Film INDEX
✽✽ Il Boom (PG) (Vittorio De Sica, Italy, 1963) Alberto Sordi, Gianna
✽✽ Into the Abyss (12A) ●●●●● (Werner Herzog, USA, 2011) Richard
Maria Canale, Ettore Geri. 97min. A comedy about a man who lives far beyond his means and who winds up heavily in debt. Edinburgh screening introduced by Dr Pasquale Iannone. Part of the Italian Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre.
✽✽ The Immature (Immaturi) (15) (Paolo Genovese, Italy, 2011) Isabelle
Adriani, Ambra Angiolini, Luca Bizzarri. 108min. A group of friends are reunited when the Ministry of Education makes them re-take their school exams in this award-winning comedy. Part of the Italian Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre.
✽✽ Inferno (18) (Dario Argento, Italy/US, 1980) Leigh McCloskey,
Irene Miracle, Dario Nicolodi. 107min. An American student returns from studies in Rome to discover that a series of brutal murders on both sides of the Atlantic could have a bizarre supernatural connection. Part of Dundead. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. Instrument (E) (Jem Cohen, US, 2003) 115min. Documentary following the band Fugazi from 1987 to 1998, with interviews and footage of tours, recording and rehearsals. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee.
Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall. 106min. See review, page 67. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Glasgow Film Theatre.
✽✽ Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Indagine su
un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto) (18) (Elio Petri, Italy, 1970) Gian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio. 112min. Kafkaesque drama about a police chief who murders his mistress. Part of the Italian Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre. Iron Sky (tbc) ●●●●● (Timo Vuorensola, Finland, Germany, Australia, 2012) Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Udo Kier. 93min. See review, page 68. General release from Fri 20 Apr. The Island President (PG) (Jon Shenk, US, 2011) 101min. Political documentary with a climate change focus as the President of the Maldives strives to keep his nation above sea level. Edinburgh screening on Fri 13 Apr followed by a discussion on what Scotland can do about climate change. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre.
✽✽ Italian Film Festival (Fri 13–Thu 26 April) Italiophiles rejoice, the
Italian Film Festival returns to Scotland with a heady selection of award-winning new cinema as well as a celebration of the great filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni. See preview, page 72. Various venues. Jaws (PG) ●●●●● (Steven Spielberg, US, 1975) Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. 125min. Cracking shark adventure from the days when Spielberg movies were scary. Sloans, Glasgow.
✽✽ The Jewel (Il Gioiellino) (tbc) (Andrea Molaioli, Italy, 2011) Toni
Servillo, Remo Girone, Sarah Felberbaum. 110min. Financial thriller charting the rise and fall of an Italian food and drink company. Part of the Italian Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Glasgow Film Theatre. John Carter (12A) ●●●●● (Andrew Stanton, US, 2012) Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Mark Strong. 133min. Muddled family sci- fi story saved by a personable lead (Kitsch) and Stanton’s creative panache. Selected release. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) (Brad Peyton, US, 2012) Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine. 94min. Action-adventure semi- sequel to 2008’s Journey to the Center of the Earth. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow; The Hippodrome, Bo’ness.
Khodorkovsky (12A) ●●●●● (Cyril Tuschi, Germany, 2011) 111min. Detailed and absorbing documentary about Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, controversially jailed for tax evasion in 2005. Glasgow Film Theatre. The Kid with a Bike (Le Gamin au Vélo) (12A) ●●●●● (Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Italy, 2011) Thomas Doret, Cécile de France, Jérémie Renier. 87min. Young boy Cyril (Doret) has recently entered foster care. When his beloved red bike is sold by his absent father, local hairdresser Samantha (de France) buys it back for him and the two get to know each other. Selected release. 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. Sloans, Glasgow. Labyrinth of Passion (18) ●●●●● (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 1983) Cecilia Roth, Imanol Arias, Helga Liné. 100min. A nympho club chanteuse falls for a Middle Eastern heir, who, in turn, is having a fling with a terrorist who’s out to kidnap him. Sluggishly and tawdry early effort from Almodovar. Glasgow Film Theatre. Laura (U) ●●●●● (Otto Preminger, US, 1944) Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton
CINEMA INFORMATION GLASGOW
Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 113–117 Trongate. britanniapanopticon.org Free, unticketed screening as part of Glasgow Comedy Festival. 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 £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. £4.50 (£3.50).
Empire Clyde Regional Centre, 23 Britannia Way. 0871 471 4714. empirecinemas.co.uk £5.45–£6.95 (£5–£5.25; family ticket £20–£21); 3D supplement £1.50. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm; SaverDay Tuesday £2.95. Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street. 0141 332 6535.
glasgowfilm.org/theatre £7 (£5.50); Glasgow International screenings £4. renfrewshire.gov.uk £5 (£4; Paisley Film Society members £3).
Grosvenor Ashton Lane, Hillhead. 0845 166 6002. grosvenorcafe.co.uk/ cinema.php £5–£7.75 (£4–£6; sofa seats £15–£30). Various peak and off peak prices throughout the week. For this month’s All Night Horror Madness, tickets are £15.50 (£14.50). 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.
O’Neills 71–73 Albion Street. 0141 552 0822. Elvis Presley Film Society screenings £5, contact elvispresley.filmsociety@ntlw orld.com for more information.
Odeon at the Quay Springfield Quay, Paisley Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.30–£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. Paisley Arts Centre New Street, Paisley. 0141 887 1010.
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. Vespbar 14 Drury Street. vespbar.com Screenings as part of Glasgow Comedy Festival £5 (£4) – call 0844 395 4005 to book.
EDINBURGH Brunton Theatre Ladywell Way, Musselburgh. 0131 665 2240. bruntontheatre.co.uk £5.10–£5.60 (£4.60–£5.10).
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. For this month’s All Night Horror Madness, tickets are £17.50 (£15.50). 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.
Edinburgh Printmakers 23 Union Street. 0131 557 2479. edinburgh- printmakers.co.uk Negativnights events £5 (£4). 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).
Ghillie Dhu 2 Rutland Place. 0131 222 9930. ghillie-dhu.co.uk Reel Cinema screenings £25 including dinner and dancing; kids film screenings £4 including craft activities. Ingleby Gallery 15 Calton Road. 0131 556 4441. inglebygallery.com Free screening, but booking essential at filmclubalecfinlay.eventbrite. com
Institut Français d’Ecosse 13 Randolph Crescent. 0131 225 5366.
ifecosse.org.uk Free.
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.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Inverleith Row. 0131 248 2909. rbge.org.uk £6 (£4), screening organised by takeoneaction.org.uk, booking via yert-take-one- action.eventbrite.com
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.
Scottish National Gallery Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, The Mound. 0131 624 6200. nationalgalleries.org Free.
St Bride’s Centre 10 Orwell Terrace. 0131 346 1405. stbrides.wordpress.com Free. Summerhall 1 Summerhall. 0131 560
1590. summerhall.co.uk £5 (£4) or a batch of three tickets for £10 (£8). Screenings as part of Edinburgh International Science Festival, see sciencefestival.co.uk or call 0844 557 2686 for more details.
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). Certain Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema screenings £8 (£6).
Macrobert University of Stirling, Stirling. 01786 466666. macrobert.org £4.75–£5.75 (£4.25–£5.25). Off peak prices before 4pm.
Dundee Contemporary Arts Nethergate, Dundee. 01382 909900. dca.org.uk £5–£6.50 (£4). Off peak prices before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu).
74 THE LIST 29 Mar–26 Apr 2012