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bird. Cameo, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Oct. The Bolshoi Ballet: La Sylphide (tbc) (2012) One of the world’s oldest surviving romantic ballets. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 29 Sep; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 30 Sep; Cameo, Edinburgh, Sun 30 Sep. Clipperton Project Events Programme A selection of films tying in with an arts and environment exhibition. Featuring The End of the Line about the depletion of ocean fish stocks and The Garden, about an under-threat community garden in South Central LA, cared for and run by immigrants. Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Glasgow, Thu 20–Sat 29 Sep, clippertonproject.com/events. A Clockwork Orange (18) (Stanley Kubrick, UK, 1971) Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Warren Clarke. 137min. After a night of ‘the old ultra-violence’, the subsequent victimisation of protagonist Alex by the state still provides much food for thought. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 28 Sep.
✽ Cryptic Nights presents onedotzero An eclectic selection of themed screenings from onedotzero’s pioneering audio-visual touring festival, adventures in motion 2011. CCA, Glasgow, Thu 4 Oct- Sat 6 Oct. Dawn of the Dead (18) ●●●●● (George A Romero, Italy/US, 1978) David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H Reiniger. 126min. Romero’s classic satire on consumerism sees a disparate group hole up in a shopping centre, under siege from a zombie epidemic. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sat 6 Oct. Despicable Me (U) (Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, US, 2010) Voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand. 94min. An aspiring supervillain’s wicked ways are transformed when he adopts three orphaned girls to help him steal the moon but who end up capturing his heart instead. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Sat 13 Oct. Donnie Darko (15) ●●●●● (Richard Kelly, US, 2002) Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze. 113min. Mesmerising science fiction fable that pushes the concept of cinematic time travel into a whole new dimension. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Fri 5 Oct. Earth (Zemlya) (U) (Aleksandr Dovzhenko, Soviet Union, 1930) Stepan Shkurat, Semyon Svashenko, Yuliya Solntseva. 75min. Dovzhenko’s 1930 ‘film poem’ explores the lives of the Ukranian proles in an optimistic spin on Communism before Stalinism set in. Accompanied by a live soundtrack of amplified ukulele by Williwaw. The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, Sun 14 Oct. Essential Killing (15) ●●●●● (Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland/Norway/Ireland/ Hungary, 2010) Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, David L Price. 83min. A soldier captured in Afghanistan escapes across a snow-covered landscape where a deaf and mute woman aids him. Featuring a short introduction to the film. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 26 Sep. Even the Rain (12) ●●●●● (Icíar Bollaín, Spain/France/Mexico, 2010) Gael Garcia Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde. 103min. All profits from this film screening go to WaterAid UK, a charity whose mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel, Edinburgh, Thu 27 Sep; Cameo, Edinburgh, Sun 23 Sep. The Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn (18) ●●●●● (Sam Raimi, US, 1987) Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks. 84min. Campbell and another selection of hardy citizens set their chainsaws running for another battle with evil forces in the woods. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sat 29 Sep. The Exorcist (18) ●●●●● (William Friedkin, US, 1973) Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Jason Miller. 132min. Earnest priest Jason Miller steps in to save a poor little possessed girl in this hugely effective scarefest. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sat 22 Sep. Films of RW Paul (PG) (RW Paul) 90min. A selection of films from one of
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the pioneers of British cinema, featuring films from 1985 to 1908. Paul pioneered almost every kind of film and is one of the founders of world cinema. Preceded by a short introduction. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 3 Oct. The Forgiveness of Blood (12A) ●●●●● (Joshua Marston, USA/Albania/ Denmark/Italy, 2011) Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej, Refet Abazi. 109min. Albanian student Nik becomes the target of a blood feud after his father murders a neighbour. Cameo, Edinburgh, Tue 25 Sep. From the Archive (PG) 75min. A selection of short films from the Scottish Screen Archive, some of them accompanied by live piano from Forrester Pyke. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 23 Sep. Future Shorts Glasgow (tbc) An evening of selected short films, followed by a live set. CCA, Glasgow, Sat 13 Oct. The Genuis of Hitchcock A selection of classics and lesser-known finds from the Hitchcock archive, including his remake of 1934’s The Man Who Knew Too Much and Vertigo. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, continues until Mon 1 Oct. Glasgay! A selection of films to accompany this year’s LGBT festival, featuring The Perfect Family starring Kathleen Turner, the Swedish Show Me Love and Egyptian director Eytan Fox’s Yossi. See preview, page 75. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 15-Thu 18 Oct, glasgay.co.uk. Glyndebourne: L’Elisir d’amore (U) (UK, 2009) Ekaterina Siurina, Peter Auty, Alfredo Daza. A performance of Donizetti’s witty pastoral opera from the Glyndebourne Festival is broadcast on the big screen. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Sat 13 Oct. Hercules (U) (Ron Clements, John Musker, US, 1997) Tate Donovan, Susan Egan, James Woods. 93min. British cartoonist Gerald Scarfe’s designs marry his customary grotesquery with Uncle Walt’s softer characterisations. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Sat 22 Sep. Hugo (PG) (Martin Scorsese, US, 2011) Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley. 127min. Scorsese films Brian Selznick’s book for youngsters, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, with Butterfield as the young orphan thief who becomes embroiled in a mystery. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 24–Tue 25 Sep. The Illusionist (12A) ●●●●● (Sylvain Chomet, UK/France, 2010) Voices: Jean- Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin. 83min. An ageing magician whose beloved act no longer interests the rock’n’rolling 1950s youth, is based somewhat on Jacques Tati. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 23 Sep. In Transition 2.0 (tbc) (Emma Goude, Various, 2012) 106min. Environmental and social initiatives from across the globe are drawn together in this documentary. Followed by a panel discussion with members of local Transition groups. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 20 Sep. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG) ●●●●● (Steven Spielberg, US, 1981) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen. 115min. Return to the breathless excitement of the Saturday morning serial with this rollercoaster of a movie. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Fri 21–Thu 27 Sep. Labyrinth (U) ●●●●● (Jim Henson, US, 1986) David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Shelley Thompson. 101min. A teenage girl has her baby brother kidnapped by the King Of The Goblins. Sloans, Glasgow, Tue 2 Oct. Last Tango In Paris (18) ●●●●● (Bernardo Bertolucci, France/Italy, 1972) Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider. 130min. A young Parisienne meets a middle- aged man with whom she develops an increasingly violent and purely sexual relationship. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 25 Sep. A Little Princess (PG) (Alfonso Cuaron, US, 1995) Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews. 97min. Young Sara is forced to leave her privileged life in India for a New York girls’ boarding school when WW1 breaks out. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 21 Sep.
A classic silent horror film with live organ music
Sunday 28 October I 7.30pm £12 / £10 concession
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