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Akira
Date	Location
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. View full details
1 Jun 11pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

Aliens
Date	Location
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. View full details
15 Jul 8.20pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Apartment
Date	Location
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. View full details
28 Jul–30 Jul Mon 6pm; Sat 8.30pm; Sun 1.30pm & 6.20pm 30 Jul (Parent & baby) 11am	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Casablanca
Date	Location
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. View full details
1 Jun–7 Jun Mon 3.50pm; Tue 4.10pm; Wed 3.50pm; Thu 3.45pm; Fri–Sun 3.50pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

Jaws
Date	Location
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! View full details
15 Jun–20 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

Manhattan
Date	Location
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. View full details
10 Jun To be confirmed	Cameo, Edinburgh

The Wicker Man
Date	Location
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. View full details
15 Jul 8pm	Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh

Wings of Desire
Date	Location
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. View full details
21 Jun 9pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Atmosphere Programme.	Inspace, Edinburgh

Avengers Assemble
Date	Location
Big blockbuster superhero action as Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye team up to save the world. View full details
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Blue Black Permanent
Date	Location
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. View full details and ticket info
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

Crimes and Misdemeanours
Date	Location
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. View full details
1 Aug–2 Aug Wed 3.45pm & 8.40pm; Thu 6.15pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Darjeeling Limited
Date	Location
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. View full details
7 Jun 9pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

Death Watch (La mort en direct)
Date	Location
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. View full details
1 Jun–7 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

Deep Rising
Date	Location
Cheesy but undeniably entertaining mix of action, adventures, comedy and horror as huge many tentacled leviathan attacks a luxury cruise liner. View full details
30 May 7.30pm Part of Edinburgh Zombie Club's Maritime Horror Double Bill.	The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh

The Descendants
Date	Location
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. View full details
4 Jun 7.30pm	Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Date	Location
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. View full details
27 Jul–2 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
Date	Location
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? View full details
14 Jun 9pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

Flash Gordon
Date	Location
A colourful, camp adventure starring Flash! (aaah, saviour of the universe, as the memorable Queen soundtrack has it). View full details
8 Jun 11pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

Grease (Sing-Along)
Date	Location
Thirty years on, Grease is still the word. Join in the fun and sing along. View full details
20 Jul–21 Jul Fri 8.40pm; Sat 3.20pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Hunger Games
Date	Location
An adaptation of Suzanne Collins' dystopian thriller of a novel that successfully transcends its teen-fiction origins, with excellent cast and direction. View full details
2 Jun 9.50am 3 Jun (Subtitled) 9.50am	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh
2 Jul–4 Jul Mon 8.20pm; Tue & Wed 2.30pm & 8.20pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Ill Manors
Date	Location
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. View full details
6 Jun–7 Jun Wed & Thu 8.15pm	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh
6 Jun–7 Jun Wed & Thu 8.40pm	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh

The Illusionist
Date	Location
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… View full details
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)
Date	Location
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. View full details
8 Jun–14 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 Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Date	Location
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… View full details
31 May 9pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

The Man Who Fell to Earth
Date	Location
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. View full details
19 Jun To be confirmed	Cameo, Edinburgh

Monsieur Lazhar
Date	Location
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. View full details
5 Jun 1.30pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

Puss in Boots
Date	Location
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. View full details
2 Jun 10.20am	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh

Le Quai des Brumes (Port of Shadows)
Date	Location
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. View full details
28 May–31 May Mon 8.35pm; Tue 3.15pm & 9pm; Wed 3.15pm & 8.35pm; Thu 8.35pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Queen
Date	Location
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. View full details
2 Jun–4 Jun Mon 2pm; Sat 1pm	Odeon Lothian Road, Edinburgh

The Raid
Date	Location
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. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed 1.15pm & 6.40pm; Thu 1.15pm	Cameo, Edinburgh
1 Jun–6 Jun Wed, Fri & Sat 10.30pm	Vue Omni, Edinburgh
1 Jun–2 Jun Fri & Sat 10.50pm	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh
1 Jun–6 Jun Mon, Wed & Fri–Sun 11pm	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh

The Sculpture Show
Date	Location
A major new exhibition of sculptural works from the collection, alongside important works on loan. Featured artists include Rodin, Degas, Hepworth, Moore, Giacometti, Duchamp, Hirst, Lucas and others, along with photographic and film documentation. Ron Mueck's enormous A Girl returns to the Gallery from its world tour. View full details
4 May–24 Jun Mon–Sun 10am–5pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

