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Drunkard. The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Sun 2 Jun. Five Easy Pieces (15) ●●●●● (Bob Rafelson, US, 1970) Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush. 98min. Rafelson’s slow, honest, funny and painful study of familial alienation and ennui at a time of war (Vietnam) has been lovingly restored and is well worth revisiting or discovering anew. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 5 & Thu 6 Jun. The Fly (18) ●●●●● (David Cronenberg, US, 1986) Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz. 86min. Brilliant reconceptualisation of the camp 1958 classic, with Goldblum highly effective as the scientist whose experiments in teleportation go disastrously wrong. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 16 May. Future Shorts (tbc) An evening of selected short films, followed by a live set. Featuring The Whistle, Mickey Bader and more. CCA, Glasgow, Fri 17 May. LIVE SCREENING Glyndebourne: Ariadne auf Naxos (tbc) A live screening direct from the Glyndebourne Festival of Opera of Richard Strauss’ comedic 1912 opera Ariadne auf Naxos. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Tue 4 Jun; Cameo, Edinburgh, Tue 11 Jun. GoodFellas (18) ●●●●● (Martin Scorsese, US, 1990) Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci. 145min. Liotta plays Henry Hill, a real-life mafioso, with De Niro as his mentor in crime in this audacious, classic Scorsese film. Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh, Sun 19 May. The Great Gatsby (15) (Jack Clayton, US, 1974) Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern. 144min. Classic literary tale starring Redford as Gatsby and Farrow as the fickle Daisy. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 24–Thu 30 May. The Gruffalo’s Child (U) (Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland, UK/ Germany, 2011) Helena Bonham Carter, Shirley Henderson, Robbie Coltrane. 27min. Star-studded follow-up. A young Gruffalo goes in search of the Big Bad Mouse, despite warnings from her father. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 10 Jun. The Invisible Lighthouse (12●) (Thomas Dolby, UK, 2013) 50min. Documentary featuring footage, live narration and synth soundtrack from Thomas Dolby. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 19 May. John Smith: Early Shorts (tbc) Rhubaba Gallery presents a selection of earlier short films from the brilliant John Smith: Associations, The Girl Chewing Gum and The Black Tower. See preview, page 73. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 27 May. Judas Priest: Epitaph (tbc) 120min. A concert film from Judas Priest’s 40th anniversary tour in 2012, featuring a song from each of their 14 albums. Showcase Cinema, Glasgow, Thu 16 May; Vue Omni, Edinburgh, Thu 16 May.
✽The King of Marvin Gardens (15) ●●●●● (Bob Rafelson, US,
1972) Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn. 103min. 1970s Atlantic City: David (Nicholson) is a depressive talk radio DJ and brother of excitable crook Jason (Dern), who plans to open a Hawaiian resort. See review, page 71. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 31 May–Tue 4 Jun. Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta) (PG) ●●●●● (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 1986) Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman. 124min. Rollercoaster animated adventure set in a 19th century fantasy world concerning two children on a quest to discover the legendary flying castle, Laputa. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 18 May. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) ●●●●● (Eric Darnell,
US, 2012) Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer. 93min. Alex (Stiller) and pals are pining for New York so they escape across Europe, only to find animal-hating Captain DuBois (Frances McDormand) on their tails. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 25 May. LIVE SCREENING Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake (tbc) The company’s performance of Swan Lake, screened in 3D. Showcase Cinema, Paisley, Thu 6 Jun; Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 6 Jun; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 6 Jun. Mothers of Bedford (15) (Jenifer McShane, US, 2011) 93min. Documentary following five women imprisoned in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Followed by a panel discussion. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 6 Jun. LIVE SCREENING National Theatre Live: The Audience (tbc) (Stephen Daldry, UK, 2013) Helen Mirren. Broadcast live from London’s West End, The Audience finds HRH taking audiences with each of the 12 Prime Ministers during her reign. General release. LIVE SCREENING National Theatre Live: This House (12A) (Jeremy Herrin, UK, 2013) 180min. James Graham’s acclaimed new political comedy set in Westminster during the hung parliament of 1974. Selected release. Pretty Woman (15) (Garry Marshall, US, 1990) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy. 120min. Hugely successful comedy-romance which launched Roberts’ career and gave Gere’s a gentle boost, despite its outdated sexist attitude and assertion that women can be simply bought out of a life of prostitution. Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh, Sun 9 Jun. Quadrophenia (18) ●●●●● (Franc Roddam, UK, 1979) Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis. 117min. Mods and rockers live it up on Brighton beach by swapping buckets and spades for chains and sticks. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 2 Jun. The Room (18) ●●●●● (Tommy Wiseau, US, 2003) Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle, Greg Sestero. 99min. ‘So bad it’s good’ cult film that has suffered some very harsh criticism but is loyally defended by its mysterious director. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 24 May. LIVE SCREENING Royal Opera House: La Donna del Lago (tbc) (UK, 2013) Rossini’s opera based on the poem ‘The Lady of the Lake’, by Sir Walter Scott, performed by the Royal Opera House. Selected release. Sammy’s Great Escape (U) ●●●●● (Vincent Kesteloot/Ben Stassen, Belgium, 2012) Voices of Wesley Johnny, Isabelle Fuhrman, Billy Unger. 92min. Charmless sequel to 2010’s forgettable A Turtle’s Tale. Take your unwanted, good quality toys to swap from 11am. