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Webb. 88min. A detective (Andrews) becomes fascinated with the eponymous femme (Tierney), who as the story begins is dead – or at least appears to be. A terrific murder mystery. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. LIAF Animation for Kids (U) 65min. A selection of short animations from the London International Animation Festival, suitable for ages 2–6. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Live from the Met: La Traviata (E) (US, 2012) Natalie Dessay, Matthew Polenzani, Dmitri Hvorostovsky. 185min. Verdi’s opera about the passionate, consumptive Violetta, broadcast live from The Met Opera in New York. Selected screenings on Sat 14 Apr. Live from the Met: Manon (E) (US, 2012) Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Paulo Szot. 245min. Join the New York Metropolitan Opera for Massenet’s Manon, in which the eponymous heroine has little trouble attracting the attentions of men, but only has eyes for one young chevalier. Selected screenings on Sat 7 Apr. Lockout (tbc) (James Mather/Stephen St Leger, France) Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare. Sci-fi actioner set in a space prison. General release from Fri 20 Apr. Love One Another (Gezeichneten) (12A) (Carl Theodor Dreyer, Germany, 1922) Adele Reuter-Eichberg, Vladimir Gajdarov, Polina Piekowskaja. 105min. Second feature from Dreyer based on a novel on the Russion pogrom. Part of the Carl Dreyer season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. A Man Escaped (Un Condamne A Mort S’est Echappe) (PG) ●●●●● (Robert Bresson, France, 1956) Francois Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Jacques Ertaud. 102min. Recently re-released true story of a French Resistance fighter’s escape from imprisonment by the Gestapo. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee. Margin Call (15) (JC Chandor, US, 2011) Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Spacey. 107min. A strong cast leads this thriller about an investment bank during the early stages of the financial crisis. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Marley (15) (Kevin Macdonald, US/UK, 2012) 144min. Documentary on the life of reggae legend Bob Marley. Selected release from Fri 20 Apr. Martha Marcy May Marlene (15) ●●●●● (Sean Durkin, US, 2011) Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes. 102min. A young woman (Olsen) returns to the house of her sister (Paulson) Weekends of the Dead
after two years as a cult member. Olsen is breathtaking, but the film lacks intensity. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Martin (18) (George A. Romero, US, 1976) John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest. 95min. Romero’s ultra low budget cult classic follows a young man trying to resist the vampiric urges he claims curse him. Geek film night screening, preceded by a Q&A with Ian Rankin, who chose the film, chaired by Mark Millar. Glasgow Film Theatre. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sen Noci Svatojánské) (12A) (Jirí Trnka, Czechoslovakia, 1959) Voices of Joss Ackland, Ann Bell, Richard Burton. 76min. Shakespeare’s verse is replaced by stylised dance moves in Trnka’s animated adaptation. Part of the Jiri Trnka season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Mirror Mirror (PG) (Tarsem Singh, US, 2012) Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer. 106min. Roberts stars as the narcissistic evil queen in this comic-fantasy twist on the Snow White story. General release from Mon 2 Apr. A Monster in Paris (U) (Bibo Bergeron, France, 2011) Mathieu Chedid, Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh. 90min. In 1910 Paris, a shy film projectionist and an inventor join forces with an eclectic band of misfits to embark on the hunt for a monster that is terrifying the locals. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (15) ●●●●● (Terry Jones, UK, 1979) Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle. 93min. A host of very funny setpieces and smart cameos from the Python team climaxes in a rather fetching musical crucifixion. Glasgow Film Theatre. Mr Popper’s Penguins (PG) ●●●●● (Mark Waters, US, 2011) Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino. 94min. Likeable family comedy starring Carrey as Mr Popper, a humourless businessman who inherits six penguins. Glasgow Film Theatre. The Muppets (U) ●●●●● (James Bobin, US, 2011) Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Chris Cooper. 103min. If the plot could be fresher (save the old theatre from the ruthless capitalist!), the self-referential humour and old-school bonhomie should raise a smile. Selected release. My Week with Marilyn (PG) ●●●●● (Simon Curtis, UK, 2011) Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh. 101min. This adaptation of Colin Clark’s memoirs from the set of The Prince
