Lassie (I’(i) O. ((‘harles Sturridge. l'S/lreland. 3005) Samantha Morton. John Lynch. Stey e I’emherton. (iregot‘ l‘isher. ‘)‘)min. See rey iew. page 58. (it'm'mi release.
Laura’s Star (t') O. Ryekerfl'hilo Rothkireh. (iermany/Ilulgaria. 200-1) 8llniin. Siekly sweet animation about a seyen-year-old girl who finds a lucky star whieh she must return to the sky hefore it dies. (hmwnm: (i/(Isgmi:
* Live and Become ( 12A) 0000 (Radu Mihaileanu. I-‘ranee/Iielgiuni/lsrael/ Italy. 2(K)5)Yael Aheeassis. Rosehdy 7cm. Moshe Aga/ai. Moshe Ahehe l48min. See review. page 58. (‘inen-ur/tl Rt'Il/I't'it' Sme
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* Mad Hot Ballroom (l') 00.. (Marilyn .'\gi'eIo/.'\my Sewell. I'S. 2()()5) Illbtttit). 'l’hree (III-IVL‘I'L'III selttiols eompete for a city w ide hallroom daneing competition in New York ('ity. Agrelo and Sewell's wildly emotiy e. heautifully structured doeumentary is indeed sueeour for the soul. 'l‘his energised low—ti hy hrid of [It’ll/I Dreams and .S'pe/l/mmul so fully emhraees the quirky half formed world of these tniniature urhanites that as a \ iew er it is Virtually impossible not to he dragged in or to take sides. A very speeial documentary. Glasgow I-‘ilm 'l'limln'. Glasgow: l‘l/HI/IUILH'. [film/Hugh. Madagascar ( l ') .0. (line Darnell & Tom .\Ie(irath. IS. 2005) Ben Stiller. (‘ht‘is Roek. I)ay id Sehwiinmer. Jada I’inkett Smith. 86min. .llmluguu‘ur opens with steak-on ing lioti Ales enjoying his pampered esistenee iii New York‘s (‘entral Zoo. Ilis friends. Marty the zebra (Roek ). (iloria the hippo (Stnith) and Melman the hypoehondriae giraffe (Sehw innner) diseoy er that the erafty penguins are planning a breakout. and set off for Afriea to l'L‘-L‘UllllL‘LI with their inner animals. But interaction with a tribe of lemurs unemers the bitter trttth ahout Alex's earniyorous nature. 'I‘horoughly enjoyable. hlaekly eomie I)ream\\'orks animation musieal. (i/uygmr l'i/m Theatre. Glasgow.
March of the Penguins (t') 0.0 (I.ue Jaequet. France. 2005) 85min. Delightful if fairly routine (in a I)iseo\ ery (‘hannel kind of way ) doeumentary w hieh follows the Iimperor I’enguins' annual attempt to bring new life itito the free/ing elimhs of Antaretiea. Morgan Freeman's rieh. eheesy \oiee-oy er makes the film. St’lt't‘lt't/ I't’ll'uyt'.
The Singing Ringing Tree
Meet Me in St Louis (1') COO. (Vineente Minnelli. I’S. I‘MJ) Judy (iarland. Margaret ()‘lirien. .\lary Astor. 113mm. Released during wartime. this inusieal was an optimistie attempt to emphasise fatnin \aIues. hut Minnelli ney er w allows in nostalgia. Instead he eomhats it with sparky and sarky family dynamies. Set in l‘)().i. the put-upon father wants to moi e his fatnin from St I.ouis to New York but faees resistanee from his gaggle of girls who hay e romanees to get on with. and the fast-approaehing World I"air to enjoy. I’erfeet easting and perft)rmanees. along with songs like ‘Ilay e Yotirself.-\ Merry Little ('hristmas' add to the warm glow. (i/usgnn I-i/m 'Iiln'utrt'. (ilmumi.
* Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noel) (12A) 0... ((‘hristian (‘arion. I’ranee/(iermany /I 'ls'. 3005) Diane (iruger. Iienno I‘umann. (iuillaume (’anet. (iary I.ewis. l limin. See rey tew. page 58. .S'i’lt’t'lt'rl I't'It’tMt’.
Celt l I2:\l .... (l’eul'sL' Iilliot. Ireland. 2005) (iillian .-\nderson. Rohert ('arly le. Sean .\le( itnley. Ken Stotl. ’I‘yrone Mels‘enna. 82min. Belfast lad I)onal (Mels'enna) |o\ es grey hounds namely. the epony tnous tnutt belonging to the grumpy (iood Joe tStott). .-\fter saying the dog frotn being put down. l)onal is promised ownership if he ean turn the anitnal itito a w inner. But with the return to the area of former IRA memher () (Carlyle). eyents ehange notahly when it's reyealed that he is a former flame of I)onal's mother. Kate (Anderson ). Sprightly atid unsentimental eliildren‘s drama w hieh greatly henelits frotn exeellent perft)rmanees. a tight seript and layourahle eomparisons to I.oaeh‘s Km. (Men/t. Ift/i/t/tm'uh.
Mrs Henderson Presents ( 12A) 0.. (Stephen Iirears. I'K. 2005) Jtidi I)et)elt. Iloli Iloskins. 'I‘lielttia Iiat'low. \Vill Young. Kelly Reilly. ('hristopher ( iuest. l().imin. 'l'his drama eharts the early history of London’s eelehrated Windmill 'I‘heatre. a naughty show theatre wlneh proy ided a tonic for the troops during WWII. 'l'hrough this detailed. lightweight eonleetion. direelor I‘reat‘s and writer Sherman play on eomparisons hetween Iilit/ ruined l.ondon and the jittery modern media obsession with the fresh spate of homhings that |.ondon now faees. But ultimately this is l)eneh's liliii; she is tremendous as the eeeentrie. defiant IIL‘mIL't'stm. .Vr’lt't‘lt't/ I't'lt’tlu’.
“'7 For all Technicolor nostalgia buffs the big screen outing of this
deeply bizarre and scary 1957 adaptation of a Grimm fairytale is unmissable. For those still in therapy from when they had to hide behind the sofa (when the dwarf turns up) this may be best avoided. See
Hogmanay films feature, page 15. I GFT. Glasgow (Wed 28 Der: only).
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