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
100 Bloody Acres (15) (Cameron Cairnes/Colin Cairnes, Australia, 2012) Damon Herriman, Angus Sampson, Anna McGahan. 91min. When Reg and Lindsay run out of material for their ‘organic fertilizer’, they turn to a couple of travellers who’ve broken down on the way to a festival. Limited release from Fri 11 Oct. Afternoon Delight (tbc) (Jill Soloway, USA, 2013) Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor. 99min. Stay-at-home mum Rachel experiences a sexual awakening during her efforts to save a stripper named McKenna. Limited release from Mon 23 Sep. Austenland (12A) (Jerusha Hess, UK/ US, 2013) Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Jennifer Coolidge. 97min. An Austen obsessive travels to a literary theme park in order to track down her very own Mr Darcy. Limited release from Fri 27 Sep. Baggage Claim (12A) (David E Talbert, US, 2013) Paula Patton, Taye Diggs, Jill Scott. 96min. Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana (Patton) embarks on a month-long thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé. Limited release from Fri 11 Oct. Besharam (tbc) (Abhinav Kashyap, India, 2013) Amitosh Nagpal, Ranbir Kapoor, Pallavi Sharda. Hindi romantic comedy. Limited release from Wed 2 Oct.
✽Blue Jasmine (12A) ●●●●● (Woody Allen, US, 2013) Cate
Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins. 98min. See review, page 62. General release from Fri 27 Sep. The Call (15) ●●●●● (Brad Anderson, US, 2013) Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut. 94min. See review, page 61. General release from Fri 20. Camp 14: Total Control Zone (12A) (Marc Wiese, Germany/South Korea, 2012) 106min. The story of Shin Dong-Huyk, born in a North Korean political prison to two prisoners married by orders of prison guards, and his escape at age 23. Limited release from Fri 4 Oct. Cold Comes The Night (15) (Tze Chun, US, 2013) Alice Eve, Bryan Cranston, Logan Marshall-Green. 90min. A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop. Limited release from Fri 20 Sep. The Conspiracy (tbc) (Christopher MacBride, Canada, 2012) Aaron Poole, James Gilbert, Ian Anderson. 84min. A documentary about conspiracy theories plunges into unexpected dark territory when the filmmakers unmask an ancient, dangerous secret society. Limited release from Fri 11 Oct. The Crash Reel (12A) (Lucy Walker, US, 2013) 90min. Documentary on the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world, until Kevin crashes on a Park City half-pipe, barely surviving. Limited release from Fri 4 Oct. Diana (U) (Oliver Hirschbiegel, UK/ France/Belgium/Sweden/Mozambique, 2013) Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Cas Anvar. Biopic delving into the
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PROFILE
PAUL WRIGHT
Born 1981, Fife
Background
Paul Wright moved to Edinburgh to study photography before developing an interest in cinema. He enrolled at Glasgow’s Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before catching the eye of the National Film and Television School where he was offered a place on their MA in Directing Fic- tion. His 2011 work Until the River Runs Red won him the BAFTA for Best Short. What is he up to now?
His feature debut, For Those in Peril, was shot in the coastal vil- lage of Gourdon, Aberdeenshire. It stars rising actor George MacKay as Aaron, the lone survivor of a fishing boat accident that claims the lives of five others. His unlikely escape sees him increasingly al- ienated from the other villagers.
On the film’s theme
‘The sole survivor thing I’d done a bit of research on. We spoke to some people that had been affected by similar accidents and it was quite hard to get your head round why there would be any animosity towards the guy that came back. But when it was explained, it suddenly became quite clear: he’s a walking ghost, a constant reminder of the tragedy that everyone in the village has been affected by.’
On the difficulties of his shoot
‘The stuff on the ocean was probably the most challenging. As soon as George was in the water, there’s an immediate time limit on how much you can shoot and how much we need to make the scene work. It was freezing, a lot colder than it looks! It was quite strange, being on a dingy, circling him, and you’re shouting stuff, with the waves crashing.’ On the Scottish film scene
‘From what I hear, there are quite a lot of interesting projects just coming out, so it’s an exciting time. Unfortunately, there isn’t that whole collective thing with film- makers hanging out. There’s no particular movement that I know of. If there is, I’ve not been invited!’ (James Mottram) ■ For Those in Peril is on limited release from Fri 4 Oct. See review, page 62.
