list.co.uk/fi lm comedy, with Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee and Christopher Maltman. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sat 22–Tue 25 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Sat 22 Nov. Metropolitan Opera: The Death of Klinghoffer (tbc) (Tom Morris, US, 2014) Director Tom Morris stages John Adams’ modern opera. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Sat 15 Nov. The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) ●●●●● (Brian Henson, US, 1992) Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire. 85min. Colourful version of Dickens’ classic tale that will please the kids and keep the adults smiling with its little irreverent spices. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sat 6 Dec. National Theatre Live: JOHN (tbc) (UK, 2014) DV8 Physical Theatre perform their new production, conceived and written by Lloyd Newson, based on stories of love and sex told by a real-life man named John. General release. Orpheus (Orphée) (15) (Jean Cocteau, France, 1950) Jean Marais, Marie Dea, Maria Casares. 95min. Cocteau creates an unrivalled cinema fantasy in this stunning modern version of the Orpheus legend, replete with surprising technical tricks and the director’s personal brand of poetry. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 19 Nov. Paris of the North (París Norðursins) (Icelandic/Thai/ Portuguese) (Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, Iceland/France/Denmark, 2014) Helgi Björnsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Björn Thors. 98min. A recovering alcoholic regrets allowing his estranged father to return into his life. Glasgow Film Theatre, Mon 8 Dec. Phantom Landscapes (12A) (Various) Various. 82min. A cinematic ramble across beautiful landscapes. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 23 Nov. Play Poland Film festival running events across the UK, Canada and Norway. Featuring Polish poster exhibitions, short films and Q&As. Screenings include Kebab i horoskop (Kebab & Horoscope), Last Floor (Ostatnie pietro), Papusza and Life Feels Good. Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 13, Thu 20 Nov, playpoland.org.uk/ edinburgh-festival. Playtime (U) ●●●●● (Jacques Tati, France, 1967) Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Jacqueline Lecomte. 124min. Monsieur Hulot, tussling with the modern world, follows a group of US tourists around a garish and hi-tech Paris of concrete and glass. Glasgow Film Theatre, Tue 25 & Wed 26 Nov; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 17–Wed 19 Nov. Portobello Film Club (tbc) Film screening followed by a discussion. The Skylark, Edinburgh, Wed 3 Dec. Postgraduate Films from ECA Screen Academy (15) 120min. A screening of postgrad work from Screen Academy, the award-winning department at ECA. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 25 Nov. Ragamuffin (tbc) (David Schultz, US, 2014) Michael Koch, Mel Fair, David Schultz. 180min. Drama based on the life of influential Christian music star Rich Mullins who rejected fame and fortune to live on a Navajo reservation. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Tue 2 Dec; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Tue 2 Dec. Redirected (18) (Emilis Velyvis, UK/ Lithuania, 2014) Vinnie Jones, Scot Williams, Gil Darnell. 99min. Vinnie Jones plays his standard cockney hard guy in this heist gone wrong. Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. The Rehearsal (tbc) (Jules Dassin, UK/Greece, 1974) Melina Mercouri, Olympia Dukakis, Arthur Miller. 92min. Dassin’s film stars his wife and fellow activist Mercouri along with some glittering co-stars. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 1 Dec. The Remaining (tbc) (Casey La Scala, US, 2014) Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos,
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Bryan Dechart. 88min. After a series of cataclysmic events, a group of people struggle to survive. Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Rembrandt – Exhibition On Screen (tbc) (2014) View this major exhibition from London’s National Gallery and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum from the comfort of your cinema chair. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Mon 8 Dec; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Tue 2 Dec. Royal Opera House: L’elisir d’amore (tbc) (Laurent Pelly, UK, 2014) Laurent Pelly directs Gaetano Donizetti’s opera in which a 1950s Italian village provides the backdrop to a spirited tale of love’s twists and turns. General release. Satantango (15) (Béla Tarr, Hungary/ Germany/Switzerland, 1994) Mihály Vig, Putyi Horváth, László feLugossy. 450min. Times are tough for residents in a small Hungarian village, and when they hear that smooth-talking Irimias is returning, they fear the worst. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 15 Nov. Self Made (Boreg) (tbc) (Shira Geffen, Israel, 2014) Sarah Adler, Samira Saraya, Doraid Liddawi. 89min. Two women, one Israeli and one Palestinian, find their situations swapped in this drama. Glasgow Film Theatre, Wed 19 Nov. Serenity (15) (Joss Whedon, US, 2005) Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk. 119min. Feature length cap to Whedon’s short lived TV series sees the crew of the ship evading an assassin. Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 28 Nov. The Shaukeens (15) (Abhishek Sharma, India, 2014) Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon, Anupam Kher. 124min. Three friends in their 60s try to do everything that they couldn’t do in their younger days, before the Grim Reaper arrives. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Shaun of the Dead (15) (Edgar Wright, UK, 2004) Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield. 99min. The team behind the cult TV series ‘Spaced’ venture into film with a likeable zom-rom-com that pits a bunch of London slackers against the undead. Blackfriars, Glasgow, Sun 16 Nov.
