FILM | Index
Tchaikovsky’s music is brought to life by the Bolshoi in this magical fairy tale. Selected release. A Christmas Carol (PG) ●●●●● (Robert Zemeckis, US, 2009) Jim Carrey, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman. 95min. Computer animated version of Dickens’ classic. Cineworld IMAX, Glasgow, Thu 12–Tue 24 Dec. Cinema Paradiso (15) ●●●●● (Giuseppe Tornatore, Italy/France, 1988) Phillipe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio. 123min. The winner of the 1990 Oscar for Best Foreign Film traces young Salvatore’s infatuation with his village cinema, and his growing friendship with its projectionist. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 13–Thu 19 Dec; Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Fri 20 Dec. Cult Movie Mondays (tbc) Weekly screenings of movies that people go mad for. Sofi’s, Edinburgh, Mon 16 Dec–Mon 20 Jan. Dark Visions A season exploring representations of witchcraft and gothic horror in cinema, including classics Dracula, The Mummy and Nosferatu. Part of the BFI season Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 14–Mon 30 Dec, bfi.org. uk/gothic Die Hard (18) (John McTiernan, US, 1988) Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia. 131min. Classic Christmas thriller about a cop forced to take on a tower block full of terrorists. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 20 Dec. Edinburgh Short Film Festival (tbc) A selection of the best shorts by filmmakers from around the world. The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Sun 5 Jan. Elf (PG) ●●●●● (Jon Favreau, US, 2003) Will Ferrell, James Caan, Edward Asner. 96min. Hilarious and puerile Yuletide comedy from the star of Swingers. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 14 Dec. The Epic of Everest (U) (JBL Noel, UK, 1924) 87min. Captain John Noel’s official film record of the legendary 1924 Everest expedition. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 17–Thu 19 Dec. Film, Performance & Space (tbc) Experimental film and video art exploring movement, dance and landscape. Summerhall, Edinburgh, Fri 13 Dec. Frankenstein (PG) (James Whale, US, 1931) Boris Karloff. 71min. Whale’s wonderfully camp version of Mary Shelley’s novel. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 15 Dec. Future Shorts (E) (Various, Various, Various) 90min. An international initiative offering a monthly showcase of the finest short films from around the world. CCA, Glasgow, Fri 17 Jan. The Gatekeepers (15) ●●●●● (Dror Moreh, Israel, 2012) Ami Ayalon, Avi
Dichter, Yuval Diskin. 101min. In this Oscar-nominated documentary Israeli director Moreh interviews the six still- living men who have previously been heads of Shin Bet (the internal Israeli intelligence agency). Showcase Cinema Glasgow, Glasgow, Thu 12 Dec. Gone With The Wind (PG) (Victor Fleming/George Cukor/Sam Wood, US, 1939) Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard. 220min. Classic American Civil War tale based on Margaret Mitchell’s powerful novel. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sun 29 Dec. Hitler’s Children (NR) (Chanoch Zeevi, US/Germany/Israel, 2011) 59min. Bettina Goering, Katrin Himmler, Monika Goeth, Rainer Hoess and Niklas Frank discuss what it’s like to live with an infamous name passed down from high profile Nazis. CCA, Glasgow, Wed 15 Jan.
✽Jack Nicholson A season of films starring the 12-time Oscar
nominee (and three time winner). Including Batman, Five Easy Pieces
✽It’s A Wonderful Life (PG) ●●●●● (Frank Capra, US, 1946)
James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell. 129min. The archetypal Christmas feel-good film. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 12–Tue 24 Dec; Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Sun 22–Tue 24 Dec; Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 13–Tue 24 Dec.
and The King of Marvin Gardens. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 12–Mon 30 Dec. Jungle Book (U) ●●●●● (Wolfgang Reitherman, US, 1967) With the voices of George Sanders, Louis Prima. 78min. Enjoyable Disney, a long way from Kipling’s book, but the songs are wonderful. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 27 Dec–Thu 2 Jan. Kidd Life (tbc) (Andreas Johnsen, Denmark, 2012) 96min. Documentary about a young man who uploaded a rap song to YouTube and became an overnight sensation. Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 22 Dec. Lou Reed’s Berlin (12A) ●●●●● (Julian Schnabel, US/UK, 2007) Lou Reed, Antony Hegarty, Emmanuelle Seigner. 85min. Schnabel’s concert film documents Lou Reed’s live performance of his classic album ‘Berlin’. Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Thu 12 Dec. Masters of the Universe (PG) (Gary Goddard, US, 1987) Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster. 106min. Adaptation of the ‘80s children’s toy range, made long before they got this kind of thing right. Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh, Wed 22 Jan. Meet Me In St Louis (U) ●●●●● (Vincente Minnelli, US, 1944) Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor. 113min. Perfect casting and performances, along with songs like ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little
JACK NICHOLSON There are 14 films left in the Filmhouse’s Jack Nicholson retrospective which surveys the charismatic actor’s five-decade-long career. The Last Detail (Thu 12 Dec) is a funny but heart-wrenching story of one man’s last week of freedom, while John Huston’s dark mafia comedy Prizzi’s Honor (Mon 23 Dec) sees Nicholson take centre stage with Kathleen Turner. You can also admire him as the original Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman (Sun 29 Dec), or head along to one of his more recent works such as About Schmidt (Sat 28–Mon 30 Dec) or The Pledge (Wed 29 Jan & Thu 30 Jan). (Evie Dunne) ■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, until Thu 30 Jan.
86 THE LIST 12 Dec 2013–23 Jan 2014