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COLLECTIVE-IZ Summerhall plays host to Collective-iz, a group of artist / filmmakers who hail from London, as they showcase a number of their experimental film and video pieces. The group’s work explores performance, new technology and video, as well as the relationship between these elements and the audience. The evening brings together a number of different works, including Nicky Hamlyn’s influential 1974 work 4 x LOOPS and Signals, an interactive video performance using mirrors and light carried out live between Edinburgh and Turkey via Skype. (Shelley Queen) ■ Summerhall, Edinburgh, Fri 22 Nov.
Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell. 125min. Mary Poppins author PL Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney. See review, page 58. General release from Fri 29 Nov. Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s (PG) (Matthew Miele, US, 2013). 93min. Documentary on the Manhattan department store. Selected release from Fri 6 Dec. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (tbc) (Ben Stiller, US, 2013) Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott. Story about an office worker who lives in his own fantasy world. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Mon 2 Dec; Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow, Mon 2 Dec; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Mon 2 Dec. Utopia (18) (John Pilger, Australia, 2013) A story of the indigenous peoples of Australia and whether the country has inherited South African apartheid. See preview, page 61. Selected release from Fri 15 Nov. ¡Vivan las Antipodas! (U) ●●●●● (Victor Kossakovsky, Germany/ Netherlands/Argentina/Chile, 2011) 104min. Documentary examining the lives of people living in four antipodal pairs. See review, page 58. Selected release from Fri 22 Nov. STILL SHOWING About Time (12A) ●●●●● (Richard Curtis, UK, 2013) Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy. 123min. Out-and-out romance with equal helpings of comedy and drama, and a smidge of sci- fi. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Nov; Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow, Thu 14 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 14 Nov. Blue Jasmine (12A) ●●●●● (Woody Allen, US, 2013) Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins. 98min. A life crisis causes a vapid socialite to reconnect with her sister. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Nov. The Broken Circle Breakdown (15) ●●●●● (Felix Van Groeningen, Belgium, 2012) Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Cattrysse. 109min. Poetic, sometimes devastating tale of love and loss. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 12 Dec. Captain Phillips (12A) ●●●●● (Paul Greengrass, US, 2013) Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Max Martini. 134min. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and his crew’s encounter with Somali pirates. General release.
62 THE LIST 14 Nov–12 Dec 2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: Revenge of the Leftovers (U) ●●●●● (Cody Cameron/Kris Pearn, US, 2013) Voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte. 95min. Busy but unappealing rehash about anthropomorphic foodstuffs. General release. The Crash Reel (12A) ●●●●● (Lucy Walker, US, 2013) 108min. Documentary addressing tough issues to do with the safety of athletes. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 15–Sun 17 Nov. Diana (U) ●●●●● (Oliver Hirschbiegel, UK/France/Belgium/Sweden/Mozambique, 2013) Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Cas Anvar. 113min. Turgid biopic about the Princess of Wales. Vue Glasgow Fort, Glasgow, Thu 14 Nov. Either Way (Á annan veg) (15) (Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, Iceland, 2011) Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Hilmar Guðjónsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann. 84min. Character comedy about two men painting lines on roads. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Wed 4–Thu 5 Dec. Ender’s Game (12A) ●●●●● (Gavin Hood, US, 2013) Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley. 114min. Ender is one of many gifted children recruited to help defend Earth against future alien attacks. General release. Escape Plan (15) ●●●●● (Mikael Håfström, US, 2013) Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent. 116min. Lacklustre teaming of the former movie heavyweights, who must join forces to break out of a super-prison. Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 14 Nov; Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Glasgow, Thu 14 Nov. Filth (18) ●●●●● (Jon S Baird, UK, 2013) James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots. 97min. Blisteringly good adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel about a bigoted junkie cop. Selected release. For Those in Peril (18) ●●●●● (Paul Wright, UK, 2013) Kate Dickie, George MacKay, Michael Smiley. 93min. A young misfit is the only survivor from a fatal fishing trip in which five men from his remote Scottish community are lost at sea. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 15–Thu 21 Nov; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 2– Thu 5 Dec. Gloria (15) ●●●●● (Sebastián Lelio, Chile/Spain, 2013) Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Diego Fontecilla. 110min. A fiftysomething divorcee searches for love, sex and lasting affection. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 14 Nov. Gravity (12A) ●●●●● (Alfonso Cuarón, US/UK, 2013) Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Eric Michels. 90min. A medical
engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. General release. The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) (15) ●●●●● (Paolo Sorrentino, Italy/France, 2013) Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli. 142min. The story of an aging writer who bitterly recollects his passionate, lost youth. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 14–Sat 16 Nov. The Hunger Games (12A) ●●●●● (Gary Ross, US, 2012) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. 142min. Adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian thriller in which young adults are forced to compete to the death. General release. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (15) ●●●●● (Jeff Tremaine, US, 2013) Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Spike Jonze. 92min. Irving Zisman goes on a road trip with his grandson in this latest adventure from the slapstick-happy hidden camera pranksters. General release. Krrish 3 (tbc) ●●●●● (Rakesh Roshan, India, 2013) Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut. 152min. Hindi superhero drama. