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Akira
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(5 stars) Based on the multi-volume graphic novel by Otomo, Akira is a mythical, futuristic tale of post-holocaust Tokyo, where pill-popping biker kids begin to unearth a government project designed to exploit the psychic and telekinetic powers of a group of laboratory-bound children. Superbly animated, with a fantastic visual and narrative imagination, but you'd be well advised to know something of the plot before you see it.
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1 Jun 11pm Cameo, Edinburgh
Aliens
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(5 stars) Revived from a 57-year snooze in deep space, Warrant Officer Weaver is cajoled into joining a marine rescue mission to the planet that is home for the original alien beastie. Unrelentingly paced with a terrifically gutsy performance from Weaver, this nerve-shredding sequel not only matches its predecessor but cannily surpasses it. An Oscar winner for special effects.
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15 Jul 8.20pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
The Apartment
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(5 stars) Wilder's corrosive 1960 lampoon of corporate America tells the story of spineless insurance statistician CC Baxter (Lemmon). Having fallen into the practice of leasing his apartment to his superiors for illicit liaisons, Baxter is rewarded with high-speed promotion. All of which suits him fine until he realises that one of the ladies being taken back is the girl of his dreams.
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28 Jul30 Jul Mon 6pm; Sat 8.30pm; Sun 1.30pm & 6.20pm
30 Jul
(Parent & baby) 11am
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
The Bad and the Beautiful
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(5 stars) Jonathan Shields (Douglas) is an obscenely talented film producer whose story is told from the perspectives of his ex-friends: a recovering alcoholic star (Turner), a celebrated director (Sullivan) and a bitter writer (Powell). Minelli's 1952 melodrama is bewitching, the screenplay is packed with zingers and it finely balances razzle-dazzle, heartbreak and insight.
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9 Jun12 Jun Mon 6pm; Tue 12.45pm; Sat 3.45pm; Sun 7.30pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
Casablanca
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(5 stars) You must remember this … Bogart being impossibly noble, Bergman torn between two lovers, Claude Rains playing both ends against the middle, devious Nazis, a fogbound airport, a piano-player tinkling that tune. A wonderful hill of beans.
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1 Jun7 Jun Mon 3.50pm; Tue 4.10pm; Wed 3.50pm; Thu 3.45pm; Fri–Sun 3.50pm Cameo, Edinburgh
Jaws
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(5 stars) Cracking shark adventure from the days when Spielberg movies were scary. See the citizens of Amity scream! Watch the bodycount pile up! Hear the authorities declare the water perfectly safe!
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15 Jun20 Jun Mon 2.30pm, 5.40pm & 8.20pm; Tue 3.15pm & 8.45pm; Wed, Fri & Sat 3.15pm, 6pm & 8.40pm; Sun 2.30pm, 5.15pm & 8pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
15 Jun21 Jun Mon 8.15pm; Tue 12.45pm; Wed 5.30pm; Thu 12.30pm; Fri 11pm; Sat 1.10pm; Sun 4.40pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
L'age d'Or
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(5 stars) Buñuel's surrealist essay on Eros and civilisation in which two lovers are torn apart by the church and state. A masterpiece of considerable influence.
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24 Jun 8.25pm
Double bill with Un Chien Andalou.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
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(5 stars) In Powell & Pressburger's poignant masterpiece, Clive Candy (Livesey, superb) starts out as a hotheaded Boer War hero and ages 40 years into a portly Home Guard general who keeps falling for the same kind of girl (Kerr, luminous). Spry and delightful after nearly 70 years, it's presented here in a crisp digital restoration.
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25 May31 May Fri 11.30am & 5.30pm; Sat 1.10pm; Sun 3.15pm; Mon 11.30am & 5.30pm; Tue 3pm; Wed 11.30am & 5.30pm; Thu 8.30pm The Belmont, Aberdeen
10 Jun 3.15pm Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
22 Jun24 Jun Fri 5pm; Sat 2.30pm; Sun 4pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
Manhattan
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(5 stars) Woody wanders through the female jungle of New York in search of a perfect soulmate after the demise of his marriage. Sublime comic delight with a soulful Gershwin score.
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10 Jun To be confirmed Cameo, Edinburgh
Un Chien Andalou
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(5 stars) Classic Spanish surrealism, with the famous eyeball-slitting scene and a great deal of bizarre imagery and obscure meaning. 17 minutes not easily forgotten. A masterpiece.
