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Monday 25
Kotoko Cineworld. 6.40pm. A single mother clings to life amid nightmarish mental problems and self-mutilation. Japanese folk rock artist Cocco delivers an astonishing performance as Kotoko, a woman for whom the thin line between good and evil is something she traverses every day in the most shocking ways. Darkly humorous, horrific, compelling and disturbing. Also Tue 26 Jun. Filmhouse. 10pm. Wednesday 27
Home for the Weekend Filmhouse. 6.35pm. During a weekend visit by the two adult sons, the outward calm of a middle-class family is thrown into turmoil when the mother, who suffers from clinical depression, announces her decision to go off her medication. Also Sun 1 Jul. Filmhouse. 1.15pm. Small Creatures Cameo. 6.45pm. Coggie (Michael Coventry) and Macca (Paul Bamford) are friends with Ste (Tom Pauline), an aggressive gang leader in the making. Ste is set on being the alpha male, and is undaunted by who he hurts in the process. Martin Wallace’s low-budget feature debut demonstrates him as a director highly capable of coaxing remarkable performances from his young cast, who utterly convince as conflicted teens - stuck between self preservation and loyalty to each other. Also Thu 28 Jun. Cineworld. 6pm.
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer Cineworld. 10.30pm. The first sequel to Tsukamoto’s Tetsuo: The Iron Man, this film is considered by many fans to be superior to the original. Reinterpreting the premise of the first film within a more straightforward action-thriller context, Tsukamoto here depicts a conspiracy of a gang of cyborgs. Their target is a seemingly ordinary salaryman who, in reality, is himself a fusion of man and metal. Newly restored from the original negative by the director himself. Thursday 28
Gabriel Over the White House Filmhouse. 4.15pm. In this outrageous political fantasy made at the bottom of the Depression, a political hack is elected President of the United States. After suffering a near-fatal car accident, he is inspired by the angel Gabriel to seize dictatorial powers in order to lead the nation out of its woes.
Anton Corbijn: Inside Out Cineworld. 6.30pm. This deft and insightful film offers an intimate and revealing view of the life and creativity of the celebrated photographer and filmmaker. Thoughts from Bono, Metallica, Lou Reed and others, together with footage taken on the set of The American, starring George Clooney, fill out a portrait of a sensitive and reticent artist. Also Fri 29 Jun. Cineworld. 8.40pm. The Orator Cineworld. 8.40pm. In the first feature film in Samoan, the dwarf Saili – son of the late village chief – wants to honour his family and become chief in his own right. He struggles to gain respect, though, because of his small stature. As slight piles upon slight, he must steel himself to make a courageous stand during a contest of ceremonial oratory. Also Sat 30 Jun. Cineworld. 1.30pm.
Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie Filmhouse. 10.45pm. Having gained a dedicated following with Tim & Eric’s Awesome Show Great Job!, US comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim break out from the confines of online sketches and small DVD releases to bring their unique style of humour to the glorious big screen. Long established collaborators Zach Galifianakis, Will Ferrell, John C Reilly and Jeff Goldblum star alongside the titular heroes in this brilliantly absurd and delightfully dark tale of greed, friendship and shrim. Also Sat 30 Jun. Cameo. 11.15pm. V/H/S Cameo. 11.20pm. A gang is hired to break into a desolate house and steal a rare VHS cassette. Inside they encounter a problem when they discover a corpse in front of a television, surrounded by... hundreds of videotapes. As they start to search through the recordings, some truly disturbing stories begin to unfold... Also Sat 30 Jun. Filmhouse. 10pm.
Friday 29
Brake Cineworld. 6.30pm. A claustrophobic thriller with the clock ticking. Stephen Dorff is a man who awakes to his incarceration in the trunk of a moving car and a deadly demand. Either he gives his captors the information they want or he and his loved ones will be executed. It’s a white-knuckle ninety- minute ride as Dorff, encased in the trunk, is put through every manner of mental and physical torture in an attempt to extract the all-important secret. But will he crack? Also Sat 30 Jun. Cineworld. 1.20pm.
Shell Filmhouse. 6.05pm. In a remote part of the Scottish Highlands, a father and daughter live and work at a small petrol station. They spend their days tending to domestic chores and to the needs of rare passing motorists. At night they are forced together by the cold and by their loneliness. An intense story of two people who struggle to keep their longings for freedom under control, set against a beautiful and remote landscape that reflects their isolation back at them. Also Sat 30 Jun. Filmhouse. 6.30pm.
The Unspeakable Act Cameo. 7pm. Adolescent anxiety inspires a “love that dare not speak its name” in Dan Sallitt’s frank and patient family drama. Also Sat 30 Jun. Cineworld. 1.10pm. It Looks Pretty from a Distance Cameo. 9.15pm. Beneath the mundane lurks a vicious heart. Life is perfunctory in a small rural Polish village, with the inhabitants co-existing in a social if not so friendly manner. When one of the residents
disappears overnight, a sinister shadow is cast on a picturesque scene as the entire community engages in a gradual slide toward total disregard of their neighbour and a willingness to commit the worst of crimes against property and people. Also Sat 30 Jun. Cameo. 6.45pm. Saturday 30
International Animation Cameo. 5pm. This screening allows you to catch up with a selection of the best animation from around the globe, and sees a welcome return to Edinburgh of the work of Don Hertzfeldt, who was our guest in 2009.
My Man Godfrey Filmhouse. 5.35pm. An evergreen classic of Depression-era screwball comedy. On a “scavenger hunt” for “forgotten men,” spoiled socialite Carole Lombard picks up homeless William Powell and gives him a job as her family’s butler. Evelyn Cineworld. 8.15pm. A harrowing tale of human trafficking, this film engages not by a litany of misery but by presenting a naïve but incredibly resourceful and determined heroine, struggling to escape her nightmarish trap. At times, the pervasive atmosphere of corruption around her approaches the dark worlds of David Lynch, but without ever losing its connection to contemporary reality. A tough watch but an unforgettable one. Also Thu 21 Jun. Filmhouse. 6pm.
Sunday 1
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Filmhouse. 2pm. A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organisation, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership. This mixture of deadpan comedy and outlandish action was a smash hit in Japan. A generation of young Japanese women grew up reciting lines of dialogue from this movie. We Can’t Go Home Again Filmhouse.4.30pm. For a long time, the hardest to see of the films of Nicholas Ray (Johnny Guitar, Rebel without a Cause), We Can’t Go Home Again was a collaboration with Ray’s filmmaking students at Harpur College. In a flurry of multiple images, Ray charts the transition from the confrontational radicalism of the late Sixties to the entrenchment and search for self-image of the early Seventies. “The film captures the fleeting breath of a utopian experience: when life as a community undertaking and cinema as a collective creation are one” Also Sun 24 Jun. Cineworld. 5.30pm.
Don’t Expect Too Much Filmhouse. 6.45pm. As Nicholas Ray’s partner, Susan Ray lived with We Can’t Go Home Again from the inception of that massive project through the director’s lengthy attempts to finish it. In Don’t Expect Too Much, she provides the ideal introduction to the ambitions, accomplishments and contradictions of the film. Also Sun 24 Jun. Cineworld. 7.45pm.
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