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Thu 14 Nov; Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow, Thu 14 Nov. The Nun (La Religieuse) (tbc) (Guillaume Nicloux, France/Germany/ Belgium, 2013) Pauline Etienne, Isabelle Huppert, Louise Bourgoin. 114min. Based on the novel about an 18th-century woman’s harrowing experience in a convent. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Nov. One Chance (PG 13) ●●●●● (David Frankel, UK/US, 2013) James Corden, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook. 103min. Heavily fictionalised depiction of the rise to fame of Paul Potts, 2007 winner of Britain’s Got Talent. Selected release. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) ●●●●● (Thor Freudenthal, US, 2013) Alexandra Daddario, Logan Lerman, Nathan Fillion. 106min. The latest instalment in the series sees Percy on a quest to find the Golden Fleece. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Nov. Philomena (12A) ●●●●● (Stephen Frears, UK/US/France, 2013) Michelle Fairley, Judi Dench, Steve Coogan. 98min. An elderly woman whose son was taken away from her gets help in her decades- long search from a cynical political journalist. General release. Prince Avalanche (15) ●●●●● (David Gordon Green, US, 2013) Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch, Lance LeGault. 94min. A remake of Icelandic film Either Way following the misadventures of two men working a remote highway. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 29 Nov–Mon 2 Dec. Prisoners (15) ●●●●● (Denis Villeneuve, US, 2013) Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis. 146min. When two young girls go missing, the father of one of the girls takes the law into his own hands. Vue Omni Centre, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Nov; Showcase Cinema Paisley, Paisley, Thu 14 Nov. Rush (15) ●●●●● (Ron Howard, US/UK/ Germany, 2013) Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Daniel Brühl. 123min. Docudrama about the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Selected release. Short Term 12 (15) ●●●●● (Destin Cretton, US, 2013) Brie Larson, Frantz Turner, John Gallagher Jr. 96min. Grace is a care worker forced to re-examine her life when a new girl arrives. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 15–Thu 21 Nov; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 15–Thu 21 Nov. Sunshine on Leith (PG) ●●●●● (Dexter Fletcher, UK, 2013) Jason Flemyng, Peter Mullan, Antonia Thomas. 100min. Adaptation of the popular stage musical based on the songs of The Proclaimers. General release. Thor: The Dark World (12A) ●●●●● (Alan Taylor, US, 2013) Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman. 112min. Thor (Hemsworth) returns to Asgard to find the peace threatened by the re- emergence of old enemies. General release. Turbo (U) ●●●●● (David Soren, US,
2013) Samuel L Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Michelle Rodriguez. 96min. Reynolds voices Turbo, a garden snail who dreams of being the fastest in the world. General release. Le Week-End (15) ●●●●● (Roger Michell, UK, 2013) Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum. 93min. A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Nov. ONE-OFFS, SEASONS AND FESTIVALS Broken Cameras (15) ●●●●● (Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi, Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel/France/Netherlands, 2012) 90min. Tough, moving and engrossing Palestinian documentary. CCA, Glasgow, Wed 20 Nov. Akira (12) ●●●●● (Otomo Katsuhiro, Japan, 1988) Animated by Nakamura Takashi, with the voices of Iwata Mitsue, Sasaki Nozomu, Koyama Mami. 124min. Cult futuristic fantasy tale of post-holocaust Tokyo. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Nov. All Stars (U) (Ben Gregor, UK, 2013) Theo Stevenson, Akai Osei-Mansfield, Ashley Jensen. 106min. Drama about kids trying to save their youth centre. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 16 Nov. André Rieu’s Home For Christmas (tbc) (Netherlands, 2013) André Rieu. Festive concert from the popular violinist. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Sun 24 Nov; Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Sun 24 Nov. The Beautiful Person (La Belle Personne) (15) ●●●●● (Christophe Honoré, France, 2008) Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet. 90min. Honoré’s fantastic high-school drama/musical. Institut Français d’Ecosse, Edinburgh, Tue 10 & Wed 11 Dec. LIVE SCREENING Berlin Philharmoniker Live – Classic Concert Series 2013/14 (tbc) (Germany, 2013). Schubert’s Symphony No. 4 in C minor and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B flat major. Release from Fri 6 Dec. The Bishop’s Wife (U) ●●●●● (Henry Koster, US, 1947) Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven. 105min. Almost classic holiday film about a bishop who neglects his wife and parishioners to save his cathedral. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 9–Thu 12 Dec. LIVE SCREENING Bolshoi Ballet Live: Le Corsaire (tbc) (2012) Romantic tale about a pirate who rescues a slave from her master. Showcase Cinema Paisley, Paisley, Sun 17 Nov; Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 17 Nov; Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sun 17 Nov. Bonnie and Clyde (18) (Arthur Penn, US, 1967) Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman. 111min. A genuine sense of thrill and telling period detail make this one of Penn’s best. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 3 Dec. Chasing the Wind (Jag etter vind) (tbc) (Rune Denstad Langlo, Norway, 2013) Marie Blokhus, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Frederik Meldal Nørgaard. 91min. When her grandmother dies, Anna returns to what’s left of her family. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 8 Dec. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (U) (Ken Hughes, UK, 1968) Sally Anne Howes, Dick Van Dyke, Lionel Jeffries. 145min. Lengthy, effects-filled children’s adventure conceived in the wake of Mary Poppins’ huge commercial success. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Mon 2 Dec. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (U) ●●●●● (Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, US, 2009) Voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan. 90min. Vivid and likeable animated version of Judi and Ron Barrett’s 1978 children’s book. Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Nov. Collective-iz (tbc) An evening of experimental film, video and performance See preview, page 62. Summerhall, Edinburgh, Fri 22 Nov.