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Films screening in the next four weeks are listed below with certificate, star rating, credits, brief review and venue details. See list.co.uk for the most up-to- date list of films screening. Film index is compiled by Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry African Cats (U) (Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, US, 2011) 89min. Samuel L Jackson narrates the stories of a lion family and a cheetah family as they raise their young in the Kenyan savannah. Selected release from Fri 27 Apr. Albert Nobbs (15) ●●●●● (Rodrigo García, UK/Ireland, 2011) Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson. 113min. See review, page 63. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Dundee Contemporary Arts; Glasgow Film Theatre. All in Good Time (12A) ●●●●● (Nigel Cole, UK, 2011) Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Meera Syal. 93min. See review, page 66. Dundee Contemporary Arts. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (U) (Mike Mitchell, US, 2011) Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Matthew Gray Gubler. 87min. The singing chipmunk trio and their friends the Chipettes find themselves marooned on a desert island. macrobert, Stirling. American Reunion (15) (Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, US, 2012) Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott. After a decade apart, the original gang from American Pie meet up for a reunion weekend in Michigan. General release from Wed 2 May. Angèle and Tony (15) (Alix Delaporte, France, 2010) Clotilde Hesme, Grégory Gadebois, Evelyne Didi. 88min. A touching love story set in a Normandy fishing village. Selected release from Fri 4 May. The Artist (PG) ●●●●● (Michel Hazanavicius, France, 2011) Jean Dujardin,
Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman. 100min. This joyous, impeccably crafted crowdpleaser about the advent of the talkies melds the tried and tested plot of A Star Is Born to the comic exuberance of Singin’ In The Rain, with the result that it is almost impossible not to fall for its charms. macrobert, Stirling. L’Atalante (PG) ●●●●● (Jean Vigo, France, 1934) Michel Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté. 89min. Vigo’s mesmeric, influential masterpiece of love, barges and delicate surrealism. Forget Young Adam, this is the best canal-based movie ever. Cameo, Edinburgh. Avengers Assemble (12A) (Joss Whedon, US, 2012) Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson. 142min. Big blockbuster superhero action as Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye team up to save the world. General release. The Bad and the Beautiful (PG) ●●●●● (Vincente Minnelli, US, 1952) Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon. 118min. Reissue of the Turner and Douglas-starring drama telling the story of an unpopular film producer, directed by Minnelli. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. La Bandera (PG) (Julien Duvivier, France, 1935) Annabella, Jean Gabin, Robert Le Vigan. 96min. Duvivier’s film cemented the position of its star, Jean Gabin. When he commits a murder, Parisian Gillieth joins the Foreign Legion in Morocco where his situation fails to improve. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Battleship (12A) ●●●●● (Peter Berg, US, 2012) Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson. 131min. When aliens invade the waters around Hawaii, wayward naval officer Alex Hopper (Kitsch) must assemble a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits to fight back. Director Berg is a naval buff, so it’s disappointing that a chance to refresh the action genre is thrown away in favour of a humdrum alien-invasion plot. General release.
Beauty (Skoonheid) (18) (Oliver Hermanus, South Africa, 2011) Deon Lotz, Charlie Keegan, Michelle Scott. 99min. South African drama about a man’s detachment and self-disgust with his own sexuality. Cameo, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre; Dundee Contemporary Arts. Beauty and the Beast (U) (Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, US, 1991) Voices of Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White. 84min. The first animated film ever to get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, the 30th Walt Disney feature-length cartoon is a classic by anyone’s standards. Now re- released in glorious 3D. General release from Thu 3 May.
✽✽ Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (U) ●●●●● (Constance
Marks, US, 2011) 76min. See review, page 64. Selected release. Bel Ami (15) ●●●●● (Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod, UK, 2011) Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas. 102min. Georges Duroy (Pattinson) is a young man who gains social and financial advancement via his irresistibility to women, but he has trouble securing professional credibility. Donnellan and Ormerod draw decent performances from their stars but despite an interesting premise, the film can’t quite choose whether it’s angsty or mocking. macrobert, Stirling; Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Glasgow. Beloved (Les bien-aimés) (15) (Christophe Honoré, France/UK/Czech Republic, 2011) Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier. 139min. From Paris in the 60s to present- day London, this film follows the romantic adventures of a mother and her daughter (played by actual mother and daughter Deneuve and Mastroianni). Selected release from Fri 11 May. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) ●●●●● (John Madden, UK, 2011) Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson. 118min. Despite an irresistible
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army of pension-age talent including Dench, Smith and Wilkinson, all on excellent form, this story about a group of unconnected British retirees who come to the titular hotel in Jaipur and find resolution for their various issues and challenges, feels too calculated to offer anything more than disposable entertainment at best, and cheaply manipulative emotional kicks at worst. Selected release. La Bete Humaine (PG) (Jean Renoir, France, 1938) Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Julien Carette, Fernand Ledoux. 99min. A classic example of pre-war French poetic realism, Renoir’s updating of Zola’s novel captures all of its naturalistic spirit. Jacques Lantier (Gabin) is a train driver who falls in love with the beautiful wife of his stationmaster, who has already killed her former lover. A wonderful melodrama, shot against the smoke and steam of the Paris-Le Havre railway. Filmhouse, Edinburgh. Black Gold (12) ●●●●● (Jean-Jacques Annaud, France/Italy/Qatar, 2011) Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong. 130min. This action-adventure is set at the turn of the 20th century as oil is being discovered in the desert. Annaud falls short in directing the action and, ironically, can’t avoid stereotypes of the Arab World, especially in its depiction of female characters. macrobert, Stirling. Blackthorn (15) (Mateo Gil, Spain/US/Bolivia/France, 2011) Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea. 102min. The Butch Cassidy story is continued, with Shepard taking on the role of the old outlaw living in Bolivia. Glasgow Film Theatre. The Borrowers (U) (Peter Hewitt, UK, 1997) John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie. 86min. Only four inches tall, the Borrowers hide in wall cavities and live beneath the floorboards of the Lender household. When a nasty lawyer tries to swindle the humans out of their inheritance, families big and small join forces. The design and effects create a strangely
CINEMA INFORMATION
GLASGOW CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 352 4900. cca- glasgow.com Prices vary (free–£6).
