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Gomorrah
Date	Location
Garrone offers an intriguing account of the Napoli-based Camorra, adapted from the bestselling book by journalist Roberto Saviano. This excellent ensemble drama shows us various facets of Mafia life, from the recruiting of young kids to the infiltration of seemingly legitimate industries such as haute couture and segues into the waste industry. A deserving winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes.
10 Oct–16 Oct Fri & Sat 1.10, 4.30, 7.45 & 11.00; 1.10, 4.30 & 7.45	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.35, 5.45 & 8.50	Cameo, Edinburgh

City of Ember
Date	Location
Students from the amazing underground city of Ember go through a series of adventures in order to sustain their special secret world for another 200 years. Ho-hum but visually impressive children's adventure sci-fi.
10 Oct–16 Oct 11.15am, 1.45, 4.15, 6.45 & 9.15	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.50, 3.10, 5.40 & 8.00; Sat & Sun 10.20am, 12.50, 3.10, 5.40 & 8.00	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.15, 3.30, 5.45 & 8.00; Fri 1.15, 3.30, 5.45, 8.00 & 10.15; Sat 11.00am, 1.15, 3.30, 5.45, 8.00 & 10.15; Sun 11.00am, 1.15, 3.30, 5.45 & 8.00	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct Mon 1.20 & 3.45; Tue & Wed 1.20, 3.45 & 6.10; Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun 1.20 & 3.45	Dominion, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.00, 5.30 & 7.45; Sat & Sun 12.30, 3.00, 5.30 & 7.45	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Date	Location
Bruno (Butterfield) is the nine-year old son of a Nazi Commandant (Thewlis). When his father is seconded to manage a concentration camp, the lonely Bruno makes a new friend, Schmuel (Scanlon), beyond the high wire. Badly acted and clumsily directed, this liberal-guilt-monger-sweeping-cod-historical-nonsense is simply unnecessary.
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.20, 3.50, 6.15 & 8.45	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Date	Location
Toby Young's semi-scandalous memoir about the period the gobby English journo spent carousing with the rich and famous while working at a glossy magazine in New York is given a mainstream movie makeover with this enjoyable enough romantic comedy. Young's rudely confessional and frequently very funny observations are now framed by a bland will-they-won't-they love story that sadly drowns every last scrap of satirical stab.
10 Oct–16 Oct Fri & Sat 11.45am, 2.30, 5.50, 8.40 & 11.20; 11.45am, 2.30, 5.50 & 8.40	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.30, 3.00, 5.30 & 8.20; Fri 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.20 & 11.00; Sat 10.00am, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.20 & 11.00; Sun 10.00am, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30 & 8.20	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.40, 3.20, 6.10 & 9.00; Fri 12.40, 3.20, 6.10, 9.00 & 11.40; Sat 12.40, 3.20, 9.00 & 11.40; Sun 6.10 & 9.00; Mon 12.40, 3.20 & 9.00; Tue 12.40, 3.20 & 6.10	Cameo, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.45, 5.30 & 8.30; Fri 2.45, 5.30, 8.30 & 11.10; Sat 12.00, 2.45, 5.30, 8.30 & 11.10; Sun 12.00, 2.45, 5.30 & 8.30; Mon 2.45, 8.30 & 8.40	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 5.30 & 8.15; Mon & Tue 8.15	Odeon, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 6.25 & 8.50; Sat 8.50	Dominion, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 8.15	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

Mamma Mia! (Sing-a-Long)
Date	Location
A bride-to-be tries to find out the identity of her real father in the lead up to her wedding on a Greek island. Depressingly faithful film adaptation of abominable Broadway and West End ABBA song musical mega hit. The popularity of films like this certainly make one wonder about the rampancy of mental illness in our culture. With subtitled song lyrics to keep your audience participation word-perfect.
10 Oct–12 Oct Fri–Sun 7.30	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

