Film
Scoop (12A) (Woody Allen. L'S/UK. 2006) Scarlett Johartssort. Hugh Jacktttatt. lart McShane. 96min. Woody is back itt Bligltty. after tlte class-climbing thriller Match Point. for another tale of ltiddett crirttes. tltis tirtte centered arourtd the worlds of journalism artd rttagic. Part of Glasgow Filttt Festival. Citteworltl Rea/revs“ Street. Glasgow:
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man ( 12A) (Stephen Kijak. UK. 2006) 90min. star interviews artd archive footage cover Walker's career. from teen lteartthrob it) the Walker Brothers to reclusive prog musician. Part of Glasgow Filrtt Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
The Searchers (PG) oooo US. l956) John Wayne. Vera Miles. Jeffrey Hunter. Natalie Wood. 1 19min. ()rte of Ford's finest W ‘sterns‘ has Wayne as the obsessive Ethan Edwards. a man whose five-year quest to hunt dowrt the lrtdiarts who murdered his wife artd captured his young daughter ltas developed irtto a thirst for murderous revenge. With Wayne at his rttost intense. this is one of old Hollywood's darker. richer moments. Part of Glasgow Filrtt Festival. Glasgow Film Tlteatre. Glasgow.
Shane Meadows The British director discusses his latest (lick This is ling/and. which is showing as part of the Festival. 15+. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (PG) 0... (John Ford. lIS. l‘)4‘)) John Wayrte. Joanne Dru. John Agar. Bert Johnson. 103mm. The secortd irt Ford‘s trilogy of cavalry Westerns centres on Wayne's retirement frortt military service following Custer’s Last Stand. While rtot as gripping as Fort Apache or Rio Gramle. it has a mellow elegance and a visual brilliance which won cinematographer Wirttort Hoch art ()scar. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
The Shootist (PG) .0. (Don Siegel. US. I976) John Wayne. Lauren Bacall. Ron Howard. l()()min. Wayne’s final film. itt which he plays a dying gunfighter who jttst ltas to win one last shootout. is a gerttle. elegiac hymn to the old West (as portrayed irt the Hollywood's Golden Age anyway) frortt a star who epitorttised it artd a director who helped sound its death krtell. Part ofGlasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow. Sir Jeremy Isaacs on TelevisionThe founder of Chartrtel 4 reflects on the current state of television artd reads frortt his new autobiography Look Me in the live: A Life in Television. Part of Glasgow Filttt Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
Sketches of Frank Gehry ( 12A) (Sydrtcy Pollack. US. 2005) 83min. Art insight into the life attd working methods of the superstar architect who designed the Guggenheim Mttsetrrtt irt Bilbao artd the Walt Disney Cortcert Hall irt LA. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
Smokin’ Aces ( 18) oo (Joe Carnahan. L'K/France/lfS. 2006) Jeremy Pivert. Bert Affleck. Jason Bateman. Alicia Keys. 108mm. Sub-par ltitrttart comedy. (‘itteworlrl Retrfrew Street. Glasgow.
A Soap ( l8) (Perrtille Fischer Christensen. Denmark. 2006) 'l‘rirte Dyrholrtt. David Dencik. Frank 'I'hiel. I04min. Christensen takes an offbeat approach to the world of the soap opera. with its sex. lies artd silly storylirtes in this tragicomedy. which focuses on the relationship between the yottrtg owner of a beauty clirtic artd her neighbour. a lonely. pre-op transsexual. Part ()f Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Filth Theatre. Glasgow: Soma: An Anarchist Therapy (ti) (Nick Cooper. 2005) 50min. Art insight ittto the sortta therapy developed by Roberto Friere. a victim of physical torture by the Brazilian military dictatorship. attd used by anarchist collectives to light the psychological effects of authoritarianisrtt.
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Someone Else ( 15) ((‘ot Spector. t’K. 2006) Stephen Mattgan. Sttsan l.ynch. Lara Belmont. 80min. Comedy actor Mangan stretches his (green) wings iii a lighthearted meditation on relationships. rttonogartty arid the capriciousrtess of desire. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. (‘ittew'or/(l Rett/rew Street. Glasgow.
