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DUMMY JIM - A WEE TOUR Fresh from its success on the international film festival circuit (where it was nominated for a Tiger Award at Rotterdam International Film Festival and picked up a nomination for the Michael Powell Award in Edinburgh), local made feature Dummy Jim is returning home. The film took twelve years to complete and charts the journey of a profoundly deaf Scotsman, James Duthie, who in 1951 cycled over 3,000 miles from Cairnbulg to the Arctic Circle (and back again). ■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 17 Jul. For full tour listings see tour.dummyjim.com
Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Wed 16 Jul; Odeon Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Wed 16 Jul. LIVE SCREENING Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/ Pagliacci (tbc) (US, 2015) Tragic double bill, set in 1900 Sicily and then moving to 1948, with Marcelo Álvarez playing both lead tenor roles. Fabio Luisi conducts. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 17 Jul. LIVE SCREENING Monty Python Live (Mostly) (tbc) (UK, 2014) A simulcast of Monty Python’s highly anticipated reunion show. General release. LIVE SCREENING National Theatre Live: Skylight (tbc) (Stephen Daldry, UK, 2014) Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy. Kyra (Mulligan) receives a visit from her recently widowed former lover (Nighy) out of the blue. Stage production beamed live from London. General release. Northwest (Nordvest) (15) (Michael Noer, Denmark, 2013) Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Lene Maria Christensen. 91min. Danish crime thriller. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 25–Thu 31 Jul. One and Eight (Yi ge he ba ge) (tbc) (Junzhao Zhang, China, 1983) Daoming Chen, Xiaoyan Lu, Zeru Tao. 90min. Film based on the epic poem by Guo Xiaochuan about a group of prisoners held along the front lines during the 1939 second Sino-Japanese war. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 13 Aug. Planet of the Apes Double Bill (tbc) (Rupert Wyatt/Matt Reeves, US, 2011/2014) Andy Serkis. Back to back screenings of Rise and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Vue Glasgow Fort, Glasgow, Wed 16 Jul; Vue Ocean, Edinburgh, Wed 16 Jul; Vue Omni Centre, Edinburgh, Wed 16 Jul. Portobello Film Club (tbc) Film
screening followed by a discussion. Plus – free popcorn. The Skylark, Edinburgh, Wed 6 Aug. Princess Mononoke (PG) (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 1997) Voices of Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka. 134min. Young warrior Ashitaka sets out on a hunt for the cure to his deadly curse and becomes entangled in a battle between humans and animal gods, led by Princess Mononoke. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 9 Aug. Punjab 1984 (tbc) (Anurag Singh, Canada/India, 2014) Sonam Bajwa, Arun Bali, Daljinder Basran. 125min. Drama based on real-life atrocities in Punjab in 1984 known as the Sikh Genocide. Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 10 Jul. Rabbit Proof Fence (PG) (Phillip Noyce, Australia, 2002) Everlyn Sampi, Kenneth Branagh, David Gulpilil. 94min. The true story about the abduction of three aboriginal children from their tribe. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 28 Jul. The Railway Children (U) (Lionel Jeffries, UK, 1970) Dinah Sheridan, William Mervyn, Jenny Agutter. 108min. Pleasing family film with an old-fashioned, comfortably British feel. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 20 Jul. The Red Detachment of Women (tbc) (Jin Xie, China, 1961) Qiang Chen, Niu Tie, Xin-Gang Wang. 92min. The story of abused housemaid Wu Qionghua who eventually becomes leader of the Red Detachment of Women soldiers. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 23 Jul. Red Sorghum (Hong gao liang) (tbc) (Yimou Zhang, China, 1987) Li Gong, Wen Jiang, Rujun Ten. 91min. Drama about a young woman forced into an arranged marriage. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 6 Aug. LIVE SCREENING Royal Ballet: La Fille Mal Gardée (E) (UK, 2015) The Royal Ballet performs Frederick Ashton’s delightful 1959 version of this chipper two-act comic ballet, whose title translates as The Wayward Daughter. Cineworld IMAX, Glasgow, Sun 10 Aug. Russian Dolls (15) (Cédric Klapisch, France/UK, 2005) Romain Duris, Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou. 125min. Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 20 Jul. The Secret of Kells (PG) ●●●●● (Nora Twomey, Ireland/France/Belgium, 2009) Voices of Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Brendan Gleeson. 78min. Luscious and old-fashioned independent 2D animation inspired by Irish medieval manuscript The Book of Kells. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 13 Jul. LIVE SCREENING Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (tbc) (2014) Shakespeare’s perennial comedy, screened live from the Globe in London. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Mon 28 Jul; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Mon 28 Jul. LIVE SCREENING Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: Macbeth (tbc) (2014) beamed live from London. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Mon 14 Jul; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Mon 14 Jul; Vue Omni Centre, Edinburgh, Mon 14 Jul. Silent Film Night with Gladstone’s Bag (tbc) Silent film night featuring a programme of comedy and drama. Live music and sound effects provided by Gladstone’s Bag. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow, Wed 6 Aug. Some Like It Hot (PG) ●●●●● (Billy Wilder, US, 1959) Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe. 120min. Brilliant, brittle, crackerjack farce. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 18–Thu 24 Jul; Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sun 20
Jul; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 18–Mon 21 Jul. Still Life (PG) ●●●●● (Jia Zhang- ke, China/Hong Kong, 2006) Tao Zhao, Sanming Han, Zhubin Li. 112min. Sixth Generation Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke’s lyrical study of uprooted lives and human yearning in contemporary China set against a background of change and industrial development. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 20 Aug. The Story of Qiu Ju (Qiu Ju da guan si) (tbc) (Yimou Zhang, China/ Hong Kong, 1992) Li Gong, Peiqi Liu, Liuchun Yang. 100min. When her husband is brutally kicked by a local politician, a pregnant woman decides to take legal action. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 30 Jul. Streetball (tbc) (Demetrius Wren, US, 2010) 78min. A look behind the scenes as South Africa prepares to host the World Cup, instead focusing on the ‘Homeless World Cup’ that draws teams of ‘misfits’ from 56 countries. CCA, Glasgow, Fri 11 Jul. To Catch a Thief (PG) (Alfred Hitchcock, US, 1955) Grace Kelly, Cary Grant. 106min. Hitchcock directs the story of a retired jewel thief (Grant) who is forced back onto the scene by a copycat criminal. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 10–Tue 12 Aug. A Touch of Sin (tbc) (Zhangke Jia, China, 2013) Wu Jiang, Vivien Li, Lanshan Luo. 133min. Four individual stories about violence set in modern China. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Tue 22 Jul. Trainspotting (18) ●●●●● (Danny Boyle, UK, 1995) Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller. 93min. John Hodge’s screenplay perfectly captures the desperate humour of Irvine Welsh’s novel. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 17 Aug. 10 Jul–21 Aug 2014 THE LIST 81