Mamma Mia!
Date	Location
A bride-to-be tries to find out the identity of her real father in the lead up to her wedding on a Greek island. Depressingly faithful film adaptation of abominable Broadway and West End ABBA song musical mega hit. The popularity of films like this certainly make one wonder about the rampancy of mental illness in our culture.
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.45, 4.45 & 7.30; Fri & Sat 1.45, 4.45 & 10.30; Sun 1.45 & 4.45	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.40, 5.10 & 7.40; Sun 5.10 & 7.40; Mon 2.40 & 7.40	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.45 & 6.00; Sat & Sun 1.15, 3.45 & 6.00	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct Mon–Wed & Sat 8.30; Thu & Fri 6.05 & 8.30; Sun 6.05	Dominion, Edinburgh
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 12.00 & 2.30	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Tropic Thunder
Date	Location
While filming a war movie, three Hollywood actors become embroiled with a heroin cartel run by a tyrannical 12-year-old (Brandon Soo Hoo) and are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. Like Stiller's previous directorial efforts, 'Tropic Thunder' looks like it has been plotted by a child simpleton but most of the time you'll be laughing too hard to notice, or care.
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.50, 3.35, 6.10 & 8.55; Sat & Sun 3.35, 6.10 & 8.55; Mon & Wed 12.50, 3.35 & 8.55	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.00	Odeon, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.20 & 8.50; Fri & Sat 3.20, 8.50 & 11.10	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 8.15	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

The Stone of Destiny
Date	Location
Smith's hysterical, historical heist film gets a Scotland-only release. Cox plays Ian Hamilton, a student who sets out to liberate the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey and bring in back to Scotland. A cinematic non-event, devoid of thrills, excitement and even common sense.
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.20, 2.40, 5.15 & 8.10; Sat & Sun 10.00am, 12.20, 2.40, 5.15 & 8.10	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.30, 3.15, 5.45 & 8.10	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.45, 5.15 & 8.00	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.00, 5.15 & 7.50; Fri 3.00, 5.15, 7.50 & 10.10; Sat 12.50, 3.00, 5.15, 7.50 & 10.10; Sun 12.50, 3.00, 5.15, 7.50 & 10.10	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.45, 5.45 & 8.00	Odeon, Edinburgh

Taken
Date	Location
Retired US secret agent operative Bryan (Neeson) steps into fray when his daughter Kim (Grace), with his ex-wife (Janssen), is 'taken' by sex traffickers on a trip to Paris. A high octane, blood thumping update of Paul Schrader's 1979 'Hardcore' is every bit as ridiculous as it sounds but no less enjoyable for it, with Francophile attitude, Chekhovian familial regret, over the top torture and not a fundamentalist Muslim in sight.
10 Oct–16 Oct 11.50am, 2.10, 4.30, 6.50 & 9.15; Sat & Sun 2.10, 4.30, 6.50 & 9.15; Tue 11.50am, 2.10, 4.30 & 9.15	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.20, 3.00, 5.30 & 8.00; Fri 12.20, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00 & 10.30; Sat 3.00, 5.30, 8.00 & 10.30; Sun 3.00, 5.30 & 8.00	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.20, 4.40, 7.00 & 9.20	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.45, 6.00 & 8.30	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 8.10	Odeon, Edinburgh

The House Bunny
Date	Location
Predictably pitiful comedy about a recently unemployed 'Playboy' mansion bunny (Farris) who goes to college. Formulaic 'Legally Blonde'ish slapstick which still manages to raise a few laughs.
10 Oct–16 Oct 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 & 9.00; Fri & Sat 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00 & 11.30	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.00, 3.20, 5.50 & 8.20; Fri & Sat 1.00, 3.20, 5.50, 8.20 & 10.40	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.30, 3.30, 6.00 & 8.30; Fri & Sat 1.30, 3.30, 6.00, 8.30 & 11.00	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.15, 5.45 & 8.30; Sat & Sun 12.30, 3.15, 5.45 & 8.30	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.15, 5.30 & 8.15	Odeon, Edinburgh

