FILM | Highlights
HIGHLIGHTS Our pick of the best films and events. For complete listings, see list.co.uk/film
SELMA It might not have received as many Oscar nods as
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hoped, but Ava DuVernay’s film is an essential piece of cinema. David Oyelowo excels as Martin Luther King Jr, and Carmen Ejogo is tremendous as his wife Coretta. See review, page 60. General release from Fri 6 Feb.
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL
org/festival Scotland’s fastest growing film festival has taken less than a decade to turn itself into a force to be reckoned with. Featuring European and UK premieres respectively for While We’re Young and Force Majeure. See feature, page 17. about the possible consequences of a sexual encounter, with a deeply affecting performance from Maika Monroe and an excellent supporting cast. See interview, page 59, and review, page 61. Selected release from Fri 27 Feb.
IT FOLLOWS GLASGOW SHORT
Wed 18 Feb–Sun 1 Mar, various venues, Glasgow, glasgowfilm. Sensitive, visually arresting and utterly disturbing horror
FILM FESTIVAL Wed 11–Sun 15 Mar, CCA,
Glasgow, glasgowfilm. org/gsff See feature, page 24.
HIPPODROME FESTIVAL OF SILENT
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Wed 18–Sun 22 Mar, The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, falkirkcom- munitytrust.org/ven- ues/hippodrome Full programme announced Wed 10 Feb. See preview, page 58.
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SHAUN THE SHEEP THE MOVIE Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep and his farmyard friends burst onto the big screen. See review, page 60. General release Fri 6 Feb.
THE INTERVIEW It’s far from a great movie – but the furore surrounding its release, which was initially cancelled after a cyber- terrorist threat, make Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg’s comedy an event in itself. See review, page 60. General release Fri 6 Feb.
GLASGOW YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL Fri 6–Sun 8 Feb, various venues, Glasgow, glasgowfilm.org/ festival/gyff Innovative festival for young audiences featuring premieres, screenings, events and special guest speakers. Films include William Eubank’s The Signal, Shaun of the Dead and a special screening of E4 drama Glue.
IRANIAN FILM FESTIVAL Sun 8–Sun 15 Feb, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, ediranfest.co.uk Eight Iranian films screening over consecutive nights, including a number of UK / Scottish premieres. Featuring The Desert Fish, Taboor, My Name Is Negahdar Jamali and I Make Westerns.
discord. Terrific performances from John Lithgow and Alfred Molina make this romance a modern classic. See review, page 62. Selected release Fri 12 Feb.
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Cinematic version of EL James’ blockbuster novel from Nowhere Boy director Sam Taylor-Johnson, featuring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson. General release Fri 13 Feb.
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Fri 13–Tue 17 Feb, Glasgow Film Theatre, filmhousecinema.com Splendidly sophisticated Hollywood comedy with Jimmy Stewart as a scandalsheet reporter covering the society wedding of recently divorced Katharine Hepburn, with ex-hubby Cary Grant lurking in the wings.
RSC LIVE: LOVE’S LABOUR’S WILD AT HEART
Sat 14 Feb, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, filmhousecinema.com
LOST & LOVE’S LABOUR’S WON The Royal Shakespeare Company bring to life two Shakespeare comedies, transposed to the era of WWI. Selected release from Wed 11 Feb.
LOVE IS STRANGE After a gay couple get married one of them loses their job and the stress surrounding the fallout leads to
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Cage and Dern are the energetic young lovers on the run, pursued by ultra-strange hitman Dafoe on a sometimes comic, sometimes disturbing trail towards the ultimate rendezvous with Elvis and the Wizard of Oz.
NT LIVE: TREASURE ISLAND The National Theatre present their adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale of murder, money and mutiny, featuring Broadchurch and Doctor Who’s Arthur Darvill. Selected screenings from Wed 18 Feb.
WRITE SHOOT CUT: TAKE IT BACK AND START ALL OVER
Mon 23 Feb, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, filmhousecinema.com The debut feature from Edinburgh- based writer / director and creator of the Write Shoot Cut platform, Neil Rolland. Shot in five days on a budget of £1000.
FILMOSOPHY Tue 24 Feb–Tue 21 Apr, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, filmhousecinema.com A season of original and thought- provoking films. Featuring Darren Aronofsky’s feature debut Pi, plus Proof and 3-Iron.
CHAPPIE After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family. Chappie is preternaturally gifted, one of a kind, a prodigy. He also happens to be a robot. Directed by District 9’s Neill Blomkampp. General release from Fri 6 Mar.
STILL ALICE Alice Howland is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her
family find their bonds tested. Featuring a terrific performance from Julianne Moore. See review, page 61. General release from Fri 6 Mar.
NT LIVE: BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
National Theatre present David Hare’s adaptation of Katherine Boo’s novel. Set in India, the story follows the inhabitants of a makeshift slum who work in the garbage trade. Selected screenings from Thu 12 Mar.
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL (FILM
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Thu 12–Thu 29 Mar, various venues, Glasgow A selection of big screen laughs, including Blazing Saddles, Withnail & I and a tribute to the late Robin Williams. See feature, page 39.
MOMMY A gutsy single mother struggles to cope with her ADHD-diagnosed son; then they befriend their tongue- tied neighbour. Aged just 25, writer / director Dolan steps into the big league. See review, page 62. Selected release Fri 20 Mar.