Sing Your Song
Date	Location
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. View full details
8 Jun–14 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

Sleeper
Date	Location
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. View full details
11 Jun To be confirmed	Cameo, Edinburgh
8 Jul–10 Jul Mon 8.30pm; Tue 2.30pm; Sun 6pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Stand By Me
Date	Location
Based on a Stephen King short story, this film recalls a childhood adventure for four small-town boys who discover the whereabouts of the corpse of a missing child, and decide to get there before the local toughs. A charming rite of passage movie which Reiner directs with a sure touch, carefully evading sentimentality. View full details
29 Jul 8pm	Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh

Superman
Date	Location
Enjoyable but now very dated first outing for Reeve as Superman. This franchise did get better before it got worse but this is still great fun. View full details
17 Jun 8pm	Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh

The Turin Horse
Date	Location
A father and daughter scrabble for a living in a remote farm, but their livelihood is threatened when their ageing horse starts to sicken. Maybe not a first-date movie but a compellingly vivid one, in which workaday tasks are endowed with mythic grandeur and ordinary people with mysterious dignity. View full details
15 Jun–20 Jun Mon 2.20pm & 8pm; Tue 2.20pm & 5.35pm; Wed 2.20pm, 5.35pm & 8pm; Fri–Sun 1.10pm & 8pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Two Years at Sea
Date	Location
Documentary about Jake Williams, a man living an isolated existence in northern Scotland. Rivers' debut feature has no voiceover or dialogue – there are no interviews with Williams – but with breathtaking images and a bewitching soundtrack, it's a handsome and meditative film, ultimately honest and uplifting. View full details
1 Jun–5 Jun Mon & Tue 1.20pm, 6pm & 8.40pm; Fri 6pm & 8.40pm; Sat 6pm; Sun 1.10pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

War Horse
Date	Location
Alcoholic farmer Ted (Mullen) buys a spirited horse, Joey, in an England unwittingly on the brink of World War I; his teenage son (Irvine) tames Joey, but war soon separates them. Spielberg promises and delivers large-canvas, unashamedly romanticised, old-fashioned storytelling. In an excellent cast, Hiddleston, Watson and Arestrup are standouts. View full details
1 Jun 7.30pm	Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh

Winter's Bone
Date	Location
Adapted from Daniel Woodrell's novel, the film follows Ree whose drug-addicted father has used their house as bail bond and subsequently done a runner. Striving to find him within a week brings secrets, lies and a grisly closure to this unsettling and memorable affair. View full details
12 Nov 7.45pm	Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie

Young Frankenstein
Date	Location
A splendidly accurate James Whale pastiche choc-full of memorable one-liners and crazee situations. Brooks' most affectionate and consistently humorous film. View full details
22 Jun 8.30pm Screening with 1910 short adaptation Frankenstein (J Searle Dawley, US, 1910, 16min) and with an…	Inspace, Edinburgh

You've Been Trumped
Date	Location
Documentary charting one of the US's most famous hairpiece models, aka Donald Trump, as he moves to build an enormous golf and residential development on land in the north east of Scotland, much to the dismay of the local populace. View full details
13 Jul–19 Jul Fri 4pm, 6pm & 8.45pm; Sat 3.40pm, 5.50pm & 8.15pm; Sun 1pm & 8.45pm; Mon 3.15pm & 8.45pm; Tue 8.15pm; Wed 6.15pm & 8.30pm; Thu 3.15pm, 6.15pm & 8.30pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh
17 Jul 5.45pm Followed by a discussion led by a representative of the Humanist Society of Scotland.	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

American Reunion
Date	Location
The American Pie gang have a 13-year reunion and contemplate some familiar problems about love, sex and intimacy. A fun nostalgia trip that rates the heart as important as the other bodily parts; the original cast are as likable (or not) as ever. Nothing very revelatory but plenty of laughs. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed 10am, 12.40pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm & 9.30pm; Thu 11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.30pm & 8.30pm	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh
30 May–31 May Wed & Thu 10.50am & 4.05pm	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh
30 May–31 May Wed & Thu 1.10pm, 3.50pm, 6.30pm & 9.15pm	Vue Omni, Edinburgh
1 Jun–7 Jun Fri–Thu 6.10pm & 8.50pm	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh

