FILM | Highlights
CAROL General release from Fri 27 Nov. Achingly beautiful, slow- burning study of lesbian romance and female strength in the face of adversity, with outstanding performances from Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. See review, page 91.
THE GOOD DINOSAUR
H I T L I S T
that wiped out the dinosaurs had actually missed Earth and let them roam in peace.
SUNSET SONG Selected release from Fri 4 Dec. Adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s novel about Chris Guthrie, a bright and able young woman in north-east
Scotland in the early years of the last century. Plaintive but rigorously unsentimental. See review, page 91.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
General release from Thu 17 Dec. Will it live up to the originals? Will it at least be as good as the new ones?
Will the force be with JJ Abrams as he continues Lucas’ saga?
THE HATEFUL EIGHT General release from Fri 8 Jan. Following the end of the Civil War, American bounty hunters fighting for their well-being are roped into a plot of betrayal and deception.
General release from Fri 27 Nov. Pixar’s film imagines what would have happened if the cataclysmic asteroid
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BFI LOVE SEASON Various venues, Scotland, until Mon 21 Dec. A season of romantic films aimed at rekindling the nation’s passion for love. Screenings encompass three themes: The Power of Love, Fools for Love and Fatal Attractions. Films include Brief Encounter, When Harry Met Sally and True Romance.
BFI BRITAIN ON FILM SEASON Various venues, Scotland. A season of films from the BFI’s archives which portray British life across the country over the last 120 years.
BROOKLYN General release from Fri 6 Nov. Eilis leaves her hometown in 1950s Ireland to start a new life in New York City, falling for dashing local Tony, but when tragedy strikes back home she has to return. See review, page 91.
THE HALLOW Selected release from Fri 13 Nov. A tree surgeon and his wife move to the countryside so that he can assist with a government deforestation program, but they soon find that local legends about beasts in the woods are true. See review, page 93.
STEVE JOBS General release from Fri 13 Nov. Unflattering but impressively multifaceted portrait of Apple co- founder Steve Jobs. Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin whip up genuine suspense, and the cast perform with furious conviction, with Michael Fassbender unearthing the guilt- ridden and damaged man beneath the arrogant facade. See review, page 92.
TANGERINE Selected release from Fri 13 Nov. It’s Christmas Eve, and a working girl
96 THE LIST 5 Nov 2015–4 Feb 2016
film in which story springs from story, including a bunch of trapped submariners, a man who’ll do anything to curb his desire to pinch women’s bottoms, a lumberjack who sets out to rescue a maiden and much more. See review, page 93.
THE PEANUTS MOVIE General release from Mon 21 Dec. A big-screen adventure for Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
JOY General release from Fri 1 Jan. The story of a family across four generations and the woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.
KNIGHT OF CUPS General release from Fri 1 Jan. A screenwriter living in LA tries to make sense of the strange events occurring around him.
is tearing through Tinseltown, looking for a pimp who broke her heart. See review, page 94.
FOKUS: FILMS FROM GERMANY Various venues, Scotland, Fri 20 Nov–Sat 15 Dec. See preview, page 89.
THE HUNGER GAMES:
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VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN General release from Thu 3 Dec. Igor’s friendship with young medical student Victor von Frankenstein blossoms, and through his perspective we see how Frankenstein became the person we know today.
Selected release from Fri 15 Jan. Joy, known as Ma (Brie Larson), has been held captive in a shed for seven years by a man referred to as Old Nick (Sean Bridgers). Her five-year-old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) has never known anywhere else. See review, page 94.
MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 HECTOR
YOUTH
General release from Fri 20 Nov. The concluding part of the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy.
BLACK MASS General release from Fri 27 Nov. Thriller based on the true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger (Johnny Depp), who became one of Boston’s notorious gangsters during the 70s and 80s. See review, page 92.
BRIDGE OF SPIES General release from Fri 27 Nov. During the Cold War an American lawyer is recruited by the CIA to work with them to help rescue a pilot who is being detained in the Soviet Union.
On selected release from Fri 11 Dec. For years Hec has wandered between motorway service stations, sleeping under bridges, and living on handouts; however, when his past life starts to catch up with him, the reasons for his self-imposed exile become clear. General release from Fri 29 Jan. Retired composer and conductor Fred is on holiday in a luxury Alpine hotel, where he’s joined by lifelong friend, film director Mick. Flamboyant and hugely eccentric reflection on the regrets and indignities of old age, with wondrous visuals and strong performances. See review, page 94.
THE BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE: THE
NUTCRACKER SPOTLIGHT
Selected release from Sun 13 Dec. Sugarplum Fairies and Rat Kings live from Russia.
THE FORBIDDEN ROOM Selected release from Wed 16 Dec. Fluid and delirious sort-of-anthology
General release from Fri 29 Jan. The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. See review, page 95.