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 Murray Robertson and Gail Tolley. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
NEW RELEASES About Time (12A) ●●●●● (Richard Curtis, UK, 2013) Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie. 123min. See review, page 54. General release from Wed 4 Sep.
✽Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (12A) ●●●●● (David Lowery, US, 2013)
Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster. 105min. See review, page 55. Selected release from Fri 6 Sep. The Artist and the Model (El artista y la modelo) (tbc) (Fernando Trueba, Spain/France, 2012) Jean Rochefort, Aida Folch, Claudia Cardinale. 105min. A sculptor and his model form a bond in occupied France of 1943. Selected release from Fri 13 Sep. The Big City (Mahanagar) (PG) ●●●●● (Satyajit Ray, India, 1963) Anil Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Jaya Bhaduri. 131min. Re-issue of Satyajit Ray’s Indian drama about a man who’s salary isn’t enough to support his extended family and whose wife causes a stir by taking on a job herself. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 26–Thu 29 Aug. Cheap Thrills (tbc) (E L Katz, US, 2013) Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton. Two rich yuppies convince two down-and-out friends to battle each other for cash. The directorial debut from the writer behind Autopsy and Pop Skull. Selected release from Sat 24 Aug. Contracted (tbc) (Eric England, US, 2013) Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice Macdonald. Following a one-night stand, Samantha ends up with something much worse than an STI. Selected release from Sat 24 Aug. The Dead 2: India (tbc) (Howard J Ford/Jonathan Ford, UK, 2013) Joseph Millson, Meenu Mishra, Anand Gopal. This time it’s the subcontinent’s turn to become a dead zone. Selected release from Thu 22 Aug. The Dyatlov Pass Incident (15) (Renny Harlin, US/UK/Russia, 2013) Gemma Atkinson, Richard Reid, Matt Stokoe. 100min. A group of students investigate the true, bizarre mystery of nine skiers who died in the Russian mountains in 1959. Selected release from Fri 23 Aug.
✽ The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) ●●●●● (15) (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy/France, 2013) Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli. 142min. See review, page 57. Selected release from Fri 6 Sep. The Great Hip Hop Hoax (18) ●●●●● (Jeanie Finlay, UK, 2013) 93min. See review, page 55. Selected release from Fri 6 Sep. Insidious: Chapter 2 (tbc) (James Wan, US, 2013) Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins. The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. General release from Fri 13 Sep. Justin and the Knights of Valour (PG) ●●●●● (Manuel Sicilia, Spain, 2013) Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Freddie Highmore. 90min. See review, page 55. General release from Fri 13 Sep. The Kings of Summer (15) (Jordan Vogt-Roberts, US, 2013) Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias. 95min. Three teenage friends, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods
58 THE LIST 22 Aug–19 Sep 2013
EDINDOCS Three days packed with documentaries by filmmakers from across the globe. Look out for The Film Collector, about a German tax advisor who over 50 years collected more than 2000 35mm film prints and Cans of Hope, which captures the aftermath of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and how one seafood factory struggles to survive. Plus there are screenings of two recently acclaimed features: The Act of Killing (pictured) and Searching for Sugar Man. ■ The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 12 Sep–Sat 14 Sep.
and living off the land. Selected release from Fri 23 Aug. Lovelace (18) ●●●●● (Rob Epstein/ Jeffrey Friedman, US, 2013) Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple. 93min. See feature, page 16 and review, page 56. General release from Fri 23 Aug. One Direction: This Is Us (PG) (Morgan Spurlock, US, 2013) 92min. Harry Styles and Co. beamed onto the big screen, with behind-the-scenes snippets and concert footage. General release from Thu 29 Aug. Pain & Gain (R) ●●●●● (Michael Bay, US, 2013) Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie. 130min. See review, page 57. General release from Fri 30 Aug.
✽Plein Soleil (PG) ●●●●● (René Clément, France/Italy, 1960) Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt. 118min. See review, page 56. Selected release from Fri 30 Aug.
✽Rush (15) ●●●●● (Ron Howard, US/UK/Germany, 2013) Chris
Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Daniel Brühl. 123min. See review, page 55. General release from Fri 13 Sep.
✽Upstream Colour (12A) ●●●●● (Shane Carruth, US, 2013) Amy
Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig. 96min. See review, page 55. Selected release from Fri 30 Aug. The Way Way Back (12A) ●●●●● (Nat Faxon/Jim Rash, US, 2013) Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Alison Janney. 103min. See review, page 53. General release from Wed 28 Aug. What Maisie Knew (R) ●●●●● (Scott McGehee/David Siegel, US, 2012) Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgård. 99min. See review, page 55. General release from Fri 23 Aug. White House Down (12A) (Roland Emmerich, US, 2013) Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal. 131min. The second of this year’s ‘Die Hard at the White House’ thrillers,
this one comes from the director of Independence Day (he must really hate that building). General release from Fri 6 Sep.