Angèle and Tony (Angèle et Tony)
Date	Location
Angèle (Hesme) starts a relationship with fisherman Tony (Gadebois) as a result of a personal ad; it seems doomed from the start, but a connection of sorts develops. Hesme and Gadebois are very good in Delaporte's debut feature, a beguiling and slow-moving story set in a remote Normandy fishing village. View full details
31 Jul–2 Aug Tue 3.15pm & 6.10pm; Wed 8.25pm; Thu 3.15pm & 8.25pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Date	Location
Documentary on Sesame Street's almost-too-adorable scarlet fuzzball Elmo, and the likable and driven puppeteer Kevin Clash who turned him from a minor character into a breakout phenomenon. Although not especially deep, it has great charm and some interesting insights into the extraordinary Henson universe. View full details
15 Jun–18 Jun Mon 6.10pm; Fri–Sun 1.30pm, 4.20pm & 6.10pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Beloved (Les bien-aimés)
Date	Location
Elegiac musical contrasting the lives of Madeleine (Sagnier and Deneuve as younger and older incarnations) and her daughter Vera (Mastroianni), who were young in the 60s and the early 21st century respectively. A sprawling, poignant, ambitious epic of unrequited love. View full details
8 Jun–14 Jun Mon & Tue 8.15pm; Wed & Thu 6pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 5.50pm; Sun 5.45pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Callum Innes: Works on Paper
Date	Location
Retrospective of works on paper from 1989 to 2012 by Edinburgh-based abstract artist. View full details
15 May–14 Jul Mon–Sat 10am–6pm	Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh

Dark Shadows
Date	Location
18th century vampire Barnabas Collins (Depp) escapes from his coffin to find himself in Maine in 1972. It's fun, thanks to a smart script and plenty of surreal humour; Burton regulars Depp and Bonham-Carter are a hoot, but Moretz and Green could have used more restraint. View full details
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Desperately Seeking Susan
Date	Location
Fun and fizzy, role-swapping feminist fantasy comedy set in the Big Apple. View full details
20 Jul 8pm	Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh

The Dictator
Date	Location
Admiral General Aladeen (Cohen) is the titular dictator: a sexist, racist, fascist pig with a penchant for execution, who during a trip to the UN is betrayed by his right-hand man (Kingsley). The jokes come thick, fast and obvious but despite moments of solid satire it feels a bit stale. View full details
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Edvard Munch: Graphic Works from The Gundersen Collection
Date	Location
It's the face that launched ten thousand angst-ridden diaries by visually-literate teenagers: Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' was its creator's iconic image (he did several versions of it over the years) and one of the only prints hand-tinted by Munch himself is coming to Modern Two this summer, along with a generous selection of other prints by the master Expressionist. Expect high security: 'The Scream', in its various media, is one of the most-stolen pictures in art history. Part of Edinburgh… View full details
29 May–23 Sep Mon–Sun 10am–5pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh

Free Men (Les hommes libres)
Date	Location
Younes (Rahim) is a young Algerian working in WW II Paris when the Germans enter; the authorities give him the choice between prison, or spying on a mosque suspected of smuggling out Jews disguised as Muslims. Ferroukhi's film is worthy, but lacks dramatic tension and a properly fleshed-out protagonist. View full details
25 May–31 May Fri 1pm, 6.10pm & 8.30pm; Sat & Sun 1pm, 6pm & 8.45pm; Mon 2.30pm, 6.10pm & 8.30pm; Tue 2.30pm, 6.15pm & 8.30pm; Wed & Thu 2.30pm, 6pm & 8.45pm 1 Jun–7 Jun Fri 3.45pm & 6.15pm; Sat 3.45pm & 8.40pm; Sun 3.45pm & 6.15pm; Mon & Tue 3.30pm & 6.15pm; Wed 3.30pm & 8.45pm; Thu 3.15pm & 6.10pm 4 Jun (Parent & baby) 11am 8 Jun–14 Jun Mon–Thu 3.15pm; Fri 3.30pm; Sat 3.40pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Goonies
Date	Location
Seven kids go in search of buried treasure and are hotly pursued by vicious villains vying for the loot. View full details
3 Jun 8pm	Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh

Marley
Date	Location
Kevin Macdonald's documentary chronicles the rise of Bob Marley, the first musical superstar from the developing countries to gain a global audience. With many archival treasures, the result is a comprehensive portrait but it's overly reverential and the interviews could have delved a little deeper. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed & Thu 3.30pm	Cameo, Edinburgh
9 Jul–12 Jul Mon 8.15pm; Tue 2.45pm & 8.15pm; Wed 2.45pm & 5.45pm; Thu 5.45pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Moonrise Kingdom
Date	Location
When 12-year-old orphan Sam (Gilman) convinces Suzy (Hayward) to run away with him, her parents (Murray, McDormand), the local scoutmaster (Norton), sheriff (Willis) and Social Services (Swinton) are soon in pursuit. Anderson's new movie will delight his fans; others may consider it overlong, whimsical and emotionally lightweight. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed & Thu 12.10pm, 2.50pm, 5.20pm, 7.50pm & 10.15pm	Vue Omni, Edinburgh
30 May–31 May Wed 1.10pm, 3.35pm & 9.25pm; Thu 10.50am, 1.10pm, 3.35pm & 9.25pm	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh
1 Jun–7 Jun Fri–Thu 11.15am	Vue Omni, Edinburgh
1 Jun–7 Jun Fri–Mon 2pm, 4.15pm, 6.30pm & 8.45pm; Tue 4.15pm, 6.30pm & 8.45pm; Wed & Thu 2pm, 4.15pm, 6.30pm & 8.45pm 7 Jun (Parent & baby) 10.30am	Cameo, Edinburgh
1 Jun–7 Jun Fri–Thu 8.05pm	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh

1 Day
Date	Location
Well-meaning and yet fresh, that this 'hip-hop musical' plays so well is largely down to the courageous and painstakingly observed realism of writer/director Woolcock. The stylised action that at times risks drowning out the sobering message is also what makes the exuberant musical scenes flow, and the whole package does an important job in giving a voice to a disenfranchised sector of society. View full details and ticket info
25 Jun 5.50pm Screening followed by a panel discussion (c.50min) about the deadly culture of gang, gun, knife and…	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
Date	Location
An inept pirate captain (Grant) attempts to win Pirate of the Year competition with the help of a young Charles Darwin (Tennant). Aardman's humour sometimes seems dated but Grant is pleasing, the visuals are enchanting, Staunton's Queen Victoria is a riot and there's much for the whole family to treasure. View full details
2 Jun–5 Jun Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.30am	Vue Omni, Edinburgh

Polisse
Date	Location
Sprawling ensemble drama about the daily routines of a Child Protection Unit of the Paris police. There are strong performances and writer/director Maiwenn conveys a powerful sense of naturalism – except for her credibility-stretching decision to cast herself as a glamorous civilian photographer who gets involved with a cop. View full details
6 Jul–12 Jul Fri & Sat 1.10pm & 8.35pm; Sun 1.30pm & 5.50pm; Mon 3.15pm & 5.50pm; Tue 3pm & 5.50pm; Wed & Thu 3pm & 8.35pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Roman Holiday
Date	Location
Overrated but easy to watch fairytale romance about a fleeing princess (Hepburn) and her relationship with a journalist in 50s Italy. View full details
1 Jul 8pm	Scotsman Screening Room, Edinburgh

A Royal Affair
Date	Location
In 18th century Denmark, Johann Struensee (Mikkelsen) becomes personal physician to King Christian VII (Folsgaard); but then the unhappily married Queen Caroline (Vikander) starts cavorting with the doctor. The script is enjoyably literate and it's a welcome break from morbid Scandinavian thrillers, but the cast lacks chemistry. View full details
20 Jul–26 Jul Fri 3.15pm & 5.50pm; Sat 5.45pm & 8.10pm; Sun 3.25pm & 8.15pm; Mon 6pm & 8.20pm; Tue–Thu 2.30pm & 6pm 23 Jul (Parent & baby) 11am	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Source (La source des femmes)
Date	Location
In a drought-ridden village somewhere between Africa and the Middle East, the men do little while the women are expected to fetch the water in sweltering heat; eventually, Leila (Bekhti) organises a revolt. What could have been a one-dimensional tale deepens into something more considered, told with engaging warmth. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed 1pm, 3.40pm & 6.20pm; Thu 1pm & 3.40pm 31 May (Parent & baby) 10.30am	Cameo, Edinburgh
2 Jul–5 Jul Mon 3pm & 8.35pm; Tue–Thu 3pm, 5.50pm & 8.30pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Stardust Memories
Date	Location
A famous director of comedy films undergoes much soul-searching when the public and critics fail to appreciate his attempts at serious cinematic statement. Occasionally shrill and self-pitying autobiographical movie. View full details
18 Jul–19 Jul Wed 8.45pm; Thu 6pm 20 Jul 1pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Tales of the Night (Les contes de la nuit)
Date	Location
Animated feature in which an elderly writer and a young actress dream up and perform six stories about a young hero's attempts to win the hand of a princess. The old-fashioned imagery is highly distinctive, and the sedate pace and dialogue-heavy storytelling allow the viewer to appreciate the beauty. View full details
1 Jun–7 Jun Fri 1.20pm; Sat 1pm & 4.10pm; Sun 11am; Mon–Thu 1.45pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Tony Swain: Drowned Dust, Sudden Word
Date	Location
New painted collages, incorporating newspaper, from the Irish-born, Glasgow-based artist. View full details
15 May–8 Jul Mon–Sat 11am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm	Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