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24 Jun 8.25pm
Double bill with L'age d'Or.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
The Wicker Man
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(5 stars) A devoutly celibate policeman (Woodward) arrives at a remote Scottish island to investigate a schoolgirl disappearance and becomes involved in local pagan rituals. A British horror classic, with some extremely scary and erotic moments.
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15 Jul 8pm Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh
Wings of Desire
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(5 stars) Restless angel Damiel (Ganz) is on duty over Berlin when he takes a tip from American movie star and former angel Falk on the possibilities of crossing over, and follows his mentor's path to consummate his relationship with beautiful circus acrobat Dommartin. Gorgeous black-and-white photography and a sensitive feel for the people and places of Berlin grace, this thematically rich and uncharacteristically optimistic slice of Wenders enchantment is highly recommended.
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21 Jun 9pm
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Atmosphere Programme.
Inspace, Edinburgh
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn
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(4 stars) After buying a replica model ship at a flea market, Tintin (Bell) is embroiled in a world of subterfuge. Not since Indy's third outing has Spielberg felt so fresh and unshackled; it feels like a hark back to the heyday of 1980s adventure cinema.
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2 Jun3 Jun Sat & Sun 11am Empire Bishop's Stortford, Bishop's Stortford
2 Jun3 Jun Sat & Sun 11am Empire Bromley, Bromley
2 Jun3 Jun Sat & Sun 11am Empire High Wycombe, High Wycombe
2 Jun3 Jun Sat & Sun 11am Empire Sutton, Sutton
2 Jun3 Jun Sat & Sun 11am Empire Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield
The Artist
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(4 stars) This joyous, impeccably crafted crowdpleaser about the advent of the talkies melds the tried and tested plot of A Star Is Born to the comic exuberance of Singin' In The Rain, with the result that it is almost impossible not to fall for its charms.
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30 May31 May Wed & Thu 4.20pm
1 Jun7 Jun Fri–Thu 6pm
Odeon Panton St, London SW1Y
31 May 1.45pm Trinity Centre, Haddington
Avengers Assemble
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(4 stars) Big blockbuster superhero action as Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye team up to save the world.
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Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest
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(4 stars) Childhood buddies Azur and Asmar become rivals and enemies in a medieval Maghreb. With the action taking place in North African Islamic architecture and over-populated bazaars, the colourful palatte of the animation and 'Arabian Nights'-style storyline is a welcome throwback to the days before Pixar tore up the rulebook. A compassionate and mature film based on classic legends rather than popular culture.
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30 Jun 11.30am Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
Blue Black Permanent
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(4 stars) Poetic, obscure portrait of three generations of women, drawn together over the decades by love and death. Tait's feature debut, with its beautiful opaque images based around water, sea and rain, more than fulfils the promise of her remarkable short films.
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28 Jun 4.05pm
Glasgow Women's Library offers a very rare opportunity to see Margaret Tait's debut feature, 20 years after…
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
The Cabin in the Woods
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(4 stars) Five sex- and booze-fuelled teenagers get more than they bargained for when they holiday in an isolated log cabin. Co-creators Whedon (Buffy) and Goddard (Cloverfield) deliver the most original horror movie of the year, with something in its box of tricks to scare everyone.
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Crimes and Misdemeanours
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(4 stars) Accomplished Allen offering which effortlessly blends the Big Questions side of his art with the one-line wit we've taken for granted from him. Optician Martin Landau has a hit man bump off his unsettled mistress, while worthy documentary filmmaker Allen clashes with smug media tycoon Alda.
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1 Aug2 Aug Wed 3.45pm & 8.40pm; Thu 6.15pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
A Dangerous Method
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(4 stars) Cronenberg’s investigation of psychoanalysis, seen through the relationship between the two main proponents, Freud (Mortensen) and Jung (Fassbender) makes for a fascinating insight into a moment in history when the world of thought, and the way that we think about ourselves, was being fundamentally reshaped.
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31 May 7.45pm Odeon Chatham, Chatham
The Darjeeling Limited
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(4 stars) Three eccentric brothers (Wilson, Brody and Schwartzman) cross India by train in an attempt to deal with the recent death of their father. On this evidence writer/director Anderson is fast becoming the John Cheever of US cinema. This film is preceded by a short by Anderson called 'Hotel Chevalier'; it is imperative you see this film in order to understand what follows. A delight.
