Film - List picks

  • Source: The List (Issue 607)
  • Date: 17 July 2008 (updated 26 September 2008)
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The Dark Knight

Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight

  • The Dark Knight Unavailable for review at press time, Christopher Nolan’s sequel to Batman Begins, featuring the late Heath Ledger as The Joker, is among the most eagerly anticipated blockbusters of the summer. General release from Fri 25 Jul.
  • WALL-E Pixar has done it again. The pioneering CG animation studio’s ninth feature, a sci-fi rom-com about the last robot on Earth, is as great as anything they’ve done yet. General release from Fri 18 Jul.
  • Baby Mama Saturday Night Live alumni, 30-Rock star and ex-Mean Girl Tina Fey makes her film debut proper with the leading role in this winning baby-boomer comedy. General release from Fri 25 Jul.
  • The Passionate Friends David Lean’s lost classic from 1949 kicks of a season (following in August). Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Mon 21 Jul.
  • Standard Operating Procedure Legendary documentary filmmaker Errol Morris (Oscar winner for The Fog of War) gives us his most political work yet, a deeply disturbing investigation of the abuse of Iraqi detainees at Baghdad’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison. General release from 18 Jul.
  • Summer Hours French filmmaker Olivier Assays directs Juliette Binoche in a graceful family drama set in the countryside that also tackles the thorny issue of the impact of globalism on everyday lives. GFT, Glasgow, from Fri 18 Jul.

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