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Film Listings are listed by city, then alphabetically by cinema. Film Listings compiled by Helen Monaghan and Miriam Duffield.
ABO, MOIRENO: GLASGOW
380 Clarkston Road. Muirend. 0141 633 2123.
Info: ()141 637 2641. £2.80 (£2 before 5pm Mon—Fri). Student: £2.20 (Mon—Thurs). Child/()AP: £2.
FRIDAY 4—10 THURSDAY APR
Dante’s Peak ( 12)
Daily: 5.55. 8.40.
Daily mats (except Sun): 3.10. Star Wars (1‘)
Daily: 3.05. 5.45. 8.35. Daily mats (except Sun): Romeo And Juliet ( 12) Daily: 3.00. 5.40. 8.30. Dailv mats (except Sun): 12.20. Matilda (Poi
Dain mats (except Sun ): 12.20. Sun mat: 2.50.
12.15.
FRIDA’ 1 —17 THURSDAY APR
Prograitiiiie liker to be similar to the
previous week. Phone 0141 637 2641 for
details and times. New film due to open on Hi 11 Apr: The Empire Strikes Back (U)
ABO FILM CENTRE: GLASGOW ' I
326 Sauehiehall Street. 0141 332 1592. Info: 0141 332 9513. CC hooking: 0141 332 1592. Bar. £4 (£3 before 5pm). Student: £3 (MoiiJI‘hursi. ()AP: £3. Child: £2.50.
FRIDAY 4-10 THURSDAY APR
Star War5(U)
Daily: 2.55. 5.40. 8.25.
Daily mats (except Still): 12.10. Dante's Peak ( 12)
Daily: 13.45. 3.15. 5.45. 8.30. Romeo And Juliet 1 12)
Daily: 1.30. 5.30. 8.20.
Mars Attacks! (12)
Daily: 1.10. 3.30. 6.00. 8.30. Larger Than Life (PG)
Daily: 1.20. 3.45. 6.0(). Ransom(15)
Daily: 8.15.
FRIDAY 11—1 7 THURSDAY APR
Programme likely to be similar to the previous week. Phone 0141 332 9513 for details and times.
New films due to open on Fri 1 1 Apr: The Empire Strikes Back (1?)
The Near Room (18)
12 Rose Street. (1141 332 8128. Cafe/bar. All perloriiiances bookable. [1)]. [li]. Matinees £3.25 (cones £2). livenings £4.25 (concs £3 except Sat evening). All double hills »— evening prices apply.
FRIDAY 4 APR
3 1. The English Patient(15) 1.15. 7.45.
i Tarkovsky Tribute<15i 5.45.
2. ASelf Made Her0(l5) 2.00. 4.15. 8.45. Trojan Eddie(15) 6.30.
SATURDAY S APR
' 1. The Secret Of Roan lnish (U) 1.45. The En lish Patient(15) 4.30. 7.45. 2. A Se f Made Hero ( 15) 2.00. 4.15. 3.45.
Trojan Eddie ( 15) 6.30.
GLASGOW FILM THEATRE
Scotland’s Cinema renaissance continues With The Near Room, David Hayman's moody thriller about corruption and moral decay in Glasgow's shadowy underworld. When he's fired from his lob as a newspaper hack, Charlie Coltlilhoun (played by Adrian Dunbar) accepts the task of tracking down a iriissing girl, It soon becomes clear that she's actually the daughter Charlie abandoned when he was sixteen, and now she’s at the centre of a child pornography conspiraty.
Before the film goes on general release 01) it April, The List — in
sessxm after the screening
(doors open 6pm)
(doors open 7.30pm)
this advert with you.
FREE SCREENING FREE SCREENING The Near Room
conlunction With IvIOiTDleTIC Distribution, Radio Clyde and Radio Forth —- is hosting prevrevr screenings of The Near Room in Glasgow and Edinburgh. On both nights, the film will be introduced by director Dav/id Hayman (Silent Scream, Cardiac Arrest), who will also take part in a question and answer
We have 75 pairs of tickets for each event, to be held at: Edinburgh: Odeon, Clerk Street on Sunday 6 April at 6.30pm
Glasgow: Grosvenor, Hillhead on Monday 7 April at 8pm
Tickets will be available on a first-come-first-served basis from Thursday 3 April at the cinema box offices. Please take along
Adrian Dunbar
52 THE usr 4--i 7 Apr 1997
SUNDAY 6 APR
1. Breaking The Waves(l8) 1.45. The En lish Patient(15) 4.30. 7.45. 2. ASe Made Hero (15) 2.00. 4.15. 8.45.
Trojan Eddie(15) 6.30.
MONDAY 7 APR
1. The English Patient (15) 4.15.
The English Patient (15) + DV8 Short 7.30.
2. A Self Made Hero (15) 2.00. 4.15. 8.45.
Trojan Eddie ( 15) 6.30.