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 1 Jun. Scarecrow (18) (Jerry Schatzberg, US, 1973) Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan. 112min. The 1973 existentialist flick gets a re-release, featuring Pacino and Hackman as two drifters who partner up to head east together. See preview, page 74. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 9–Tue 11 Jun; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sat 18 May. LIVE SCREENING Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: Henry V (tbc) (2013) One of Shakespeare’s many plays about men with a number in their name, with a live screening direct from the Globe in London. Selected release. Southside Film Festival A super- local festival that brings an eclectic programme of films and workshops to ‘pop up’ cinemas in various Southside venues (cafes, pubs, clubs, schools, libraries, parks, even a boat shed). Film choices are often site-specific or engage audiences by producing an event around the film. See 5 reasons, page 74. Southside, Glasgow, Fri 17–Sun 19 May. Southside Fringe An evening of short films by Glasgow-based filmmakers. The Bungo Bar & Kitchen, Glasgow, Thu 23 May. The Spirit of ‘45 (U) ●●●●● (Ken Loach, UK, 2013) 94min. Documentary about the Attlee government’s post-war creation of the welfare state. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 11–Thu 13 Jun. Theorem (15) (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy, 1968) Silvana Mangano, Terence Stamp, Massimo Girotti. 98min. Pasolini’s twin obsessions, Christianity and Marxism, are brought searingly to life in this intense fable, featuring Tel as a mysterious Christ figure. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 26–Tue 28 May. There Will Be Blood (15) ●●●●● (Paul Thomas Anderson, US, 2007) Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J O’Connor. 158min. Modern day classic about a prospector (Day-Lewis) who finds himself in a battle of wits against sleazy child preacher Eli Sunday (Dano) over oil, ethics and the American Dream. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 19 May. UK Green Film Festival A selection of films that engage with environmental and climate change themes, featuring Promised Land, Trashed with Jeremy Irons and Valley of Saints. See 5 reasons, page 50. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 1 Jun–Tue 4 Jun. Up (U) ●●●●● (Pete Docter/ Bob Peterson, US, 2009) Voices of Christopher Plummer, Edward Asner, Paul Eiding. 96min. A 78-year-old curmudgeon, Carl Fredericksen, and eight-year-old Junior Wilderness Explorer Russell embark on the adventure of a lifetime in South America for yet another Pixar masterpiece. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 19 May. Voyage to Italy (Viaggio in Italia) (PG) (Roberto Rossellini, Italy, 1954) Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Paul Muller. 84min. A quiet English couple whose marriage is on the rocks visit Naples to dispose of property left to them by a relative. Earnest, anaemic romantic drama from which the prevailing mood of tedium rarely lifts. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 16 May. We Are Poets (tbc) (Daniel Lucchesi, Alex Ramseyer-Bache, UK/US, 2011) 80min. This documentary follows a group of young British poets on a journey to the White House to take part in Brave New Voices, America’s most prestigious poetry slam event. Presented by Inky Fingers. The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Tue 28 May. The World on Your Plate A weekend of films exploring the social side of global food production, featuring Canned Dreams, The Fruit Hunters with Bill Pullman, The Moo Man, A River Changes Course and Stealing Africa. See Big Picture, page 11. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 30 May–Sun 2 Jun. The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom (tbc) (Tara Johns, Canada, 2011) Macha Grenon, Gil Bellows, Julia Stone. 95min. When a young girl finds out she’s adopted she travels across America to meet her birth mother. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 8 Jun. Zulu Love Letter (Lettre d’amour zoulou) (tbc) (Ramadan Suleman, France/South Africa/Germany, 2004) Pamela Nomvete, Mpumi Malatsi, Sophie Mgcina. 100min. Two years after the first democratic elections, Johannesburg is in a state of euphoria. This award-winning psychological drama examines the emotional journey of two mothers searching for their daughters. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 23 May.
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PROFILE OLIVIER ASSAYAS
Born: 1955, Paris Background: The son of a screenwriter father and a painter mother, Assayas worked as a critic for Cahiers du Cinéma, before making his directorial debut in 1986 with Disorder. A writer- director with an impressive ability to work across diverse genres and styles, his most acclaimed works have included the love-letter to cinema Irma Vep, the intimate relationship drama Late August, Early September, and the epic portrait of a legendary 1970s terrorist Carlos. What’s he up to now?
With Something in the Air, Assayas again returns to the 1970s for a semi-autobiographical portrait of countercultural adolescents, in which the protagonist Gilles (newcomer Clément Métayer) is an aspiring teenage artist caught up in Leftist student militancy. Assayas on Something in the Air
‘I used autobiographical anec- dotes and fragments of memories and quotations from books and music to recreate the ambience of the 1970s in Something in the Air. Gilles is the character closest to me, but it’s not just his story – it’s about the choices and options open to him and his friends, so it becomes a portrait of a genera- tion.’
On filming history
‘I’m not a nostalgic person. Even when I make films set in the past like Carlos and Something in the Air, they are also about the present. And if Carlos was about the dark side of the 1970s, then Something in the Air is about the more utopian side, the hopes and dreams of teenagers.’
On his career so far ’I always write my own film and I put everything into them. I’m not interested in being a confident filmmaker. With every film, I want to try new things, not sleepwalk my way through filming.’
Interesting Fact
The editor on all of Assayas’ films Luc Barnier died after the com- pletion of Something in the Air. (Tom Dawson) ■ Something in the Air is on limited release from Fri 24 May.
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