S&S: October 2008

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

October 2008

Vol. 18 No. 10

Aleksandra

[see: Alexandra]

Alexandra

Александра

Russia/France - 2007 - 95m - col

Artificial Eye (PG)

D: Aleksandr Sokurov
Audio: 5.1

Ashes of Time

東邪西毒

Hong Kong/China/Japan - 1994 - 98m/93m - col

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Wong Kar-wai
This revised edition, released internationally in 2008, was promoted under the title Ashes of Time Redux, with the original mono soundtrack remixed in 5.1 digital.

Ashes of Time Redux

[see: Ashes of Time]

Babylon A.D.

USA/France/UK - 2008 - 90m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (12A)

D: Mathieu Kassovitz
Audio: 5.1

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff + Robert Mapplethorpe

USA/Germany - 2007 - 72m - col

Revolver

D: James Crump
Audio: Stereo

Brideshead Revisited

UK/USA/Italy/Morocco - 2008 - 133m - col / scope

Buena Vista (12A)

D: Julian Jarrold
Audio: 5.1

The Chaser

추격자

S.Korea - 2008 - 124m - col / scope

Metrodome (18)

D: Na Hong-jin
Audio: 5.1

Chu-gyuck-ja

[see: Chaser, The]

The Cool School

USA - 2007 - 86m - col and bw

Revolver

D: Morgan Neville
Audio: Stereo

The Dark Knight

USA - 2008 - 152m - col / scope + IMAX

Warner (12A)

D: Christopher Nolan
Series: Batman Begins (2005, Jul/2005).
IMAX 6-track

Dongxie xidu

[see: Ashes of Time]

Face Addict

Italy/Switzerland/USA - 2005 - 106m - col and bw

Blue Dolphin (15)

D: Edo Bertoglio
Series: Downtown 81 (1981-2000).
Dolby Stereo SR

Faintheart

UK - 2008 - 92m - col / scope

Vertigo (12A)

D: Vito Rocco
Audio: 5.1

The Fall

USA/India - 2006 - 117m - col

Momentum (15) (cut)

D: Tarsem Singh
Audio: 5.1

The Foot Fist Way

USA - 2008 - 83m - col

Momentum (15)

D: Jody Hill
Audio: 5.1

Free Jimmy

Slipp Jimmy fri

Norway/UK - 2006 - 85m - col

Liberation (15)

D: Christopher Nielsen
Audio: 5.1

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

時をかける少女

Japan - 2006 - 98m - col

Manga (12A)

D: Mamoru Hosoda
Audio: 5.1

Good Dick

USA - 2008 - 86m - col

The Works (15)

D: Marianna Palka
Audio: 5.1

Heavy Load

UK/USA/Finland - 2008 - 91m - col

Met Film (12A)

D: Jerry Rothwell
Audio: 5.1

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

USA - 2007 - 84m - col

Slingshot (15)

D: Eddy Moretti, Suroosh Alvi
Audio: 5.1

Import Export

Austria/France - 2007 - 141m - col

Trinity (18)

D: Ulrich Seidl
Audio: 5.1

I've Loved You So Long

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime

France/Germany - 2008 - 117m - col

Lionsgate (12A)

D: Philippe Claudel
Audio: 5.1

Jar City

Mýrin

Iceland/Germany/Denmark - 2006 - 95m - col / scope

The Works (15)

D: Baltasar Kormákur
Audio: 5.1

Linha de Passe

Brazil/UK/USA - 2008 - 113m - col

Pathé (15)

D: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas
Audio: 5.1

Little Box of Sweets

UK/India - 2006 - 89m - col

OceanSonic

D: Meneka Das

Live!

USA - 2007 - 96m - col

Lionsgate (15)

D: Bill Guttentag
Audio: 5.1

Love Story 2050

लव स्टोरी 2050

India/Australia - 2008 - 181m - col / scope

Adlabs (PG)

D: Harry Baweja
Audio: 5.1

Make It Happen

USA/Canada - 2008 - 90m - col / scope

Optimum (PG)

D: Darren Grant
Audio: 5.1

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

USA/Germany/China - 2008 - 112m - col / scope

Universal (12A)

D: Rob Cohen
Series: The Mummy (1999, Jul/1999).
Audio: 5.1

Partition

UK/S.Africa/Canada - 2006 - 120m - col / scope

Soda

D: Vic Sarin
Audio: 5.1

Putins Rußland

[see: Putin System, The]

The Putin System

Le système Poutine

France/Germany/Lithuania/Estonia/Belgium/Australia/Canada/Switzerland (TV) - 2007 - 98m - 2 episodes - col

MercuryMedia (12A)

D: Jean-Michel Carré, Jill Emery
Audio: 5.1

The Romance of Astrea and Celadon

Les amours d’Astrée et Céladon

(USA: The Romance of Astree and Celadon)

France/Italy/Spain - 2006 - 109m - col

Artificial Eye (12A)

D: Eric Rohmer
Audio: 5.1

Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic

USA - 2004 - 70m - col

Warner (15)

D: Liam Lynch
Audio: 5.1

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

USA - 2008 - 98m - col / scope

Warner (PG)

D: Dave Filoni
Audio: 6.1

Steep

USA - 2007 - 90m - col

Metrodome (PG)

D: Mark Obenhaus
Audio: 5.1

Step Brothers

USA - 2008 - 98m - col / scope

Sony (15)

D: Adam McKay
Audio: 5.1

Swing Vote

USA - 2008 - 120m - col / scope

Delanic (12A)

D: Joshua Michael Stern
Audio: 5.1

Then She Found Me

USA - 2007 - 100m - col

Chelsea (15)

D: Helen Hunt
Audio: 5.1

Tie saam gok

[see: Triangle]

Toki wo kakeru shojo

[see: Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The]

Triangle

鐵三角

Hong Kong/China - 2007 - 100m - col / scope

Manga

D: Johnnie To Kei-fung, Ringo Lam Ling-tung, Tsui Hark
Audio: 5.1

Unrelated

UK - 2007 - 100m - col

New Wave (15)

D: Joanna Hogg
Audio: 5.1

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

USA - 2007 - 75m - col and bw

Revolver

D: Esther Robinson
Audio: Stereo

The X Files: I Want to Believe

USA - 2008 - 104m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (15)

D: Chris Carter
Series: The X Files (1998, Sep/1998).
Audio: 5.1