Cineworld Parkhead Forge Shopping Centre, 1221 Gallowgate. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.40–£7 (£4.80–£5.20; family ticket £20.40); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. Cineworld Renfrew Street 7 Renfrew Street. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £6.90–£8.30 (£5.70; family ticket £22–£23.40); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm and Fri–Sun before noon.
Empire Clyde Regional Centre, 23 Britannia Way. 0871 471 4714. empirecinemas.co.uk £5.45–£6.95 (£5–£5.25; family ticket £20–£21); 3D supplement £1.50. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm; SaverDay Tuesday £2.95.
Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street. 0141 332 6535. glasgowfilm.org/theatre £7 (£5.50). Glue Factory 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate, Maryhill. thegluefactory.org £10 (£8). Film events this issue organised by 85a – see 85a.org.uk for more details. Tickets via 85acollective@gmail.com or from the Art School bar, Sauchiehall Street.
Grosvenor Ashton Lane, Hillhead. 0845 166 6002. grosvenorcafe.co.uk/cine ma.php £5–£7.75 (£4–£6; sofa seats £15–£30). Various peak and off peak prices throughout the week.
IMAX Theatre Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay. 0141 420 5000. gsc.org.uk/imax Feature films £9.95 (£7.95); IMAX science films: add £2.50 to Science Mall admission. Odeon at the Quay Springfield Quay, Paisley Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.30–£8.60 (£5.05–£6.45; family ticket £20.20–£23.80); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off
peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. eatfilm Free.
Odeon Braehead X-scape, Kings Inch Road. 0871 2244 007. odeon.co.uk £7.30–£8.60 (£5.40–£7; family ticket £21.60–£25.60); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
Paisley Arts Centre New Street, Paisley. 0141 887 1010. renfrewshire.gov.uk £5 (£4; Paisley Film Society members £3).
Showcase Cinema Barrbridge Leisure Centre, Coatbridge. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas.co.uk £6.40–£7.70 (£5.55); 3D supplement £2; glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices before noon. Showcase Cinema Griffin Avenue, Phoenix Business Park, Paisley. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas.co.uk £6.30–£7.70 (£5.65); 3D supplement £2; glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 6pm; Sat & Sun before noon.
Sloans 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street. 0141 221 8886. sloansglasgow.com/
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Brunton Theatre Ladywell Way, Musselburgh. 0131 665 2240. bruntontheatre.co.uk £5.10–£5.60 (£4.60–£5.10). Cameo 38 Home Street. 0871 902 5723. picturehouses.co.uk £5.30–£7.30 (£2–£5.80). Sunday double bills £7.30 (concessions £5.80; members free).Off peak price Tue–Fri before 5pm, all late shows and all day Mon; Wed first screening £2 for concessions.
Cineworld Fountainpark Fountain Park, 130/3 Dundee Street. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk £7.10–£8.30 (£5.40; family ticket £22.60); 3D supplement £2.10 (£1.50); glasses 80p per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 5pm.
Dominion 18 Newbattle Terrace. 0131 447 4771. dominioncinemas.net £6–£10.90 (£4.60–£7.90; seniors discount Sun–Thu only). Off peak prices before 6pm. Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road. 0131
228 2688. filmhousecinema.com £5.60–£7.50 (£2.60–£5.50). Off peak prices Mon–Fri before 5pm (extra discount on Fri).
Odeon 118 Lothian Road. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £7.50–£8.85 (£5.65–£6.90; family ticket £22–£26); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm. Odeon Wester Hailes 120 Wester Hailes Road, Westside Plaza. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk £6.60–£7.85 (£4.75–£6; family ticket £19.80–£23.40); premier seat upgrade £1.10 (family £4.40); 3D supplement £2 (£1.60); glasses £1 per pair. Off peak prices Mon–Thu before 5pm.
Scotland-Russia Institute 9 South College Street. 0131 668 3635. scotlandrussiaforum.org £2 suggested donation. Screening this issue organised by KinoKlub, see kinoklubedinburgh.wordpre ss.com for more information.
Vue Ocean Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Victoria Dock, Leith. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com
£5.95–£8.40 (£4.50–£6.25; family ticket £18–£25); 3D supplement £2.60 (£1.95). Off peak prices all day Mon–Thu and Fri before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu before 5pm). Vue Omni Omni, Greenside. 0871 224 0240. myvue.com £5.95–£8.40 (£4.50–£6.25; family ticket £18–£25); 3D supplement £2.60 (£1.95). Off peak prices all day Mon–Thu and Fri before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu before 5pm).
OTHER INDEPENDENTS The Hippodrome 10 Hope Street, Bo'ness. 01324 506850. falkirk.gov.uk/hippodrome £5.55 (£4.25; family ticket £15.20). Certain Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema screenings £8 (£6).
Macrobert University of Stirling, Stirling. 01786 466666. macrobert.org £4.75–£5.75 (£4.25–£5.25). Off peak prices before 4pm.
Dundee Contemporary Arts Nethergate, Dundee. 01382 909900. dca.org.uk £5–£6.50 (£4). Off peak prices before 5pm (extra discounts Mon–Thu).
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