family ticket £20.80–£24.60); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
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■ Paisley Arts Centre New Street, Paisley. 0141 887 1010. paisleyfilmsociety.com £5 (£4; members £3; matinee screenings all £3).
■ Showcase Cinema Barrbridge Leisure Centre, Coatbridge. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas .co.uk
£5.90–£7.20 (£5.40); 3D supplement £2; glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices before noon. ■ Showcase Cinema Griffin Avenue, Phoenix Business Park, Paisley. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas.co.uk £5.90–£7.20 (£5.40); 3D supplement £2; glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 6pm; Sat & Sun before noon.
■ Sloans 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street. 0141 221 8886. sloansglasgow.com/ eatfilm Free.
EDINBURGH ■ Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge. Free screening organised by Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group, see edinchiapas.org.uk for more information.
■ Cameo 38 Home Street. 0871 902 5723. picturehouses.co.uk £5.30–£7.30 (£2–£5.80). Sunday double bills £7.30 (concessions £5.80; members free).Off peak price Tue–Fri before 5pm, all late shows and all day Mon; Wed first screening £2 for concessions.
■ Cineworld Fountainpark Fountain Park, 130/3 Dundee Street. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.70–£7.90 (£5.10; family ticket £21.60); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 5pm. ■ Dominion 18 Newbattle Terrace. 0131 447 4771. dominioncinemas.net £6–£10.90 after (£4.60–£7.90; seniors discount Sun–Thu only). Off peak prices before 6pm.
■ Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road. 0131 228 2688. filmhousecinema.com £5.60–£7.50 (£2.60–£5.50). Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 5pm (extra discount on Fri).
■ Ingleby Gallery 15 Calton Road. 0131 556 4441. info@inglebygallery.com Free (booking via email required).
■ Inspace 1 Crichton Street. £4. Screening organised by Future Shorts, email edinburgh@futureshorts. com for more information. ■ Odeon 118 Lothian Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.50–£8.85 (£5.50–£6.90; family ticket £22–£26); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
■ Odeon Wester Hailes 120 Wester Hailes Road, Westside Plaza. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £6.60–£7.85 (£4.75–£6; family ticket £19–£22.60); premier seat upgrade £1.10 (family £4.40); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
■ Scotsman Screening Room Scotsman Hotel, 20 North Bridge. 0131 556 5565. scotsmanscreenings.com Screenings on Sundays only. Film only £10. Meal packages £39.
■ Sofi's 63–65 Henderson Street. 0131 555 7019. bodabar.com £2. ■ Stills 23 Cockburn Street. 0131 622 6200. info@stills.org Free (booking via email advised).
■ Vue Ocean Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Victoria Dock, Leith. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com £5.95–£8 (£4.50–£6.10; family ticket £18–£23.80); 3D supplement £2.40 (£1.80). Off peak prices all day Mon–Thu and Fri before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu before 5pm). ■ Vue Omni Omni, Greenside. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com £5.95–£8 (£4.50–£6.10; family ticket £18–£23.80); 3D supplement £2.40 (£1.80). Off peak prices all day Mon–Thu and Fri before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu before 5pm).
OTHER INDEPENDENTS ■ The Hippodrome 10 Hope Street, Bo'ness. 01324 506850. falkirk.gov.uk/ hippodrome £5.55 (£4.25; family ticket £15.20).
■ Macrobert University of Stirling, Stirling. 01786 466666. macrobert.org £4.75–£5.75 (£4.25–£5.25). Off peak prices before 6pm.
■ Dundee Contemporary Arts Nethergate, Dundee. 01382 909900. dca.org.uk £4.50–£6 (£3.50). Off peak prices before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu).