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Superbike Season. Limited release from Mon 25 Mar. James Harrar’s Cinema Soloriens (James Harrar) Filmmaker and musician Harrar performs a live psych jazz score to his film and images with the august assistance of Sun Ra Arkestra’s Marshall Allen on alto sax and flute and Gong mainman Daevid Allen on guitar. Stereo, Glasgow, Tue 2 Apr. LIAF Animation for Kids (U) 64min. A selection of short animations from the London International Animation Festival, suitable for ages 0–6. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 23– Sun 24 Mar. LIVE SCREENINGLive from the Bolshoi: Esmeralda (E) (Russia, 2011) Live broadcast of the full-length version of the ballet created from Victor Hugo’s story of the beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda. Various venues, Sun 31 Mar. Mad Max (18) ●●●●● (George Miller, Australia, 1979) Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Steve Bisley. 93min. In a bleak near future, weary supercop Gibson retires but returns with a purpose to avenge the murder by marauding bikers of his wife and child. Violent stuff with death-defying stunt work. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 29 Mar. LIVE SCREENINGNational Theatre Live: People (12A) (Nicholas Hytner, 2013) 180min. New play by Alan Bennett concerning an ageing aristocrat who is forced to sell the family home. Various venues, Thu 21 Mar. The New World (12A) (Terrence Malick, US, 2005) Q’Orianka Kilcher, Colin Farrell, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer. 150min. Malick’s epic tells the love story of Pocahontas, but despite its winning heroine, the male stars offer barely a spark between them, leaving a gaping hole where there should be an authentic romantic heart. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 24 Mar. LIVE SCREENINGOpera Australia: Madama Butterfly (tbc) (2012) Hiromi Omura. 153min. A performance of Puccini’s 1904 opera, beamed live from the Sydney Opera House. Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Glasgow, Tue 26 Mar; Showcase Cinema Paisley, Paisley, Tue 26 Mar. Paradesi (tbc) (Bala, India, 2007) Adharvaa, Vedika, Dhansika. Inspired by the Malayalam novel Eriyum Panikadu comes this story of pre- independence India and a quest for finding a sense of place. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 21 Mar. A Place in the Sun (PG) (George Stevens, US, 1951) Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters. 122min. Stevens brought Theodore Dreisler’s novel An American Tragedy up-to-date but, as a consequence, lost most of the social satire and replaced it with romantic melodrama. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 25–Thu 28 Mar. Planet Bowie: Presented by Drambuie Celebrate the man of a thousand countenances with screenings of Laybrinth (1986), The Prestige (2006), Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and other cinematic entrées into the weird and wonderful world of David Bowie, film star. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 22–Thu 4 Apr. Puppet Animation Festival Along with a vast programme of puppet- based plays across Scotland, the kid-centric fest dips its toe in the world of cinematic animation. Screenings of feline burglar tale A Cat in Paris, Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle and Pixar tear-fest WALL-E show at various venues. Kilmardinny Arts Centre, Glasgow, Tue 9 Apr; Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley, Sat 13 Apr; Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Tue 2–Thu 4 Apr, puppetanimationfestival.org. Reel Iraq 2013 A festival of contemporary Iraqi culture in the 10th year of the country’s invasion, exploring
85A’S CHERNOZEM Not content with putting on some truly fascinating film-inspired events (including submarine-themed ‘expanded cinema’ performance The Orzel and a tribute to Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer at last year’s Glasgow Film Festival), Glasgow cine-arts collective 85A have produced a film of their own. Chernozem is an ‘industrial horror’ inspired by both the cinema of German Expressionism and Soviet propaganda. In true 85A style, this premiere event is more than just a screening: there’s a ‘Renegade Maskerrade’ party beforehand, and an afterparty featuring Golden Teacher (aka Silk Cut and Ultimate Thrush), both at The Flying Duck. (Niki Boyle) ■ The Flying Duck and GFT, Glasgow, Fri 29 Mar.