Igor
Date	Location
Animated story about a hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself.
10 Oct–16 Oct 11.00am, 1.15, 3.30, 5.45 & 8.00	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct Fri–Sun 12.25, 2.25 & 4.20; 2.25 & 4.20	Dominion, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.40, 2.50, 5.00 & 7.20; Sat & Sun 10.30am, 12.40, 2.50, 5.00 & 7.20	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.30, 2.30, 3.50, 4.50 & 7.10; Sat & Sun 10.10am, 11.20am, 12.20, 1.30, 2.30, 3.50, 4.50 & 7.10	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.00 & 5.45	Odeon, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.30 & 6.15; Sat & Sun 1.00, 3.30 & 6.15	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

WALL-E
Date	Location
Inspired by sci-fi classics from the 1960s and 70s, Pixar have created a post-apocalyptic story set in a future in which the Earth has been abandoned by humankind, where a solitary robot named WALL-E executes his now pointless trash collecting programme. At its heart this is a very sweet romantic comedy, and that's what provides the emotional clout.
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 10.05am	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 12.20	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 1.15	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

Mirrors
Date	Location
This 'Into the Mirror' re-make features Sutherland in full Jack Bauer mode as an ex-cop who turns security guard to patrol the scorched interiors of a fire-gutted New York hotel. Having accidentally shot his partner in the line of duty, alcoholic Carson soon begins to hallucinate that an evil force behind the hotel's mirrors is after his family.
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.30, 3.20, 6.05 & 8.50; Fri & Sat 12.30, 3.20, 6.05, 8.50 & 11.30	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.10, 3.40, 6.00 & 8.40; Fri 1.10, 3.40, 6.00, 8.40 & 11.10; Sat 10.40am, 1.10, 3.40, 6.00, 8.40 & 11.10; Sun 10.40am, 1.10, 3.40, 6.00 & 8.40	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.15, 3.45, 6.15 & 8.45; Fri 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45 & 11.20; Sat 3.45, 6.15, 8.45 & 11.20; Sun 3.45, 6.15 & 8.45	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.30, 5.15 & 8.00; Mon 5.15 & 8.00; Wed 2.30 & 8.00; Thu 2.30 & 5.15	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

Brideshead Revisited
Date	Location
Jarrold's revamp of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel pares back the opulent trimmings of the television series to expose the bare bones of Waugh's lament for the civilised past. Charting blithe social climber Charles Ryder (Goode) on his journey from humble Paddington digs to the aristocratic arcadia, the film focuses on his halting love affair with prim posho Julia (Atwell).
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.00, 4.50 & 8.00; Sat 2.00 & 8.00	Dominion, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct, 12 Oct Sun 8.15	Filmhouse, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 6.15	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 7.50	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Mutant Chronicles
Date	Location
Major Mitch Hunter (Jane) leads a war against an army of necro-mutants. Impressively dark and odd horror sci-fi adventure co-starring 'Hellboy''s Ron Perlman. Minor cult status of minor franchise series beckons.
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.00, 4.30, 6.45 & 9.00; Fri & Sat 2.00, 4.30, 6.45, 9.00 & 11.15	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Arctic Monkeys Live at the Apollo
Date	Location
Recording of the Arctic Monkeys' final gig on their acclaimed 2007 world tour.
14 Oct Tue 9.30	Cameo, Edinburgh

Disaster Movie
Date	Location
New spoof comedy from the 'Epic Movie'/'Meet the Spartans' folk. Blockbuster flicks as diverse as the Indiana Jones franchise, 'Iron Man' and 'High School Musical' get lampooned to tedious effect.
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 10.00am	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 11.15am	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

