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Hallam Foe i IS) .00 il)a\~itl Macken/ie. l'K. 2007i Jamie Bell. Sophia Myles. ('iartin llinds. 05min. llallatii tBelli moyes to lidinburgh frotn a small town where he spies oti the neighbours and tries to implicate his stepmother itt his mother's mysterious death. Life in tlte city brings rotnance in tltc forin of Kate iMy lesi. with whom he forms an iitittiediate connection. l‘lawed btit darkly humorous. Ila/loin l-oe stands head and shoulders aboyc atiy tliitig else that has come out of Scotland iii the last few years. (it‘oxi‘enot; Glasgow;
The Happening t Ht .0. m Night Sliyaitialati. l'S/lndia. 30lle Mark Wahlberg. 7.oocy l)escliane|. John Legui/anto. ‘Jlltttlll. Sec rey iew. page 53. (it'ltet‘tt/ release.
Happy-Go-Lucky i Ht .000 l.\ltls‘e Leigh. l'K. Ztltlts’i Sally Hawkins. .-\lc\is Zegerman. Andrea Riseborotigh. l lSmin. Leigh returns with a familiar. yet reassurineg different film. art affectionate portrait of carefree 3(i-somcthing Londoner Poppy tllaw klnsi and the minutiae of her eyeryday life. About eyet‘ything and nothing. the downtime and the tiptinie. this is life-affirming stuff. Dominion. lat/in/no'q/i. Harold 8. Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay i list .00 (Juli llurw-itz. l'S, 2008i John ('ho. Kal l’enn. Rob ('orddry. ltiZntin. 'l‘he hapless dope smoking dito get itito a spot of bother w lieti they try attd smuggle a botig onto art aircraft. Mistaken as terrorists. they soon find themsely es iii the infatiious prison. Silly. dutnb btit ftitt arid actttally a fairly shrewd satire oti the Btisli atlfttlttl\tl’allolLS hysterical War on 'l'error. Sltoii't'ose ('ineino. ('out/n'tilc'e. (i/osgoii‘: S/ioiieose ('inetntt. l’ut’s/ey.
Horton Hears a Who! it‘i .00 (Jimmy llay ward. Stexc Martino. l'S. letlSi Voices of Jitn ('arrey. Stey c (‘arell Somin. .»\nimators Blttc Sky take a break frotn their ongoing lee Ace franchise to colourfully realise the uniyerse of Dr Seuss' text. Bolli (‘at‘t‘cy and (‘arrell are allowed fttll rein for
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Falkirk Town Hall Falkirk Council
Honeydripper (PG)
Sat 2 7 st June 7:30pm
Special Event: Belleville
Rendezvous (12A) Sun 22nd June
5pm
Screened as part of National Bike Week and preceded by a guided bike ride from the Falkirk Wheel to FTH Cinema.
Bike ride start: 3pm Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre
The Letter (PG)
New Print
Mon 23rd June 11:00am 7:30pm
Happy-Go-Luckyas) Thur 26th June 7 7:00am 1:30pm 7:30pm
Tickets and further information from The Steeple Box Office or on the door from FTH Cinema
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their brand of vocal mugging as co-directors Hayward arid Martitio skilfully guide Horton towards a comforting moral about si/e not beitig all that important. (i/(ty’gmi' l'l/ltl 'I'ltettlre. (i/usgoii:
Hotel Diaries 0.. list tJohn Smith. Various. lift)! -2()t)7i 82min. This series of short films relates eyerytlay experiences in hotel rooms to contemporary world eyetits. Aw ard-w inning artist and filmmaker Smith has tiiadc tltese \ ideo recordings o\ er a period of six years atid tises the architecture atid furniture of the rooms to tnake subtle links atid connections to the outside world. The series includes I-'ro:eit llill‘. .llutetttn Pine and Dirty I’ti'ltu‘ey. (i/usgoii' I't/in 'I'lteitlre. (i/ttxuoii.
I Served the King of England l lSi O... iJiri Mene/el. (‘lech Republic. ltltloi l\an Barney. ()ldrich Kaiser. Jtilia Jentsch. l l‘hnin. Men/cl depicts the life of hotelier Jatt tBarney i as a non~stop cayalcade of good food and eyen-better sex enjoyed under the darkening shadow of .\'a/i oppression. .\'o dusty political tale. this entertaining bttt salutary film balances ati cyery man‘s sexual and financial aspirations. then tartly rcycals them as meaningless iii the face of global politics. I‘llinliottxe. l'ft/t'ttlniru/t.
