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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

15 Aug 2010

(12A) 112min Writer-director Edgar Wright has made a career out of subverting genres, as demonstrated by his collaborations with actor Simon Pegg: TV’s Spaced and the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. For Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Wright left…

Garth Nix kicks off this year's Book Festival

Garth Nix kicks off this year's Book Festival

What he has in store and why fantasy is making a comeback

6 Aug 2010

Garth Nix, the bestselling Australian author of young people’s fantasy fiction, is both honoured and alarmed that he’ll be kicking off this year’s Book Festival with its very first session. ‘I’m not entirely sure what I’ll be talking about yet!’ Nix…

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

3 Aug 2010

The combination of big-budget producer Jerry Bruckheimer and deep-pocketed studio Disney bore attractive if banal fruit with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, but the muddle-headed fantasy The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is more likely to make audiences…

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Two-dimensional dystopian animation

16 Oct 2009

With visionary heavyweights Tim Burton and Nightwatch / Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov amongst the producers, Shane Acker’s feature-length animation, based on his own Oscar-nominated short, promises revolutionary animation, but never delivers the…

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus

An enthralling morality tale

1 Oct 2009

Terry Gilliam has pulled a rabbit from his mad hat with his latest, a lively if flawed fantasy that looks set to reward him with one of his biggest hits. Notorious for having been interrupted by the death of Heath Ledger, the film only saw the light of…

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Popular events

Dark Shadows
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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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Dr Seuss' The Lorax
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Dr Seuss is back with the story of a boy named Ted trying to win the heart of Audrey, the girl of his dreams. In this family animation Ted must discover the story of the grumpy but charming Lorax who is trying to protect his world from a greedy mayor and a ruined old hermit. View full details and ticket info
23 Jun 2pm 24 Jun 2pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Screenings	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh

Mirror Mirror
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Roberts stars as the narcissistic evil queen in this comic-fantasy twist on the Snow White story. View full details
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Potterthon
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Alternatively billed as '24 Hours in Bed with Harry Potter', this is the geek endurance event to end all geek endurance events. Bring your PJs (which are requested to be 'in house colours') and snuggle up to watch all eight films of the Harry Potter series, from bed. Apparently there'll be Quidditch on the Meadows at lunchtime too, if you've got the energy. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Atmosphere Programme. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
30 Jun Midnight	Inspace, Edinburgh

The Amazing Spider-Man
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Another spin-off from the Spider-Man franchise, this time exploring the story of young Peter Parker as he struggles to come to terms with being abandoned by his parents and feeling like an outcast in high school. The discovery of his father's old briefcase leads to a confrontation with Dr Connors and his alter-ego The Lizard. View full details
27 Jul–2 Aug Fri–Sun 7.30pm; Mon 11am; Wed 8pm; Thu 7.30pm	The Hippodrome, Bo'ness