Film INDEX
Stake Land (15) ●●●●● (Jim Mickle, US, 2010) Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis. 98min. When society collapses under vampirism, teenager Martin (Paolo) is taken under the wing of ruthless vampire hunter Mister (Damici). Their mission is in search of safe zone New Eden, but first they face an arduous trek through dangerous territory. Mickle’s use of real burnt-out locations offers a strong sense of a very personal Armageddon. Selected release. Sunrise (PG) ●●●●● (FW Murnau, US, 1927) George O’ Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing. 97min. After a fling with a beautiful broad from the big city, a country boy tries to murder his wife, but then repents and spends the rest of the movie making up with her. Lyrical silent love story, with superb monochrome imagery and some genuinely surprising twists. This presentation features live accompaniment by French guitarist Olivier Mellano. Glasgow Film Theatre. Super (15) ●●●●● (James Gunn, James Gunn, 2010) Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler. 96min. Silly schlock comedy thriller about an everyday guy who transforms himself into a superhero when his wife falls under the influence of drug dealers. Selected release. Swinging with the Finkels (15) (Jonathan Newman, UK/US, 2011) Mandy Moore, Martin Freeman, Melissa George. 84min. Comedy about a couple who try to save their marriage with experimental sex. Selected release. Taxi Driver (18) ●●●●● (Martin Scorsese, US, 1976) Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster. 114min. The now classic story of an alienated taxi driver in New York who is so repelled by the squalor and the moral decay around him that he is driven to terrible violence. One of the key American films of the 1970s with the Scorsese-De Niro partnership at its peak. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Threepenny Opera (Die 3 Groschen-Oper) (PG) ●●●●● (GW Pabst, Germany, 1931) Rudolf Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold Shunzel. 113min. Brecht and Weill’s musical play is shifted to Victorian London, where gentleman thief Mack The Knife makes his way between the social classes. The satire remains strong and the songs are excellent. Introduced by Jim Dunnigan, Chair of Edinburgh Film Guild and Film Studies tutor at Edinburgh University Office of Lifelong Learning. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Toy Story 3 2D (U) ●●●●● (Lee Unkrich, USA, 2010) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. 108min. Andy has grown up and is on the way to college, so everyone’s favourite toys are packed off to Sunnyside day-care centre. After a whirlwind of close-cut situations, the film manages to retain its good humour and pathos long enough to bring all the characters safely to a satisfying resolution. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (12A) (Michael Bay, US, 2011) Shia LaBeouf, Patrick Dempsey, Hugo Weaving. 154min. See Also Released, page 64. General release. Treacle Jr (tbc) ●●●●● (Jamie Thraves, UK, 2010) Aidan Gillen, Tom Fisher, Riann Steele. See review, page 64. General release.
✽✽ The Tree of Life (12A) ●●●●● (Terrence Malick, US, 2011) Brad Pitt,
Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain. 138min. See review, page 61. General release. Tron (PG) ●●●●● (Steven Lisberger, US, 1982) Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner. 96min. One of the first films about computer gaming, this thriller sees Bridges’ games designer ripped off by his boss and subsequently sucked into a virtual world where he must play against his own programmes to survive. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Trust (15) (David Schwimmer, US, 2010) Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato. 105min. The threat to children by sex offenders on the internet is the big topic for this social drama directed by Friends’ Schwimmer. See Also Released, page 64. Selected release.