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7 Jun 9pm Cameo, Edinburgh
Death Watch (La mort en direct)
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(4 stars) Katherine (Schneider) is a novelist living in Glasgow who's been diagnosed with a terminal disease; Roddy (Keitel) befriends her, but unknown to her he works for a TV company with its own agenda. The basic idea is amazingly prescient but the plot is rather preposterous; Schneider's moving performance anchors it in emotional reality.
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1 Jun7 Jun Fri 1.15pm & 8.15pm; Sat 1.20pm & 8.15pm; Sun 3.25pm & 8.15pm; Mon–Wed 3.15pm & 8.15pm; Thu 6pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
1 Jun7 Jun Fri 3.20pm & 8.10pm; Sat 3.40pm & 6.10pm; Sun 12.25pm & 5.10pm; Mon 1.15pm & 6pm; Tue 3.15pm & 8.10pm; Wed 1.15pm & 6pm; Thu 2.40pm & 8.10pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
16 Jun17 Jun Sat 3.30pm; Sun 8.45pm Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
Deep Rising
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(4 stars) Cheesy but undeniably entertaining mix of action, adventures, comedy and horror as huge many tentacled leviathan attacks a luxury cruise liner.
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30 May 7.30pm
Part of Edinburgh Zombie Club's Maritime Horror Double Bill.
The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
The Descendants
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(4 stars) When his wife is seriously injured during a boating trip with her lover, a Hawaiian land baron takes his daughters on a trip to confront her beau.
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4 Jun 7.30pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
The Devil Wears Prada
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(4 stars) Nice, twee wannabee journalist Andy (Hathaway) finds herself employed as one of two personal secretaries to the formidable Miranda Priestly (Streep), an Anna Wintour style fashion editor. With killer one lines, really well rounded characterisation and excellent performances, it's difficult not to fall for its myriad charms. Though formulaic, in terms of decent mainstream US films this year, this enjoyably innocuous, bitchy romp, may be as good as it gets.
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13 Aug 7.45pm Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
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(4 stars) A group of friends find their dinner gathering interrupted by a series of bizarre, mostly dreamt-up events. Not as savage a satire as Buñuel's earlier work, but he is certainly more assured as he fires at his constant targets - the church, the state and the army.
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27 Jul2 Aug Fri 1.25pm & 8.30pm; Sat 1.25pm & 6pm; Sun 3.15pm & 9pm; Mon 8.45pm; Tue 3.45pm & 6.15pm; Wed 6.15pm; Thu 3.45pm & 8.40pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Fantastic Mr Fox
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(4 stars) Anderson's inspired choice of stop-motion animation pays off in this beautiful and idiosyncratic adaptation of the well-loved children's tale. While kids may enjoy it, Anderson's typically arch humour is aimed more at their parents, who will also be impressed by the star-studded voice cast – Bill Murray as a badger lawyer anyone?
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14 Jun 9pm Cameo, Edinburgh
Flash Gordon
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(4 stars) A colourful, camp adventure starring Flash! (aaah, saviour of the universe, as the memorable Queen soundtrack has it).
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8 Jun 11pm Cameo, Edinburgh
Grease (Sing-Along)
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(4 stars) Thirty years on, Grease is still the word. Join in the fun and sing along.
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20 Jul21 Jul Fri 8.40pm; Sat 3.20pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Grizzly Man
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(4 stars) Herzog's superb documentary about Timothy Treadwell, the troubled and eccentric environmentalist and former actor who sought redemption through dedicating himself to saving grizzly bears, filmed some incredible footage of them and was eventually killed by them. This Conradian portrait of a man coming apart in the middle of nature makes for astounding, disturbing viewing.
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23 Jun25 Jun Mon 5.50pm; Sat 1.15pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
Le Havre
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(4 stars) In the dismal seaport of Le Havre, elderly shoe-shiner Marcel (Wilms) attempts to help a young African immigrant boy to cross the Channel to a better life. Kaurismaki’s inimitable sense of grim comedy is as sharp as ever, and the glorious Technicolor style bestows dignity on his beloved underclass.
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30 May31 May Wed 7.45pm; Thu 11.30am Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
30 May31 May Wed 9pm; Thu 11am & 6.15pm The Belmont, Aberdeen
6 Jun 7.30pm Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries
10 Jun13 Jun Wed 8pm; Sun 7.30pm The Hippodrome, Bo'ness
High Plains Drifter
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(4 stars) A mysterious stranger rides into town, and (literally) turns it into Hell. Intriguing stuff from Eastwood the star and director, harnessing the Man With No Name formula to the demands of this enigmatic fable.