I've Loved You So Long
Date	Location
In northeast France, Lea (Zylberstein) has just been released from behind bars and the story follows her re-introduction into society and gradual emotional rapprochement with her sister (Scott Thomas). Claudel's directorial debut places everyone inside metaphorical prisons in this patient and sensitively shot family drama.
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.25, 6.15 & 9.05	Cameo, Edinburgh

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Date	Location
Inevitably bowdlerised but suitably sweaty version of Tennessee Williams' loquacious play. A deceived and cancer-ridden Southern patriarch (Ives) gathers his greedy, in-fighting family for a birthday celebration, and is met by general sycophancy from all except his strangely distant son. Even in diluted form this still packs a punch and the Taylor-Newman teaming is irresistible.
12 Oct Sun 8.45	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Pineapple Express
Date	Location
'Knocked Up' star Rogen returns to play Dale, a permanently-baked legal process-server whose friendly weed-dealer Saul (Franco) sells him a rare strain of cannabis known as 'Pineapple Express'. When Dale accidentally leaves a half-smoked joint at the scene of gangland murder, the pair are forced to go on the run. A loose, freewheeling and highly enjoyable action comedy.
10 Oct–16 Oct 9.15	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 9.30	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

Times and Winds
Date	Location
Erdem's magnificent work provides a striking vision of childhood in a mountainous Anatolian village overlooking the Aegean Sea. Concentrating on the experiences of a trio of pre-pubescent adolescents within this patriarchal community, where modern technologies are noticeably absent, religion and nature are billed as the only forces guiding the routines of the area's inhabitants. Directed with complete assurance, this is a film to savour.
10 Oct–16 Oct Fri 3.00 & 8.45; Sat 3.30, 6.15 & 8.45; Sun 3.30 & 6.15; Mon & Tue 3.00 & 8.30; Wed 3.00, 6.00 & 8.30; Thu 3.00, 6.15 & 8.45	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Baby Doll
Date	Location
Tennessee Williams and director Kazan took two of the playwright's one act works and turned them into this blackly comic melodrama about a bored teen bride, her clumsy husband and their slyly seductive neighbour. The chaos of the couple's house mirrors the broken-down morality of the characters, while the hot 'n' sweaty Deep South setting keeps passions close to the boil. Wonderful stuff.
14 Oct Tue 8.45	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Bee Movie
Date	Location
Barry B Benson graduates from college to find that he still only has one possible career: making honey. Disillusioned, he moves to Manhattan where he discovers that humans steal and eat honey and resolves to file a lawsuit against the honey giant, Big Honey. An oddly conceived vehicle for a reluctant star, 'Bee Movie' deserves a B-minus for effort.
12 Oct, 13 Oct Mon 10.30am	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Gold Class)
Date	Location
Bruno (Butterfield) is the nine-year old son of a Nazi Commandant (Thewlis). When his father is seconded to manage a concentration camp, the lonely Bruno makes a new friend, Schmuel (Scanlon), beyond the high wire. Badly acted and clumsily directed, this liberal-guilt-monger-sweeping-cod-historical-nonsense is simply unnecessary.
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.30, 2.50, 5.15 & 7.30	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009
Date	Location
The Festival's 63rd year. Programme still to be announced, see website for updates.
17 Jun 2009–28 Jun 2009 (Times vary)	Various Venues, Edinburgh

Fly Me to the Moon
Date	Location
A 3D film describing mankind's first trip to the moon is a lively sounding prospect, and moments in Stassen's animation provide a genuine wow-factor, but such moments of poetry are fleeting and the majority of this film insanely focuses on the uninteresting plight of three houseflies who stowaway onboard.
10 Oct–16 Oct 11.35am, 1.40, 3.40 & 5.45	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Nights in Rodanthe
Date	Location
Unhappily married Adrienne (Lane) and an emotionally confused doctor (Gere) are drawn together when a storm closes in on the North Carolina hotel. Schmaltzy, dreary and tedious second-chance romancer based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks.
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.00, 3.30, 6.00 & 8.30; Fri & Sat 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.30 & 11.00	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 1.00, 3.20, 5.40 & 8.10; Fri & Sat 1.00, 3.20, 5.40, 8.10 & 10.30; Tue 1.00, 3.20 & 5.40	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.00, 4.20, 6.40 & 9.00; Sat 11.40am, 2.00, 4.20, 6.40 & 9.00	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 3.00, 5.30 & 7.45; Sat & Sun 12.30, 3.00, 5.30 & 7.45	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

