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The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By

(3 stars)22 Aug 2011

(12A) 83min ‘110 billion humans have walked the planet since the dawn of time, and none of them have made it.’ So begins schoolboy George Zinavoy’s narration in this melancholic teen comedy with heavy echoes of Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything. George…

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

(2 stars)28 Jan 2010

(PG) 93min A popular manga in Japan since 1952, and a cult TV show in the US since the early 1980s, Astro Boy makes a bid for worldwide domination in this flashy but flatly realised animation from director David Flushed Away Bowers. Freddie…

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

(4 stars)13 Mar 2008

DRAMA/FAMILY/FANTASY (PG) 95min When newly divorced mother of three Helen Grace (Mary-Louise Parker) moves her kids to the secluded rundown Spiderwick estate, once owned by their great great uncle Spiderwick, the children are less than impressed. Twin…

Arthur and the Invisibles

(U) 93min

(3 stars)29 Jan 2007

If Luc Besson (The Big Blue, Leon) is to be believed, this, his tenth film, will also be his last as director. In adapting his own children’s book, Besson mixes live-action and CGI animation with decidedly patchy results. It’s heavy on style but light…

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Arthur and the Great Adventure
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(2 stars) Arthur answers Princess Selenia's cry for help and is caught by the abominable Maltazard.
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18 Oct 10.30am Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie
Finding Neverland
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(4 stars) London at the turn of the 20th century, and the playwright JM Barrie's (Depp) last few plays have been flops. Then by chance one day he meets society widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Winslet) and her adorable, if unruly, brood of children. Through them he becomes inspired to write a new kind of play for kids and adults alike. The first is about a flying boy, a suburban family and a magical place called Neverland. Delightful adaptation of Allan Knee's popular stage play with great performances all…
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28 Jun 8.30pm
Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Atmosphere Programme. 		Inspace, Edinburgh