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The Accidental Husband (Senior Screening)
Date Location
Talk radio host Emma Lloyd (Thurman) advises one of her listeners to dump her fireman fiancée days before their wedding. Jilted ex Patrick (Morgan) decides to get his revenge on the radio host and her posh, dull husband-to-be Richard (Firth) with comic and romantic results. Solid, likeably old-fashioned romantic comedy with decent performances and a simple predictable script that never overreaches itself.
20 May Tue 11.00am Odeon, Edinburgh
20 May Tue 11.15am Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
Beetlejuice
Date Location
Recently deceased and very charming New England couple have difficulty in adjusting to the afterlife. Not the least of their worries is the tasteless refurbishment of their old home by a nasty New York yuppie family, and they eventually call on freelance bio-exorcist Betelgeuse (pronounced 'Beetle-juice') to deal with the problem in his own inimitable fashion. A movie of exuberantly eccentric cartoonish capers, which creates its own comic cosmos where the unexpected is the norm. Great fun it…
16 May–17 May Fri & Sat 11.40 Cameo, Edinburgh
Bhoothnath
Date Location
Bollywood presentation.
16 May–21 May 7.40; Sat & Sun 7.40 & 10.40 Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Caramel
Date Location
Charming, bitter-sweet debut feature from writer-director Labaki that centres upon the 'Si Belle' beauty parlour in the Lebanese capital and the dramas of the female clientele. The film is impressively acted by a mostly non-professional cast. While there are no references to the on-going strife in Lebanon, this is still a political film, and a tender tribute to female solidarity.
16 May–22 May 12.45, 3.10, 5.35 & 8.05; Fri & Sat 12.45, 3.10, 5.35, 8.05 & 10.30 Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 1.30, 3.50, 6.30 & 9.00 Cameo, Edinburgh
Charlie Bartlett
Date Location
Charlie's a joker who manufactures fake IDs and deals his prescribed anti-depression drugs to his classmates, craving popularity to compensate for a fractured family life. Whilst robbed of any wider social resonance, this is an amusing enough take on the agonies of youth, and 'Charlie Bartlett' deserves a B+ for effort.
16 May–22 May 1.15, 3.40, 6.05 & 8.40; Fri & Sat 1.15, 3.40, 6.05, 8.40, 11.00 & 11.10 Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 1.15, 3.45, 6.15 & 8.45; Sat & Sun 10.50am, 1.15, 3.45, 6.15 & 8.45 Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 11.50am, 3.50, 6.20 & 8.50; Fri 3.50, 6.20, 8.50 & 11.10; Sat 11.50am, 3.50, 6.20, 8.50 & 11.10; Wed 3.50, 6.20 & 8.50; Thu 6.20 & 8.50 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 4.25, 6.25 & 8.40; Sat 2.25, 4.25, 6.25 & 8.40 Dominion, Edinburgh
Daddy Day Camp
Date Location
Unloveable sequel to the equally unlovable 'Daddy Day Care' which hails a new low in Gooding's career. Crude and sentimental, the film relies on bodily-fluid gags that fall well short of the barely-raised bar established by kiddie pratfall comedies such as 'Cheaper by the Dozen'.
17 May–18 May Sat & Sun 10.00am Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
Dead Society
Date Location
This green anarchist film features a telephone interview with anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan who discusses his views on the earth, freeganism, self-defence, wind turbines and the state's war on our bodies.
18 May 3.00 ACE, Edinburgh
Doomsday
Date Location
In Marshall's derivative but enjoyable dystopian fantasy, Scotland 50 years on is a no-man's land ravaged by disease, cut off from England, and presided over by gangs of cannibals. This may well provide a few guilty pleasures for jaded action fans, but non-genre fans will find this about as subtle as a nail-encrusted club in the face
16 May–21 May 12.50, 3.30, 6.10 & 8.50; Fri & Sat 12.50, 3.30, 6.10, 8.50 & 11.25 Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 3.00, 5.30 & 8.15; Thu 8.15 Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 4.00, 6.45 & 9.15; Thu 6.45 & 9.15 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 6.50 & 9.30 Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008
Date Location
The Festival's 62nd year is set to be an interesting one, with the dates having been moved to June for the first time. So you can attend international premieres, discussions, gala events and talks with actors, writers and directors without having to fight off the rest of Edinburgh' August crowds.
18 Jun–29 Jun (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Date Location
Herzog's brilliantly bizarre parable about a remote penal colony inhabited by dwarfs, who stage a revolution in the prison warden's absence. This has to be seen to be believed, unmissable.