Space Chimps
Date	Location
On the whim of a sinister senator (Tucci), Ham III (Samberg) - the circus performer grandson of one of the first chimpanzees in space is sent into orbit to retrieve a missing satellite. With endless monkey and banana puns and bog-standard animation, 'Space Chimps' is strictly for easily pleased little monkeys.
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 10.30am	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

The Barber of Seville
Date	Location
Rossini's most famous work proffers a tangled operatic web of love and costumed deceit.
12 Oct Sun 8.00	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Brideshead Revisited (Subtitled)
Date	Location
Jarrold's new adaptation of the Evelyn Waugh novel aims to put its own stamp on the classic tale of social ambition, desire and the weight of religious conviction.
14 Oct Tue 5.45	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

LGBT Centre Relaunch: Film Day
Date	Location
Take the weight off and check out some LGBT flicks, including the world premiere of 'Roma and Juliet', made by Edinburgh's very own LGBT theatre group, The Luvvies.
12 Oct 12.00–6.00	LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, Edinburgh

Mes Amis, Mes Amour
Date	Location
Less a romantic comedy than a sentimental fantasy of city living among an ultra-friendly community of shopkeepers and bistro-owners, Levy's film examines the incompatibilities of two middle-aged pals who are both divorced and decide to co-habit. The visual and verbal gags reap precious few dividends, however, and Levy appears only to be able to conceive of London in picture-postcard terms.
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.45	Cameo, Edinburgh

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (Senior Screening)
Date	Location
London governess Miss Pettigrew (McDormand) has just lost another job. Dumped by her agency, Miss Pettigrew manages to worm her way into the house of American wannabe starlet Delysia (Adams). Nalluri's attempts to recreate a sparkling Mitchell Leisen style romantic comedy are undone by inferior performances and the complete predictability inherent in this kind of mentally painful experience.
15 Oct Wed 11.30am	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Brideshead Revisited (Gold Class)
Date	Location
Jarrold's revamp of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel pares back the opulent trimmings of the television series to expose the bare bones of Waugh's lament for the civilised past. Charting blithe social climber Charles Ryder (Goode) on his journey from humble Paddington digs to the aristocratic arcadia, the film focuses on his halting love affair with prim posho Julia (Atwell).
10 Oct–16 Oct 11.30am, 2.15 & 8.30	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

Dan in Real Life
Date	Location
Rooted in warm, middle-class family values and about as predictable and inoffensive as a TV sitcom, 'Dan in Real Life' is the story of an advice columnist and widower (Carell) who falls in love with his brother's girlfriend (Binoche). Lead-footed and lame but mildly engaging, Carell's pleasantly effortless comedy style manages to save the film from complete mediocrity.
20 Oct 7.30	Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh

