The List: 14 Jul 1995 (34/96)

FILM INDEX

Philip Mountbatten. Plenty of romantic twists ensue. as do some great song and dances. including Astaire's famous hoof across the ceiling. Edinburgh: I‘ilmhouse.

I Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (l’(i) (Stephen Sornmers. I'S. l994) Jason Scott l.ee. l.ena Ileadey. Sarii .\'eill. ll2 ruins. Disney 's new live action version of Kiplirrg's well-loved stories doesn't have the appealing talking animals or songs of the 1967 animated version. btrt it's a great matinee-style whee/c ‘ imagine an early Tarzan movie crossed with an Indiana Jones adventtrre. Jtrrrgle boy Stowgli meets up again with the British army regiment for w horn his father was a guide. btrt finds himself forced to reveal to a group of soldier cads the whereabouts of some hidden treasure. (iieat fun. ('entr'al: MacRobett.

I The Sexual Lite or The Belgians ( rs) (Jan Bucquoy. Belgium. I994) Jean-Henri Compete. Sophie Schneider. Noe I-‘ranq. 80mins. .\ semi- atrtobiographical tale of a country boy‘s coming of age as a would-be revolutionary and writer in 50s and MR Belgium — not. you'd think. the basis of some slyly irreverent. episodic charmer. It‘s also not the titilating study that the title strggests. more a witty and honest look back on the tips and downs of various amorous escapades from a teenager w ho's busy try irrg to change the world. Iidiiiburglr: Cameo.

I Shallow Grave ( Is) (Danny Boyle. I ‘K. I994) Kerry liox. Iiw an .\lc(‘rregor. (‘ln rstophei Iiccleston. 90mins. Three Iidiirbuigli llatnratcs find their new co-habitant dead with a stack of money under his bed. so after per forming a little [)IY on the corpse. they reckon all their worries are over. Btrt the cops are closing in. there are two thugs after the money. and the psychological tension is beginning to show. Iiilled with dark humour and cynical one-liners. this Scottish thriller is bloody and intelligent enough to please the ctrlt audience while remaining accessible enough to be a mainstream hit. lidiirlruigh: Cameo.

I Six Degrees Di Separation ( 15) ll'lL'tI Schepisi. I'S. I993) Stockard (banning. Donald Sutherland. Will Smith. III iiiins. .\ .\'ew York bourgeois couple help out a young black man who claims to be a friend of their .son; although it soori becomes obvious he's pulling a scam. it's a story they can dine out on, Smith's performance dances along the fine line between audacity and deceit and (‘hanniiig is a delight.

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l btit the film is a tad too long and not a little

stilted. (ilasgow: (iI’I‘.

l I Stargate (PG) (Roland linriirer'ich. I'S. I994) I Kurt Russell. James Spader. Jaye Davidson. I22 1 mins'. Was liarth visited centuries ago by aliens. Seems like it. particularly when Iigyptologist

; Spader solves the key to a huge engraved circle found at the pyramids and trnlocks a doorway to i another planet. Along with a military team led

I by Russell. he encounters totalitarian space god Ra (Davidson) and reverses I'S foreign policy

by helping the locals. Big budget science fiction i with gleefully ridiculous story and brilliant

i effects. Iidinbtrrgl): (‘ameo. I‘ife: Adam Smith. I Streetlighter ( l2) (Steven Ii. De Sotiza. I'S. I995) Jean-('laude Van Damme. Raul Julia. Kylie .\Iiriogue. 1001mm. When a renegade warlord takes a group of aid workers hostage. (‘olonel (iuile (Van Dannne) heads a strand of multr-etlrnic heroes who storri a Iii-tech fortress to free them. The fact that the frlrrr suffers from a stop-start plot. too many heroes and virtually no suspense is fairly unsurprising. given that it's a transfer to the big screen of a computer game. A noisy. brainless mess. Iidinburgh: l'(‘l. Snathclyde: l'(‘l (‘lydebank

I Supervixens ( 18) (Russ Meyer. (‘8. 1075) Shari Iiubarrk. (‘harles I’itts. l'schi Digard. I05 inins. Breasteraiiia time with Russ the sexist. The plot concerns our hero's flight from a trumped tip murder charge and his dalliance w Ill) many a substantially-nourished young lady on

his way across cotrntry. 'I‘echnically Meyer's an accomplished film-maker and there‘s a lot of

nifty cutting around. not all of it by the censor. Wonder how many folks go to Rtiss Meyer movies to watch the editing technique lidinburgh: Iiilmhousc.

I Thelma & Louise ( IS) (Ridley Scott. ('8. I991 ) Susan Sarandon. (ieeria Davis. Harvey Kcitcl. Michael Siadsen. l29 ruins. ’l'he buddy/road rnovre genres are ttrrned on their heads as Saiandon and [)as is grasp the steer riig wheel and head off leaving a trail of murder and mayhem in their wake. ()rr one level. the film is the critical catalyst that had the feminists cheering arid prrt the stats on the cover of lime magazine; just as importantly. it's an accessible l piece oferrtertainrrient with excellent central

performances. Iidinbtrr'gh: l-"ilmhouse.