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Twisted Nerve (18) ●●●●● (Roy Boulting, UK, 1968) Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw. 118min. A university drop-out, who is loved by his mother but hated by his stepfather, becomes infatuated with the daughter of a guest house owner. In an effort to get closer to her, he poses as a mentally handicapped man with nowhere to stay. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Under the Sea (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. Unity Cinema (tbc) (Various) 90min. Film club aiming to bring together people living across Glasgow, including those who have sought asylum here. The films screened are made in the home countries of group members and shown in the original language. CCA, Glasgow. Vertigo (PG) ●●●●● (Alfred Hitchcock, US, 1958) James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes. 128min. Detective Stewart, a man afraid of heights, falls in love with a woman who apparently commits suicide. When he meets her double, he becomes obsessed with the possibility that she is still alive. Extraordinary plotting in this undervalued Hitchcock study of romantic mania, with Stewart memorably cast against type as the distinctly on-the-edge cop. The Bernard Herrmann score is simultaneously lush and disturbing. Part of Bernard Herrmann season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (PG) ●●●●● (Craig Teper, US, 2010) 90min. Made in conjunction with a coffee-table book charting Sassoon’s life by executive producer Michael Gordon, this is very much a glossy, rose-tinted cinematic portrait from director Craig Teper. A shame it doesn’t probe deeper into Sassoon’s inner world. Macrobert, Stirling. Viva Riva! (15) ●●●●● (Djo Munga, Congo/France/Belgium, 2010) Patsha Bay, Manie Malone, Hoji Fortuna. 98min. In Kinshasa, hustler Riva has one eye on a lucrative stash of gas, the other on Nora, mistress of crime boss Azor. Thus begins a frenzy of double-crossing action. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. Waste Land (PG) ●●●●● (Lucy Walker, Brazil/UK, 2010) 98min. This Oscar-nominated documentary is set in the Jardim Gramacho in Rio de Janeiro, the world’s largest rubbish dump. Powered by Moby’s soundtrack, Waste Land engages a range of visual perspectives on the enormous site as artists and recyclers recreate classic paintings. Uplifting work which demonstrates how art can transform lives. Macrobert, Stirling. What it is Not: New Work UK Touring Programme (15) (Various, UK, 2010) 90min. A selection of new, short art films from artists including Laure Provost, Ed Atkins, Mark Leckey and James Richards. CCA, Glasgow. Win Win (15) ●●●●● (Thomas McCarthy, US, 2011) Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Shaffer. 106min. An expertly shaken
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comedy/drama cocktail, Win Win tells of small-town attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti), who spends most of his spare time coaching his local school’s wrestling team. Giamatti is his usual flawless self, and his relationship with newcomer Shaffer is to be treasured. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. The Wizard of Oz (U) ●●●●● (Victor Fleming, US, 1939) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton, Toto. 102min. Miserable Dorothy runs away from home but is soon whisked up into a magical land where her adventures teach her that happiness is to be found in her own back yard. Classic stuff indeed, just chockful of great songs, characterisation and memorably garish design. Perhaps marginally less enjoyable for the curmudgeonly element rooting for the Wicked Witch of the West, though. Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh. X-Men: First Class (12A) ●●●●● (Matthew Vaughn, US, 2011) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence. 132min. The X-Men series goes back to the beginning of the saga to chart the early days of Professor X and Magneto, when they were plain old Charles and Erik. See review at list.co.uk. General release. The Young Girls of Rochefort (Le Demoiselles de Rochefort) (PG) ●●●●● (Jacques Demy, France, 1967) Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Gene Kelly, Jacques Perrin. 125min. Sisters Delphine (Deneuve) and Solange (Dorléac) have dreams far beyond their small hometown of Rochefort, primarily the dream of finding true love. Little do they know that their perfect matches are wandering the streets of their own town. This is a film about being so overcome with emotion that you burst into song in the street – a sort of musical love song to the idea of musicals. This screening will be introduced by jazz and film journalist Alison Kerr. Glasgow Film Theatre.
Don’t miss this screening of Ali Samadi Ahadi's excellent feature documentary about the movement of civil disobedience that has spread across Iran since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared himself the victor at the 2009 elections. This urgent and innovative film combines animation, live-action, tweets and reportage. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director afterwards. This is a Take One Action presentation, to find out more visit takeoneaction.org.uk ■ GFT, Glasgow, Sat 25 Jun.