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9 Jul 7.45pm Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie
The Hunger Games
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(4 stars) An adaptation of Suzanne Collins' dystopian thriller of a novel that successfully transcends its teen-fiction origins, with excellent cast and direction.
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Ill Manors
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(4 stars) Six interweaved storylines about violence, prostitution and drugs, all set around London's Forest Gate. The directorial debut of Ben Drew (aka hip-hop artist Plan B) is raw, uncompromising and ambitious; Drew elicits great performances and takes trouble to understand his wayward characters. A kind of hoodie Magnolia.
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The Illusionist
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(4 stars) The product of five years' work in an animation studio that Chomet (Belleville Rendezvous) set up in Edinburgh when he fell in love with the capital after attending its International Film Festival, this is an uncannily accurate portrayal of Edinburgh and Scotland. The story is an unfilmed script from Jacques Tati and the main character, an ageing magician whose beloved act no longer interests the rock'n'rolling 1950s youth, is based somewhat on Tati himself and is carefully and emotively…
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26 Jun 8.30pm
'Scent Technician' Ericka Duffy explores the film 'from a sensory perspective'. Part of Edinburgh…
Inspace, Edinburgh
Jo Nesbo's Headhunters (Hodejegerne)
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(4 stars) Roger (Hennie) is a successful headhunter living beyond his means, who supplements his income with a double life as a gentleman thief, until one of his victims (Coster-Waldau) fights back. Tyldum's adaptation of Jo Nesbo's novel is somewhere between a Road Runner cartoon and a Coen Brothers thriller: breathlessly, outrageously entertaining.
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30 May31 May
(Subtitled) Wed & Thu 3.25pm & 8.50pm
Odeon Covent Garden, London WC2H
1 Jun7 Jun
(Subtitled) Fri–Thu 8.55pm
Odeon Panton St, London SW1Y
8 Jun14 Jun Fri 1.20pm & 6pm; Sat 1.20pm & 8.45pm; Sun 1.15pm & 8.45pm; Mon 3.30pm & 6.15pm; Tue 3.30pm & 8.45pm; Wed & Thu 8.45pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
The King's Speech
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(4 stars) As war approaches, King George VI (Firth) is suddenly placed in a position of power, so hires a speech therapist to cure his speech impediment. Firth's affable persona lends an edge to the sheer frustration with which the King stumbles his way through public performances and contributes largely to the film's feel-good twist.
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2 Jun5 Jun Mon 2.55pm; Tue 10am; Sat 3.25pm; Sun 10.20am Vue Hartlepool, Hartlepool
4 Jun 1pm Moray Playhouse, Elgin
4 Jun7 Jun Mon–Thu 7.30pm Discovery Theatre, Rothesay
6 Jun 11am Odeon Chelmsford, Chelmsford
Let the Right One In
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(4 stars) Adapted from his debut novel by Swedish horror writer John Ajvide Lindqvist, this chilling coming of age story breathes new life into a tired vampire genre. It's the early 1980s in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeburg and a life-changing friendship is struck between lonely 12-year-old Oskar (Hedebrant) and pale newcomer Eli (Leandersson). A work of nuance, sophistication and calmness – the blood soaked poetry of which is not easy to forget.
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3 Jun 7.45pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
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(4 stars) Anderson's fourth film is part high seas adventure, part film industry satire, part existential meditation on the meaning of relationships. It is consistently clever and hilarious, shifting from the light-hearted to the surreal, to scenes of real depth with the kind of ease we've come to expect from the Texan director. Bill Murray heads an eccentric, often brilliant cast, as ageing oceanographer and filmmaker Steve Zissou. No one likes his films any more and his life is falling apart around…
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31 May 9pm Cameo, Edinburgh
The Man Who Fell to Earth
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(4 stars) An alien searching for the water needed to save his own planet has his powers destroyed by the sinister machinations of a multinational business enterprise. A well cast Bowie gives perhaps his best performance in this dazzling, occasionally obtuse, piece of Roegian sci-fi.
