Myers) runs away from parental and royal responsibility to go on a journey with loyal companions Donkey (Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Banderas) to seek out another heir to the throne (Timberlake). The third installment of this blockbuster phenomenon feels a bit formulaic now but there are enough low-brow jokes to keep under educated children entertained. General release.
Shutter ( 15) O. (Banjong Pisanthanakun/Parkpoom Wongpoom. Thailand. 2004) Ananda Iiveringham. Natthaweeranuch ’lhonghee. Aghita Sikamana. 96min. Driving home drunk. photographer Tun (Iiveringham) and his girlfriend Jane (Thongmee) commit a hit- and-run. Suddenly bizarre ghostly itnages begin to appear on photographs taken by Tun. This half arsed 2004 Thai ghost story is badly acted. manipulativer paced and overly familiar. but the ending. when it comes. is a killer. (‘ineworld Renjrew Street. Glasgow.
Sivaji ( l2A) 0.. (S Shankar. India. 2007) Rajnikanth. Shriya Saran. Prakash Raj.Big-budget Tamil film starring Rajnikanth (aka Super Star) in the role of the late Indian actor and politician Shivaji Ganesan. ('inett'orld Edinburgh. Edinburgh. Sketches of Frank Gehry ( I2A)
.0 (Sydney Pollack. Germany/US. 2005) 84min. See review. page 39. Film/louse. Edinburgh.
Stormbreaker (PG) 00 (Geoffrey Sax. (iermany/UK/IFS. 2006) Alex Pettyfer. Ewan McGregor. Mickey Rourke. Bill Nighy. Alicia Silverstone. 93min. Young super spy Alex Rider (newcomer Petty-fer) battles villainous billionaire Darrius (Rourke). The dark Bond-esque series of books which inspired the film have a healthy. anti-Harry Potter vibe. which gets lost in translation. There's some redemption in the form of callous MI5 boss Nighy and a Q-style cameo from Stephen Fry and there are a few passable action sequences. too. Vue Edinburgh ()eean. Edinburgh. Stranded (15)... (Stuart
McDonald. 2005. Australia) Iimma Lung. Emily Browning. Robert Morgan. 52min. Two teenage girls cope with the death of their mother via crime. busking and a drug overdose. while their father struggles to re- enter the dating scene in this multi-AFI
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award winning film. Pltls short Sexy Thing. a story of adolescent sexual awakening. Part of London Australian Film Festival on Tour. Film/louse. Edinburgh.
* A Streetcar Named Desire ( 15) O... (Iilia Kazan. lfS. I95 I ) Vivien Leigh. Marlon Brando. Kim Hunter. l25min. Brando takes the acting honours and. with this film. sets the style for method acting for years to come. Tennessee Williams‘ steamy sex rotup seems a little
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>l= Summer Clouds (l’( i) 0000 (Mikio Naruse. Japan. I958) ('hikage Awashima. Michiyo Aratama. Yoko Tsukasa. l30min. Woven around interviews with a war widow farmer by a Tokyo reporter. Naruse continues his regular theme of the modernisation of Japan. His first feature in colour. he relies on the visual imagery of the landscape to illustrate the scope of the story. Part of Mikio Naruse season. Film/louse. Edinburgh. Taking Liberties ( 12A) 00. Atkins. UK. 2007) 105mm. Atkins‘ documentary looks at the infringements on civil liberties that he believes have been taken by New Labour: from freedom of speech to prohibition of torture. With contributions from Tony Benn. Boris Johnson and Mark Thomas. Glasgow I-"ilm Theatre. Glasgow.
Tell No One (Ne Le Dis a Personnel ( l5) 0... ((iuillaume (‘anet. France. 2006) Francois (‘lu/et. Mari- Josee(‘ro1e. Nathalie Baye. 125mm. Superb Parisian-set thriller adapted from Harlan Cohen's novel. Alexandre Beck ((‘lu/et) receives a video email of his supposedly dead wife and ttncovers a hot bed of danger from cops and killers alike. Se/eeted release. Ten Canoes ( 15) 00.. (Roll tie Ileer. Attstralia. 2006) ('rusoe Kurddal. Jamie (iulphill. David (iulphill. 92min. Impressive and fairly singular action adventure set in tribal times in the north of Atlstralia. where ten men head into the forest to harvest barks for canoe making. But this is the season of goose egg gathering and there are important stories to be told. Film/louse. Edinburgh.
