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Before Sunrise (15) (Richard Linklater, US, 1995) Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Andrea Eckert. 101min. American traveller Hawke and French student Delpy are the strangers on a train who strike up a chance conversation and spend a night wandering around Vienna. Double bill with Before Sunset. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 23 Jun. Before Sunset (15) (Richard Linklater, US, 2004) Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff. 80min. Following on from 1994’s Before Sunrise, this second part of Linklater’s saga reunites the pair in Paris. Double bill with Before Sunrise. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 23 Jun. Bernie (12A) ●●●●● (Richard Linklater, US, 2011) Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey. 99min. When violence mars the friendship of popular mortician Bernie Tiede (Black) and mean-tempered widow Marjorie Nugent (MacLaine), the neighbours’ sympathies aren’t with the victim. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Jun. Cocktail (15) (Roger Donaldson, US, 1988) Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue. 104min. Cruise learns the bartending ropes and battles with mentor Brown in this classic slice of nostalgic guff. Just when it can’t get more 80s, Elisabeth Shue pops up. Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow, Wed 19 Jun–Wed 10 Jul. Edinburgh College of Art Animation: Degree Show (15) 100min. A collection of short animations from Edinburgh College of Art, including one that earned itself a BAFTA. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 17 Jun. Edinburgh College of Art Film & TV: Degree Show (15) 100min. A selection of work from students at Edinburgh College of Art. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 18 Jun. Edinburgh Printmakers Short Film Award (tbc) This award ceremony features a selection of films from final year students and graduates working across digital media in the Scottish arts colleges. Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Jun. continually running film festival returns for its 67th edition with an impressive array of screenings from every corner of the world, including North Korea and Kazakhstan. See feature, page 24 and even more coverage at list.co.uk. Edinburgh Short Film Festival (tbc) A selection of the best shorts by filmmakers from around the world. The Granary, Edinburgh, Fri 14 Jun; Summerhall, Edinburgh, Sat 15 Jun; The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Jun. The Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (18) ●●●●● (Sam Raimi, US, 1987) Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks. 84min. Classic horror sequel/ remake with a bigger budget and more laughs. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 21 Jun. Gloriana (E) (Phyllida Lloyd, UK, 2000) Josephine Barstow, Tom Randall. 140min. Lloyd’s 1984 film adaptation of Benjamin Britten’s opera about Elizabeth I, written to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. Cineworld, Edinburgh, Mon 24 Jun; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Mon 24 Jun. The Guns of Navarone (PG) (J Lee Thompson, UK/US, 1961) Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn. 158min. A British task force is sent to destroy the titular Nazi cannons in this classic war thriller. Introduced by author Brian Hannan. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 16 Jun. The Killing (PG) (Stanley Kubrick, US, 1956) Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards. 85min. Kubrick’s classic stars Hayden as an ex-con who gathers a team of crooks to rob a racetrack. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 17–Wed 19 Jun.
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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. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 23–Tue 25 Jun. Making It Home (tbc) A collection of four short films made by refugee and asylum seekers. Featuring an introduction and followed by a discussion. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 14 Jun; Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Fri 21 Jun; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Jun. LIVE SCREENING Metropolitan Opera: Falstaff (tbc) (2013) A live screening of Verdi’s masterpiece staring Ambrogio Maestri. Cameo, Edinburgh, Wed 19 Jun. Midnight Cowboy (18) (John Schlesinger, US, 1969) Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Brenda Vaccaro, Sylvia Miles. 113min. Seminal buddy movie, which helped Voight and Hoffman to major stardom in the early 1970s. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 17 Jun. The Moo Man (8+) (Andy Heathcote/ Heike Bachelier, UK, 2013) 98min. Stephen Hook runs a small organic farm. This documentary looks at the modern day struggles of running such an enterprise. Introduced by the directors and followed by a Q&A. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 17 Jun. Munch 150 (tbc) In honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch, expert Tim Marlow hosts a behind-the-scenes look at putting on this exhibition. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 27 Jun; Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 27 Jun. LIVE SCREENINGNational Theatre Live: The Audience (tbc) (Stephen Daldry, UK, 2013) Helen Mirren. Mirren puts on a crown once more to play at being the Queen. Broadcast live from London’s West End. General release. Notting Hill (15) (Roger Michell, UK/ US, 1999) Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Richard McCabe. 124min. Writer Curtis’ follow-up to Four Weddings and a Funeral can’t quite reach the same stratospheric level of popularity as its forebear but it’s still an enjoyably fluffy piece of fun. Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh, Sun 23 Jun. LIVE SCREENING Opera Australia: A Masked Ball (tbc) (Alex Ollé, 2013) A new production from La Fura dels Baus starring soprano Tamar Iveri and tenor Diego Torre. Showcase Cinema, Glasgow, Thu 20 Jun; Showcase Cinema, Paisley, Thu 20 Jun. Paths of Glory (PG) (Stanley Kubrick, US, 1957) Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou. 86min. Three men are put on trial for cowardice after the unsurprising failure of a futile World War I mission. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 14–Mon 17 Jun. The Pink Panther (PG) (Blake Edwards, US, 1963) David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner. 115min. Bumbling Inspector Clouseau tries to catch a jewel thief in the comedy adventure with the famous theme music. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 24 Jun. LIVE SCREENING Pompeii Live from the British Museum (tbc) (UK, 2013) 85min. This live screening, hosted by British Museum director Neil MacGregor and others, looks at the Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition, and features films depicting how these Roman cities look today. General release. Pom Poko (Heisei tanuki gassen ponpoko) (PG) (Isao Takahata, Japan, 1994) Shinchô Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida. 119min. Studio Ghibli comedy about a community of shapeshifting raccoons desperately protecting their forest home from urban development. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 15 Jun. RAI International Festival of
HAIL THE NEW PURITAN Said to be his most defining work, Hail the New Puritan sees media- dance pioneer Charles Atlas explore the everyday life of legendary Scottish choreographer Michael Clark. Originally shot as a tongue- in-cheek mockumentary, the film follows the then-23-year-old Clark around an 80s post-punk London, as he redefines the boundaries of modern choreography, soundtracked by The Fall. The film will be introduced by Sarah McCrory, director of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. (Nina Glencross) ■ GFT, Glasgow, Sun 7 Jul.
Ethnographic Film (tbc) The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland’s long-running festival comes to Scotland for the first time, showcasing ethnographic films from all over the world. The four days of screening are subdivided into four categories – RAI & Basil Wright Prize, Material Culture, Intangible Heritage and Student Films – and a programme of talks and debates runs alongside. Various venues, Edinburgh, Thu 13–Sun 16 Jun. The Right to Vote and All That (tbc) (Jon Pullman) Documentary about Scottish suffragettes. Central Library, Edinburgh, Wed 26 Jun. LIVE SCREENING Rigoletto: Live from Taormina’s Ancient Greek Theatre (tbc) Verdi’s opera live from the Taormina Arts festival. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Jul. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (15) ●●●●● (Jim Sharman, UK, 1975) Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick. 100min. The cult film to end all others. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sat 22 Jun. LIVE SCREENING Royal Opera House: Gloriana (tbc) (UK, 2013) Benjamin Britten’s three-act opera depicting the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex. Selected release. Safety Last! (U) ●●●●● (Sam Taylor/ Fred C Newmeyer, US, 1923) Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strothers. 73min. Thrilling comedy featuring Lloyd’s famous vertigo-inducing slapstick stunt work. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 14–Sun 16 Jun. LIVE SCREENING Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: Henry V (tbc) (2013) One of Shakespeare’s many plays about men with numbers in their names, in a live screening direct from the Globe in London. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Jun. LIVE SCREENING Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: Twelfth Night (tbc) (2013) Some men are born great,
some achieve greatness and some are actors bringing you Shakespeare’s 1601 comedy live from the Globe in London. Selected release. Short Com (tbc) A not for profit short film programme featuring the best and funniest independent comedy films. Short Com supports CALM, the male suicide prevention charity. The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Mon 24 & Tue 25 Jun. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (15) (Nicholas Meyer, US, 1982) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley. 113min. Director Meyer had a hand in writing and directing the best Star Trek films and this is arguably the best of all. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Jun. The Stitches Speak: Film Screening and Discussion (tbc) A screening of Tanko Bole Chhe (The Stitches Speak), a film made in Gujarat using the art of embroidery to form a narrative, and a discussion with artist Jeni Allison on how textiles serve as an archive for women. The Telfer, Glasgow, Thu 27 Jun. Whose Story? (15+) (UK, 2013) 90min. Featuring contributions from filmmaker Chris Leslie and work from the Making It Home project, this film examines the issues faced by people forced to leave their homes. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 18 Jun. Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (tbc) (Sangeeth Sivan, India, 2013) Anupam Kher, Sunny Deol, Dharmendra. Dharam, Paramveer and Gajodhar are back together for more hi-jinks. Cineworld, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Jun; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 13 Jun; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 13 Jun. Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani (tbc) (Ayan Mukerji, India, 2013) Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone. 139min. A film celebrating life and the first steps into adulthood. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 13 Jun; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 13 Jun. 13 Jun–11 Jul 2013 THE LIST 69