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
✽ Captain Phillips (12A) ●●●●● (Paul Greengrass, US, 2013)
Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Max Martini. 134min. Bourne helmer Greengrass directs the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and his crew’s encounter with Somali pirates aboard the Maersk Alabama. See review, page 69. General release from Fri 18 Oct. Closed Circuit (15) (John Crowley, UK/US, 2013) Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent. 96min. A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defence team. General release from Fri 25 Oct. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: Revenge of the Leftovers (U) (Cody Cameron/Kris Pearn, US, 2013) Voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte. 95min. Sequel to the surprise hit from 2009. General release from Fri 25 Oct. Drinking Buddies (15) (Joe Swanberg, US, 2013) Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick. 90min. Comedy about two brewery workers whose platonic friendship develops into something else. General release from Fri 1 Nov. Ender’s Game (12A) (Gavin Hood, US, 2013) Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley. 114min.
Based on Orson Scott Card’s novel, a gifted child is sent to military school to prepare for an alien invasion. General release from Thu 24 Oct.
✽ Enough Said (12A) ●●●●● (Nicole Holofcener, US, 2013)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener. 93min. A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she’s interested in learns he’s her new friend’s ex-husband. The late, great Gandolfini’s penultimate film. See review, page 71. General release from Fri 18 Oct. Escape Plan (15) ●●●●● (Mikael Håfström, US, 2013) Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent. 116min. When a security expert finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world’s most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside. See review, page 69. General release from Fri 18 Oct.
✽ Gravity (12A) ●●●●● (Alfonso Cuarón, US/UK, 2013) Sandra
Bullock, George Clooney, Eric Michels. 90min. A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. See feature, page 68 and review, page 70. General release from Fri 8 Nov. The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (15) (Tom Elkins, US, 2013) Abigail Spencer, Chad Michael Murray, Katee Sackhoff. 101min. A young family moves into an historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house’s only inhabitants. Selected release from Thu 31 Oct. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (15) (Jeff Tremaine, US, 2013) Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Spike Jonze. 92min. The titular pensioner travels across America with his 8-year-old grandson Billy. Based on the Jackass character. General release from Wed 23 Oct.
Last Vegas (tbc) (Jon Turteltaub, US, 2013) Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman. Three 60-something friends take a break from their day-to- day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal. General release from Fri 8 Nov. The Lebanese Rocket Society (PG) ●●●●● (Joana Hadjithomas/ Khalil Joreige, Lebanon/France/Qatar, 2012) Hampar Karageozian, Harry Koundakjian, Manoug Manougian. 93min. Documentary on the 1960–1966 Lebanese space project. See review, page 71. Selected release from Fri 18 Oct. Like Father, Like Son (Soshite chichi ni naru) (PG) ●●●●● (Hirokazu Koreeda, Japan, 2013) Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yôko Maki. 120min. A successful businessman learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. See review, page 71. Selected release from Fri 18 Oct. Love, Marilyn (12A) ●●●●● (Liz Garbus, US/France, 2012) 107min. Modern day celebrities talk about the impact that Marilyn Monroe continues to have on their lives. See review, page 69. Selected release from Fri 18 Oct. Parkland (15) ●●●●● (Peter Landesman, US, 2013) James Badge Dale, Zac Efron, Jackie Earle Haley. 93min. A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital on the day US President John F Kennedy was assassinated. See review, page 71. General release from Fri 8 Nov. Philomena (12A) ●●●●● (Stephen Frears, UK/US/France, 2013) Michelle Fairley, Judi Dench, Steve Coogan. 98min. An elderly woman whose son was taken away from her gets help in her decades-long search from a cynical political journalist. See review, page 69. General release from Fri 1 Nov.
DISCOVERY FILM FESTIVAL 2013 marks ten years of the Discovery Film Festival, Dundee’s annual showcase of films for children, families and young adults. The festival opens with Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion, an eerie mystery about a young boy who moves into his great-uncle’s mansion and stumbles across a forgotten diary. There’s also a chance to see Scottish doc The Great Hip Hop Hoax and the new critical hit from Clio Barnard, The Selfish Giant, as well as workshops, short film screenings and accompanying art exhibition by Hiraki Sawa. ■ DCA, Dundee, Sat 19 Oct–Sun 3 Nov.
72 THE LIST 17 Oct–14 Nov 2013
5 REASONS REASONS TO GO SEE SCOTLAND LOVES ANIME 1. It’s anime on your doorstep The Scotland Loves Anime festival returns for its fourth year with a broad selection of Japanese animation. Having visited Glasgow’s GFT, it’s now charming the socks off Edinburgh’s Filmhouse, providing one of the few chances to see anime on the big screen in Scotland. 2. There are animated cats In The Life of Guskou Budori, an adorably drawn cast of kitties is employed to tell the tale of a young tom in search of his family. Director Gisaburo Sugii worked on everything from Astro Boy (the 1960s TV show that helped define anime as a genre) to 1994’s Street Fighter II film and this child-friendly offering is cute enough to rival My Neighbour Totoro from Studio Ghibli. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 18 Oct. 3. It’s a chance to try something new Speaking of Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki – the creative mind behind the studio’s superb Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle – has announced his retirement. Now may be a wise time to scout for a new favourite anime-maker among the many this festival has to offer. 4. Meet the filmmakers Perhaps Makoto Shinkai could fulfil that role as he adds to his oeuvre with The Garden of Words. Featuring stunning artwork, the film is about a teenage boy who skips school to design shoes and meets an intriguing girl in the park. Shinkai will be participating in a Q&A session after the film. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 17 Oct. 5. Discover a cult classic Definitely one for the adults, Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue is a psychological thriller following the life of a pop singer who decides to become an actress, somewhat to the displeasure of her stalker Me-Mania. It was an alleged influence on Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 19 Oct. (Suzanne Black) ■ Scotland Loves Anime, until Sun 20 Oct, Filmhouse, Edinburgh.