22 May Thu 6.15 Filmhouse, Edinburgh
The Eye
Date Location
Alba (in one of her better performances) stars as a blind concert violinist who becomes haunted by terrifying supernatural visions once a corneal transplant restores her sight. Yet another Asian horror remake, this does contain some disturbing imagery early on but sticks too closely to formula and brings no new focus to the genre.
16 May–17 May Fri & Sat 11.40 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Date Location
Writer and star Segal is Peter Bretter, a composer who gets dumped by his soap star girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Bell). Heading to Hawaii he bumps into her and her new rock star boyfriend Aldous Snow (Brand), who steals the show in an otherwise predictable and grating romantic comedy.
16 May–21 May 1.00, 3.40, 6.25 & 9.10 Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 11.20am, 1.40, 4.20, 7.00 & 9.30; Fri & Wed 1.40, 4.20, 7.00 & 9.30; Sat 11.20am, 1.40 & 4.20; Thu 1.40 & 4.20 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
16 May–21 May 2.30, 5.30 & 8.15; Fri 2.30, 5.30, 8.15 & 11.00; Sat 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.15 & 11.00; Mon & Tue 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30 & 8.15 Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 2.45, 5.30 & 8.15; Thu 2.45 & 8.15 Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 5.30 & 8.20 Odeon, Edinburgh
48 Hour Film Challenge Finalists
Date Location
View the results of the 48 Hour Film Challenge.
20 May–21 May Tue & Wed 9.00 Cameo, Edinburgh
Funny Games
Date Location
A wealthy family are subjected to an increasingly horrific series of 'games' by two young men, beginning with humiliation and ending in torture and murder. The horror-thriller set up seems familiar, but 'Funny Games' is one of the most innovative and shocking films to reach our screens this decade. Chilling, calculated, cerebral, brilliant.
16 May–22 May 1.15; Fri & Sat 1.15 & 11.30 Cameo, Edinburgh
The Game Plan
Date Location
'The Game Plan' follows the fortunes of Elvis-obsessed American football superstar quarterback Joe Kingsman (Johnson) and his estranged eight-year old daughter (Pettis) when she enrols him in ballet school. The result is overblown and overlong, bland and formulaic, yet its earnest brand of character comedy for pre-teens pays off.
17 May Sat 11.30am Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
Girls Aloud: Live from the O2
Date Location
The princesses of pops' O2 stage performance will be beamed live onto the cinema screen.
17 May Sat 8.00 Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
17 May Sat 8.30 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
Grindhouse
Date Location
Tarantino and Rodriguez's salute to the 1970s exploitation movie focuses on an ex-stripper with a grenade launcher-equipped machine gun leg, who meets and greets a troop of flesh eating mutating zombies. Taking a step down in tone, Tarantino's 'Death Proof' traces two groups of women tied together only by the presence of a lunatic ex-Hollywood stuntman. Complete with the original imaginary trailers, this 'double feature' offers the 'Grindhouse' package up on one deliciously cultish plate.
18 May Sun 1.30 Cameo, Edinburgh
Happy-Go-Lucky
Date Location
Leigh returns with a familiar, yet reassuringly different film, an affectionate portrait of carefree 30-something Londoner Poppy (Hawkins) and the minutiae of her everyday life. About everything and nothing, the downtime and the uptime, this is life-affirming stuff.
16 May–22 May 6.20 Cameo, Edinburgh
Heartbeat Detector
Date Location
This French corporate thriller adapted from François Emmanuel's novel 'La Question Humaine' is demanding and rewarding in equal measure. Amalric is the psychologist of a German-French petrochemical company who's asked to discretely assess the mental state of the Paris office's CEO (Lonsdale) until disturbing links between his firm and the Nazis start to take their toll. A beautifully executed and horribly convincing film.
16 May–22 May 1.50, 5.50 & 8.50 Cameo, Edinburgh
Horton Hears A Who!
Date Location
Animators Blue Sky take a break from their ongoing 'Ice Age' franchise to colourfully realise the universe of Dr Seuss' text. Both Carrey and Carrell are allowed full rein for their brand of vocal mugging as co-directors Hayward and Martino skilfully guide 'Horton' towards a comforting moral about size not being all that important.
