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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 Gail Tolley and Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (12A tbc) (Timur Bekmambetov, US, 2012) Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas. When vampires threaten the US of A, president Abraham Lincoln takes matters into his own hands. Silly horror from the writer of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. General release from Wed 20 Jun. African Cats (U) (Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, US, 2011) 89min. Samuel L Jackson narrates the stories of a lion family and a cheetah family as they raise their young in the Kenyan savannah. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; The Hippodrome, Bo’ness. Akira (12) ●●●●● (Otomo Katsuhiro, Japan, 1988) Animated by Nakamura Takashi, with the voices of Iwata Mitsue, Sasaki Nozomu, Koyama Mami, Ishida Taro. 124min. Based on the multi-volume graphic novel by Otomo, Akira is a mythical, futuristic tale of post-holocaust Tokyo, where pill-popping biker kids begin to unearth a government project designed to exploit the psychic and telekinetic powers of a group of laboratory-bound children. Cameo, Edinburgh. Albert Nobbs (15) ●●●●● (Rodrigo García, UK/Ireland, 2011) Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson. 113min. In 1890s Dublin, Albert (Close) is a hardworking waiter in a hotel who has concealed for years the fact that he’s really a
woman – only to be found out by fellow employee Hubert (McTeer), who is also one. A sad, strange and touching tale that never fully pays off. macrobert, Stirling. All in Good Time (12A) ●●●●● (Nigel Cole, UK, 2011) Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Meera Syal. 93min. East is East writer Ayub Khan-Din adapts his own play (itself based on a story by Bill Naughton) about a British-Asian newly-married couple (Ritchie, Karan) whose intrusive family continually hinders them from having sex for the first time. Despite some unnecessary backstory it’s sweet-natured and funny, with excellent performances. Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow; Vue Ocean, Edinburgh. American Reunion (15) ●●●●● (Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, US, 2012) Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott. 113min. The American Pie gang have a 13-year reunion and contemplate some familiar problems about love, sex and intimacy. A fun nostalgia trip that rates the heart as important as the other bodily parts; the original cast are as likable (or not) as ever. Nothing very revelatory but plenty of laughs. General release. An American Tail (U) ●●●●● (Don Bluth, US, 1986) Voices of Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Plummer. 80min. In the late 19th century, the Mousekewitz family makes its way from trouble-torn Russia to a new life in America, but they find the streets of New York are not all paved with gold. A wealth of background detail displays Bluth’s admirably painstaking approach to animation, but the foreground narrative, while often agreeably perilous, does occasionally reek of sentimentality. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. The Angels’ Share (15) ●●●●● (Ken Loach, UK/France, 2012) Roger Allam, John Henshaw, Daniel Portman. See review, page 89 and profile, page 85. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Angèle and Tony (Angèle et Tony) (15) ●●●●● (Alix Delaporte, France, 2010) Clotilde Hesme, Grégory Gadebois, Evelyne Didi. 88min. Angèle (Hesme) starts a relationship with fisherman Tony (Gadebois) as a result of a personal ad; it seems doomed from the start, but a connection of sorts develops. A beguiling and slow-moving story set in a remote Normandy fishing village. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Annie Hall (15) (Woody Allen, US, 1977) Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts. 93min. Two decades before Sex And The City had its first orgasm, Annie Hall was laying bare the mores of modern, urban romance to devastating effect. There’s a highly charged on-screen electricity between Allen and Keaton, glorious vistas of the old New York and hilarious set pieces and a stream of one- liners to end them all. Cameo, Edinburgh. The Apartment (PG) ●●●●● (Billy Wilder, US, 1960) Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray. 125min. Wilder’s corrosive 1960 lampoon of corporate America tells the story of spineless insurance statistician CC Baxter (Lemmon). Having fallen into the practice of leasing his apartment to his superiors for illicit liaisons, Baxter is rewarded with high-speed promotion. All of which suits him fine until he realises that one of the ladies being taken back is the girl of his dreams. Re-issued from Fri 15 Jun 2012. The Art of Flight (tbc) (Davin Anders Hutchins, Sudan/US, 2005) 68min. Guerilla documentary charting the plight of refugees attempting to escape civil war in Sudan. GRAMNet and BEMIS screening, preceded by the Refugee Survival Trust’s short film, Destitution. Part of Refugee Week. CCA, Glasgow. The Artist (PG) ●●●●● (Michel Hazanavicius, France, 2011) Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman. 100min. This
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joyous, impeccably crafted crowdpleaser about the advent of the talkies melds the tried and tested plot of A Star Is Born to the comic exuberance of Singin’ In The Rain, with the result that it is almost impossible not to fall for its charms. Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh. Au Hasard Balthazar (PG) (Robert Bresson, France, 1966) Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green. 95min. The sad tale of Balthazar the donkey, a paragon of virtue and patience, who is passed from owner to owner and mistreated by most. Part of Man and Beast season. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Avengers Assemble (12A) ●●●●● (Joss Whedon, US, 2012) Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson. 142min. Big blockbuster superhero action as Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye team up to save the world. General release. The Bad and the Beautiful (PG) ●●●●● (Vincente Minnelli, US, 1952) Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon. 118min. Jonathan Shields (Douglas) is an obscenely talented film producer whose story is told from the perspectives of his ex- friends: a recovering alcoholic star (Turner), a celebrated director (Sullivan) and a bitter writer (Powell). Minelli’s 1952 melodrama is bewitching, the screenplay is packed with zingers and it finely balances razzle-dazzle, heartbreak and insight. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Bananas (15) (Woody Allen, US, 1971) Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalban. 81min. The lad’s second feature centres on a neurotic, wimpy, Jewish New Yorker (guess who plays this part?) who gets caught up in a South American revolution. The plot is a somewhat flimsy vehicle for Woody’s wonderful one-liners, but there’s a degree of cynical commentary on political power struggles. Cameo, Edinburgh.
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 £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.
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). 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.
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 £7.30–£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.
renfrewshire.gov.uk Refugee Week screening £3, see scottishrefugeecouncil.org. uk for more information.
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.
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. 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 £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). Inspace 1 Crichton Street. 0131 650 2750. inspace.mediascot.org Hosts Future Shorts screening; tickets £5 via wegottickets.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.
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). 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).
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