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Edinburgh International Film Festival · 2011

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2011

'Under the Stars'

The 65th Edinburgh International Film Festival continues its outdoor screenings with a long weekend of fun in St Andrew Square. Turn up, brave the dreich, and enjoy some free family movies.

Programme

12 films · 10 reviews

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Babe

Endearing tale about a loveable, lonely pig who wants to be a sheep dog.

(Country: US; Year: 1995; Director: Chris Noonan; Writer: George Miller, Chris Noonan; Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, (voices of Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes, Danny Mann, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Flynn))

The Da Vinci Code

Review preview for The Da Vinci Code

Ron Howard directs without flair, but with respect for the source material.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
Big screen adaptation of the bestselling thriller concerning one cult's obssession with the story of Christ.

(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Ron Howard; Writer: Akiva Goldsman, based on the novel by Dan Brown; Stars: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jurgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany, Jean Reno)

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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial

Review preview for E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial

It showcases Spielberg's gifts for light comedy, spectacle, and fairy tale celuloid sorcery.

Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
Spielberg's beloved classic about a stranded and lonely alien.

(Country: US; Year: 1982; Director: Steven Spielberg; Writer: Melissa Mathison; Stars: Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, K. C. Martel, Sean Frye, Tom Howell, Erika Eleniak, David M. O'Dell, Richard Swingler, Frank Toth)

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Grease

Review preview for Grease

The plot is thin... but the highly choreographed songs make up for it big-style.

Gabriella Trybalska · 3.5 out of 5
Cult musical about the romance between a naive Aussie and school stud. Singalong version back in cinemas for Valentine's Day.

(Country: US; Year: 1978; Director: Randal Kleiser; Writer: Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr, based on the musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey; Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Michael Tucci, Didi Conn, Kelly Ward, Barry Pearl, Frankie Avalon, Sid Caesar, Jamie Donnelly, Dinah Manoff, Eve Arden)

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Mamma Mia!

Review preview for Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! is a roller coaster of emotion, careering colourfully from the blue waters of the Adriatic.

Chris · 3.5 out of 5
When her daughter wants to get married, Donna has to explain that any one of three men could be her father.

(Country: UK, US, Germany; Year: 2008; Director: Phyllida Lloyd; Writer: Catherine Johnson; Stars: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Nancy Baldwin, Rachel McDowell, Colin Davis) , Official site , Trailer

Full review See: Profile of Meryl Streep

Mary Poppins

Review preview for Mary Poppins

There are great debates about what the best children’s film of all time is, but Mary Poppins surely has to be a strong contender.

James Benefield · 5 out of 5
The dull lives of a banker's family are filled with magic by a rather unusual nanny.

(Country: US; Year: 1964; Director: Robert Stevenson; Writer: Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi; Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Treacher, Reginald Owen, Ed Wynn) , Trailer

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Robots

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Robots has a glittering voice cast and astonishing CGI animation and yet is over endowed with too much of this, too much of that and too much of everything.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
Animated idealism meets corporate ruthlessness in Rivet Town.

(Country: US; Year: 2005; Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha; Writer: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel; Stars: Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Stanley Tucci, Dianne Wiest, Greg Kinnear, Amanda Byrnes, Jim Broadbent, Mel Brooks, Halle Berry, Drew Carey, Paul Giamatti, Dan Hedaya, James Earl Jones, Jay Leno, Alan Rosenberg, Stephen Tobolowsky)

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Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark)

Review preview for Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Demonstrates what an action movie ought to be.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
Indiana Jones races the Nazis to find the lost Ark of the Covenant.

(Country: US; Year: 1981; Director: Steven Spielberg; Writer: Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman; Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, Alfred Molina, Wolf Kahler, Anthony Higgins, Vic Tablian, Don Fellows, William Hootkins, Bill Reimbold, Fred Sorenson, Patrick Durkin)

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School Of Rock

Review preview for School Of Rock

This is career-breaking stuff for Black.

Claire Sawers · 4 out of 5
A drop-out muso poses as a schoolteacher and finds himself setting up a rock band with a group of schoolkids.

(Country: US; Year: 2003; Director: Richard Linklater; Writer: Mike White; Stars: Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack, Sarah Silverman, Miranda Cosgrove, Joey Gaydos Jnr, Kevin Alexander Clark, Robert Tsai, Maryam Hassan)

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Shrek

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An instant classic and far too good for children.

Symon Parsons · 4.5 out of 5
The story of Shrek the Ogre, a creature that looks like a cross between Danny de Vito and something that just fell out of your nose...

(Country: US; Year: 2001; Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson; Writer: Ted Elliott, based on the book by William Steig; Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis, Clive Pearse, Jim Cummings, Bobby Block, Chris Miller, Cody Cameron)

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Some Like It Hot

Review preview for Some Like It Hot

This is possibly the raciest picture ever to get a U-rating.

Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
Classic cross-dressing comedy as two unemployed musicians go on the run from gangsters in an all-girl band.

(Country: USA; Year: 1959; Director: Billy Wilder; Writer: Billy Wilder, IAL Diamond, Robert Thoeren, Michael Logan; Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Nehemiah Persoff, Joan Shawlee, Billy Gray, George E. Stone, Dave Barry, Mike Mazurki, Harry Wilson, Beverly Wills, Barbara Drew)

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TRON

Classic virtual reality science fiction.

(Country: US; Year: 1982; Director: Steven Lisberger; Writer: Steven Lisberger, Bonnie MacBird; Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, Peter Jurasik, Tony Stephano, Craig Chudy, Vince Deadrick Jr., Sam Schatz, Jackson Bostwick, David S. Cass Sr., Gerald Berns, Bob Neill) , Official site