MARK KERMODE PRESENTS HATCHET JOB: LOVE MOVIES, HATE CRITICS In the internet age, the professional film critic has become a dying breed. Radio 5 Live / Observer critic Mark Kermode explores the changing landscape of film criticism in his new book Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics. He’ll be coming to the Cameo as part of a UK-wide tour of cinemas to discuss the fractious relationship between critics, audiences and filmmakers, sharing insightful historical analysis alongside his own experiences of working in the industry. ■ Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 14 Oct.
last two years of the late Princess of Wales’ life, an emotional insight into her divorce with Prince Charles and relationships with heart surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan and Dodi Fayed. General release from Fri 20 Sep. Emperor (tbc) (Peter Webber, US/ Japan, 2012) Matthew Fox, Colin Moy, Tommy Lee Jones. 105min. The decision of whether or not Emperor Hirohito of Japan should be hanged following the end of WWII rests on the influence of an American exchange student who he met years earlier. Limited release from Fri 4 Oct. The Fifth Estate (tbc) ●●●●● (Bill Condon, US/Belgium, 2013) Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten. 124min. See review, page 62. Limited release from Fri 11 Oct. Filth (18) ●●●●● (Jon S Baird, UK, 2013) James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots. 97min. See review, page 63, and feature, page 60. General release from Fri 27 Sep. Folie à deux (tbc) (Kim Hopkins, UK/ Hungary, 2013) 101min. Documentary following the Heraty family, who live in the oldest inhabited house in England, as they attempt to transform their home into a hotel. Limited release from Fri 4 Oct. For Those in Peril (18) ●●●●● (Paul Wright, UK, 2013) Kate Dickie, George MacKay, Michael Smiley. 93min. See review, page 62, and profile, right. Limited release from Fri 4 Oct. Girl Most Likely (12A) (Shari Springer Berman/Robert Pulcini, US, 2012) Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon. 103min. See review, page 63. General release from Fri 27 Sep. Greedy Lying Bastards (12A) (Craig Scott Rosebraugh, US, 2012) 90min. This indictment of the fossil fuel industry documents its impact on climate change and health and safety. Limited release from Fri 27 Sep. Hannah Arendt (12A) (Margarethe von Trotta, Germany/Luxembourg/ France, 2012) Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer. 113min. Dramatisation of the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, focusing on the account she wrote for The New Yorker of the 1961 war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann. Limited release from Fri 27 Sep. Harrigan (15) (Vince Woods, UK, 2013) Ian Whyte, Craig Conway, Amy Manson. 97min. Among the desperation and fear growing in a crime ridden sink estate in northern England, one man becomes involved in saving what little decency and community life exists. Limited release from Fri 20 Sep. Hawking (PG) (Stephen Finnigan, UK, 2013) Nathan Chapple, Martin King, Joe Lovell. 86min. See review, page 63. Limited release from Fri 20 Sep. How I Live Now (15) (Kevin Macdonald, UK, 2013) Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Anna Chancellor. 101min. An American girl on holiday in the English countryside with her family finds herself in hiding and fighting for her survival as the third world war breaks out. General release from Fri 4 Oct. In the Name Of . . . (W imie . . . ) (15) (Malgorzata Szumowska, Poland, 2013) Andrzej Chyra, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Lukasz Simlat. 102min. A young priest struggles with his sexual desires. Limited release from Fri 27 Sep. InRealLife (15) (Beeban Kidron, UK, 2013) 90min. InRealLife takes us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to the world of Silicon Valley, to find out what exactly the internet is doing to our children. Limited release from Fri 20 Sep. It’s a Lot (15) (Darwood Grace/Femi Oyeniran, UK, 2013) Femi Oyeniran, Red Madrell, Roxy Sternberg. 96min. New comedy from the directors and actors behind Kidulthood, Adulthood