Stagecoach (PG) oooo (Jolttt Ford.
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US. 1939) John Wayne. Thomas Mitchell. Claire Trevor. ()Qmin. Possibly big leggy Wayne's fittest moment. Revenge artd acrobatic hi-jirtx are the order of the day when nine social stereotypes take a long stagecoach journey through Apache killing fields. Ford was at the very top of his forttt when he tttade this peach ignore all imitations or remakes. Part ofGlasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow. The Strange Woman (the) oooo (lidgar G lflmer. CS. l‘)46) Hedy Lamarr. George Sanders. I.ottis Hayward. l00ntin. Fetttttte fatale Jenny llager woos lter way through the men artd money it) this film ttoir set itt the state of Mairte it) the 1820s. lz'rlinhro'gh Film Gui/(l. lz'tlitthtogh. Stranger Than Fiction ( IDA) oooo (Marc Forster. CS. 2006) Will Ferrell. Maggie Gyllenhaal. Dustin Hoffman. 1 12min. Girttrtticky. post-modern romantic comedy. (il'rts‘t‘t’tlutl Glasgow.
Summer in Berlin (Sommer vorn Balkon) ( 15) (Andreas Dresen. Germany. 2005) lrtka Friedrich. .\'adja l'hl. Andreas Schmidt. 105mm. An exploration of botmdaries artd relationships irt reunilied Berlin. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
Sway (Yureru) ( l5) (Mivv‘a Nishikavva. Japan. 2006) Joe ()dagiri. 'l‘eruyuki Kagawa. Masato lbtt. Yoko Maki. l20ntin. After a tragic accident when Cltieko (Maki) falls off a bridge. 'l’akcru (()dagiri) is the ortly suspect artd has to rely on his brother Minoru (Kagawa) for testimony. But the fraternal bonds are weak and it is 'l'aker'u's fate that is left ltattgirtg. Part of Move Over. ()lll season. Film/rouse. lz'rlittlttrrgh.
Swing Girls (ii) 0... (Sltirtobu Yaguchi. Japan. 2004) Jttri l'eno. Yuuta Hiraoka. Sltiltori Kanjiya. 105mm. What do bored Japanese schoolgirls do'.’ Play ja/I. of course. Very enjoyable tttttsical corttcdy. GiltttorehlllGll Glasgow.
The Syrian Bride (tbc) (liran Riklis. Israel/France/(iermatty . 2004) lliattt Abbass. Makrant Kltottry. Clara Khour'y. Ashraf Barhont. 97min. Powerful drama about tltc personal complication created by the Israeli- Syriatt border. Winner of numerous international awards. frortt Best Film at tltc Montreal Film Festival to Public Choice Award irt l.ocarno. it is regarded as one of Israel's best quality features it) recent years. l’art oft/re ('lv' .lewislt Film Festival. Grost'ettot: Glasgow.
The Tadpole and the Whale (t‘)
0.. (Jean-Claude Lord. Canada. l‘JSS) Fanny [.au/ier. Denis Forest. ‘)2min. Set it) Quebec. Daphne the 'l‘adpole is happiest swimming. She cart ltear attd understand vvltales artd dolphins speaking attd lilv'ar the wltale is her best friend. Her heart aches w hen she realises her fatnin may ltavc to leave the coast. bttt after art incident when she helps a wltale caught it) a fishing net. her ow rt human fantin start to work ottt a way to stay by the
Anders Banke’s Swedish vampire flick did not get a
sea. Part of Weans' World. Film/rouse. Iz'rlinltrog/t.
Taxidermia ( )8) ((iyorgy l’alfi. lltlttgat'y/Attstt'ia/l"t‘attce. 2006) Csaba C/ene. Gergo 'l'rocsanyi. Marc Bischoff. t)Imin. A twisted gross ottt flick about the tttert itt one fatttily who ejacttlate fire. eat grotesque amounts artd compulsiver etttbalttt animals. Part of Glasgow Filttt Festival. (‘ineworlt/ lv’eIt/rett' .Stl'eet. Glasgow.