The Dark Knight
Date	Location
Nolan's revamp of the superhero franchise reaches its apotheosis with this sequel to 'Batman Begins', a supremely well-imagined, perfectly executed film that combines blockbuster spectacle with indie cinema cool and smarts. Psychotic, chaos-loving clown The Joker (Ledger) is introduced as the dark knight's ultimate nemesis and a thrilling battle slowly terrorises the populace of Gotham.
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 12.50	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Day of Wrath
Date	Location
Rare outing for Dreyer's stark masterpiece of love and witchcraft in the 17th century. No one has ever come close on the subject of witches and witchcraft with the possible exception of Ken Russell's 'The Devils'.
14 Oct Tue 6.00	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Righteous Kill
Date	Location
New York police detective partners Rooster (Pacino) and Turk (De Niro) duke it out over a series of cop killings while staring admiringly at each other as if they're celebrating a diamond-wedding anniversary. When they met in Michael Mann's 'Heat' the anticipation was enormous but 13 years and a loss of kudos later, not so much.
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.55, 3.25, 5.55 & 8.25; Sat 5.55 & 8.25; Sun 8.25; Mon 12.55, 3.25 & 5.55	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
10 Oct–16 Oct 9.10	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Summer Hours (L'Heure d'ete)
Date	Location
It's the 75th birthday of widowed matriarch Helene, and attending the celebrations are her three children, grandchildren and elderly housekeeper, who must decide collectively what to do with their artistic inheritance when Helene passes away soon after. Not tied down to a conventional three-act structure, the film's themes emerge naturally from the drama.
10 Oct–13 Oct Fri 1.15, 3.30 & 8.30; Sat 1.15, 3.30 & 8.40; Sun 3.30; Mon 3.30, 6.15 & 8.45	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Tropic Thunder (Gold Class)
Date	Location
While filming a war movie, three Hollywood actors become embroiled with a heroin cartel run by a tyrannical 12-year-old (Brandon Soo Hoo) and are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. Like Stiller's previous directorial efforts, 'Tropic Thunder' looks like it has been plotted by a child simpleton but most of the time you'll be laughing too hard to notice, or care.
10 Oct–16 Oct 12.20, 3.00, 5.30 & 8.15	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

The Women
Date	Location
Depressing update of Clare Booth Luce's 1936 satirical play set in the idle and bitchy world of wealthy wives and divorcees. US TV writer Diane English adapts and directs with little feeling for the sacred text she is dealing with. Some adequate performances, nice costumes and a few decent one-liners aside this prompts the inevitable question: why?
10 Oct–16 Oct 5.50; Sat & Sun 12.15 & 5.50	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 10.30am	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

Step Brothers
Date	Location
This sporadically funny but generally gross comedy features Brennan (Ferrel) and Dale (Reilly), two grown men who despite pushing 40 are still living at home. An unlikely twilight romance between their parents brings them together, leading the step-brothers to repel each other before teaming up to form an alliance.
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 10.20am	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

The Dark Knight (Gold Class)
Date	Location
Nolan's revamp of the superhero franchise reaches its apotheosis with this sequel to 'Batman Begins', a supremely well-imagined, perfectly executed film that combines blockbuster spectacle with indie cinema cool and smarts. Psychotic, chaos-loving clown The Joker (Ledger) is introduced as the dark knight's ultimate nemesis and a thrilling battle slowly terrorises the populace of Gotham.
10 Oct–16 Oct 5.00	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

Dog Days
Date	Location
Welcome to 'Dog Days', Austrian director Seidl's vision of suburban hell on a sweltering summer weekend. Aiming for authenticity and intimacy, the director follows his lonely characters (played mainly by non-professionals) into bathrooms and sex parlours, where the camera observes their sagging, protuberant flesh. Absent, however, is any real feeling of compassion towards these forlorn individuals. And the painfully protracted torture scene suggests that Seidl himself relishes depicting his…
13 Oct Mon 6.00	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Duchess
Date	Location
Period drama retelling the true life story of early 19th century socialite Georgiana Cavendish (Knightley), who finds herself in a mismatched and temperamental marriage, complete with a meddling other woman. She falls for the future prime minister Charles Grey (Cooper) but only inequality and tragedy can come of such assignations. Familiar and tedious stuff,'The Duchess' is essentially a beautifully shot period TV drama.
10 Oct–16 Oct 2.35, 5.05 & 7.40; Sat 2.35 & 7.40	Dominion, Edinburgh
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 10.45am	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 11.40am	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Her Name is Sabine
Date	Location
French actress Sandrine Bonnaire's impressive directorial debut proffers an intimate and poignant documentary portrait of her 38-year-old autistic sister Sabine. Whilst this film quietly expresses Bonnaire's profound love for her sibling, it also poses important broader questions about how society should care for those suffering from debilitating behavioural conditions.
14 Oct–16 Oct Tue 6.15; Wed 3.30 & 5.45; Thu 3.30 & 8.30	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The House Bunny (Parent & Baby Screening)
Date	Location
Predictably pitiful comedy about a recently unemployed 'Playboy' mansion bunny Shelly ( Farris) who goes to college. Formulaic 'Legally Blond' style comedy which still manages to raise a few laughs.
14 Oct Tue 11.30am	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Date	Location
It's 1957, the Soviets have replaced the Nazis as the biggest set of thugs on the planet and Jones (Ford) has returned for his most outlandisih adventure yet. Russian baddie Spalko (Blanchett) is out to trick the hero into uncovering the secrets of a mythical crystal, a challenge which proves that the old dog still has a few new tricks.
21 Oct 7.30	Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh

JFK
Date	Location
Based on the controversial theories of New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison, Stone's epic account of what did or did not happen when President Kennedy made an untimely exit from this world makes for enthralling cinema. A fine cast for this fascinating political thriller, which although based around some arguably flawed theories, supports a fine performance by Costner.
14 Oct–15 Oct Tue 2.00; Wed 8.00	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Kidnap
Date	Location
A week before her eighteenth birthday celebration, Sonia (Lamba) is kidnapped. An old enemy of her tycoon businessman father wants to settle an old score. Things get more complicated when she begins to fall for her attractive abductor Kabir (Khan).
12 Oct–13 Oct Sun 5.00; Mon 8.25	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Mamma Mia! (Subtitled)
Date	Location
A bride-to-be tries to find out the identity of her real father in the lead up to her wedding on a Greek island. Depressingly faithful film adaptation of abominable Broadway and West End ABBA song musical mega hit. The popularity of films like this certainly make one wonder about the rampancy of mental illness in our culture.
12 Oct–13 Oct Sun 2.40; Mon 5.10	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Psycho
Date	Location
Hitch's misogynistic masterpiece has a young secretary take off to hicksville with a bagful of her boss' money. Unfortunately for her, she chooses to put up at the Bates' Motel, run by that nice Norman boy. The ironic dialogue ('Mother's not quite herself today') make it a joy to catch any time around. We liked it, didn't we mother . . . mother?
12 Oct 8.00	Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh

Star Wars: Clone Wars
Date	Location
Emperor Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous are poised to rule the galaxy. The universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights, led by Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, along with brand-new heroes such as Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Like the more recent 'Star Wars' films, this is fairly tedious stuff, but it is nicely animated and fans will probably love it.
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 12.50	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Taken (Subtitled)
Date	Location
Retired US secret agent operative Bryan (Neeson) steps into fray when his daughter Kim (Grace), with his ex-wife (Janssen), is 'taken' by sex traffickers on a trip to Paris. A high octane, blood thumping update of Paul Schrader's 1979 'Hardcore' is every bit as ridiculous as it sounds but no less enjoyable for it, with Francophile attitude, Chekhovian familial regret, over the top torture and not a fundamentalist Muslim in sight.
14 Oct Tue 6.50	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

Jesus, You Know
Date	Location
Filmed in Viennese Catholic churches, Seidl's documentary clinically records subjects as they turn to Jesus for therapy, friendship and fortunes.
12 Oct Sun 6.00	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Kung Fu Panda
Date	Location
Overweight panda Po (Black) joins his heroes, the Fierce Five, in a butt-kicking adventure when the valley of peace is threatened with the return of bad kung fu master, Tai Lung (McShane). This is Dreamworks-does-manga animation, overlaid with an Eastern version of the fated place-in-the-universe style philosophy originally trademarked in 'The Lion King'.
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 10.45am	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Mirrors (Subtitled)
Date	Location
This 'Into the Mirror' re-make features Sutherland in full Jack Bauer mode as an ex-cop who turns security guard to patrol the scorched interiors of a fire-gutted New York hotel. Having accidentally shot his partner in the line of duty, alcoholic Carson soon begins to hallucinate that an evil force behind the hotel's mirrors is after his family.
13 Oct–16 Oct Mon 2.30; Wed 5.15; Thu 8.00	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

