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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 Murray Robertson and Gail Tolley. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry NEW RELEASES 009 Re: Cyborg (12+) (Kenji Kamiyama, Japan, 2012) Hisao Egawa, Toshiko Fujita, Hiroshi Kamiya. Nine cybernetic heroes gather to fight a faceless menace in this mature manga from the director of Ghost in the Shell. Limited release from Fri 7 Jun. Beware of Mr Baker (15) ●●●●● (Jay Bulger, US, 2012) 100min. Warts-and-all portrayal of the excess of former Cream drummer Ginger Baker, considered by some to be the world’s best drummer. See review, page 72. Limited release from Fri 17 May, incl Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Big Wedding (15) (Justin Zackham, US, 2012) Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton. 90min. There’s a big family wedding coming up, so long-divorced couple Ellie (Keaton) and Don (De Niro) do the only proper thing – pretend to still be married. See review at list.co.uk. General release from Wed 29 May, incl Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh; Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow.
Byzantium (15) ●●●●● (Neil Jordan, UK/US/Ireland, 2012) Gemma Arterton, Jonny Lee Miller, Saoirse Ronan. 118min. Modern urban horror from Interview with the Vampire director Jordan. While the vampire legend is central to the plot, Jordan takes a subtle approach: this is less about fangs, more the curse of immortality. See feature, page 69 and review, page 70. Limited release from Fri 31 May. Epic (U) (Chris Wedge, US, 2013) Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé Knowles. 102min. From the director of Ice Age comes this story of a teenage girl who is sucked from the earthly realm into a fantastical woodland where she finds the forces of good and evil at battle. See review at list.co.uk. General release from Wed 22 May, incl Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Glasgow; Showcase Cinema Paisley, Paisley. Everybody Has a Plan (15) ●●●●● (Ana Piterbarg, Argentina/Spain/ Germany, 2012) Viggo Mortensen, Soledad Villamil, Daniel Fanego. 118min. To escape suffocating middle-class life in Buenos Aires, sneaky Agustín (Mortensen) assumes the identity of his dead twin brother, Pedro (also Mortensen), an underworld criminal. See interview and review at list.co.uk. Limited release from Fri 31 May. Fast & Furious 6 (12A) (Justin Lin, US, 2013) Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Gina Carano, Jordana Brewster. 130min. Justin Lin’s third entry into this series (after the series-rejuvenating part 5) sees O’Conner and Toretto team up to take down a heroin importer. See review at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 17 May.
✽The Great Gatsby (12A) ●●●●● (Baz Luhrmann, US/Australia, 2013)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton. 143min. Luhrmann’s typically exuberant take on the novel by F Scott Fitzgerald features DiCaprio as the titular millionaire. See review, page 68. General release from Thu 16 May. The Hangover Part III (15) (Todd Phillips, US, 2013) Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms. 100min. Phil, Stu and Alan face another morning filled with headache and regret in Todd Phillips’ comedy juggernaut. See review at list.co.uk. General release from Fri 24 May.
✽The Iceman (15) ●●●●● (Ariel Vromen, US, 2012) Michael
Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans. 106min. The true story of Richard Kuklinski, happy family man by day and notorious hitman by night. See review, page 71. Limited release from Fri 7 Jun. The Last Exorcism: Part II (15) ●●●●● (Ed Gass-Donnelly, US, 2013) Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, Spencer Treat Clark. 88min. The next instalment in the backwoods horror fest sees Nell Sweetzer (Bell) try to rebuild her life following the freaky devil-worshipping zealot ritual sacrifice events of the first film. See review, page 72. General release from Fri 7 Jun. The Liability (15) ●●●●● (Craig Vivieiros, UK, 2012) Tim Roth, Peter Mullan, Jack O’Connell. 82min. Adam (O’Connell) is a young wastrel who finds himself driving taciturn hitman Roy (Roth) to his last job. While he and O’Connell are amusing, the script needs more aggression, surprise and fun. See review, page 70. Limited release from Fri 17 May.
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Populaire (12A) ●●●●● (Régis Roinsard, France, 2012) Déborah François, Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo. 111min. France, 1959: insurance company secretary Rose (François) is hopeless at her job except for an uncanny gift for speed-typing. Her boss (Duris) enters her in a competition and romance strikes up. See review, page 71. Limited release from Fri 31 May, incl Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Filmhouse, Edinburgh. The Purge (15) (James DeMonaco, US, 2013) Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane. 85min. In an America wracked with crime, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour window where criminal activity goes unpunished. On this one night, a family face an intruder and must pull together to survive the encounter. General release from Fri 31 May.
✽Something in the Air (Après mai) (15) ●●●●● (Olivier
Assayas, France, 2012) Clément Métayer, Lola Créton, Carole Combes, Felix Armand. 122min. In early 70s France, teenager Gilles (Métayer), a lycée student, is in love with bohemian Laure (Combes), but then he becomes involved with politically committed Christine (Créton). Assayas’ bittersweet portrait of countercultural youth is credible because of its detail and a refusal to be either nostalgic or cynical. See profile, page 77 and review, page 72. Limited release from Fri 24 May, incl Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
RHUBABA PRESENTS: JOHN SMITH, EARLY SHORTS In partnership with Rhubaba Gallery and Studios, the Filmhouse will host an evening of early shorts from avant garde filmmaker John Smith. The screening ties in with the gallery’s forthcoming exhibition It’s a Beautiful World, a group show about the mystery in our immediate surroundings. For newcomers to Smith the event is a chance to find out just why his films, simultaneously challenging and humorous, are so influential. Look out for The Black Tower, pictured, as well as his most famous work, from 1976, The Girl Chewing Gum. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 27 May.
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