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Curious George It'i O. lMallhcw ()'('allaghan. l'S. 200m Will l-errell. l-rank Welker. Drew Barrymore. Dayid (‘roxx 80min. l-eature animation haxed on the adyenturex nl the hero nl Margaret and HR Rey 'x popular children'x hook xeriex l’arentx may he able to xteiii any xuicidal impulxex hy lixtening to the laughter of their children at the lilm'x ximple xlapxtick anticx (iron-error, (i/Iiigmi.
Cyberworld 30 IN ii tVartIittx. 1.5. 2000) Jenna lilfinan. Matt l'rew er. Woody Allen, 44min. Jeniia lillman ix the cyher~ hoxt who introducex ux to yarioux unrelated xegmeiitx nt cyher animation. 'Ilie Sim/mini and Anti. make ii) appearancex in a \pectacttlar Iltxpltty till liiiltiy \ ttinxl iiiiprexxiy e graphic technology I.ll.l.\' 'HtI'IHI'I‘, (i/Itienii
Dave Chappelle's Block PartyI ISI 0... IMichel (ioiidry. l'S. 2005i l03mm. ('hapelle iixed liix maxxiy e Statexide pull to ltire xome ol the higgext iiamex in hip hop In thix Brooklyn xtreet concert in 3004. Video director (inndry placex the eiiiphaxix lirmly on the iiiuxicianx lor an enoriiiniixly likeahle documentary record nl the ()uite xiiiiply irrexixtihle. l-i/ni/iome. Ifdin/nuje/i.
DOA: Dead or Alive I ISI 0.
t('orey' Yuen. l'S. Zoom Jaime l’rexxly. llnlly Valance. Sarah ('aiter. Hhmin. See Alxo Releaxed. page 45.
Dogma I l5) .0 (Kevin Smith. l'S. l‘)‘)‘)i Matt Damon. Ben Al'lleck. Alan Rickman. l30miii. Smith. creator of ('Ierki and himer a Ileyoiit helieyer. confrontx the conflict between perxonal faith and the inxtittitinnalixed religion of the (‘atholic ('hureh. Meanwhile xlacker pi'nphetx Jay and Silent Bob pt‘oy Me the tixual caxtial ohxcenitiex. “(remit ix yulgar and irreyerent. and featurex a ‘poop mnnxter' and Alaiiix Morrixette ax (ind. lt'x alxo undixciplined. xhainholic and horing. Ax a xatire. it doexn't have a prayer. ('i'neii-or/d Iz‘I/i'nhiugli. Iz'dt'nhmje/t.
Driving Lessons I ISi 0. Mercury Brock, FR. 2006) Rupert (irllil. Julie Walterx. Laura Linney. 08min. See reyiew'. page 43. Dominion. Iz'din/iiirgli.
Eight Below (l’( i) .0. It-‘rank Marxhall. (VS, 2006) Paul Walker. Bruce (ireenonxl. Mooii Bloodgnod. Jaxoii Biggx. 120mm. When an Antarctic expedition l'allx foul of crackx iii the ice. the brave huxkiex xay'e hoth of the humanx‘ liy'ex hy' tranxpnrting them In a nearhy haxe. hut with an emergency eiacuation underway. poor Maya. Shadow. Shorty. Ma\. 'l'ruiiian. and Dewey are left to tough nut the w inter alone. Likeahly old fashioned action creature featttre. l'ue Ifdi'nhurjeh ()I'eIin. lidi’n/mrg/i. Elvis: That’s The Way it Is Il'i O... (Denix Saunderx’. l'S. l‘)70i lilyix Prexley. lllh'min. A celebration of the King\ return alter nearly a decade in the doldrumx. to live performance. Saunderx' largely uncritical diwuiiientary comhinex footage of l’rexley‘x l.a.x Vegax coiicenx with interyiew‘x with farm and entourage. ()odlex of material for lily'ix ohx'exxiyex. hut only the odd glimpxe of former gloriex to enthuxe the uncommitted. Part of Accexx All Areax .xeaxon. I-ilniliouxe. Edinburgh.
The Edukators I t5) 0.. Iltanx Weiiigartner. (ieriiiany/Atixtria. 2001) Daniel Bruhl. Julia Jentxch. Stipe lirceg. l27min. liiterexting (ierman political drama about a hunch of anarchixtx who are forced to rethink their y'aluex when they kidnap a liheral htixinexxman. ('mneo, lidi'nlmreli. Endurance Adventures I tSi Iy'arioux. llK/.»\u.xtralia. Variouxi QSmiii. Three .xtoriex of the individual ady'eiituroux ,xpirit. liw an Mac(iregor and (‘harley Boorman go the [mtg War Round. Boorman takex a .ono Knee in Dakar and Jon Muir Irayelx Alone Across .-lu.\'truli'u. Part of the Nixxaan Adventure Film Fextiy'al. l'ue Edinburgh ()mni. Edinburgh.
