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TURNING The latest film project from video artist, film director and set and lighting designer Charles Atlas immerses itself in Antony and the Johnsons’ European tour Turning. It draws on the group’s music to create a portrait of the 13 women who perform on stage. Charles Atlas has made a name for himself creating film and installation works that combine dance, performance and film, including his recent collaboration with choreographer Michael Clark for his piece New Work 2012, which premiered in Glasgow in October. He’ll be visiting the GFT for a Q&A after the film. ■ GFT, Glasgow, Sun 25 Nov.
Marcelo Álvarez, Sondra Radvanovsky, Dmitri Hvorostovsky. The tragic revenge drama is set in a strange, dreamlike world by David Alden in this screening of opera direct from New York. Release from Sat 8 Dec, incl Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow; Cameo, Edinburgh. Midnight Cowboy (18) (John Schlesinger, US, 1969) Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Brenda Vaccaro, Sylvia Miles. 113min. Schlesinger’s modern classic further shifted the censorship parameters of mainstream American film. Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, Sat 8 Dec. Miracle In Milan (Miracolo A Milano) (tbc) (Vittorio De Sica, Italy, 1950) Francesco Golisano, Brunella Bovo, Paolo Stoppa. 101min. De Sica’s follow- up to Bicycle Thieves picked up the Best Film prize at Cannes. Introduced by a lecturer from the University of Edinburgh. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 21 Nov.
✽ Monster Day Monster-themed fun at the beautiful Hippodrome as part of its centenary celebrations. King Kong is showing with a free banana giveaway and a Fay Wray scream competition, plus a special preview of Irish creature feature Grabbers. See preview, below. See preview below. Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Sat 17 Nov. NeuroEthics Film Festival A festival of films examining how morality influences behaviour and considering whether individual responsibility actually exists. Featuring plenty of discussions to mull over the topics raised from films as diverse as The Manchurian Candidate and The Matrix. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Fri 23 Nov–Sun 25 Nov. Night and the City (PG) (Jules Dassin, UK, 1950) Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Herbert Lom. 101min. Director Dassin depicts a London without charm or grace, as a hustler sinks
into the quagmire of his own ambitions. Introduced by a lecturer from the University of Edinburgh. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 28 Nov. Ninja Scroll (Jûbê ninpûchô) (18) (Yoshiaki Kawajiri/Kevin Seymour, Japan, 1993) Kôichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono. 94min. This classic anime follows a ninja-for-hire who is enlisted to kill an old nemesis. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 26 Nov. No Country for Old Men (15) ●●●●● (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, US, 2007) Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald. 122min. The Coen Brothers returned to form with this adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 22 Nov.
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Classic Cinema in a Luxury Setting Iconic Christmas movies and a host of classic blockbusters showing this December in the Scotsman Cinema
2nd Dec LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring The Devil Wears Prada
11:00 20:00
9th Dec LOTR: The Two Towers The Holiday
11:00 20:00
16th Dec LOTR: The Return of the King Love Actually
11:00 20:00
23rd Dec White Christmas It’s a Wonderful Life
18:00 20:30
24th Dec It’s a Wonderful Life White Christmas
18:00 20:30
25th Dec The Muppet Christmas Carol 11:00 16:00 20:00
30th Dec Avatar
20:00
31st Dec Shrek The Hangover The Dark Knight
11:00 16:00
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To book please call us on 0131 556 5565, email Scotsman-events@thescotsmanhotel.co.uk or visit www.thescotsmanhotel.co.uk/scotsman-cinema 15 Nov–13 Dec 2012 THE LIST 69