Film
How to Murder Your Wife (PG) 0.. (Richard Quine. 1S. 1965) Jack Lemmon. Virna l.isi. Terry-Thomas. 1 18min. Happy batcheior and cartoonist Stanley Ford (Lemmon) drunkenly marries the lady that popped otit of the cake on a stag night. Having written a harried and plotting husband into his cartoon. the police get suspicious when the ttnwantcd new wife goes missing. Scotsman .S'creening Room. Edinburgh.
, Hunger ( 15) 00000 (Steve 3‘ McQueen. llelreland. 2008) Michael Fassbender. Stuart Graham. Helena Bereen. 96min. See feature. page 18 and review. page 43. Selected release. I’ve Loved You So Long (12A) 0.. (Philippe Claudcl. France. 2008) Kristin Scott Thomas. l-Ilsa Zylberstein. Serge Hazanavicius. 1 17min. In northeast France. Lea ('/.ylberstein) has just been released from behind bars and the story follows her re-introduction into society and gradual emotional rapprochement with her sister (Scott Thomas). Claudel's directorial debut places everyone inside metaphorical prisons in this patient and sensitively shot family drama. Glasgow Film 'l'heatre. Glasgow. Igor (PG) 0.. (Anthony Leondis. l'S/France. 2008) Voices of John (‘usack. John Cleese. liddie Izzard. 86min. Hunchbacked Igor (voiced by Cusack) ckcs out his precarious existence as humble servant to the sinister Dr (ilickenstein (Cleese). an evil genius set on winning the annual evil science fair in the badass province of Malaria. But Igor bravely decides to enter the competiton himself and enters his Bride of Frankenstein-sty1e creation called Fva (Molly Shannon). Decent but uninspired animation. General release. Journey to a Kingdom ([7) (Timothy Neat. (K. 1992) 52min. Hailed (irampian 'l'V' documentary about the life and times of Hamish Henderson. legendary Scottish folklorist who died in 2002. I’i/mhouse. lz'dinburgh. Journey to The Center of the Earth (PG) CO. (liric Brevig. 1S. 2008) Brendan Fraser. Josh Hutcherson. Anita Briem. 92min. iinjoyably silly adventure based on the classic Jules Verne novel starring Fraser ('I‘he .l/Iamnrv) as a science professor whose renegade theories are held in contempt by the academic community. ()1) an expedition in lceland. he stutnbles upon a discovery that is to be the begitming of his journey deep beneath the liarth's surface. ('ineworld Par/(head. Glasgow. Kudoro, Fogo No Museke (ii) (Jorge :‘sntonio. Portugal/Angola. 2008) 50min. A documentary about the upbeat house music born in Angola in the late 1980s and immediately exported to Lisbon suburbs in Portugal. Part of 1.usophone African Filtn Festival. Gilmore/till G12. Glasgow.
Kung Fu Panda (P( 1) .00 (Mark
()sborne. John Stevenson. l'SA. 2008) Voices of Jack Black. Jackie Chan. Angelina Jolie. 91min. ()verweight panda
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Falkirk Town Hall Falkirk Council
Before The Rains (12A)
Monday 3rd November 7:30pm
Tuesday 4th November 1.30pm 7:30pm
Man On Wire (U)
Wednesday 5th November 7 :30pm
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This early taster for next year’s Polish Cultural Festival, the biggest event of its kind to take place in Scotland, is the new film from one of Poland’s most successful young filmmakers, Tomasz Konecki.
Following on from his previous film, box office smash Testosteron, which turned the microscope on modern male behaviour, Ledjis takes a look at a group of women and their attempts to control their idiotic partners. The film was a huge hit in its homeland when released earlier this year. Visit www.polishculturalfestival.org.uk
I Fi/mhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 5 Nov
Po (Black) joins his heroes. the Fierce Five. in a butt-kicking adventure when the valley of peace is threatened with the return of bad kung fu master. Tai Lung (McShane). This is I)reamworks-does-manga animation. overlaid with an Eastern version of the fated place-in-the-universe style philosophy originally trademarked in The Lion King. ('ineworld l’arkhead. Glasgow; Empire
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L’Age d’Or ( 18) 0.... (Luis Bunuel. Spain. 1930) (iaston Modot. Lya 1.ys. (‘aridad de Laberdesque. 63min. Bufiuel‘s surrealist essay on iiros and civilisation in which two lovers are torn apart by the church and state. A masterpiece of considerable inlluence. Part of Introduction to liuropean Cinema course. Film/muse. Edinburgh.
Lejdis ( 12A) 0.. (Tomasz Konecki. Poland. 2008) lidyta ()Iszowka. Anna Dereszowska. 1zabe1a Kuna. 136mm. Konecki's comedy. a follow up to 'Iestosteron. turns the lens on masculinity and features four young Polish ladies and their constant battles against the weaker sex. Film/rouse. Edinburgh.
Let’s Talk About the Rain (12A) .0. (Agnes Jaoui. France. 2008) Jean- Pierre Bacri. Jamel Debbouzc. Agnes Jaoui. 100mm. See review. page ~15. I'tlmhnuse. Edinburgh.
