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class, feudalism, poverty and women’s rights. Introduced by Akshaya Kumar. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 25 Jul. Lal Gece (Night of Silence) (PG) (Reis Çelik, Turkey, 2012) Ilyas Salman, Dilan Aksüt, Sabri Tutal. 92min. Two families from a remote Anatolian village put a blood feud to rest by marrying off two of their offspring, a teenaged girl and an ex-con. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 31 Jul & Thu 1 Aug. LIAF Animation for Kids (5+) (5+) 65min. A selection of shorts from the London International Animation Festival, suitable for ages 5☞. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 17 Aug. Little Shop of Horrors (PG) ●●●●● (Frank Oz, US, 1986) Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin. 94min. Daft, enjoyable screen version of the stage musical, with funny foliage effects and a beezer cameo from Martin as a biker dentist. Cameo, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Jul. Magic Mirror (15+) (Sarah Pucill, UK, 2013) Andro Andrex, Rowena Lennon. 75min. Part essay, part film poem, Pucill’s film explores the work of French surrealist Claude Cahun. Followed by a Q&A with the director. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 21 Jul. The Manchurian Candidate (12A) ●●●●● (John Frankenheimer, US, 1962) Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh. 126min. Brilliant political satire-cum-thriller in which Harvey plays a Korean war hero who is brainwashed by communists. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 5 Aug. Michael Haneke Showcase A retrospective of every one of the lauded director’s features, including his recent Academy Award-winners, The White Ribbon and Amour. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, continues until Mon 2 Sep. My Neighbour Totoro (U) (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 1988) Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi. 87min. Gentle fantasy exploring rural Japan circa the 1950s as seen through the eyes of two young girls. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Thu 11 Jul; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 11 Jul; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 27 Jul. LIVE SCREENING National Theatre Live: Macbeth Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston star as the ambitious couple, steeped in treachery and blood. Live from Manchester International Festival. Various venues, Sat 20 Jul. The Night of the Hunter (PG) (Charles Laughton, US, 1955) Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lilian Gish. 93min. Mitchum is unforgettable as a psychotic priest chasing two children for the money stolen by their father. James Agee’s script and Laughton’s stark monochrome visuals provide plenty of haunting imagery to make this a mesmerising cinematic experience. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 19 Aug. LIVE SCREENING Opera Australia: Carmen on Sydney Harbour (2013) Georges Bizet’s classic opera performed live from Sydney. Various venues, Thu 25 Jul, Thu 1, Sun 4 Aug. The Passing (12+) (Bill Viola, US, 1991) 54min. Video artist Viola places himself at the centre of this exploration of altered time and space. Introduced by Chris Dooks. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 4 Aug. Paradise: Love (Paradies: Liebe) (18) ●●●●● (Ulrich Seidl, Austria/ Germany/France, 2012) Margarete Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux. 120min. Fiftysomething Teresa (Tiesel), feeling the need for love and affection, joins the white ‘sugar mamas’ on the beaches of Kenya. Seidl’s film is visually striking and underlines the oppressive nature of sex tourism, but doesn’t really say anything new. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Tue 16– Thu 18 Jul; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 26–Sun 28 Jul. 74 THE LIST 11 Jul–22 Aug 2013
RAY HARRYHAUSEN Ray Harryhausen, who died in May this year, was a visual effects and stop motion model animator who influenced filmmakers including Steven Spielberg. His genius was in being able to bring his models to life, transforming them from puppets into characters in their own right. The Filmhouse celebrates his achievements in this special season where you can catch screenings of Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. (Edward Dudgeon) ■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 13 Jul–Sun 11 Aug.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (PG) (Chris Columbus, Canada/ US, 2010) Brandon T Jackson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman. 118min. Big- screen adaptation of Rick Riordan’s first fantasy adventure novel. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 23–Thu 25 Jul. Porco Rosso (Kurenai no buta) (PG) (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 1992) Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Sanshi Katsura. 94min. Animation about a 1920s bush pilot who resembles a humanoid pig. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 27 Jul. Ray Harryhausen Showcase A tribute to the visual effects and stop- motion pioneer, who passed away in May 2013. A documentary about the man is followed by screenings of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts and others. See preview, above. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 13 Jul–Sun 11 Aug. Reincarnated (18) ●●●●● (Andy Capper, US, 2012) Snoop Dogg. 96min. Snoop attempts to reincarnate himself as a pop reggae artist by immersing himself in Rastafarian culture on a journey to Jamaica. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 14 Jul. Rivers and Tides (U) ●●●●● (Thomas Riedelsheimer, UK/Germany, 2001) 100min. A meditative documentary about sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, whose work is concerned with nature and process. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 18 Aug. Rocky (PG) ●●●●● (John G Avildsen, US, 1976) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young. 119min. Back to the days when Stallone used to make good films (well, one, and this is it). Introduced by comedian Robert Florence. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 26 Jul. Roman Holiday (U) ●●●●● (William Wyler, US, 1953) Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert. 118min. Overrated but easy to watch fairytale romance about a fleeing princess and her relationship with a journalist in 50s Italy. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 28 & Mon 29 Jul. LIVE SCREENING Royal Ballet: Dances Frederick Ashton Five ballets from the choreographer. Various venues, Mon 15 Jul. LIVE SCREENING Royal Ballet: La Fille Mal Gard ée Frederick Ashton’s delightful 1959 version of this chipper two-act comic ballet. Various venues, Mon 5 Aug. LIVE SCREENING Royal Opera House: Macbeth Phyllida Lloyd directs a production of Verdi’s take on Shakespearean tragedy. Various venues, Mon 29 Jul. LIVE SCREENING Royal Opera House: Rigoletto Verdi’s great tragic opera, in which a court jester seeks bloody revenge on his dissolute master for the abduction of his daughter. Various venues, Mon 22 Jul. LIVE SCREENING Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: The Taming of the Shrew Direct from London’s Globe, a live screening of the comedy about a headstrong woman. Various venues, Mon 29, Wed 31 Jul. Some Like it Hot (PG) ●●●●● (Billy Wilder, US, 1959) Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe. 120min. The classic brilliant, brittle, crackerjack farce with all concerned at a peak in their careers. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 15 Jul. Spirited Away (PG) ●●●●● (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 2001) Voices of Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, Sidonie von Krosigk. 125min. Chihiro travels through a tunnel into another world, where she happens upon a bathhouse for the spirits. Philosophy, anime and shamanism – this is something really stunning that needs to be seen to be believed. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 16–Thu 18 Jul. The Stoker (Kochegar) (15) ●●●●● (Aleksey Balabanov, Russia, 2010) Mikhail Skryabin, Yuriy Matveev, Aleksandr Mosin. 87min. A minimalist
black comedy about a war veteran who works as a stoker while writing a novel in his spare time. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 11 Jul. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (15) (Joseph Sargent, US, 1974) Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam. 104min. Four armed hijackers take control of a subway train in New York and hold the 17 passengers hostage, demanding a ransom of $1m. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 12 Aug. Vintage Festival Film Screenings The celebration of British culture from the 1920s to the 1980s sets the mood with the Jodie Foster-starring Bugsy Malone and Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. City Halls, Glasgow, Sat 27 Jul. West Side Story (PG) ●●●●● (Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise, US, 1961) Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn. 152min. Romeo and Juliet revisited against a background of New York gangs. Great songs, classic film. Cameo, Edinburgh, Mon 29 Jul. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (PG) ●●●●● (Robert Zemeckis, US, 1988) Bob Hoskins, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher Lloyd. 92min. The 80s box office hit spoofs the film noir genre while milking the Tex Avery- style cartoon violence for all its worth. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 10 Aug. Willow (PG) (Ron Howard, US, 1988) Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis. 126min. Produced by George Lucas, Howard’s fantasy saga has a cult following. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 23 Jul. The Women (U) ●●●●● (George Cukor, US, 1939) Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell. 133min. Wealthy Mary is unaware that her husband is having an affair with shopgirl Crystal, but Sylvia and Edith arrange for her to hear the gossip. So begins this wonderful, multilayered, classic cat fight of a movie. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 21 Jul.