and the Showgirl focuses on the one week he spent with Marilyn Monroe (Williams). Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh. Mystery of Edwin Drood (PG) (Stuart Walker, US, 1935) Claude Rains, Douglass Montgomery, Heather Angel. 87min. Dickens’ final (and unfinished) novel was adapted by Universal at the peak of its horror cycle and focuses on a murder investigation. Part of Dickens on Screen. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Nannerl, la soeur de Mozart (Mozart’s Sister) (12A) (René Féret, France, 2010) Marie Féret, David Moreau, Marc Barbé. Historical drama Mozart’s perhaps equally talented but overlooked female sibling. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Negativnights (tbc) Experimental film works made and presented by various artists, distorting the usual tropes of narrative and meaning, followed by discussion and Q&As with the artists. With David Sherry (Thu 29 Mar), Cru Servers (Thu 12 Apr) and Beagles & Ramsay (Thu 26 Apr). Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh. A Night To Remember (PG) ●●●●● (Roy Ward Baker, UK, 1958) Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres. 123min. The British version of the Titanic story with plenty of excitement in a stiff-upper-lip sort of way. Introduced by Tom Stevenson, talking about the role of communications technology in the tragedy. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. North Sea Texas (tbc) (Bavo Defurne, Belgium, 2011) Eva van der Gucht, Thomas Coumans, Jelle Florizoone. Coming of age/homosexual awakening drama set on the Belgian coast. Selected release from Fri 6 Apr. NT Live: She Stoops to Conquer (E) (Jamie Lloyd, UK, 2012) David Fynn, Harry Hadden-Paton, John Heffernan. A man attempts to set his daughter up with the son of an old pal, only to find mistaken identity and misdemeanour all around as the young man mistakes the girl for a barmaid,
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but falls in love with her anyway. Broadcast live from the National Theatre in London. Selected screenings on Thu 29 Mar. Oliver Sherman (tbc) (Ryan Redford, Canada, 2010) Garret Dillahunt, Donal Logue, Molly Parker. 82min. A lonely veteran travels to a rural town to reconnect with the soldier who saved his life during the war. Glasgow Film Theatre. Oliver Twist (PG) (Roman Polanski, UK/Czech Republic/France/Italy, 2005) Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jeremy Swift. 130min. Polanski’s adaptation of Dickens’ beloved classic features Ben Kinglsey as Fagin. Part of Dickens on Screen. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Oliver! (U) (Carol Reed, UK, 1968) Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis. 153min. Lionel Bart’s musical gets the big screen treatment courtesy of Carol Reed’s exuberant, Oscar winning production. Sing- along screening on Sun 8 Apr. Part of Dickens on Screen. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Once Upon a Time (Der var Engang) (12A) (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1922) Clara Pontoppidan, Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff. 75min. A princess, searching for her prince charming, becomes grounded by her dealings with a ‘beggar’. Part of the Carl Dreyer season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da) (15) ●●●●● (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011) Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan,Taner Birsel. 157min. A humane, beguiling and idiosyncratic shaggy dog story about a policeman, a doctor and a murder suspect searching for a body buried in the Turkish countryside. macrobert, Stirling; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Ordet (The Word) (12A) (Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark, 1955) Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye. 126min. One of Dreyer’s greatest films, this adaptation of the Kaj Munk play examines tensions in a farming family. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee.
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There’s a double-whammy of horror movie madness over the coming weekends. First off, the Dead by Dawn festival will sink its teeth into the Filmhouse from Thu 29 Mar-Sun 1 Apr, with overnight screening programmes, guest filmmakers and a Shit Film Amnesty (unload the dreck from your DVD collection, but be warned – the worst film takes home the lot). The weekend after (Thu 5-Sun 8 Apr), Dundead scares the bejesus out of the DCA patrons with screenings of horrors old and new, including The Cabin in the Woods, Babycall (reviews for both on page 67), Dracula (the Christopher Lee/Hammer version) and Cronenberg’s Videodrome. ■ Dead by Dawn, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 29 Mar-Sun 1 Apr, deadbydawn.co.uk; Dundead, DCA, Dundee, Thu 5-Sun 8 Apr, bit.ly/dundead
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