(Jason Cohn/ soundtracks becoming synonymous with athletics. Special ‘Popcorn & Podiums’ screening to coincide with the Human Race exhibition. Booking essential. City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Sun 2 Sep. Eames: The Architect & The Painter (12A) ● Bill Jersey, US, 2011) 84min. This documentary focuses on the private lives of Charles and Ray Eames, examining their influence on modernism. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 24–Mon 27 Aug; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 2 Sep. Electrick Children (15) ● (Rebecca Thomas, US, 2012) Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken. 95min. Mormon teenager Rachel claims to have had an immaculate conception after listening to a forbidden cassette of rock music. A decent coming-of-age yarn but the ending wraps up a little too nicely. macrobert, Stirling, Fri 24–Sun 26 Aug. Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage) (18) ● (Georges Franju, France/Italy, 1960) Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel. 90min. A plastic surgeon persuades his devoted female assistant to kidnap and murder beautiful girls whose facial tissue he is using to graft onto his disfigured daughter. A horror movie that retains a distinctively European poetic quality.
2011) Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson. 118min. Despite an irresistible army of pension-age talent including Dench, Smith and Wilkinson, all on excellent form, this story about a group of unconnected British retirees who converge on a hotel in Jaipur feels disposable at best, and cheaply manipulative at worst. Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh, Mon 27 Aug. Big Screen TV Brand new episodes of Doctor Who and Friday Night Dinner as well as a new drama scripted by Victoria Wood and a thriller from Frank Spotnitz (Spooks, Life on Mars), all as part of the Edinburgh International Television Festival and with post-screening Q&As from the filmmakers. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 23–Sat 25 Aug. The Cement Garden (18) (Andrew Birkin, France/Germany/UK, 1993) Charlotte Gainsbourg, Andrew Robertson, Alice Coulthard. 105min. This adaptation of Ian McEwan’s début novel is a tale of incest and alienation. Followed by a Q&A with Ian McEwan. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 23 Aug. Chariots of Fire (PG) (Hugh Hudson, UK, 1981) Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers. 123min. Vision of the 1924 Paris Olympics and the exploits of runners Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell that, in its numerous slow- motion races, is to blame for Vangelis Barbara Hammer
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ONE-OFFS, SEASONS AND FESTIVALS The Addams Family (PG) (Barry Sonnenfeld, US, 1991) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd. 95min. Big budget movie with all the macabre sense of fun of the TV series and the original New Yorker cartoons, as well as sets that any self-respecting ghoulish household would die for. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 23 Aug. All-Night Horror Madness (18) (Various) Another chance to stay up way past your bedtime with the Cameo, this time the films scaring you silly are: Fright Night, I Drink Your Blood, Tenebrae, Phantasm and Hellraiser. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Sep. L’Atalante (PG) ● (Jean Vigo, France, 1934) Michel Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté. 89min. Vigo’s mesmeric, influential masterpiece of love, barges and delicate surrealism. Forget Young Adam, this is the best canal-based movie ever. Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Thu 13 Sep. BBC SSO: Casablanca Live! (U) (Michael Curtiz, US, 1942) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid. 102min. Hard to believe that Casablanca is 70 years old. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays Max Steiner’s score live. City Halls, Glasgow, Sat 15 Sep. Berwick upon Tweed Film & Media Arts Festival Film festival straddling the England-Scotland border with an interesting mix of documentaries, archive footage, site- specific installations, live events and specially commissioned projects. Various venues, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Wed 19–Sun 23 Sep. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) ● (John Madden, UK,
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Acclaimed experimental i lmmaker Barbara Hammer makes a rare visit to the Scottish capital to talk about her work. Regarded as a pioneer of queer cinema, Hammer was one of the i rst i lmmakers to tackle lesbian issues. She has made over 80 i lms grappling with themes of gender, sexuality and family life and has been the subject of retrospectives at the Berlin Film Festival, MoMA and most recently at the Tate Modern this year. In this event at Summerhall she’ll be showing some of her i lms and talking about her inl uential body of work. ■ Barbara Hammer: Incorporating ‘The Lesbian Museum’ and ‘The Hidden Hammer’, Summerhall, Edinburgh, Sat 25 Aug.
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(Orson KinoKlub screening, preceded by short documentary Le Sang Des Betes (Blood of the Beasts). Summerhall, Edinburgh, Sat 25 Aug. Fat Boy Slim Live: From The Big Beach Bootique (UK, 2012) Norman Cook. 99min. Recording of Fatboy Slim’s June 2012 show in Brighton. Selected screenings on Fri 31 Aug, incl most Odeon and Showcase cinemas. F For Fake (U) ● Welles, France/Iran/W Germany, 1973) Orson Welles, Elmyr De Hory, Clifford Irving. 75min. A hoax of a film from the world’s greatest cinematic hoaxer. Welles adds anecdotes of his own to original footage depicting art forger De Hory and literary prankster Irving to create a masterpiece on fraud. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sat 15 Sep. Friends With Kids (15) ● (Jennifer Westfeldt, US, 2011) Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph. 107min. Jason (Scott) and Julie (writer- director Westfeldt) are best friends who decide to have a child together. Hit-and- miss, but has a fantastic cast and the funniest nappy-changing scene of the year. macrobert, Stirling, Sat 25–Sun 27 Aug. The Genius of Hitchcock A selection of classics and lesser- known finds from the Hitchcock archive, including his 1929 talkie debut, Blackmail, evergreen 1959 thriller North by Northwest, excellent wartime adventuring in Saboteur, the extraordinarily complex espionage flick Topaz, and iconic man-on-the-run (in the Highlands) yarn The 39 Steps. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, continues until Thu 13 Sep. High Treason (U) (Maurice Elvey, UK, 1929) Jameson Thomas, Benita Hume, Basil Gill. 95min. Made in 1929 but set in the future (1950!), this British answer to Metropolis was made on a smaller budget and based on a play by right-wing MP Noel Pemberton-Billing. Its depiction of terrorism remains chillingly relevant. Presented with live musical accompaniment from avant- garde experimentalists The Devotional Ensemble. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 16 Sep. Hugo (PG) (Martin Scorsese, US, 2011) Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley. 127min. Oscar-winning adaptation of Brian Selznick’s book for youngsters. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 25 Aug. The Hunger Games (12A) ● (Gary Ross, US, 2012) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. 142min. An adaptation that successfully transcends its teen-fiction origins, with excellent cast and direction. Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh, Wed 19 Sep. Indie Game: The Movie (tbc) (Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky, US, 2012) 94min. Documentary exploring the work and lives of indie videogame developers. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 23 Aug. Jewish Film Club (Various) Running since 2006, the Jewish Film Club brings a range of documentary, features and shorts to the CCA, with a focus on contemporary cinema. CCA, Glasgow, Tue 28 Aug. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (PG) (Alfred Hitchcock, UK, 1927) June, Ivor Novello, Marie Ault. 74min. A serial killer named ‘The Avenger’ is killing London-dwelling blondes in Hitchcock’s early silent feature. Part of the Genius of Hitchcock season. Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Sat 15– Sun 16 Sep. Margaret Tait: Film Poet (tbc) (Various, UK, 2012) tbc min. Documentary film made by Glasgow Women’s Library with filmmakers Marissa Keating and Michael Jones, on the life of influential filmmaker and poet Tait. Accompanied by readings and an introduction by Sarah Neely, editor of Tait’s Poems, Stories and Writings.