16 May–21 May 11.50am, 2.10 & 4.20; Fri & Wed 2.10 & 4.20 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
17 May–19 May Sat–Mon 12.45 Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
In Bruges
Date Location
Two gobby Dublin criminals bide their time in Bruges, awating instruction from their cryptic and remote gangster boss Harry. Irish playwright McDonagh, in his feature debut, which wrestles some affecting moments from demonstrative characters, nicely teases out the parallels between the trio and Beckett's Vladimir, Estragon and Godot.
16 May–21 May 3.20, 5.55 & 8.35; Wed 3.20 & 5.55 Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
16 May–21 May 5.00 & 7.40; Fri & Sat 5.00, 7.40 & 10.10 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
In Bruges (Gold Class)
Date Location
Two gobby Dublin criminals bide their time in Bruges, awating instruction from their cryptic and remote gangster boss Harry. Irish playwright McDonagh, in his feature debut, which wrestles some affecting moments from demonstrative characters, nicely teases out the parallels between the trio and Beckett's Vladimir, Estragon and Godot.
16 May–21 May Fri–Wed 12.30, 3.15, 6.00 & 8.40 Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Date Location
Jones (Ford) is drawn back into action when he becomes caught in a Soviet plot to discover the mystery behind some enigmatic crystal skulls.
22 May Wed 0.01am; Thu 10.30am, 11.00am, 11.30am, 12.00, 12.30, 1.30, 2.00, 2.30, 3.00, 3.30, 4.30, 5.00, 5.30, 6.00, 6.30, 7.30, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00, 9.30, 10.30, 11.00 & 11.30 Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
22 May Wed 0.01am; Thu 11.00am, 11.45am, 12.30, 1.15, 2.00, 2.45, 3.30, 4.15, 5.00, 5.45, 6.30, 7.15, 8.00, 8.45, 9.30 & 10.15 Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
22 May Thu 10.15am, 11.00am, 11.45am, 12.30, 1.15, 2.00, 2.45, 3.30, 4.15, 5.00, 5.45, 6.30, 7.15, 8.00, 8.45, 9.30 & 10.15 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
22 May Thu 1.00, 1.30, 2.00, 4.00, 4.30, 5.00, 7.00, 7.30 & 8.00 Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
22 May Thu 1.10, 4.10, 6.50 & 9.30 Dominion, Edinburgh
22 May Thu 2.00, 5.00 & 8.00 Odeon, Edinburgh
Into the Wild (Senior Screening)
Date Location
Robust yet freewheeling adaptation of John Krakauer's non-fiction book about the extraordinary experiences of young American college graduate and society dropout Christopher McCandless (Hirsch), who traded his privileged future for a life on the road. Penn's portrait of McCandless' travels is a poetic and romanticised one, beautifully photographed by French cinematographer Eric Gautier and unspooling as a series of largely life-affirming encounters with nature and fellow travellers.
21 May Wed 11.30am Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
Iron Man
Date Location
Performing a perfectly poised balancing act between taking the fantastical material seriously and treating it with a knowing sense of humour, this smart adaptation locates Tony Stark/Iron Man's story of professional irresponsibility and personal redemption firmly within the context of the war on terror. Kidnapped by Afghan insurgents, Iron Man promptly renounces arms manufacture and instead uses his super-powered outfit to right his wrongs.
16 May–22 May 11.30am, 1.20, 2.30, 4.20, 5.30, 7.50 & 8.45; Fri & Sat 11.30am, 1.20, 2.30, 4.20, 5.30, 7.50, 8.45 & 10.45; Thu 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30 & 8.45 Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 1.00, 2.00, 4.15, 5.00, 7.30 & 8.00; Fri 1.00, 2.00, 4.15, 5.00, 7.30, 8.00 & 11.00; Sat 11.00am, 1.00, 2.00, 4.15, 5.00, 7.30, 8.00 & 11.00; Sun 11.00am, 1.00, 2.00, 4.15, 5.00, 7.30 & 8.00 Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May Fri 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30, 8.30 & 10.15; Sat 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30, 8.30 & 10.15; Sun 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 8.30; Mon 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 7.30 & 8.30; Tue 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30, 2.30, 4 Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 1.50, 4.40 & 7.45; Mon & Tue 4.40 & 7.45 Dominion, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 4.00, 5.00, 7.00 & 8.00; Sat–Mon 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00 & 8.00; Thu 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00 & 8.00 Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
16 May–22 May 2.45, 5.30 & 8.15; Fri 5.30 & 8.15; Sun 2.45 & 8.15; Tue 2.45 & 5.30 Odeon, Edinburgh

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