TUESDAY 8 APR
1.The English Patient(15) 4.30. 7.45. 2. A Self Made Hero (15) 2.00. 4.15. 8.45.
Trojan Eddie (15) 6.30.
WEDNESDAY 9 APR
1.The English Patient (15) 4.30. 7.45. 2. A Self Made Hero (15) 2.00. 4.15. 8.45.
Trojan Eddie (15) 6.30
THURSDAY 10 APR
1. Nothin PersonaltiS) 5.45.
The Englis Patient(15) 7.45.
2. A Self Made Her0(15) 2.00. 4.15. 8.45.
Trojan Eddie (15) 6.30.
FRIDAY 11 APR
1. Shine(12) 1.45. 4.00. 6.15. 8.30. 2. Nothing Personal(15) 3.00. ASelf Made Her0(15) 6.30. 8.45.
SATURDAY 12 APR
1. Shine(12) 1.45. 4.00. 6.15. 8.30. 2. The Man With The Golden Arm (15) + talk 2.00.
A Self Made Hero (15) 6.30. 8.45.
SUNDAY 13 APR
1. Roddy Doyle Barrytown Trilogy: The Committments (15) 2.00;
The Snapper (15) 4.25:
The Van ( 15) 6.10.
Shine(12) 8.30.
2. Shine(12) 4.00. 6.15.
A Self Made Hero (15) 8.45.
MONDAY 14 APR
1. Shine (12) 3.00. 8.30.
Michael Collins (15) 5.45.
2. Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre (15) 2.00. 8.45.
A Self Made Hero (15) 4.15. 6.30.
TUESDAY 15 APR
1. Secrets And LiesHS) 3.00. Computer World 3 ( 12) 6.00. Michael Collins (15) 8.15.
2. Shine(12) 2.00. 8.30.
A Self Made Hero (15) 4.15. 6.30.
WEDNESDAY 16 APR
1. Michael Collins (15) 3.00. Secrets And Lies ( 15) 5.45. Shine(12) 8.30.
2. Fargotix) 2.00.
ASelf Made Rer0(15) 4.15. 6.30. Some Mother's Son (15) 8.45.
THURSDAY 17 APR
1. Shine(12) 3.00. 8.30.
Secrets And Lies (15) 5.45.
2. Some Mother's Son (15) 1.45. ASelf Made Her0(15) 4.15. 6.30. FargO(18) 8.45.
GROSVENOR: GLASGOW
Ashton Lane. Hillhead. ()141 339 4298. CC booking: ()141 339 4298. £3.60 (£2.50 before 6.30pm and students all perfs.) Child/()AP: £1.60. Seats can be booked for last evening and late screenings. Box office open 11am—7pm (Sun:2—7pn0.
FRIDAY 4—10 THURSDAY APR
Star WarS(U)
Fri & Sat: 1.30. 4.15. 7.00. 9.45. Sun-Thurs: 2.00. 4.45. 7.45. The English Patient ( 15)
Daily: 2.00.
Daily (except Mon): 7.30.
Hit List
the best Film this fortnight
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FIRST RUN
Fever Pitch Nick Hornby's book expands out to become a funny and perceptive take on male football obsession. See feature and review. General release. The Near Room Glasgow's underbelly is opened up to reveal a disturbing world of corruption and prostitution in this stylish crime thriller. See feature and review. General release.
Irma Vep The pretentiousness of a lot of French movie-making is sent up in this sly but complex glimpse behind the cameras. See review. Edinburgh: Fi/mhouse.
A Self-Made Hero Matthieu Kassovitz, director of La Haine stars as a fibbing Frenchman who convinces the world he’s a hero of the Resistance. See preview and review. Glasgow: GFT. Edinburgh: Fi/mhouse.
The People vs Larry Flynt Courtney Love excels in a rollicking defence of free speech as presented in the life story of pornography publisher Larry Flynt. See feature and review. General release. Romeo And Juliet Baz Luhrmann rediscovers the passion at the heart of Shakespeare’s tragedy, and turns it into a sexy storm of a movie. General release.
The English Patient The Booker Prize- winning novel becomes an Oscar- winning wartime romance coupled with a spot of intrigue. General release. RE-RELEASE
The Empire Strikes Back Luke continues his training to be a Jedi, while the others help with the rebellion. Improved effects bring this Star Wars sequel up-to-date. General release.
The Near Room ( 181
Mon exclusive preview — see Reader Offer on this page: 7.30 for 8.00. The Frighteners ( 15)
Fri & Sat late: 1040.
FRIDAY 11~17 THURSDAY APR
Prograliiiiie likely to be similar to the previous week. Phone ()141 .339 4298 for details and times
New films due to open ()11 Fri 11 Apr: The Empire Strikes Back (1’)
The Near Room 1 is)
Continued on page 34
FILM REVIEWS
New releases are reviewed on pages 24 and 25.
Short reviews of all other films showing this fortnight are in the Film Index, pages 28—31.