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ONE-OFFS, SEASONS AND FESTIVALS Andre Rieu Live in Maastricht (E) (Netherlands, 2012) The virtuoso violinist returns again to his hometown for a huge open air concert, broadcast live via satellite. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Sat 24 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Sat 24 Nov. Andrei Konchalovsky A season of films celebrating the legendary Russian writer and director, featuring Maria’s Lovers, Sibiriada and his US Oscar nominated thriller Runaway Train. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 18 Nov-Thu 29 Nov. Arthur Christmas (U) ●●●●● (Sarah Smith, UK/US, 2011) Voices of James McAvoy, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie. 97min. Arthur Christmas (McAvoy) is the overlooked star of the Santa team, but when it looks like a small girl’s present may not get delivered, he enlists the help of his curmudgeonly grandfather (Nighy). Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 8 Dec. 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. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 17 Nov. The Big Lebowski (18) ●●●●● (Joel Coen, US, 1997) Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore. 113min. The Coen brothers give their unique twist to a Chandler-esque LA noir, as 70s hippy throwback Jeff ‘The Dude’ Lebowski (Bridges) is drawn into the sordid affairs of his millionaire namesake. Cameo,
Edinburgh, Thu 15 Nov. The Bishop’s Wife (U) ●●●●● (Henry Koster, US, 1947) Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven. 105min. An almost classic holiday film about a bishop (Niven) who neglects his wife and parishioners to save his cathedral, until an angel (Grant) intervenes. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 9–Tue 11 Dec. Bolshoi Ballet: The Pharaoh’s Daughter (PG) (Russia, 2008) Svetlana Zakharova, Sergey Filin, Gennady Yanin. 102min. The Bolshoi Theatre Ballet presents ‘The Pharaoh’s Daughter’, Marius Petipa’s ballet about Englishman Lord Wilson who dreams of ancient Egypt. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 25 Nov; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 25 Nov; Cameo, Edinburgh, Sun 25 Nov. Burn After Reading (15) ●●●●● (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, US/UK/France, 2008) George Clooney, John Malkovich, Brad Pitt. 95min. Foul-mouthed CIA analyst Osbourne (Malkovich) quits his job after being demoted. Cameo, Edinburgh, Tue 27 Nov. The Canadian Dresses (Kanadyjskie Sukienki) (15) (Maciej Michalski, Poland, 2012) Anna Seniuk, Zofia Czerwinska, Ewa Kasprzyk. 120min. A Polish woman awaits the arrival of her estranged daughter and husband. Featuring a Q&A with director Maciej Michalski. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 15 Nov.
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recast in 21st century Britain. Featuring a discussion. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 25 Nov. The Complete Twilight Saga (12A) (Catherine Hardwicke, Chris Weitz, David Slade, Bill Condon, US) Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson. A chance to catch all five installments of the vamp romance in a single sitting. Plus cast and crew interviews, music vids and more to appease the Twi-hard faithful. General release. Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage) (18) ●●●●● (Georges Franju, France/Italy, 1960) Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel. 90min. A plastic surgeon persuades his devoted female assistant to kidnap and murder beautiful girls. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Thu 22 Nov; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 18 Nov. Fargo (18) (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (uncredited), US, 1996) Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H Macy. 97min. Hoping to make some bucks, a car salesman attempts to have his wife kidnapped by hitmen, but blood is quickly spilt. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 30 Nov.
✽ French Film Festival UK Created by film journalists Richard Mowe and Allan Hunter in 1992, this year’s extensive programme features Almayer’s Folly and The Suicide Shop. See preview, page 60, and Chantal Akerman profile, page 70. Filmhouse, Edinburgh; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow and various other venues, until Sun 2 Dec. Future My Love (tbc) ●●●●● (Maja Borg, UK, Sweden, 2012) 93min. Featuring an introduction and Q&A with Maya Borg. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 2 Dec. Grabbers (15) (Jon Wright, UK, Ireland, 2012) Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey, Lalor Roddy, David Pearse, Bronagh Gallagher. 94min. Introduced by screenwriter Kevin Lehane. See preview, page 70. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Sat 17 Nov. Grassroots (15) ●●●●● (Stephen Gyllenhaal, USA, 2012) Jason Biggs, Joel David Moore, Lauren Ambrose. 98min. A journalist who has lost his job helps his offbeat friend to try and gain a seat on the Seattle City Council. See review at list. co.uk. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 15 Nov; Cameo, Edinburgh, Thu 15 Nov. Grease (Sing-Along) (PG) ●●●●● (Randal Kleiser, US, 1978) John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, Stockard Channing. 110min. Thirty years on, Grease is still the word. Join in the fun and sing along. Paisley Town Hall, Paisley, Tue 20 Nov. Guns N’ Roses Live at London O2 (tbc) (UK) Hard rock from Axl Rose and co’s 2012 tour. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 26 Nov. Help! I’m A Fish (U) ●●●●● (Michael Hegner, Stefan Fjeldmark, Denmark/ Germany/Ireland, 2001) Voices of Alan Rickman, Terry Jones, Teryl Rothery. 78min. After sneaking out of the house three kids come across a professor (Jones) who’s created a formula to turn humans into fish. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 1 Dec. It Always Rains on Sunday (PG) (Robert Hamer, UK, 1947) Googie Withers, Jack Warner, John McCallum. 92min. When her ex-lover escapes from prison, a woman decides to go on the lam with her beau. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sat 17 Nov. It’s A Wonderful Life (PG) ●●●●● (Frank Capra, US, 1946) James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell. 129min. Capra’s festive classic. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 7–Thu 13 Dec. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (PG) (Yash Chopra, India, 2012) Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma. Khan stars as an ex-army man who has to choose between his wife and the woman he considers to be his muse. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 15 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 15 Nov.
