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General release from Fri 5 Jun Melissa McCarthy is Susan Cooper, a CIA analyst who enters the
field as an agent in this pitch-perfect action movie spoof from Paul Feig. See review, page 73.
LONDON ROAD General release from Fri 12 Jun Stage-to-screen musical about the Ipswich street on which five prostitutes were killed. See review, page 71.
THE LOOK OF SILENCE Selected release from Fri 12 Jun A terrifying and essential documentary from Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing). See review, page 71.
looking for the woman he loves in this directorial debut from the Beta Band’s John Maclean. See review, page 71.
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM
SLOW WEST FESTIVAL
General release from Fri 26 Jun A young boy travels across 19th- century frontier America Various venues, Edinburgh, Wed 17– Sun 28 Jun The oldest continually running film
festival in the world returns for its 69th year. See feature, page 15.
AMY Selected release from Fri 3 Jul Haunting documentary about the late Amy Winehouse from Senna director Asif Kapadia. See feature, page 20, and review, page 69.
FILM HIGHLIGHTS
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Glasgow Film Theatre, Tue 9 Jun Old-school science fiction piece delivering a cerebral adventure that’s as thought-provoking as it is thrilling. JURASSIC WORLD
General release from Fri 12 Jun 22 years on and the park is now open for business. Unfortunately a man-made hybrid dinosaur goes on the rampage.
LONDON ROAD General release from Fri 12 Jun Olivia Colman and Tom Hardy star in this verbatim drama about the real-life Ipswich Street where five prostitutes were killed. See review, page 71.
ECA ANIMATION DEGREE SHOW Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 15 Jun A collection of work from Edinburgh College of Art’s graduating students.
ENTOURAGE General release from Fri 19 Jun Movie star Vince Chase and his pals take on Hollywood.
MR HOLMES
years before. See review, page 72.
MINIONS General release from Fri 26 Jun Those minions are everywhere, including on the big screen. Follow Stuart, Kevin and Bob on their journey, as they are recruited by a super-villain with a plot to take over the world.
TERMINATOR: GENISYS General release from Fri 26 Jun Schwarzenegger returns for the fifth instalment in the sci-fi mega-franchise.
MAGIC MIKE XXL General release from Fri 3 Jul Sequel to the 2012 male stripper drama, which was based in part on the real life experiences of its star, Channing Tatum.
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE Selected release from Fri 10 July Film set at an Ivy League college, which follows the lives of four black students. See review, page 73.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: EVERYMAN
Selected release from Thu 16 Jul Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the titular, well, Everyman, in this adaptation of one of the classics of English drama.
ANT-MAN
General release from Fri 17 Jul Paul Rudd takes on the role of con- man Scott Lang, who dons a suit and shrinks in size to become Ant-Man. The latest instalment in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe.
General release from Fri 19 Jun Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen), now 93, is still haunted by a case from 30
MAGGIE General release from Fri 17 Jul Post-apocalyptic thriller starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger as a doting father who won’t leave his infected daughter’s side during a zombie virus outbreak. See review, page 70.
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: THE MERCHANT OF
VENICE
Selected release from Wed 22 Jul Shakespeare’s controversial tale of greed, justice and mercy.
characters voiced by actors including Amy Poehler and Bill Hader. See review, page 70.
FANTASTIC FOUR General release from Thu 6 Aug Marvel reboot about four scientists who gain superpowers when a teleportation experiment goes wrong.
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: OTHELLO
INSIDE OUT General release from Fri 24 Jul Pixar’s latest turns emotions into
Selected release from Fri 21 Aug Hugh Quarshie plays the Moorish general in the RSC production.
SCREENINGS IN SCOTLAND’S LARGEST CINEMA THE LIVE LIVE CINEMA
Presented by the Festival Theatre as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015 24 JUNE
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Screened LIVE from Taormina, Italy’s stunning outdoor amphitheatre, as part of Festival Euro Mediterraneo 15 JULY
Chiwetel Ejiofor takes the title role everyman
A new adaptation by Carol Ann Duffy
16 JULY
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