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The Eye of the Needle 0 Border I HI I, Varinux_ 2tl15/’lel-1itx'4iiiiii Douhle hill of Archiye Document liliiix Jonax Soderqyixt'x take on lauropean migration policiex and axy lum xeekerx and laura \Vaddington'x geurilla documentary made at the l'retich Sangatte Red ('rnxx ('amp with Atghan and Iraqi reltigeex ('( '.-l. (i/Ityenw
at: The Fallen Idol Im ;. oooo Reed. l'K. l‘Mh’i Ralph Richardxoii. Michelle Morgan. Bohhy Heurey 95min See rey iew. page 45 I'll/Il/ltillu'. ladin/une/i Farewell my Lovely I t’( ii 0.00 ll‘.tl\\.'trtl Dmytryk. l'S. Ill-1% Dick l’nw ell. (‘laiie 'l‘reyor. Anne Shirley 05mm l’nw ell playx the worldweary Marlowe iii Raymond ('haiidler'x hard-hoiled tale ol a priyate eye xearching for an ey—coii'x girl The atiiinxphere ix quintexxeritially noir. the plot hax more tw ixtx and turiix than tlinxe winding roadx into the Hollywood llillx Part of Raymond ('handler xeaxnii l‘l/Illllitllu'. Izdinlmre/i.
Forty Shades of Blue I ISI 00..
tlra Sachx. l'S. 300m Rip 'l‘ni'n. Dina Kor/un. Darren Burrow x, l0l)min. l-‘oi‘ty Shadex focuxex on a loy e triangle hetween a Ilniiiiiieering xouthern record producer Alaii Jamex. hix much younger girllrieiid laura. and the patriarch'x grow ii-up xon Michael. w hoxe own w il'e ix pregnant.
Sachx l'ayoiirx a low -key. imprexxinmxtic approach to liix direction. ohxery mg the credihly llaw ed characterx w itliiii their daily em ii'oniiieiitx. xuhtly reyealiiig the churning feelingx of xnlitude. fragility and hurt heneath l.aura'x ice-queen facade. and making tix care for xoiiiehody we might initially dixmixx ax unworthy ol our xy'tiipathy‘. I’ilnr/inuye. Ifdrn/iu/je/i.
The Fugitive Kind I ISI .00.
(Sidney l.umet. l'S. WW) Anna Magnaui. Marlon Brando. l l‘lmin. A my xterinux xtranger with a pretty name rollx into town. Will Valentine Xay ier xettle down or wreak hayoc'.’ li\cellent 'l'eiiiiexxee \y'illiamx adaptation with the xtarx and director all in the first llltxlt of their prtxltgltiux talentx. Introduced hy John Binnie. Part of Women on Screen xeaxon. (i/uygoii' I‘ll!" 'I'lieutre. (i/Itygmi:
Garfield: A Tale of No Kitties Il‘i t'l'im Hill. l'S. 200m Breckin Meyer. Jennifer l.n\'e Hewitt. Billy (‘nnnolly. Bill Murray. laii Aherei‘oiiihie. Roger Reex. 80min. In hix return to the hig xereen. the clever ginger feline (Voiced hy Murray). takex a trip to Blighty. and through a caxe of
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Harsh Times I ISI 0... iDay id -\y er. l‘S. 200.< l ('hrixtiaii Bale. l-reddy Rodriguez. l'.\a l oiigoria l l‘lmin (‘hrixtian Bale dixcoy erx that it‘x pretty tough for an tinxtahle (lull \Var \eteraii to get a ioh in IA lznding tip in emotional turmoil when .txkctl lit cltmtxt' liclyy cell loye and a tol‘ huxting drug cartel ’l'he .\le\icaii laiidxcape prny idex a xharp contraxt tn the urhaii inetropolix. hut it‘x Bale'x emotional e\tremex that are moxt intriguing in .-\yei‘x iinpicxxiy e dehtit ('ineiioild RI urn-ii \lli'i'L (iht\e4ni
Heading South (Vers le Sud) I t5. 0.. I l .aurcnt ('antet. l-raiicex( ‘aiiada. 2005i ('harlotte Ramplmg. Karen Young. l,ouixe l’onal. Meiiothy (‘exar ltlSiniii lii I‘WI. Haiti. three \ery dillcieiit women come to eiiioy the xe\ tourixin without realixmg the world of the e\propriation. economic xupprexxioii and corruption that it maxkx. Highly laudahle and well inteiitioiied. the lilm ix derailed initially hy poor period detail. an ohy ioux xcript and criiigy. direct to camera iiioiiologiiex hut ultimately ix undeniath watchahle. rexnnating long alter the creditx roll, (mum, lidinliure/i.