In Search of a Midnight Kiss t lSi ... l.'\le\ lloltlrltlge. LS. 3008) Scoot Mc.\'airy. Sara Simmonds. Brian .\lc(ittit‘e. 09min. lloldridgc‘s acerbic and warmly human dispatch from the frontline of the l.:\ dating scene sees “illstin (\lc‘xalt'y l desperately searching for a date to proy ide him w illi a .\'ew Year's kiss. After putting an adycrt on ('raigslist. he meets \'i\ iaii (Simmonds). an aspiring actress who tnay or may not match Wilson's emotional unayailability. Se/et'tetl release.
The Incredible Hulk i 11M 00
tl.ouis l.cterricr. l'S. 2t)l)Si lidward Norton. l.i\ 'l‘y let'. Tim Roth. lllmin. See rey iew. page 50. (ienet‘tt/ t‘e/ettie.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull l 12m... (Sine-n Spielberg. LS. 3003) Harrison l'ltil'tl. (’ate Blancliett. Karen Allen. Illinin. lt's l‘JS—i'. the Soy lets lta\ e replaced the Nails as the biggest set of thugs on the planet and Jones il-ordi has returned for his most otitlandisih adycnturc yet. Russian baddie Spalko tBlanchctti is otit to trick the hero itito tmcmering the secrets of a mythical crystal. a challenge which pro\ es that the old dog still has a few tiew tricks. (ienem/ t‘e/t'ttyi'.
Iron Man i llAi O... iJon liay reau. LS. Zillixi Robert Downey Jr. (iw'yneth l’altrow. Jeff Bridges. IZSmin. Performing a perfectly poised balaticitig act between taking the fantastical material seriously and treating it with a ktiowitig sense of humour.
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this smart adaptation locates Tony Stark/Iron Man's story of professional irresponsibility and personal redemption firmly withiti the context of the war oti terror. Kidnapped by Afghan insurgents. Iron Man promptly renotinces arms manufacture and instead tises his super- powered outfit to right his wrongs. .S'eleeteil I'('/('(I.\('.
Kung Fu Panda (l’(il (Mark ()sborne/John Steyenson. l'SA. 2008) Voices of Jack Black. Jackie (‘han. Angelina Jolie. 91min. l)ream\\'orks‘ animated summer blockbuster. about a bungling panda (Black) who aspires to be a ktiiig fu warrior. IJIAX Theatre. Glasgow; Leatherheads it’( i) O. ((ieorge (Jootte). LS. 2008) (ieorge (‘looneyL John Kt'asinski. Renee Zellweger. I I3min. Dodge (‘otinolly i(‘looneyi is a cocky btit charming football hero who is tletet‘ttiinetl that his team w ill hit the big time. lnycstigatiye
journalist Lexie l.ittleton i'/.ellwegeri smells
a story and the two become entangled in more ways than one. This wannabe l’reston Sturges style rotnantic comedy set against the backdrop of the burgeoning American football league iti l925 yields tepid results atid is (‘looney's least interesting film as a director. ()t/emt .tll Ill/te Quay. (i/ttsgoii: (irosi'enot: (i/oscow; ()t/eon. lit/inlnirglt. Let’s Get Lost t IS) .00. (Bruce Weber. l'S. l‘JS‘JJ 1 19min. \Veber fashions a highly unconventional documentary that follows trumpeter ('het Baker from the West to the liast coast of America attd oti to liurope. There's little in the way of intery iews with Baker iii the film. lnstead. Weber films Baker. prematurely aged by narcotics. hanging otit in Various bree/y \enues. A dreamy portrait of a superb bttt doomed musician. (ilmeow l't/Itt iii/It‘llll‘t'. (i/tlyg'tm. Life and Debt mm 0.. iStephanie Black. l'S. Ztitll i Soniin. lixcellent documentary examining the effects of globalisation on third world countries. in particular Jamaica. .-\( lat/inlno‘c/i. Love Actually t IS) 000 iRichai-d ('tirtis. l'K. 3003i Bill Nighy. limma 'l’honipsoti. lltigh (irant. lltiniin. ('tirtis aims to proye the anody'ne poitit that loyc is actually all around its with a huge cast atid seyeral different story strands. So we see .\'ighy. ’l‘hompson. (irant. (‘olin l‘irth. Martitie .\lc('titcheon. l.iam .\'eeson. Alan Ricktnan. Keira Knightley. Andrew Lincoln and Laura l.inney all pop tip to play otit their roles. Lightweight and enjoyable. if a little oyer-populated. romantic cotnedy. this is writer (‘urtis' first time iii the director's seat. The Sit/on. (i/usgoii‘. Manufactured Landscapes i t' i O... tJennifer Baichwal. Canada. Zoom 80min. Baichwal‘s thoughtful documentary
This selection of iconic pop art films and clips from the TV advertisements and Hollywood films that influenced them will be introduced by Francis McKee, the artistic director of the CCA in Glasgow. www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/essentials I GFF Glasgow, Sun 29 Jun.
