Hitlist - The best film & DVD releases

Hitlist

The best film & dvd releases

Lights in the Dusk Finland’s finest filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki rounds off his ‘Loser Trilogy’ with another brilliant piece of miserablist comic cinema. See review. Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Fri 1-Thu 7 Jun.

Jindabyne Peerless Australian adaptation of a Raymond Carver short story about a bunch of friends on a fishing trip who make the wrong moral decision. See preview. Selected release from Fri 25 May.

Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten Overlong but interesting documentary about the Clash frontman. Great footage and enlightening interviews make this one of Julien Temple’s best documentaries to date. See review. GFT, Glasgow and Cameo, Edinburgh from Fri 1 Jun.

Zodiac David Fincher’s absorbing policier based on Robert Graysmith’s book about the hunt for the real life Zodiac killer. General release from Fri 18 May.

Wholly Communion/ Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London Excellent double bill of exceptionally fine 60s documentaries by British filmmaker Peter Whitehead. Wholly Communion captures an evening of Beat poet readings from Allen Ginsberg, Alexander Trocchi and friends at the Royal Albert Hall in 1965. Tonite . . . details swinging London in its prime. GFT, Glasgow on Mon 4 and Tue 5 Jun.

Mutual Appreciation Witness the rise of mumble-core comedy with this excellent US indie. See Also Released. Cameo, Edinburgh from Fri 25-Thu 31 May.

Science is Fiction Great DVD selection of shorts by influential early naturalist filmmaker Jean Painlevé. See review. Out Mon 4 Jun (BFI).

More: Film, Hitlist (Film), Jindabyne, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten, Lights in the Dusk, Mutual Appreciation, Science is Fiction, Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London, Wholly Communion, Zodiac

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