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Tues 10 Aug l 11.15am SM & 7.30pm, Wed 11 Aug l 7.30pm
London River 1hr 27mins. Cert 12a
Dir: Rachid Bouchareb. Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté
Brenda Blethyn turns in her best performance since her Oscar nominated
Secrets & Lies as a concerned Christian mother looking for her daughter
in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings. Travelling to London from her home
in Guernsey, she is unsettled by the predominantly Muslim culture of her
daughters neighbourhood. Meanwhile, a dignified elderly French-African
man is also searching for his son. It is not long before the pair meet and
discover their children were friends and perhaps more.
Tues 10, Wed 11 & Thurs 12 Aug l 2.30pm
Furry Vengeance 1hr 31mins Cert PG
Dir: Roger Kumble. Cast: Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Ken Jeong
In this family comedy, a property developer moves to Oregon to oversee the
building of a major housing development, which calls for the destruction
of huge area of woodland. With their home under threat, the local forest
creatures seek revenge by turning a peaceful cul-de-sac under construction
into a battlefield of epic proportions.
Thurs 12 Aug l 7.30pm Film Forum
Rashômon 1hr 28mins Cert 12a Japanese w/subs
Dir: Akira Kurosawa. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori,
Takasho Shimura
60 years after its release, Akira Kurosawa’s brilliant exploration of
truth and human fallibility remains a classic of world cinema, ranking
high in critic’s polls of best films ever made and continuing to influence
modern film making. Set in 12th century Japan, it presents four different
viewpoints of a rape and murder in the forest. Each witness reveals a little
more detail, but which, if any is telling the truth? Through the ingenious
use of flashbacks, imagery and editing, this superbly constructed film
manages to be both entertaining and intellectually stimulating.
Fri 13, Sat 14 & Mon 16 Aug l 7.30pm
Whatever Works 1hr 32mins Cert 12a
Dir: Woody Allen. Cast: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson
Woody Allen returns to familiar ground with this Manhattan based
romantic comedy based on a script he wrote back in his comedic high
point in the 70’s. Larry David, of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm
fame proves to be the perfect actor to channel Allen’s distinctive brand
of Jewish neurosis, playing an eccentric upper class New Yorker who
decides he should be living a different, more bohemian life. However, he
discovers that life among the nonconformists isn’t quite as carefree as he’d
envisioned it to be.
Sat 14 Aug l 4pm, Tues 17, Wed 18 Aug l 2.30pm
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes
Back Length, Cert tbc
Dir: John H. Williams. Cast: Stanley Tucci, Patrick Wharburton,
Cheryl Hines
Longing to be taken seriously as a full-fledged space chimp, cool techno
chimp Comet journeys to the fantastical Planet Malgor and bonds with the
adorable alien Kilowatt. However, when the feared alien ruler Zartog takes
over Mission Control, it’s time for Comet to prove he has the right stuff!