Town of Runners
Date	Location
A pretty and thoughtful documentary about the tiny town of Bekoji in Ethiopia, which has produced an astonishing number of champion long-distance runners. Frustratingly, it hedges its bets as to whether it’s about Africa’s situation or just the hard knocks dealt by a sporting life, but what's singularly impressive is the interview footage with the young trainee runners, which achieves intimacy without condescension, and captures both heartrending hopefulness and sad self-delusion. View full details
1 Jun–7 Jun Fri & Sat 1.30pm; Sun 6.10pm; Mon–Thu 1.30pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Treasures from the Queen's Palaces
Date	Location
One hundred paintings, drawings, miniatures, watercolours, manuscripts, furniture, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery from the Royal Collection have been brought together in an exhibition reflecting the tastes of different members of the royal family over the centuries, in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Among the artists featured are Rembrandt, Canaletto, Monet, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Holbein and Fabergé. Most of these pieces have never been exhibited in Scotland before. Part… View full details
30 May–4 Nov Mon–Sun 9.30am–6pm	The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh

The Angels' Share
Date	Location
New drama from top Brit director Loach about a young father with a criminal past who is determined to give his son a better life than he had. View full details
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Date	Location
Despite an irresistible army of pension-age talent including Dench, Smith and Wilkinson, all on excellent form, this story about a group of unconnected British retirees who come to the titular hotel in Jaipur and find resolution for their various issues and challenges, feels too calculated to offer anything more than disposable entertainment at best, and cheaply manipulative emotional kicks at worst. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed & Thu 2pm, 5pm & 7.50pm 1 Jun–7 Jun Fri–Thu 2.10pm, 5pm & 7.50pm	Dominion, Edinburgh

Goodbye First Love (Un amour de jeunesse)
Date	Location
Vain, drippy, lugubrious teenager Camille (Créton) falls in and out of love with dumb puppy Sullivan (Urzendowsky). Lots of nice shots of breasts and landscapes don't alter the fact that this is about unlikable people exchanging faux-profundities. Might work as aversion therapy for people who think they miss being young. View full details
25 May–31 May Fri 1.20pm, 3.30pm & 6pm; Sat & Sun 1.20pm, 3.30pm & 8.15pm; Mon & Tue 3.30pm & 6pm; Wed & Thu 3.30pm & 8.15pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Iron Sky
Date	Location
Nazis on the moon! In Finland’s first blockbuster, a US lunar expedition discovers a hidden moonbase where Nazis have been hiding since the end of WW II. Shame that Vuorensola’s flat satire and B-movie plotting don’t live up to the inspired premise. For once, a Hollywood remake might be in order. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed 9.10pm; Thu 6.45pm 5 Jun–6 Jun Tue 8.30pm; Wed 6.15pm & 8.30pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

The Lucky One
Date	Location
A US Marine serving in Iraq (Efron, stretching credibility) finds a photo of an unknown blonde beauty (Schilling), credits it with bringing him luck, and after returning home, sets out to find her. The latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel is schmaltzy, contrived, unconvincing and empty. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed & Thu 11.45am	Vue Omni, Edinburgh

Mirror Mirror
Date	Location
Roberts stars as the narcissistic evil queen in this comic-fantasy twist on the Snow White story. View full details
2 Jun–3 Jun Sat & Sun 10.10am	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh
2 Jun–5 Jun Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 11.40am	Vue Omni, Edinburgh

