Film INDEX
Dreams of a Life (12A) ●●●●● (Carol Morley, UK, 2011) Zawe Ashton, Neelam Bakshi, Jonathan Harden. 95min. See profile, page 81, and review, page 84. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 6–Tue 10 Jan.
✽✽ Drive (18) ●●●●● (Nicolas Winding Refn, US, 2011) Ryan
Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston. 100min. Gosling’s Hollywood stuntman/getaway driver gets mixed up with the wrong crowd in writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn’s crime thriller. Refn’s proved to be (arguably) one of the greatest film stylists and genre anarchists working today and the dialogue is reductive, elusive and cloaked in cod portent and existential yearning. See preview, page 85. Part of Ten for 11. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. Edinburgh from the Archives (U) (Various, UK, Various) 90min. Short films from the archive displaying the capital in all its glory, made at various times between 1937 and 1982. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Edward Scissorhands (PG) (Tim Burton, US, 1991) Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Vincent Price. 105min. Burton follows up the excesses of Batman with this fairy tale for the 90s, which works as a welcome return to the darker side of the genre. Depp is the unfinished creation of The Inventor (Price), who lives alone in a crumbling mansion, unable to even scratch his nose without needing stitches. Discoverd by a friendly Avon lady, his talent for coiffure and topiary makes him a neighbourhood favourite until tragedy strikes. Beautifully shot, tenderly acted and full of hidden depths. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. Elf (PG) ●●●●● (Jon Favreau, US, 2003) Will Ferrell, James Caan, Edward Asner. 96min. Buddy (Ferrell) is a big Elf who, though accepted in his Elvish community at the North Pole, manages to wreak havoc on a daily basis. Fed up and
confused by his charge, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) sends him to the US in search of his true identity. Hilarious and puerile Yuletide comedy from the star of Swingers. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Father Christmas (U) (Dave Unwin, UK, 1991) Voice of Mel Smith. 25min. After the busiest night of the year, Father Christmas decides to treat himself to a holiday in this charmingly amusing animation of Raymond Briggs’ picture book. Double bill with The Snowman. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. 50/50 (15) ●●●●● (Jonathan Levine, US, 2011) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick. 99min. Adam (Gordon-Levitt) is diagnosed with a spinal tumour but finds he can pour out his emotions to trainee therapist Katherine (Kendrick). The Wackness director Levine treats cancer with respect but also manages to make one of the funniest and most human films of the year. General release.
✽✽ Fitzcarraldo (15) ●●●●● (Werner Herzog, Peru/West Germany, 1982) Klaus Kinski, Jose Lewgoy, Claudia Cardinale. 158min. At the turn of the century, an eccentric Irish rubber baron, known to the natives as Fitzcarraldo, decides to build an opera house in the Peruvian jungle. To this end, his massive steamship has to be hauled over a mountain, resulting in a determinedly realistic South American odyssey that proved punishing for director, star, and the unfortunate hordes sucked into making their dreams a reality. But the result is damned impressive. See preview, page 88. Part of Herzog + Kinski. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Ghostbusters (PG) ●●●●● (Ivan Reitman, US, 1984) Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd. 105min. Three wacky unemployed parapsychologists pursue a little private enterprise as exterminators in spook- infested New York. Of its time but still an
enjoyably dated comedy. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness.
✽✽ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ●●●●● (18) (David
Fincher, US/Sweden/UK/Germany, 2011) Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgård. 157min. See review, page 83. General release from Mon 26 Dec. The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him (E) (Stan Brakhage, US, 2000) 50min. Brakhage’s avant-garde piece completes his Vancouver trilogy and marked a rare return to photographed film. Screening with shorts Creation and Dante Quartet. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Great Game (U) (Maurice Elvey, UK, 1953) James Hayter, Thora Hird, Diana Dors. 80min. Scandal envelopes the beautiful game when the manager of First Division football club Burnville United tries to snatch a star player from a rival team in this 1950s comedy. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Guard (15) ●●●●● (John Michael McDonagh, Ireland, 2011) Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham. 96min. Cliché ridden comedy thriller about a belligerent Galway police officer (Gleeson) who has to buddy up to a slick CIA officer (Cheadle) in order to catch some ruthless drug smugglers. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee.