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Space Station 76 (tbc) (Jack Plotnick, US, 2014) Marisa Coughlan, Kali Rocha, Kylie Rogers. 93min. Retro-futurism as tensions arise between the inhabitants of a 1970s space station. Expect lots of white plastic. Cineworld IMAX, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Street Trash (18) (J Michael Muro, US, 1987) Mike Lackey, Bill Chepil, Vic Noto. 91min. A pair of homeless gentlemen face the sociopathic owner of the junkyard which they live in while dealing with the bizarre effects of a mysterious alcoholic beverage which causes its consumers to melt. Glasgow Film Theatre, Tue 25 Nov. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (15) ●●●●● (Luis Buñuel, France, 1972) Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stephane Audran. 102min. A group of friends find their dinner gathering interrupted by a series of bizarre, yet mostly dreamt-up events in this influential classic from surrealist master, Luis Buñuel. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 26 Nov. The Possibilities Are Endless (12A) ●●●●● (James Hall/Edward Lovelace, UK, 2014) 83min. A documentary charting the recovery of Edwyn Collins, leader of Scottish indie band Orange Juice, after he suffered a stroke. Glasgow Film Theatre, Thu 13 Nov. The Skeleton Twins (12A) ●●●●● (Craig Johnson, US, 2014) Kristen Wiig, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook. 91min. Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, a pair of estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 13 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. This is Spinal Tap (15) ●●●●● (Rob Reiner, US, 1983) Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer. 82min. The most ingenious, accurate and funny of all spoof rockumentaries, too close to the bone for some of the old-time rockers, no doubt. The Glad Café, Glasgow, Tue 9 Dec.
✽ 2001: A Space Odyssey (U) ●●●●● (Stanley Kubrick, Uk, 1968) Keir Dullea, Gary Lockward, Leonard Rossiter. 139min. An opaque masterpiece, which suggests so much, yet explains so little with a soundtrack as epic as the visuals which accompany it. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov– Thu 4 Dec; Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 28 Nov–Thu 4 Dec. Under Milk Wood (12A) ●●●●● (Andrew Sinclair, UK, 1972) Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O’Toole. 87min. A faithful film adaptation of the poem by Dylan Thomas detailing the lives of the residents of a strange Welsh village. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov. Under the Sea (U) (Howard Hall, UK, 2009) 65min. A reasonably downbeat Jim Carrey narrates an underwater 3D look at the impact of global warming upon the diverse coastal regions of Southern Australia, New Guinea and the Indo-Pacific areas. Cineworld IMAX, Glasgow, Thu 13 Nov. Under the Skin (15) ●●●●● (Jonathan Glazer, UK, 2013) Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Robert J. Goodwin. 108min. An alien in human form picks up unwary travellers in Scotland in this excellent adaptation of Michel Faber’s spooky novel. Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 16 & Mon 17 Nov. The Whistleblower (15) (Larysa Kondracki, Germany/Canada, 2010) Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave. 107min. A film inspired by the real experiences of an American policewoman working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 30 Nov. Withnail & I (15) ●●●●● (Bruce Robinson, UK, 1987) Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths. 107min. Classic British comedy. It’s the bleaker end-of-the-decade elements that have lasted best. Glasgow Film Theatre, Fri 5–Sun 7 Dec.
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