FILM | Index
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 screening times. Submit details of special screenings at least 10 days before publication to events@list. co.uk. Film index is compiled by Jaclyn Arndt and Gail Tolley. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry NEW RELEASES
21 and Over (15) ●●●●● (Jon Lucas/ Scott Moore, US, 2013) Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Jonathan Keltz. 93min. See review, page 63. General release from Fri 3 May. The ABCs of Death (18) ●●●●● (Various directors, US/New Zealand, 2012) Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Iván González, Kyra Zagorsky. 123min. Horror directors from around the world each pick a letter, assign an appropriate deathly demise to said letter, then make a short film. Most are gags but a few are completely straight and still effective. See review at list.co.uk. Limited release from Fri 26 Apr. All Stars (U) (Ben Gregor, UK, 2013) Theo Stevenson, Akai Osei-Mansfield, Ashley Jensen, Kimberley Walsh, John Barrowman. 106min. To save the youth centre, two kids look to the power of movement to raise funds in an ambitious dance show. General release from Fri 3 May. Bernie (12A) ●●●●● (Richard Linklater, US, 2011) Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey. 99min. See review, page 61. Limited release from Fri 26 Apr. Dead Man Down (15) (Niels Arden Oplev, US, 2013) Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard. 118min. An NYC crime boss is about to be double- crossed by his top henchman, Victor (Farrell), who has been hired by Beatrice (Rapace), a woman seeking retribution. General release from Fri 3 May. Ek Thi Daayan (tbc) (Kannan Iyer, India, 2013) Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Huma Qureshi. A Daayan witch gives an illusionist the heebie jeebies. Limited release from Fri 19 Apr. Evil Dead (18) ●●●●● (Fede Alvarez, US, 2013) Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas. 91min. See review, page 61. General release from Thu 18 Apr. Gimme the Loot (tbc) ●●●●● (Adam Leon, US, 2013) Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson, Zoé Lescaze. 81min. See review, page 61. Limited release from Fri 3 May.
✽The Great Gatsby (12A) (Baz Luhrmann, US/Australia, 2013)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton. Luhrmann’s typically exuberant take on the novel by F Scott Fitzgerald features DiCaprio as the titular millionaire. See feature, page 21 and review at list.co.uk. General release from Thu 16 May. A Hijacking (15) ●●●●● (Tobias Lindholm, Denmark, 2012) Pilou Asbæk, Roland Møller, Søren Malling. 99min. See review, page 60. Limited release from Fri 10 May.
✽I’m So Excited (Los amantes pasajeros) (15) ●●●●● (Pedro
Almodóvar, Spain, 2013) Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro, Cecilia Roth. 90min. See review, page 58. Limited release from Fri 3 May. In the Fog (12A) ●●●●● (Sergei Loznitsa, Germany/Netherlands/ Belarus/Russia/Latvia, 2012) Vladimir Svirskiy, Vladislav Abashin, Sergei Kolesov. 127min. See review, page 62. Limited release from Fri 26 Apr. Iron Man 3 (tbc) (Shane Black, US/ China, 2013) Robert Downey Jr, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow. 129min. Screenwriting legend Shane Black takes the reins for Robert Downey Jr’s third individual outing as billionaire eccentric Tony Stark. See review at list.co.uk.
64 THE LIST 18 Apr–16 May 2013
POINT BLANK REISSUE For those with prior knowledge of Donald E Westlake adaptations, the tagline for recent Jason Statham crime flick Parker raised a wry smile. ‘Payback has a new name’ may sound like standard Hollywood poster lingo, but it was also a knowing reference to the Mel Gibson-starring 1999 crime caper Payback, itself inspired by this 1967 film starring Lee Marvin. Now that Parker is safely out of multiplexes, audiences are being given the chance to see the crime character’s first film incarnation once more. A terse, inventive thriller directed by Deliverance’s John Boorman, Point Blank stands out from its genre contemporaries thanks to bold stylistic and storytelling choices. (Niki Boyle) ■ GFT, Glasgow, Mon 22–Wed 24 Apr; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 18–Sun 21 Apr.
General release from Fri 26 Apr. The Look of Love (18) ●●●●● (Michael Winterbottom, UK, 2013) Steve Coogan, Imogen Poots, Anna Friel, Tamsin Egerton. 101min. See review, page 59. General release from Fri 26 Apr. Love Is All You Need (15) ●●●●● (Susanne Bier, Denmark, 2012) Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Kim Bodnia. 116min. See review, page 59. Limited release from Fri 19 Apr. Me and You (Io e te) (15) ●●●●● (Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy, 2012) Tea Falco, Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Sonia Bergamasco. 103min. Bertolucci’s first film since 2003’s The Dreamers is about a shy teenager who tells his parents he’s going on holiday but instead spends his time alone in a basement. See review at list.co.uk. Limited release from Fri 19 Apr.