Jo Nesbo’s Headhunters (Hodejegerne) (15) ●●●●● (Morten Tydlum, Norway, 2011) Askel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund. 101min. Tyldum’s adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s novel is somewhere between a Road Runner cartoon and a Coen Brothers thriller. Presented by the Southside Film Festival Club and The Glad Cafe. The Glad Café, Glasgow, Tue 27 Nov. King Kong (PG) (Merian C Cooper and Ernest B Schoedsack, US, 1933) Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray. 100min. A film producer on safari brings back a souvenir monster which terrorises New York in one of the all time great monster movies. See preview, page 70. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Sat 17 Nov. Last Shop Standing (tbc) (2012) 50min. This documentary looks at the cultural importance of the country’s dwindling independent record shops. Cameo, Edinburgh, Fri 7–Thu 13 Dec. Lawrence of Arabia (PG) (David Lean, UK, 1962) Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif. 222min. Lean’s mammoth desert epic, restored to its director’s original cut and the big screen. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Sun 9 Dec; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 2–Tue 4 Dec; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Tue 20 Nov. Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (PG) (Dick Carruthers, UK, 2012) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones. 124min. Concert footage of Led Zeppelin’s 2007 reunion concert at the O2 Arena. Vue Omni, Edinburgh, Thu 15 Nov. Little Nicholas (Le petit Nicolas) (PG) ●●●●● (Laurent Tirard, France/ Belgium, 2009) Maxime Godart, Valerie Lemercier, Kad Merad. 91min. Little Nicholas (Godart), mistakenly worried that his parents are having another baby and will no longer want him, makes a plan for a gangster to kidnap his new sibling. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 24 Nov. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (PG) (Peter Jackson, New Zealand/US, Various) Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen. 534min. All three parts of Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of the JRR Tolkein novels, back to back. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sun 9 Dec. Luke Fowler: Pilgrimage from Scattered Points (tbc) Screening of Luke Fowler’s documentary on the Scratch Orchestra, a motley group of musicians and non-musicians, from its formation in 1969 to its acrimonious split in the mid-70s. Followed by a conversation with the artist. CCA, Glasgow, Thu 15–Fri 16 Nov. The Magic of Méliès (tbc) (Various, France, Various) An evening of film by the French director Georges Méliès. The Hippodrome, Bo’ness, Sun 25 Nov. The Manxman (PG) (Alfred Hitchcock, UK, 1929) Anny Ondra, Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen. 110min. Set on the Isle of Man (but filmed in Cornwall), when a fisherman is mistakenly reported dead, his lawyer friend moves in on his girlfriend. Featuring live musical accompaniment. See preview, page 67. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 2 Dec; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Fri 30 Nov Meals on Reels: Scotland’s Food and Drink (tbc) (Various, Scotland, Various) Food, film and conversation with Slow Food Scotland. The evening concludes with a talk from Catherine Brown. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 27 Nov. Melancholia (15) ●●●●● (Lars von Trier, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany, 2011) Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland. 136min. Von Trier’s unique take on the apocalypse thriller has the logic (or illogic) of a nightmare. Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, Sat 24 Nov. Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza Di Tito (tbc) (US, 2012) Lucy Crowe, Barbara Frittoli, Elina Garanca. 193min. A stylised staging of Mozart’s final opera, conducted by Harry Bicket. Release from Sat 1 Dec, incl Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow; Cameo, Edinburgh. Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera (tbc) (David Alden, US, 2012)