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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2007

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007

Gala

The Gala films meanwhile are described as: "The big guns. Red-carpet treatment for the films that are at the to of everyone's wish list."

Programme

10 films · 10 reviews

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Breach

Review preview for Breach

Congratulations are in order to Shattered Glass helmer Billy Ray for playing it straight and subtle, resisting the temptation to jazz up the action quota and indulge in Hollywood speechifying.

Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
A young, ambitious FBI agent is ordered to spy on his boss, who the organisation believe has been betraying his country for 20 years.

(Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Billy Ray; Writer: Adam Mazer, William Rotko, Billy Ray; Stars: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Caroline Dhavernas, Kathleen Quinlan, Gary Cole, Bruce Davison)

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The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher)

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The tension and sense of death is like a physical barrier to sanity’s guiding hand.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
Surviving the holocaust by forgery.

(Country: Austria/Germany; Year: 2007; Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky; Writer: Stefan Ruzowitzky, based on The Devil's Workshop by Adolf Burger; Stars: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner, Veit Stübner, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Dolores Chaplin, Andreas Schmidt, Tilo Prückner, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Marie Bäumer)

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Death Proof (Grindhouse, Deathproof)

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Death Proof is as much an experience as it is a movie for those who love movies.

Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
Quentin Tarantino's glorious grindhouse send-up.

(Country: USA; Year: 2007; Director: Quentin Tarantino; Writer: Quentin Tarantino; Stars: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Zoe Bell, Michael Parks, James Parks, Quentin Tarantino) , Official site

Full review See: Who Dares Wins

The Hottest State

Review preview for The Hottest State

Hawke’s writing is hot on the money, as close as you know to the false bravado and insecure hope of a lost boy.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
Love bites a 20-year-old Texan actor in New York.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Ethan Hawke; Writer: Ethan Hawke, based on the novel by Ethan Hawke; Stars: Mark Webber, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Laura Linney, Ethan Hawke, Sonia Braga, Dave Afton, Michelle Williams, Josh Zuckerman)

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In The Shadow Of The Moon

Review preview for In The Shadow Of The Moon

One of the best documentaries I’ve seen in a long time.

Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
The surviving members of the 1968-72 Apollo missions tell the story of the moon landings in their own words.

(Country: UK, US; Year: 2007; Director: David Sington; Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Michael Collins, Jim Lovell, Edgar D Mitchell, Harrison Schmitt, Dave Scot, John Young) , Official site

Full review See: Sundance Film Festival 2006: Day 10

Knocked Up

Review preview for Knocked Up

Judd Apatow has marked himself out as the leader of the pack when it comes to delivering effortless and believable raunchy comedy.

Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
Comedy about an unplanned pregnancy after a one-night stand.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Judd Apatow; Writer: Judd Apatow; Stars: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, Charlyne Yi, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Harold Ramis)

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A Mighty Heart

Review preview for A Mighty Heart

Though undoubtedly a great actress, Jolie has reached the point where her personal life dwarfs any role she could conceivably play.

The Exile · 3 out of 5
Docudrama about the hunt for kidnapped journalist Daniel Pearl, based on the book by his widow.

(Country: USA, UK; Year: 2007; Director: Michael Winterbottom; Writer: John Orloff, based on the book by Mariane Pearl; Stars: Dan Futterman, Angelina Jolie, Archie Panjabi, Mohammed Afzal, Mushtaq Khan, Daud Khan, Telal Saeed, Arif Khan, Tipu Taheer, Amit Dhawan, Saira Khan)

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Stardust

Review preview for Stardust

A really enjoyable yarn in the Princess Bride mold, told with panache.

Tony Sullivan · 4.5 out of 5
Fantasy epic about a boy who goes looking for a falling star.

(Country: UK/US; Year: 2007; Director: Matthew Vaughn; Writer: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, based on the graphic novel by Charles Vess and Neil Gaiman; Stars: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sienna Miller, Robert De Niro, Mark Strong, Ricky Gervais, Peter O'Toole, Sarah Alexander, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Melanie Hill, Kate Magowan, voice of Ian McKellan) , Official site

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We Are Together (Thina Simunye)

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There are moments of joy, so sublime you feel your heart swell with the sound of the children’s voices and segments of sadness as sharp as a scalpel.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Life in an African orphanage where the children are united by a love of singing.

(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Paul Taylor; Writer: Slindile Moya, Paul Taylor; Stars: Children of Agape, 'Grandma' Zodwa Mqadi, Zwai, Paul Simon, Alicia Keys) , Official site

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Year Of The Dog

Review preview for Year Of The Dog

One of the rare chick flicks that doesn’t appear to hate women, Year Of The Dog contains its essentially sappy narrative within a membrane of stabbing humor and ingenious reaction shots.

The Exile · 4 out of 5
Offbeat fairytale about a woman who tries to fill a void in her life after her dog dies.

(Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Mike White; Writer: Mike White; Stars: Molly Shannon, Laura Dern, Peter Sarsgaard, John C Reilly, Regina King, Thomas McCarthy, Josh Pais, Amy Schlagel, Zoe Schlagel, Dale Godboldo, Inara George)

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