Tell No One (Ne Le Dis a Personne) ( IS) (Guillaume Cartel. Frartce. 2006) Francois Clu/et. Mar'i-Josee ('ro/c. Nathalie Bay'e. 125mm. A llitcltcockiatt tltriller adapted frottt Harlan Coben's novel. .-\lexandre Beck (Clu/et) receives a video erttail of his supposedly dead wife artd uncovers a ltot bed of danger front cops arid killers alike. Part of Glasgow Filttt Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow:
Ten Canoes ( l5) (Rolf de Heet'. .-\u.stra|ia. 2006) Crusoe Kurddal. Jamie Gttlpltill. David Gulpltill. 92min. A celebration of the oral traditions attd culture of Australia‘s Aborigittal community. Witlt narration by ('roeorlile l)ttII(le("\ David Gulpltill. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow:
This is Spinal Tap ( t5) ooooo (Rob Reiner. l'S. l‘)S3) Christopher Guest. Micltael McKean. Harry Shearer. RJ Parnell. lid Begley Jr. 82min. Classic rockuttterttary spoof. Cartier). lit/ittltttrg/t.
This is England ( 15).... (Shane Meadows. FR. 2006) 'l'hontas 'l‘urgoose. Stephen Graltartt. Jo Hartley. l()4mitt. lleartvvarnting. seamless tale of patriotism attd racism itt a tinte of war. the Falklands as seen through the ey es of one impressionable boy ('l‘urgoosc). Reconttttended. Part of Glasgow Filttt Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
Three Men and Lilian (Die Drei von der Tankstelle) ( IZA) ooo (Willtelrtt 'l’hiele. Germany. 1030) Lilian Harvey. Willy Fritsclt. ()skar' Karlweiss. ()‘lmin. Art early German talkie that makes the tttost of the new ly invented sound tecltttology. Three men (Willy. Kurt artd Hans) open a garage togetlter and coincidentally fall it) love with the same girl (tlte lovely Harvey ) it) this audacious. innovative musical. Goethe Institut. Glasgow. Three Musketeers (l') (Janis Cimertttanis/(iert l-‘redholm. l'K/Denmark. 2006) Voices of Kevin McKidd. Andy Gray. 75min. A retellirtg of .-\lexander Dumas' swashbuckling tale using puppetry. stop motion animation attd some famous Scottish voices. Part ofGlasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
Tough Enough (Knallhart) ( t5) (Detlev Buck. Germany. 2006) Dav id Kross. Jettrty Aelvers. lirhart lintre. ()Smin. A cotttirtg of age drattta about a boy forced to relocate to a poorer neighbourhood w itlt his ntotlter. learns to cope with the daily struggle of survival. Part of Glasgow Filttt Festival. ('ittewor/rl lv’eIt/t'ett' Street. Glasgow:
release in Scotland so don’t miss this chance to catch it on the big screen before it disappears onto DVD. When Annika (Petra Nielsen), a doctor, and her 17-year-old daughter Saga (Grete Havneskold) move to a small town in Lapland to start afresh, the town is not as boring as they first thought. Something is going hunting in the middle of the night and they might be the prey. This is, unsurprisingly, a
late night screening.
I Cameo, Edinburgh on Fri 23 and Sat 24 Feb only at 1 7.30pm.
The Tripper( )8) (David At'quette. ('8. 2006) Dav id Arquette. Courtney Cox. Jamie King. 100mm. .-\rquette’s directorial debut takes a page front the old school horror book. The requisite group of unsuspecting teenagers take a trip ittto the woods where traumatic acts ottcc took place. Part of l~'r‘iglttfest at the Glasgow Filttt Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
True Grit (PG) .0 (Henry Hathaway. l'S. l‘)6‘)) Jolttt Way nc. Glen Catttpbell. Kim Darby. l2Sntitt. 'l'ttrgid. saccharine old- fashioned Western adventure. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
True North ( l5) .0. (Steve Hudson. l'K/lreland/(ierntany. 2006) Peter Mullart. Martin Cotttpston. Gary Lewis. 96min. A moving tale ()f desperation itt which Scottish fisherman try to survive by stttttgglittg Chinese immigrants. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Tltt’tllt't'. Glasgow. True Romance ( 18) ooo (Tony Scott. (S. I‘J‘B) Christian Slater. Patricia At‘quette. Dennis Hopper. I l‘)min. See picture caption. page 54. Gros't‘enotz Glasgow.