Red Tails
Date	Location
In WW II Italy, a crew of African-American trainee airmen defy both Nazi pilots and institutional racism, under the leadership of Major Stance (Gooding) and Colonel Bullard (Howard). Lashings of expensively rendered CGI action can't make up for thin characterization, hoary clichés and crude simplifications. View full details
6 Jun–7 Jun Wed & Thu 11.45am & 2.40pm	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh
6 Jun–7 Jun Wed & Thu 5.40pm	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Date	Location
A nerdish fisheries expert (McGregor) and a sophisticated legal aide (Blunt) are recruited by an angling-obsessed sheik (Waked) to realize the vision of the title. What worked on the page is an insubstantial muddle on film, thanks to an unfocused script and Hallström’s preference for broad emotions over subtlety and complexity. View full details
30 May–31 May Wed & Thu 11.20am	Vue Omni, Edinburgh
30 May–31 May Wed 12.10pm, 2.40pm, 5.15pm & 7.50pm; Thu 11am, 2pm, 5pm & 7.30pm	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh

What to Expect When You're Expecting
Date	Location
Based on the New York Times best seller of the same name, this comedy focuses on five couples about to have children. Celebrity couple Jules and Evan, author Wendy and her husband Gary and potential adopters Holly and Alex are among the pairs whose lives intertwine on the road to parenthood. View full details
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Outside Bet
Date	Location
Hoskins piles on the geezer as Percy 'Smudge' Smith, the head of a band of Fleet Street hacks who unwisely entrust their redundancy money to Bax (MacNab), who invests it on a racehorse. Dated misogynist comedy, bargain-basement sentimentality and glib moralising cause the film to fall at the first hurdle. View full details
6 Jun (Senior) 11.30am	Vue Ocean, Edinburgh

1,000 Suns
Date	Location
VF Theatre. This folk-rock musical is set in an alternate future where the American survivors of a nuclear war shelter in a huge crater from the fallout that remains in the world above. A group of young people struggle with their own identities, the harshness of their world and the ignorant authority of their elders. A story of wanderlust, love, fear, hope and pioneers. 1,000 Suns: An American Afterlife is an emotional rollercoaster and a display of young and inventive musical theatre at… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
6 Aug–11 Aug Mon–Sat 7.35–8.50pm	theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh

101st Airbourne
Date	Location
Jazz and funk with a Hendrix twist from guitarist Aki Remally and his four-piece band. View full details
8 May–26 Jun Tue 11.30pm	The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

10cc
Date	Location
The hits of one of the most successful and influential English pop bands of the 70s, revisited by original member Graham Gouldman and a bunch of other guys. View full details
19 Oct 7.30pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

13 Young Danes
Date	Location
Danish students at the art schools of Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow exhibit a wide range of current work as part of an artistic exchange programme led by the Danish Cultural Institute. View full details
11 Jun–26 Jul Mon–Thu 10am–4pm	The Danish Cultural Institute, Edinburgh

18th Century Cottage Life
Date	Location
Fiona J Houston decided to live like an 18th century ancestor. In this talk she explains the pleasures and pains of her experiment, followed by an 18th century-inspired buffet. View full details
27 Sep 11am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

2008: Macbeth
Date	Location
Set in a contemporary and brutal Middle Eastern conflict, TR Warszawa's 2008: Macbeth is unflinching in its depiction of the machine of violence that, once set in motion, works faster and ever more efficiently. With spectacular pyrotechnics, immersive video effects and an extraordinary, layered soundscape that plays tricks on the ear, Shakespeare’s web of politics, ambition and the supernatural is transformed into a contemporary, and highly physical, theatrical film. Supported by Adam… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
11 Aug–18 Aug Mon 7.30–9.40pm; Wed 2–4.10pm; Thu–Sun 7.30–9.40pm	Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh

2012 Invades Popular Culture: Mayans, Memes, and the End of a World Era
Date	Location
Apocalyptic culture researcher (one for the list of 'jobs we'd like to have') Kevin Whitesides discusses the 2012 phenomenon and how the end of the world has suddenly become a hot topic for everyone – not just the crazies. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival: Art Late. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
23 Aug 6.30pm	Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