Llamenme Mike (Ii) (Alfredo (iurrola. Mexico. 1979) Sasha Montenegro. Alejandro Parodi. Victor Alcocer. 105mm. A crooked crop takes a brutal beating in prison and awakes to believe that he is the fictional protagonist froin an Atnerican crime novel. Humorous action thriller from Mexican director (iurroia. In conjunction with the Autoimtstruccirin exhibition. ((24. Glasgow. Love and Other Crimes ( IS) (Stefan Arsenijevic. Serbia/(iermany/Austria/ Slovenia. 2008) Anica Dobra. Vuk Kostic. Milena Dravic. 105mm. Anica (Dobra) has packed her bags. emptied her boyfriends bank account and is set to skip the country. On her last day in Belgrade. however. things get a little complicated. A simple and assured love story from Serbian director Arsenijevic. Part of the Winter Festival of Central and Fast European Film. Film/rouse. Edinburgh.
Mamma Mia! (PG) 0 (Phyllida Lloyd. L'K/L'S. 2008) Meryl Streep. Pierce Brosnan. Colin Firth. 108mm. A bride-to- be tries to find out the identity of her real father in the lead up to her wedding on a (ireek island. Depressineg faithful film adaptation of abominable Broadway and West [ind ABBA song musical mega hit. The popularity of films like this certainly make one wonder about the rampancy of tnental illness in our culture. General release.
Marracuene (E) (Liei‘nio Azevedo. Mozambique. 1991) 50min. Inhabitants flee the small town of Marracuene in Mozambique at dusk. taking refuge in the capital or on the other side of the river. A potent symbol of the destruction of the country‘s war. Part of Lusophone African Film Festival. Gilmore/till G12. Glasgow. The Midnight Meat Train (18)
CO. (Ryuhei Kitamura . US. 2007) Bradley Cooper. Leslie Bibb. Vinnie Jones. 97min. See Also Released. page 45. Selected release.
Mirrors ( 18) OO (Alexandre Aja. [TS/Roiiiania. 2008) Kiefer Sutherland. Paula Patton. Cameron Boyce. 1 10min. This Into the Mirror remake features Sutherland in full Jack Bauer tnode as an ex-cop who turns security guard to patrol the scorched interiors of a lire-gutted New York hotel. Having accidentally shot his partner in the line of duty. alcoholic Carson soon begins to hallucinate that an evil force behind the hotel‘s mirrors is after his family. ('ineworld Renfrew Street. Glasgow; Vue Edinburgh ()cean. lidinbtagh.
Monster House ([7 ) 0000 (Gil Kenan. (IS. 2006) Voices of Steve Buscemi. Maggie (iyllenhaal. Mitchel Musso. 91min. 'I'rouble-making tykes investigate the creepy house in this film. which is wicked fun for all ages. (‘01 production in which not only is the titular house a personable villain. it actually tears itself up from its foundations in the climax of Kenan's skilfully realised family film. Empire
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Mr Smith Goes to Washington (PG) .0... (Frank Capra. US. 1939) James Stewart. Claude Rains. Jean Arthur.
130mm. An ordinary man (Stewart) gets elected to the Senate and is expected to fall to the whims of his backers. until conscience enters the equation. Archetypal Stewart. archetypal Capra. ()ne of western cinema‘s most optimistic masterpieces. Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh. My Bloody Valentino (18) 00. (George Mihalka. US. 1981) Lori Hallier. Paul Kelman. Neil Affleck. 91min. Gory. crazed killer movie set in a small mining town on the anniversary of a cave-in and the murders carried out by the sole survivor. A Valentine's Day dance. a group of youngsters chilling out at the pithead and a masked. pick-axe-wielding murderer all add up to atmospheric horror. A great example of brutal chills that was butchered on its video release. See the blood flow in full on the big screen. Cameo, Edinburgh. Night at the Museum (PG) 00 (Shawn Levy. US. 2006) Ben Stiller. Carla Gugino. Robin Williams. 108min. Broad. imaginative and fun adventure comedy about a bumbling security guard (Stiller) who lets loose an ancient curse at a Natural History Museum. which makes the exhibits to come to life. IMAX Theatre. Glasgow. 0 Grands Baur (E) (Licineo Azevedo, Mozambique. 2006) 56min. Two young boys from diverse backgrounds become friends at a sprawling African market. Part of the LUsophone African Film Festival. Gilntorehill G12. Glasgow.
0, Of Time and the City (12A) >3‘ 0... (Terence Davies. UK. 2008) 73min. See preview. page 42 and review. page 43. Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow; Cameo. Edinburgh.
Opium - Diary of a Mad Woman (E) (Janos Szasz. Hungary/Germany/US. 2007) [Ilrich Thomsen. Kirsti Stubo. Zsolt 1.aszlo. 108mm. Based on the autobiography of the Hungarian psychiatrist and writer (ieza Csath. Szasz' film features a drug-addicted author (Thomsen) who works in a mental hospital. Struggling with writer‘s block. the doctor is drawn into a relationship with his patient. the gifted writer Gizella (Szasz). who is convinced that the devil has possessed her soul. Part of the Han festival. ((24. Glasgow.