✽Mud (12A) ●●●●● (Jeff Nichols, US, 2012) Reese Witherspoon,
Matthew McConaughey, Michael Shannon. 130min. See profile, page 59 and review, page 63. General release from Fri 10 May. Olympus Has Fallen (15) ●●●●● (Antoine Fuqua, US, 2013) Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman. 120min. See review, page 62. General release. Promised Land (15) ●●●●● (Gus Van Sant, US/UAE, 2012) Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski, Hal Holbrook. 106min. See review, page 63. General release from Fri 19 Apr. Rebellion (L’ordre et la morale) (15) ●●●●● (Mathieu Kassovitz, France, 2011) Mathieu Kassovitz, Iabe Lapacas, Malik Zidi. 136min. See review, page 61. Limited release from Fri 26 Apr. Star Trek: Into Darkness (tbc) (JJ Abrams, US, 2013) Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve. 129min. To the delight of nerds and non-nerds alike, Abrams is back with the second installment of his Star Trek reboot, as Captain Kirk heads up a hunt for a dangerous individual bent on destruction. See review at list.co.uk. General release from Thu 9 May. Tattoo Nation (12A) (Eric Schwartz,
US, 2013) 86min. Follow the story of three body art pioneers – Charlie Cartwright, Jack Rudy and Freddy Negrete – as they take tattoos from underground taboo to mainstream adornment. See preview, page 68. Limited release from Tue 23 Apr.
✽White Elephant (tbc) ●●●●● (Pablo Trapero, Argentina/Spain/ France, 2012) Ricardo Darín, Jérémie Renier, Martina Gusman. 110min. See review, page 60. GFT, Glasgow, from Fri 10 May.
STILL SHOWING Amour (12A) ●●●●● (Michael Haneke, France/Germany/Austria, 2012) Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva. 127min. A drama about a couple’s life after the wife suffers a debilitating stroke, from the director of Hidden and The White Ribbon. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 18 Apr. Argo (15) ●●●●● (Ben Affleck, US, 2012) Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman. 120min. The craziness of the real-life hostage rescue story inspires an oddball mix of political thriller and showbiz satire, and Affleck directs with taut authenticity. Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 18 Apr. Broken (15) ●●●●● (Rufus Norris, UK, 2012) Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Rory Kinnear. 90min. A young girl’s life is changed forever when she witnesses a violent attack on a man by his neighbour, with the event carrying tragic consequences for everyone on the street. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Sun 21–Thu 25 Apr. Broken City (15) ●●●●● (Allen Hughes, US, 2013) Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta- Jones. 109min. Over-complicated but sporadically effective noir about a washed-up private investigator (Wahlberg) hired to spy on the Mayor’s wife, with a smart plot marred by slack characterisation and weird directorial decisions. Dominion, Edinburgh, Thu 18 Apr. Caesar Must Die (tbc) ●●●●● (Paolo Taviani/Vittorio Taviani,
Italy, 2012) Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri. 76min. A cast of hardened prisoners rehearse Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in this compelling documentary, with the Taviani brothers’ sensitive approach and impressive performances helping it win the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 19–Mon 22 Apr. Cloud Atlas (15) ●●●●● (Lana Wachowski/Tom Tykwer/Andy Wachowski, Germany/US/HK/ Singapore, 2012) Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant. 172min. An epic story of humankind in which individual actions impact on one another throughout the past, present and future, with a single act of kindness rippling out for centuries to inspire a revolution. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Thu 18 Apr; Odeon Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Thu 18 Apr. The Croods (U) ●●●●● (Kirk De Micco/Chris Sanders, US, 2013) Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone. 98min. Passing from Aardman to DreamWorks, this animation follows a caveman’s position as leader of his tribe, and how it’s threatened by a prehistoric genius who keeps inventing things like fire. General release. Dark Skies (15) ●●●●● (Scott Stewart, US, 2013) Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton. 97min. Disturbing supernatural events take place in none other than a sleepy suburb, with the Barrett family at the centre of the malevolent maelstrom. General release. Finding Nemo (U) (Andrew Stanton, US, 2003) Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe. 100min. Pixar’s delightful tale of a little fish and his daddy’s attempts to find him gets the 3D treatment. Clever, funny and better than The Little Mermaid (just). Limited release. First Position (U) ●●●●● (Bess Kargman, US, 2011) 90min. Six young contestants get put through the paces for the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix ballet contest. Debut director Kargman establishes herself as