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19 Jun To be confirmed Cameo, Edinburgh
19 Jun 10.30pm Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
Monsieur Lazhar
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(4 stars) When a popular teacher in a Montreal school commits suicide, Algerian immigrant Bachir Lazhar (Fellag) replaces her, but the grieving pupils don't suspect his own struggles with family tragedy and imminent deportation. Director Falardeau's sensitive approach, and beguiling performances from Fellag and the children, have earned an Oscar nomination. An unexpected charmer.
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30 May31 May Wed & Thu 4.10pm, 6.30pm & 8.50pm Odeon Panton St, London SW1Y
1 Jun7 Jun Fri–Thu 4.05pm, 6.25pm & 8.45pm Odeon Panton St, London SW1Y
5 Jun 1.30pm Cameo, Edinburgh
24 Jun25 Jun Mon 11am; Sun 7.30pm The Hippodrome, Bo'ness
Night of the Living Dead
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(4 stars) Seminal black comedy shocker which spawned two increasingly nasty sequels and countless unauthorised imitations. A group of people barricade themselves into a farmhouse to seek refuge from the hordes of flesh-crazy undead, created by misfiring military experiments. Filmed on a shoestring in Pittsburgh, real gore was supplied by a local butcher. Though it now seems dated, the rough and grainy qualities of the film only serve to make it more horribly convincing.
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5 Jun 6pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
Puss in Boots
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(4 stars) Puss (Banderas) and Humpty Dumpty (Galifianakis) attempt to steal magic beans from Jack and Jill, with Hayek as feline accomplice Kitty Softpaws. Given the slackening quality of the Shrek franchise, the surprise is that this imaginative romp was one of the 2011's best animated family films.
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Le Quai des Brumes (Port of Shadows)
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(4 stars) In pre-WWII Le Havre, army deserter Jean (Gabin) tries to protect beautiful Nelly (Morgan) from a gang of small-time hoods. The great collaboration between director Carné and poet/screenwriter Prévert begins here; it's dark, bitter, fatalistic and wonderful, and has been given a meticulous and well-deserved digital restoration.
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28 May31 May Mon 8.35pm; Tue 3.15pm & 9pm; Wed 3.15pm & 8.35pm; Thu 8.35pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
The Queen
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(4 stars) A behind the scenes glimpse into the relationship between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, after the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning. Beautifully written and performed by all, this is the second part of director Frears' Blair trilogy.
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The Raid
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(4 stars) An Indonesian SWAT team storms a Jakarta tower block intending to take down crime lord Tama (Sahetapy), but finds itself trapped. About as good a film as you can make about men repeatedly punching each other in the face; Evans' low-budget, high-impact approach has enormous gusto and ingenuity.
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She Monkeys
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(4 stars) Emma (Paradeiser) is an ambitious 14-year-old who secures a place on an equestrian vaulting team, where she attracts the attention of confident Cassandra (Molin); meanwhile, Emma's six-year-old sister Sara (Lindquist) struggles with her own anxieties. Courageous, talented, thought-provoking debut with remarkable performances and a frank approach to adolescent sexuality.
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30 May31 May
(Subtitled) Wed & Thu 2.15pm
Odeon Panton St, London SW1Y
Sing Your Song
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(4 stars) Documentary about singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte. Despite occasional strays into hagiography, great use of archive footage emphasises Belafonte's charisma and allure as well as the seriousness of his political engagement.
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8 Jun14 Jun Fri 1.15pm, 3.30pm & 5.45pm; Sat 1.15pm, 3.35pm & 8.30pm; Sun 3.50pm & 6.15pm; Mon 6pm & 8.45pm; Tue 6pm; Wed 3.30pm, 6.15pm & 8.50pm; Thu 3.30pm & 8.50pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh
15 Jun21 Jun Fri 1pm, 3.15pm & 6pm; Sat 6pm; Sun 1pm & 3.15pm; Mon 1pm & 8.45pm; Tue 1pm; Wed 8.30pm; Thu 1pm & 8.30pm Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
26 Jun28 Jun Tue 12.45pm; Wed 8.35pm; Thu 6pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
Sleeper
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(4 stars) Vintage early Allen, as our paranoiac hero finds himself 200 years in the future, challenging the evil machinations of a totalitarian regime in his accustomed manner.
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11 Jun To be confirmed Cameo, Edinburgh
8 Jul10 Jul Mon 8.30pm; Tue 2.30pm; Sun 6pm Filmhouse, Edinburgh

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