I Thin Ice (12) (I‘iona (‘unningharn Reid. l'ls’. I994) Sabra Williams. (‘har‘lotte :\\ cry. James

Dreyfuss, 88 ruins. Weeks before she is due to

I enter the (iay (iames in New York. ice dancer Steffi (Williams) is dumped by her partner. Knowing that a report on the event will break her and her writer friend into rirainstieam yournalisrri. she quickly teams up w iIlr straight skater Nathalie (Avery). and an unlikely love affair blossoms. l'nlikeinost gay movies w hrch seem to dwell on pain and sadness. this is a positive. lightweight romance. and. as such. a

breath of fresh air. l‘ife: Adam Smith I 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould ( t ‘r (Francois (iiiard. Canada. I993) (‘oliii l-eoie. l)eiek Kerrivorst. Katya I.adar). 93 mins l’artly a homage to the 32 sections of Bach's (ioldberg Variations. partly a radical approach to screen biography. this film tells the life-story of piano genius (ilenn (iould without resorting to cliched archive footage. The acting is superb. the structure fascinating. the rnrrsic as vibrant as ever. Rarely has the act of artistic creation been presented on screen with such creativity. (ilasgow: (il’l‘. I Les Visiteurs (I’(i) (Jeatr-Slarie I’oire. I’iaiicc. I993) ('hi istian ('lavrer. Jean Retro. \'.'ilei ic l.errrercier. 105 mins. Monty Python meets Don Quixote as a l2th century knight and his smelly servant are pitched forward in time to modern- day lir'ance after drinking a magic potion. An enjoyable blend of buffoonery. action. romance and satire. it has broken all Iiiench bos office records of the last decade. Iidinburgh: I’ilmhouse. I What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? ( 13) ( tasse Ilallstr‘orii. LS. I993) Johnny l)epp. Juliette l.ewis. l.eonardo I)r ('aprro, llS riiins. For once. l)epp is the sole figure of calrrr in an oddball world. the oldest son in a dysfunctional family w ho live in a neurotic Iowa lrackw ater. Only when holiday-maker l.ew is arrives does he begin to consider his own feelings. With one eye on detail. the other on the absurd. director l.asse (My Life .'I\ A Dog) Ilallstiorrr delryers a sympathetic romance surrounded by .-\iireiican foibles. The acting is superb from all concerned, A low-key wonder. one of the films of the year. Iidinburgh: Iiilmhouse. I What’s Love Got To Do With It? ( l8) (Bi-ran (iilrsoii. LS. 1993) Angela Bassett. Laurence Fishburire. ll8 mins. The life of Tina Turner presented as inspiration for women tryrrrg to escape from domestic abuse. While suffering from the usual short cuts and polishings as any biopic whose subject is still alive. it boasts two magnificent central performances from Bassett and Iiishburnc. who brings the right level of seductive nastiness to Ike. Songs and period detail are good. (ilasgow: (il’l‘.

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Film Listings compiled by Thom Dibdin.

' GLASGOW CINEMAS

I CANNON (‘lar'kston Road. Muirend. (r37

2(r4 l. £2.50 (Child/(MP £ | .80).

1. Batman Forever (PG) ll.20anr. 2.25pm. 5.30pm. 8.30pm.

2. First Knight (PU) 1.20pm. 5pm. 8pm.

- 3. The Fox And The Round (0) 1.30pm.

Congo ( 12) 3.30pm. (rpm. 8.45pm.

I CITY CENTRE DDEDN Renfield Street. 332 34 l 3 (24 hour info line: 332 8701). Bar. [l)l screens 2. 3 and 4. Adults: £4 (£4.50 superior seats); £3 (£3.50 superior seats) before 5.30pm. Student/UB40: £3 all pci'fs (standard seats). (‘hild/OAP £2.50 all perfs (standard seats). Advance booking or) Access/Visa hotline: 333 9551 and at box office from llarn—-(r.30pm. First Knight (PU) 2pm. 5.30pm. 8.30pm (k late.

Dumb And Dumbert 12) l.l5prti. 3.45pm. (r. 15pm.

Beyond Rangoon ( 12) 8.45pm.

The Little Rascals (L?) I. 15pm. 3.l5prtr. ROI) Royil5)5.l5p111.8.3()prtt.

The Fox And The Hound (1)) 1pm. 3.30pm.

Muriel’s Wedding ( 15) (rpm. 8.45pm. Bad Boys ( l8) 12.30pm. 3. l5pm. (rpm. 8.45pm (k late.

The Mask (PG) l.l5pm. 3.45pm.

3 Circle 01 Friends ( 15) (r. 15pm. 9pm.

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