STILL SHOWING 2 Guns (R) ●●●●● (Baltasar Kormákur, UK, 2013) Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Denzel Washington. 109min. The guns belong to Washington and Wahlberg, a DEA agent and a Naval Intelligence Officer duped into investigating each other by the mob. General release. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (15) ●●●●● (Declan Lowney, UK, 2013) Steve Coogan, Tim Key. 90min. Sidestepping the usual curse that blights TV projects when they reach the big screen, this is a tremendously fun outing for Partridge as he unwittingly becomes a hostage negotiator at his digital radio station. General release. Before Midnight (15) ●●●●● (Richard Linklater, US, 2013) Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey- Fitzpatrick. 108min. The third part of Linklater’s long-running saga examines the couple’s feelings as they face early middle age. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 22 Aug. Breathe In (15) ●●●●● (Drake Doremus, US, 2013) Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Amy Ryan. 98min. A troubled foreign exchange student (Jones) arrives in a small New York town and forever changes the dynamics of her host family. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 2–Thu 5 Sep. Call Girl (18) ●●●●● (Mikael Marcimain, Sweden/Norway/Finland/ Ireland, 2012) Ruth Vega Fernandez, Pernilla August, David Dencik. 140min. The true story of how a prostitution scandal threatened to bring down Sweden’s Social Democratic government in the 1970s. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 22–Thu 29 Aug; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 22–Thu 29 Aug.
The Conjuring (15) ●●●●● (James Wan, US, 2013) Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor. 112min. Horror from the director of Saw and Insidious about a family terrified by a malevolent force in their new home. General release. Despicable Me 2 (U) ●●●●● (Pierre Coffin/Chris Renaud, US, 2013) Voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Steve Coogan. 98min. Comedy sequel. Although hardly stretching itself in terms of ideas, it’s exuberantly animated and spectacularly silly. Selected release. Days of Grace (Días de gracia) (15) ●●●●● (Everardo Valerio Gout , Mexico, 2011) Paulina Gaitan, Carlos Bardem, Miguel Rodarte. 133min. Mexican thriller set over three World Cup games, following three different stories in a film about survival. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 3–Thu 5 Sep.
✽ Elysium (tbc) ●●●●● (Neill Blomkamp, US, 2013) Matt Damon,
Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley. 109min. See review, page 54. General release. From Up on Poppy Hill (Kokuriko- zaka kara) (U) (Goro Miyazaki, Japan, 2011) Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita. 91min. Scripted by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by his son, this tale is set just before the 1964 Olympics. Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 22 Aug. 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. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 2–Wed 4 Sep. Grown Ups 2 (12A) (Dennis Dugan, US, 2013) Adam Sandler, Taylor Lautner, Salma Hayek. 101min. Sandler and friends reunite for this sequel to the critically derided 2010 comedy. General release. The Heat (15) ●●●●● (Paul Feig, US, 2013) Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir. 117min. The classic tale of edgy city cop (McCarthy) meets uptight federal agent (Bullock), ending happily ever after with the takedown of a drug lord, from the director of Bridesmaids. General release. Iron Man 3 (12A) ●●●●● (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. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 30–Sat 31 Aug. Kick-Ass 2 ●●●●● (R) (Jeff Wadlow, US/UK, 2013) Chloë Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jim Carrey. 113min. Everyday superheroes Kick-Ass and Hit Girl find themselves joined by an entire crew of masked crusaders as they battle against the world’s first super villain. General release. The Lone Ranger (12A) ●●●●● (Gore Verbinski, US, 2013) Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp, Tom Wilkinson. 149min. Remake of the 1940s TV and radio series, starring Depp as right-hand man Tonto and Bonham Carter as a peg-legged, revenge-seeking proprietor. General release. Monsters University (U) ●●●●● (Dan Scanlon, US, 2013) Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Tilly. 110min. This prequel to Monsters, Inc. explores the tumultuous relationship between Mike and Sulley when they met at the University of Fear. General release. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (12A) (Harald Zwart, US/ Germany, 2013) Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan. 130min. After discovering she comes from a long line of Shadowhunters, Clary (Collins) must go on the offensive against demons, werewolves, vampires and other spooky things that overrun NYC in order to rescue her disappeared mum (Heady). General release.