High Altitude Adventures I lSi I. t'S. \‘ariouxi 03min. High adrenaline. high octane hardcore xiinwxpnitx. Snultly mg. hold xolo cliiiihiiig. BASli itiiiipmg and frecriding iii The 'Iitneerine Ih'eiini. Hie/i I’li' Sum/nth. Hie/diner. Iiiiyeelini/r 3 and ('olum/nu Rideii'eek. Part o/ the Nimiun Adventure I'i/ni I'I’ylll‘ul. \'ue lidinhurgh ()inni. lidinhurgh.
Hype! t llAl 0.. (Doug l’ray. l'S. l‘)‘)(il 87min. A loyiiig look at the 'grtinge' niuxic xcene nf Seattle‘x early l‘)‘)llx. including footage of the fier performance ol 'Smellx Like Teen Spirit'. l-ilni/ioine. Iidin/nu-gh.
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l'K. l‘Nil'ii Malcolm McDowell. Arthur l.nwe. l l lmin. ()ii the face of it. the xtory of a xtudeiit-led rehellion in an linglixh puhlic xchool might he taken ax a metaphor for the profound xocial change that had gniie on iii the 60.x. There are elementx in the puhlic school that xttgngl llarnld \thxntt'x grammar .xchool meritocrat generation. hut there'x a much hroader attack on hourgenix \‘aluex going on. and the releyaiiee of the
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An Inconvenient Mth It I 000 il)a\ix (itiggeiilieiiii.l S. 200m \l (ioic llhlillll See in icw_ page «H \I {II II a’
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Inherit the Wind Il i... iStattlcy Kiamei. l'S. l‘lolli Speiitei liacy. l-iedeiiI Match. (ienc Kelly IZSiiiin lxiaiiiei'x earuextly liheial diaiiiatixatioii ot the W.“ [S ‘Moiikey 'l‘rial'. which xaw a leiiiiexxee teacher peixcctited loi iiitiodticiiig the
Dam iiiiaii theory to liix piipilx. ix a whole lotta ttiii lhe lluiiiaiiixt Society ot Scotland leadx a dixctixxioii attei tliix xcieeniiig l’ait ol illtixtiated lecture ahotit Spencer 'liaty and l'iederic March hy film hixtoiiaii Michael Biiriowx tiling-on Iilm Illt Iii/I. (r/Ilyg'nli
Jason and The Argonauts It'. .... tl)Iiit ('hatlcy. l'K. l‘lti-ll loilil .-\riiixtroiig. Nancy Koyack. ( iaiy Raymond llliiiiin 'l‘otally hiill adyeiittiie ygtt'tt ax Ulll lict‘ti .laintt \clx out to tt‘ltteye the legendary golden llcecc .iiid ix helped hy a iiiiinhei ol the gndx on ( )lyiiipiix along the way. Ray llarryliatixeii‘x xtop iiiotioii ellectx remain among the hext ot liix caieei. iiioxt iintahly the liiial coiillict with an army of xkeletal xoldierx. l’ait ol Beiiiaid Hert'tiiaiin xeaxoii. l‘l/Ht/lnllu'. ladinlmreli John Tucker Must Die I 13M 00 (Hell) ililitllttttx. l'S. ZlNlhl Je\\t' \li'lcallt'. Brittany Snow. Axhanti. H‘hiiiii John liickei IMetcallei ix a phil.‘iiideriiig xtud w hn xtiiiigx along three girlli'iendx. When the wronged trio get wind ol hix cheating wayx, they xet up new hie Kate ISnow l ax hait to humiliate him, (ieiieric chick llick tor aimlexx teeiix (iI'IlI‘I'Il/ I'i’II'uu'.
Just my Luck I l’(il CO IliImatIt l’etrie. IS. 2000) l.indxay lohaii. ( ‘hiix l’iiie. l-ai/oii l.o\ e. Mixxi l’y le. Mc l'ly lll3min. Manhattan xocialite Axhley II ohaiii hax a hit of a xhocker alter her xeemiiigly neyereiidmg lucky xti'eak comex to a halt following a hit of xmnnchiiig with down and-nut Jake ll’lliL‘l. ()iie lor Mcl'ly laiix (‘ineiinr/d I’urk/ieud. (iIIiieIm .' (‘Ineiio/ld I-fdi'nhureli. lidinlnu'e/i,
This heart-warming documentary about a group of Tennessee schoolchildren who decide to collect six million paper clips in order to commemorate the number of Jews killed by the
Nazis during the Holocaust is an abject lesson in how to make films about acts of humanity that touch a whole
community. Watch with a hanky.
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