The Truth About Love ( (5) 0
(John Hay. (K. 2004) Dougray Scott. Jennifer Love Hewitt. David Christian. 04min. See Also Released. page 43. ()(l(’()ll Fort lv'ittttairrl. lz'tlitt/ttogh.
Turistas ( 18) (Joint Stockvvell. (18.2006) Josh Duhamel. lilissa George. Olivia Wilde. 80min. A stranded group ofyottttg attd pretty travellers end up prey for the unwelcoming natives. Part of l-‘rightfest at the Glasgow Filrtt Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow: 12:08 East of Bucharest ( 12A) (Corneliu Potttttboitt. Rorttattia. 2006) Mircea Andreescu. 'l‘eodor Corbatt. lort Sapdartt. 89min. 'l'he dcbttt feature front Camera D‘()r winner Portttttboitt refers to tltc exact time that Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu abdicated power on Decctttber 22 “)8‘). Sixteert years later a group of people gather at a radio station to share their memories of that occasion. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow.
“no Brothers (PU) oo (Jean- Jacqttes Annaud. France/l'K. 2004) Gtty Pearce. Jean-Claude Dreyfus. Freddie Highmorc. ()artlt Nguyen. l0‘)min. Tiger tales. St llrirle's ('etttre. lirliti/trofg/t.
Venus ( IS) ooo (Roger Michell. CK. 3006) l’L‘lL‘t‘ ()"lttttlL‘. Leslie Phillips. .ltttliv' Whittaker. 94min. Maurice (()"l'oolei attd Ian (Phillips) are a couple of veteran actors who spend their dccrepitudc drittkirtg. bitcltittg attd v isitittg the tlteatre until lan's troublesottte ttiL‘L‘L‘ Jessie (Whittaker) L‘Ulttc‘s to sift}. tttltl Maurice finds himself falling for her brash ttortltertt charms. With/tail (Hill I: The l’ettsiotter Fears vv ltctt it's good: a real waste vv ltett it isn't. Dominion. lirlittlturg/t.
Video Killed the Painting Stan (8) (Various. FR. 2006) 00min. A series of free screenings of work by students front the (ilasi—‘ow School of Art on the Masters of Fitte Art course. pltts other work front around tlte vvorltl. ('CA. Glasgow.
The Wayward Cloud (Tian Bian Yi Duo Yun) ( IS) ('l‘sai Ming-l.iang. 'l'aiwart/France. 2005) Lee Kang-Sheng. Clten Shiang—Chy i. l.tt Yi-Ching. ll2min. Taiwan is experiencing an unprecedented drottgltt attd suddenly w atermelons are looking a lot ntore appealittg. In tlte stifling heat love grows between Shiang-chyi (Cltcrt) attd portt star Hsiao (l.ec) it) this idiosyncratic love story.
w lticlt features explicit sex scenes attd carttp musical numbers. Part ofGlasgow Film Festival. (‘( Tl. Glasgow;
Who Loves the Sun ( l5) (Matt Hissonnette. Canada. 2006) Lukas Haas. Molly Parker. Adam Scott. 04min. A character comedy about Will (Haas) w lto
my steriously reappears after live years when his best friend (Scott) publishs a ttovel about the love triangle betvvectt tltettt attd Will's
\v ifc (Parker). Part ofGlasgow Filttt Festival attd .\'oth of Holly wood season. ('inewor/tl Rt’It/t'elt' Street. Glasgow: l-‘ilttthotrse. lz‘rlittlttoglt.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (PG) 0... (DouglasGordon. Philippe Parretto. l-'rance/lcelartd . 2006) t)Smin. The Scottish artist Gordort artd his French collaborator follow a match front '/.idane's perspective. Film/rouse. lit/itI/turg/t.