Film LISTINGS 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
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (15) (Alison Klayman, US, 2012) Danqing Chen, Ying Gao, Changwei Gu. 91min. A feature-length documentary from Bejing- based journalist and filmmaker Klayman following the work of Chinese artist and social activist Ai Weiwei between 2008 and 2010. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow; Cameo, Edinburgh. Alien All-Nighter (18) (Various, US, Various) 609min. An all-night quintuple bill of extra-terrestrial fun: running in order through Prometheus, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection. Cameo, Edinburgh. All About Eve (PG) ● (Joseph L Mankiewicz, US, 1950) Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Marilyn Monroe. 138min. Davis and Baxter are on top form in this tale of backstage back-biting and conniving, and a young Monroe makes a big entrance in a small part. A witty and intelligent film. Now re-released in digital. Part of the Our Week With Marilyn season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Amazing Spider-Man (12A) (Marc Webb, US, 2012) Andrew
Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans. 136min. This spin-off from the Spider- Man franchise explores the story of young Peter Parker as he struggles to come to terms with being abandoned by his parents and his early confrontations with Dr Curt Connors’ giant lizard. Director Webb and star Garfield breathe new life into this Marvel favourite. General release. The Angels’ Share (15) ● Loach, UK/France, 2012) Roger Allam, John Henshaw, Daniel Portman. 101min. A young father who has served a prison sentence struggles to rebuild his life, until he discovers an instinct for whisky tasting and, in an improbable wish fulfilling frolic, turns this to his financial advantage. But master of state- (Ken
Late Night Cult Classic: Total Recall
A chance to watch the original film ahead of the release of the remake. Directed by Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Basic Instinct) and loosely based on a Philip K Dick story, the futuristic story of a construction worker plagued by a recurring dream who discovers he has a second life stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (at the peak of his success), Sharon Stone and Rachel Ticotin. ■ GFT, Glasgow, Fri 10 Aug.
of-the nation urban grit Loach is straining so hard to be accessible and populist here that the whole experience feels forced and condescending. General release. 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 while also zoning in on the specific psyche of Allen Konigsberg: anti-Semitic paranoia, metaphysical angst, the search for true love. They really don’t make ’em like Annie Hall anymore. Part of the Summer of Love season. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Art of Freedom (tbc) (Marek Klosowicz, Poland, 2011) 71min. Documentary telling the story of Poland’s trailblazing Himalayan mountaineers
during the Communist era. Part of a trilogy commissioned by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute entitled Guide to the Poles, exploring how Polish people found ways to express creativity and freedom during the Communist era. Summerhall, Edinburgh. The Asphalt Jungle (PG) ● (John Huston, US, 1950) Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, Marilyn Monroe. 112min. Huston’s freshly cleaned up 1950 film noir/heist classic feels as fresh today as it must have been then. Based on WR Burnett’s pulp novel and with a blindingly starry cast, the story of a botched diamond heist that brings down characters from every rung of society was immeasurably influential. Part of the Our Week With Marilyn season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Barbie: The Princess and the Popstar (U) (Zeke Norton, US, 2012) Voices of Kelly Sheridan, Tiffany Giardina, Jennifer Waris. 75min. The 26th Barbie movie, with a sparkly retelling of Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper. General release from Fri 10 Aug. Beats of Freedom (tbc) (Leszek Gnoinski, Wojciech Slota, Poland, 2010) 73min. Documentary about the rock music scene in Communist Poland. Part of the Guide to the Poles trilogy (see Art of Freedom, above). Summerhall, Edinburgh. Before Sunrise (15) (Richard Linklater, US, 1995) Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Andrea Eckert. 101min. American Inter- Railer Hawke and French student Delpy are the strangers on a train who strike up a chance conversation and spend a night wandering around Vienna. The actors give career best performances while director Linklater veers into Eric Rohmer territory with a funny, sweet and fundamentally wise movie. Part of the Summer of Love season. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow. Boro in the Box & Borowczyk’s Short Animations (tbc) (Various, Various). A night dedicated to Polish filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk, including a screening of biopic Boro in the Box by Bertrand Mandico, and some of the director’s own early animated shorts. Summerhall, Edinburgh.
✽The Bourne Legacy (12A) ● (Tony Gilroy, US, 2012) Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward
CINEMA INFORMATION
GLASGOW 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Summerhall 1 Summerhall. 0845 874 3001. summerhall.co.uk Films in the Polish Programme £3 (£2); other films £5 (£4) each or £7 (£6) for a double bill. 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).
118 THE LIST 9–16 Aug 2012