✽✽ Gun Crazy (PG) ●●●●● (Joseph H Lewis, US, 1950) John Dall, Peggy Cummins, Berry Kroeger. 87min. Thrilling 1950 lovers-on-the-lam B-movie. See preview, page 89. Part of Mad Love. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Happy Feet Two (U) (George Miller, Australia, 2011) Voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Pink. 100min. This sequel to the original sugary penguin animations follows Mumble’s son, Erik, as he tries to make his mark in the world. General release. The Help (12A) ●●●●● (Tate Taylor, US/India/UAE, 2011) Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer. 146min. Based on
Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel, The Help follows one progressive young white daughter of Jackson (Stone) as she befriends and records the experiences of abused black maids. Rising star Stone handles her role with a certain amount of warranted self effacement. Moving and thought-provoking. Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. Home Alone (PG) ●●●●● (Chris Columbus, US, 1990) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O’Hara. 103min. Peter and Kate McCallister (Heard and O’Hara) have an eight-year-old brat and wisely – albeit accidentally – leave him behind in Chicago when they go on holiday to Paris. Left to his own devices young Kevin (Culkin) has to deal with two bungling burglars (Pesci and Stern) who threaten to invade his peaceful haven. Jolly, if sadistic, scare-comedy antics produced by teen flick veteran John Hughes. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Hugo (PG) (Martin Scorsese, US, 2011) Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley. 127min. Scorsese films Brian Selznick’s book for youngsters, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, with Butterfield as the young orphan thief who becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a stolen key, a cryptic drawing and a mechanical man, courtesy of accomplices Isabelle (Moretz) and shopkeeper Georges (Kingsley). General release. In Time (12A) (Andrew Niccol, US, 2011) Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy. 109min. When the ageing gene has been switched off, time becomes the ultimate commodity. A poor young man comes upon a fortune of time and goes on the run from the ‘time keepers’. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow.
✽✽ Inni (U) (Vincent Morisset, Iceland, 2011) Jon Thor Birgisson, Oiri P
Dyrason, Georg Holm, Kjartan Sveinsson. 81min. The second film from iconic Icelandic band Sigur Rós is in stark
CINEMA INFORMATION
GLASGOW CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 352 4900. cca-glasgow.com Prices vary (free–£5).
Cineworld Parkhead Forge Shopping Centre, 1221 Gallowgate. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.40–£7 (£4.80–£5.20; family ticket £20.40); 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 £6.90–£8.30 (£5.70; family ticket £22–£23.40); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm and Fri–Sun before noon.
Eastwood Park Theatre Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock. 0141 577 4970. £4 (£3).
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 £7 (£5.50).
Grosvenor Ashton Lane, Hillhead. 0845 166 6002. grosvenorcafe.co.uk/ cinema £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 £7.20–£8.60 (£5.05–£6.45; family ticket £20.20–£23.80); 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
£7.30–£8.60 (£5.40–£7; family ticket £21.60–£25.60); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
Showcase Cinema Barrbridge Leisure Centre, Coatbridge. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas.co.uk £6.40–£7.70 (£5.55); 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 £6.30–£7.70 (£5.65); 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. The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, Shawlands. southsidefilmfest@gmail. com £6 (under 16s £3), available in advance from Young’s Interesting Books, Skirving Street, or online at
Tickets Scotland.
EDINBURGH 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 £7.10–£8.30 (£5.40; family ticket £22.60); 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 (£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).
Odeon 118 Lothian Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.50–£8.85 (£5.65–£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 £19.80–£23.40); 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 Film only £10. Meal packages £39. Deluxe gourmet Christmas packages available for selected screenings. Vue Ocean Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Victoria Dock, Leith. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com £5.95–£8.40 (£4.50–£6.25; family ticket £18–£25); 3D supplement £2.60 (£1.95). 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–£8.40 (£4.50–£6.25;
family ticket £18–£25); 3D supplement £2.60 (£1.95).
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
£5–£6.50 (£4). Off peak prices before 5pm (extra
discounts Mon–Thu).
86 THE LIST 15 Dec 2011–5 Jan 2012