SMHAFF Awards Ceremony
Date	Location
A showcase of the winning submissions from the SMHAFF 08 Film Competition. Submissions address the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health directly and also explore issues of mental health and wellbeing in their broadest sense.
12 Oct Sun 1.00	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Straight 8 On Tour
Date	Location
A showcase of three-minute shorts filmed on Super 8s, edited in camera and sent back undeveloped.
13 Oct Mon 7.00	Cameo, Edinburgh

Wild Child
Date	Location
This vacuous rehash of teen movie clichés presents Californian brat Poppy, a foul-mouthed and obnoxious Malibu-mite who is shipped off to a posh boarding school in England in the hope that she learn that values and price-tags are not the same thing. Another dog-eared slice of Working Title crapola aimed squarely at the dumbest of US teens.
11 Oct–12 Oct Sat & Sun 10.15am & 12.30	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Flashbacks of a Fool (Senior Screening)
Date	Location
Set in present-day California and an English seaside resort circa 1972, Joe Scott (Craig between Bond outings), is a washed up Hollywood star who recalls a traumatic teenage experience that leads to professional success and personal self-destruction. Good supporting performances and rather pedestrian flashbacks make for an interesting, if not outstanding drama about the repercussions of childhood folly.
14 Oct Tue 11.00am	Odeon, Edinburgh
14 Oct Tue 11.30am	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

Future Shorts
Date	Location
Aiming to develop a wider audience for short film, Future Shorts returns, with another excellent international programme.
16 Oct 7.00	The GRV, Edinburgh

A Man Escaped (Un Condamne A Mort S'est Echappe)
Date	Location
The true story of a French Resistance fighter's escape from imprisonment by the Gestapo. Recently re-released, Bresson's account is both austerely straightforward in its depiction of the story, and sublimely metaphysical in its implications of providence at work. A riveting experience.
15 Oct 7.00	Edinburgh Film Guild, Edinburgh

Step Brothers (Subtitled)
Date	Location
This sporadically funny but generally gross comedy features Brennan (Ferrel) and Dale (Reilly), two grown men who despite pushing 40 are still living at home. An unlikely twilight romance between their parents brings them together, leading the step-brothers to repel each other before teaming up to form an alliance.
12 Oct Sun 1.15	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh

The Stone of Destiny (Parent & Baby Screening)
Date	Location
Smith's hysterical, historical heist film gets a Scotland-only release. Cox plays Ian Hamilton, a student who sets out to liberate the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey and bring in back to Scotland. A cinematic non-event, devoid of thrills, excitement and even common sense.
14 Oct Tue 10.30am	Odeon, Edinburgh
15 Oct Wed 11.30am	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh

Suddenly, Last Summer
Date	Location
Catherine (Taylor) is dramatically traumatised after witnessing the death of her cousin in Spain. The cousin's Mother (Hepburn) can't stand to hear the facts of the boy's death and instead insists that the wittering Catherine be labotomised. Luckily, the obliging brain surgeon Dr Cukrowicz (Clift) is only interested in uncovering guilty family secrets.
16 Oct Thu 6.00	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Yield to the Night
Date	Location
Based on the Ruth Ellis case, this riveting anti-capital punishment melodrama is one of the finest and most hard-hitting of its period. Plus, Dors is brilliant in it. Recommended.
12 Oct 6.00	Edinburgh Film Guild, Edinburgh

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