3 Days Off Jesus - Free
Date	Location
David Burke / Laughing Horse Free Festival. Born on the 22nd of December, David Burke is only 3 days off Jesus. Join this non-drinking Irish man for a cup of tea and a night of comedy and stories about childhood growing up in old Ireland, religion, women and all that could lay in-between. 'David Burke is actually quite funny … A likeable fellow' ★★★ (AdelaideNow.com.au). 'Very funny guy … it was really worth it' ★★★★ ½ (TalkFringe.com). 'Ridiculous-like' (RipItUp.com.au). View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
2 Aug–26 Aug Mon, Tue & Thu–Sun 5.45–6.45pm	Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh

48 Hour Film Project 5th Birthday Party
Date	Location
Celebrate five years of the 48-Hour Film Project in Scotland a special screening of some of the best films of the past years, including the 2012 winner. In the bar from 8pm, the first 48 ticketholders get a free Knops Beer and a cupcake. The screening starts at 8.50pm. View full details
31 May 8pm	Cameo, Edinburgh

5th Ave Girl
Date	Location
In this Depression-era comedy, a wealthy man recruits an unemployed woman in order to annoy his neglectful family. View full details
9 Jul 6.10pm Featuring an introduction by Chris Fujiwara, Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

9 to 5: The Musical
Date	Location
Three office workers get their own back on their lying bigot of a boss and conspire to take over the company, all while singing along to 18 classic Dolly Parton numbers. View full details and ticket info
26 Nov–1 Dec Mon & Tue 7.30pm; Wed 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu & Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm	The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Aaron Wright
Date	Location
Rootsy local singer-songwriter hosting this Red Dog songwriters session. View full details
22 May–31 Jul Tue 9.30pm	The Ale House, Edinburgh

Abandoman
Date	Location
Bound and Gagged Comedy. Abandoman is back! Abandoman recently completed a UK tour with Ed Sheeran. They create hilarious musical sketches at lightning speed live in front of their audience. ' Flight of the Concords meets 8 Mile ' (Chortle.co.uk). Ages 16+. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–3 Aug Wed–Fri 9.45–10.45pm Preview performance.	Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
4 Aug–27 Aug Mon–Sun 9.45–10.45pm	Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 9.45–10.45pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh

Aberdeen vs Glasgow vs The World II - Free
Date	Location
FGC Comedy / Laughing Horse Free Festival. For two years running, Chris Stephen has brought you the finest upcoming Scottish comedians as well as guest acts from around the globe, and this year is no different – except this time we're going for it! Through the entire festival we will bring you stand-up comedians, ventriloquists, character acts, games, fun and general mayhem. Last year was our most successful after receiving a four-star review and touring the show afterwards in Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
2 Aug–26 Aug Mon–Sun 4.30–5.30pm	Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, Edinburgh

Absolutely Legless
Date	Location
Absolutely Legless. Bringing Irish traditional music, song and dance alive. A high energy show of Irish rhythms, reels and song. With fiddles, flutes and feet our fantastic dancers and live band promise to deliver an exhilarating dance and music experience. The group have gained international acclaim having performed in the USA, Europe and throughout the UK. The original choreography combined with the energetic live music will guarantee to have the whole family clapping and toe-tapping… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
24 Aug–25 Aug Fri 6.45–8pm; Sat 3.15–4.30pm & 6.45–8pm	Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, Edinburgh

Academy of Ancient Music
Date	Location
The Academy plus its Choir, under conductor Richard Egarr, plays a programme of Handel's royal music, as part of the celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee: the Coronation Anthems, the Water Music Suite, Music for the Royal Fireworks and the 'Hallelujah!' and 'Amen' from Messiah. Fun fact: the Water Music was composed for George I, who enjoyed it so much that he made the unfortunate musicians play the whole thing three times. View full details
4 Jun 7.30pm	Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Acid Fascists, The Fnords, Babylon Dub Punks and Shock & Awe
Date	Location
Punk and rock to raise money for ECAP (Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty) and ACE (The Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh). View full details
29 Jun 7.30pm	Leith Dockers Club, Edinburgh

Acoustic Edinburgh
Date	Location
All unplugged, all original music. View full details
5 Jun 7pm	The Third Door, Edinburgh

Acting Workshops
Date	Location
Drama classes focusing on improvisation, role play, character development, story-telling and movement. All abilities welcome. Ages 16–25. View full details
23 May–13 Jun Wed 7–9pm	Southside Community Centre, Edinburgh

Adam Beattie & The Consultants, Brooke Sharkey and The Nana Sesh
Date	Location
Tom Waits-influenced blues/folk finger-style guitarist at this Insider Festival warm-up party. View full details
14 Jun 8pm	Carter's Bar, Edinburgh

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