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These Are a Few of My Favourite Things (PG) (Various. UK. 2007) 60min. A selection of short animated films by Project Ability (who support people with disabilities to take part in the arts) on the themes of pop stars and music. Glasgott' Film Theatre. Glasgow:
2:37 ( l5) 0.. (Murali K Thalluri. Australia. 2006) Teresa Palmer. Joel Mackenzie. Frank Sweet. 98min. A documentary-style explication of life in an Australian high school where dark secrets bubble under the surface then boil over into the ‘best days of your life'. Thalluri‘s youth (he was only 19 when he made it) provides a unique closeness to his subject. Part of London Australian Film Festival on Tour. Glasgott' I’ilm 'I‘healre. Glasgow; Iiilmholtse. Edinburgh.
Two Wrenching Departures (E) (Ken Jacobs. IS. 2006) 91min. ()riginally a live ‘cine-improvisation’ in I989. Jacobs offers tribute to his two former collaborators on Blonde ('obra (a 1950s underground transvestitism title). Bob Fleischner and Jack Smith. who died within a week of each other. ('(‘rL Glasgoit'.
Vacancy ( l5) .0 (Nimrod Antal. IS. 2007) Kate Beckinsale. Luke Wilson. Kym Stys. 84min. Routine motel hell slasher B flick with the above average cast (Wilson and Beckinsale) as a couple stranded in a diabolical dive. Selected release.
La Vie En Rose (La MOme) (12A) .0. (Olivier Dahan. France/UK/Czech Republic. 2007) Marion (‘otillard. Sylvie Testud. Pascal (ireggory. l40min. This highly stylised film ricochets between different time periods of French singer Edith Pian ((‘ottilard) turbulent life. The brief and often overwrought scenes are sometimes hard to grasp without prior knowledge of Piaf. but (‘otillard's central Iip-synching performance is magnificent. Selected H’IUUSU.
Wedding Daze (15) 00 (Michael Ian Black. IS. 2007) Jason Biggs. Isla Fisher. 91min. Infantile romantic comedy in which the charmingly gormless Anderson (Biggs) proposes to his sweetheart. she drops dead. he proposes to the living Katie (Fisher). she says yes. The); court. meet the parents and move in together in 48 hours llat. While the leads are Iikeable enough.
Terence Davies’ stunning 1988 film memoir about his formative years lived under the shadow of an oppressive alcoholic patriarch in postwar Liverpool gets a short outing in a beautiful restored print. As brutal, heartbreaking and vital as it was on its release this film deserves to be revisited or seen for the first time, if only to prove that low budget British cinema was once the envy of the world. The final screening of the film will be preceded with an introduction by
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this nuptials romcom is far from fresh. Shott'ease Cinema. Paisley. Paisley.
>l< Wife! Be Like a Rose! (PG) .0” (Mikio Naruse. Japan. 1935) Sadao Maruyama. Tomoko Ito. Sachiko Chiba. 77min. The lesser-known Japanese cinematic master. Naruse. presents this acerbic tale of an office worker (Mamyama) who meets with her estranged parents and becomes the another of Naruse‘s women characters trapped by circumstance yet reacting stoically. fascinating early film from the Japanese master. Pan of Mikio Naruse season. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
The Wild (U) .0 (Steve Williams. US. 2006) Kiefer Sutherland. James Belushi. Eddie Izzard. Janeane Garofalo. 94min. A fomiulaic story about a father and son failing to bond because of the pressure to be macho. We can see how this will pan out the moment we meet Ryan the lion cub. who plans to escape New York Zoo and learn to roar like his dad. Selected release. >l< The Wild One (PG) 0000' (Laszlo Benedek. US. I953) Marlon Brando. Mary Murphy. Roben Keith. 120min. Biker Johnny (Brando) and his wild chums terrorise a small town until the Sheriff arrests n'val gang leader Marvin (whose supremely sarcastic line ‘Wah. they‘re arresting me’ is one of the high points of the film). Minimally-plotted. seminal biker movie. which set the tone for the genre so well that many of its lines and situations now seem cliched. Part of Brando season. Eilmhouse. Edinburgh.
Wombllng PM (U) .0 (Lionel Jeffries. UK. 1977) 96min. The film version of the popular kids‘ TV show about the furry recyclers who live on Wimbledon Common. Tobennory. Great Uncle Bulgaria. Madam Cholet and Orinoko are all there. singing and dancing away as they try to save the environment. A Take 2 screening. Cineit-orld l’arkhead. Glasgow
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Based on a true story. French horror Them! tells the story of a beautiful young teacher and her lover whose life in an idyllic. isolated house is about to be torn apart forever. Released by Metrodome this nerve-shredding. suspenseful and uncompromising film is now available on DVD. The List has five copies to give away. To be in with a chance of winning one. simply send an email marked THEM to promotions@list.co.uk stating your name. address and daytime telephone number by no later than Thursday 19 July. Usual List rules apply.
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