The Big Sleep (PG) ●●●●● (Howard Hawks, US, 1946) Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers. 114min. The witty, sultry and atmospheric film noir sees Bogart and Bacall doing their excellent double act. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sun 31 Mar. Bike2Boat (Olaf Obsommer) This film documents an attempt to kayak 700km through Norway with occasional, geographically necessary spells on dry land. Presented by the director. The Pleasance, Edinburgh, Sat 30 Mar. The Blues Brothers (15) ●●●●● (John Landis, US, 1980) John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher. 130min. Landis’ enjoyable 1980 musical comedy. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Sat 23 Mar. Bootleg Film Festival A roving film festival with a DIY ethos that cares more about what’s on the screen than who’s on the red carpet, and 2013 is Edinburgh’s turn to showcase the best underground films by adventurous directors. The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Fri 22–Sun 24 Mar. Chernozem (Black Earth) (tbc) (Judd Brucke, UK, 2013) 75min. Avant- garde art collective 85A present this dark experimental industrial horror. See preview, above. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 29 Mar. Club Noir Film Night Alongside a screening of Frank Capra’s1934 flick It Happened One Night, burlesque dancer Katie Crossbones reprises her ‘Dear Mr Gable’ act. Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow, Sun 24 Mar. Counterflows Saturday Film Screening: A Day in the Mouth A screening of the six-part documentary series by experimental Finnish musician and film-maker, Sami Sanpakkila (aka Es), founder of Fonal Records. With an introduction by CCA director Francis McKee and musician and artist Jari. CCA, Glasgow, Sat 6 Apr. Dead by Dawn: The Prelude The Filmhouse can’t contain its excitement for April’s Dead by Dawn Horror Film 68 THE LIST 21 Mar–18 Apr 2013
Festival (which turns 20 this year), so they’re screening two psychiatrist- terrorising Canadian horror flicks, End of the Line (Mar 24) and The Dark Hours (Apr 7), to help tide us all over. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 24 Mar and Sun 7 Apr. Death Proof (18) ●●●●● (Quentin Tarantino, US, 2007) Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson. 114min. Beefed up version of Tarantino’s contribution to the ‘Grindhouse’ concept package is overly loquacious and toe-curlingly referential. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sat 23 Mar. Death Wish 3 (18) (Michael Winner, US, 1985) Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter. 92min. Deceased food critic and sometime filmmaker Winner directed this entry to his infamous vigilante series with Bronson coerced back into right-wing action by a crooked cop. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 27 Mar. Elvis Presley Film Society Screenings of a handful of the swivel- hipped one’s 30-plus films, along with concert performances and a self-made documentary. O’Neill’s, Glasgow, Sun 7 Apr. The Feynman Tapes: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out (Christopher Sykes, UK) 90min. A documentary on charismatic Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Featuring a Q&A with director Sykes and Robin Ince. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 25 Mar. Filmosophy Screening: Catfish (12A) ●●●●● (Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman, US, 2010) Megan Faccio, Melody C Rosher, Ariel Schulman. 87min. Blurring the line between true documentary and cinematic hoax, Catfish offers an intriguing and thoughtful critique of online relationships. Featuring an introduction and post-screening discussion. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 26 Mar. Found Footage Festival (Various) 90min. Based on an idea founded in New York City in 2004, this is a unique collection of videos from charity shops and garage sales across North America. Observations and commentaries are provided by the hosts: Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show with David Letterman). Win tickets on list.co.uk/offers. Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow, Thu 21 Mar. The Gospel According to St Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo) (U) (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy/France, 1964) Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini. 137min. In his depiction of the life of Jesus Christ, director Pasolini opts for non-professional actors, casting literature student Enrique Irazoqui as the most famous tragic hero of all time and his own mother as the Virgin Mary. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 22–Tue 26 Mar. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG) ●●●●● (Steven Spielberg, US, 1981) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen. 115min. Show up for the giant boulder escape scene, stay for the melting Ark of the Covenant faces. Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh, Sun 24 Mar. Inglourious Basterds (18) ●●●●● (Quentin Tarantino, US/Germany/ France, 2009) Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth. 152min. Plenty of action, a good deal of black humour and a number of superbly staged set pieces in Tarantino’s WWII revenge romp. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sat 30 Mar. Intruder (18) (Scott Spiegel, US, 1989) Elizabeth Cox, Renee Estevez, Dan Hicks. 83min. Tremendously bloody offering sees supermarket staff mysteriously slaughtered and features appearances by Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi. Double bill with documentary Slice and Dice. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 24 Mar. I, Superbiker 3: Day of Reckoning (12A) (Mark Sloper, UK, 2013) Tommy Bridewell, Josh Brookes, Shane Shakey Byrne. A new installment of the racing documentary, this time looking at the high-octane 2012