explores the work of the photographer lidw'ard Burtynsky. whose large-scale colour photos examine the impact of man's industrial processes upon landscapes around the world. oti a trip through Asia. This is a film which encourages the \ iewer to gaze at its images. and feel unsettled by its eerie beauty. (i/usgoit‘ I'll/Ill Theatre. (i/ttyqow; Meet the Fockers ( 12A) 000 (Jay Roach. LS. 2004) Ben Stiller. Robert De .\'iro. l)tistin Hoffman. Barbra Streisand. Blythe Danner. Teri Polo. l ISmin. Stiller reprises his role as (iay‘lord l-"ocker. male nurse iti Meet the Parents 2. This time it‘s he who is takitig his fiancee l’am il’oloi atid her parents il)e .\'iro atid l)anneri. for a first Visit to his own parents. sex therapist tntttn Ro/ tStt‘eisandi arid liberal actiyist dad Bernie tlloffman i. Naturally. embarrassing eyents follow. llilariously scatological comedy. if you like that kind of thing. The Sit/(m. (i/ttygow‘.
Mere Baap Pehle Aap ll’(ii tl’riyadarshan. liidia. Zlitlts’l (ienelia l)‘Soti/a. Akshay'e Klianna. ()in Part. l25min. Remake of the Malayalam hit Is/iluni. ()tleon A! The Quay. (i/uxqow; MOI‘IQOI t l5) ... iSet‘gci Botlroy. (iermany/Ka/akhstan/Rtissia/\loiigolia. 3()l)7i Aliya. 'l‘egen Ao. 'Iadanobti Asano. l25niin. In the first of a planned trilogy oit the Mongol leader's life. (ienghis Khan iAsanoi suffers imprisonment. the murder of his father and the loss of his bride before waging war against his traitorous one-time ally. Altltotigli this sounds somewhat dry on paper, this is less the Khan of the history books than a carefully humanised leader. Se/t't‘lt't/ l‘t’lt’uy’t'.
Mother Krause’s Journey to Happiness tl’(ii 0.00 tl’iel Jtlt/l. (ict‘many. l‘)2‘)i l l-ltnin. The most successful interwar film production of the (ierman ('ommunist Party. A fusion of melodramatic narratiye atid Sm iet propaganda depicts the li\ itig conditions of the (ierman proletariat. with insertions of documentary footage front Berlin‘s working class tieighbourhoods. Part of Modernity and 'l'radition season. l'l/lll/lllll.\t’. Ift/iit/ttttjglt.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Senior Screening) mm 0. (Jon 'l'urteltatib. l'S. 2007i Jtistiti Bartha. Ty Burt‘ell. Nicolas ('age. ll-tmin. lzxchange the religious sub-plot from The Do \inei (’orle with some spurious blather about the history of the LS (’onstitution and yoti haye the successful formula for the National 7i‘e<t.xttt‘e franchise. The second instalment has adventurer Ben (iates t('age) chasing around various worldwide tourist traps while dodging the attentions of his rival Mitch Wilkinson tllat‘risi. The shared object of their desire is a semi-mythical tottte that supposedly contains the diaries of eyery .»\mcrican president. Returning director 'l‘tirteltaub's seryicutble adyenture features a constant escalation of action. but the endless cheerleading for America proves tiresome. lite l'ftlittlttttju/t ()t'eon. Iii/inlntru/i.
Nim’s Island it‘i O. iletinit'ei l’lackett. LS. 3008! Abigail Breslin. Jodie l‘ostcr. (ierard Butler. 95min. Adapted from Wendy ()rr's popular book about what happens w hen agoraphobic autliot'ess .-\lexandra Ryder (l‘osteri is contacted by w'insotne brat .\'itn iBreslini. whose scientist father Jack tButlet'i has gone missing. Breslin and Butler adapt well to the frothy postmodern adyenture bttt Foster's attempts at slapstick are embarrassingly crude and ob\ ious. lessening any emotional impact. Se/eeteil release.
Paris, Texas i lSi 0.00 (min Wenders. t'S/W. 1084i Harry Dean Stanton. .\'astass_ia Kinski. lluntcr ('arson. H-linin. Missitig for four years. middle-aged lonct' Stanton turns tip iii the ’l‘exan outback. and is later reunited with his son. The two embark on a trek across America to find his estranged wife. the young boy 's tiiothcr. Wenders‘ coolly dislocating \ isttal sense combines with writer Sam Shepard‘s Version of .-\tnerica's desolate heartlands to produce a moy itig story of personal alienation. Part of \Vetiders season. (i/oycoii' I'll/Ill Ill/lt’tlll't'. (i/tlyt'tm'.