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Goodbye First Love

Goodbye First Love

Intimate but unenlightening romance populated with unlikeable characters

17 Apr 2012

(15) 110mins It’s supposed to be unbearably boring hearing about other people’s dreams. But often that’s not nearly as bad as hearing about other people’s formative love affairs. Watching vain, drippy, lugubrious teenager Camille (Lola Créton) fall…

This Means War

This Means War

Unsuccessful mash-up of the rom-com and spy action genres

1 Mar 2012

(12A) 97min McG attempts to satisfy both sexes in This Means War – a testosterone-driven action meets girl-pleasing rom-com, that ends up not being good in either genre, despite featuring two of the hottest young actors around (Tom Hardy and Chris…

Bel Ami

Bel Ami

Pretty but shallow romantic period drama starring Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci

28 Feb 2012

(15) 102min A young man gains social and financial advancement via his irresistibility to women, but has trouble securing professional credibility. And then he gets cast in a film called Bel Ami! Yes, it’s hard to imagine that Robert Pattinson…

GFF 2012 - Day planner

GFF 2012 - Day planner

Our highlights for each day of the Glasgow Film Festival

6 Feb 2012

It can be difficult, when any festival rolls around, to decide which events to skip in favour of others. Searching rigorously through the programme, referring back to the calendar, trying to fit in as much as possible - it's a painstaking piece of work…

Valentine's Day - where to take your date

Valentine's Day - where to take your date

Some seductive suggestions for what to do on or around February 14th

3 Feb 2012

Experience a May-December relationship ... or at least, vicariously experience someone else’s. Among the several films the Glasgow Film Theatre are screening to get you into the Valentines spirit on 14 Feb (including Brief Encounter and French…

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What to Expect When You're Expecting
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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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MNL 143
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On a commuter's trip from Manila's business district to the suburbs, the director finds a myriad of possibilities, ranging from miniature ironic situations to a love story that is finally finding its unexpected closing. An emotional rollercoaster ride of despair, dreams and desire, MNL 143 is also a black comedy about limited private spaces in conflict with sprawling public realms. View full details and ticket info
24 Jun 5.10pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Philippine New Wave	Filmhouse, Edinburgh
27 Jun 8.10pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Philippine New Wave	Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh

A Royal Affair
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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
15 Jun–21 Jun Fri 2.30pm, 5.15pm & 8pm; Sat noon, 5.20pm & 8.05pm; Sun 2.15pm; Mon 2.30pm & 8pm; Tue 2.30pm & 8.10pm; Wed 2.30pm & 8pm; Thu 2.30pm, 5.15pm & 8pm 22 Jun–28 Jun Fri 2.30pm, 5.15pm & 8pm; Sat 5.20pm & 8.05pm; Sun 12.45pm; Mon 3pm & 8pm; Tue 2pm & 8pm; Wed 2.30pm & 8pm; Thu 12.30pm & 5.40pm	Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow
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
22 Jul–26 Jul Mon 11am; Thu 7.30pm; Sun 2.30pm	The Hippodrome, Bo'ness

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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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
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Titanic
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Cameron tackles the story of the doomed ocean liner through a touching love story that isn't overwhelmed by the awesome special effects. Rich girl Rose (Winslet) is unhappily engaged to arrogant Cal (Zane) but falls for third-class passenger Jack (DiCaprio). Love blossoms as the ship hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic, conveying both the scale of the disaster and the feeling of claustrophobia as the water rises. View full details
30 May–31 May (3D) Wed & Thu 2.55pm & 7.20pm 7 Jun (3D / Subtitled) 3pm 1 Jun–7 Jun (3D) Fri–Wed 3pm & 7.20pm; Thu 7.20pm	Odeon Leicester Square, London WC2H