S&S: July 2009

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

July 2009

Vol. 19 No. 7

Am I Black Enough for You

Sweden/Finland/Denmark/Norway/Estonia/UK/S.Africa - 2008 - 91m - col

Verve (12A)

D: Göran Hugo Olsson
Audio: 5.1

Angels & Demons

USA - 2009 - 138m - col / scope

Sony (12A)

D: Ron Howard
Series: The DaVinci Code (2006, Jul/2006).
Audio: 5.1

Beyond the Fire

UK/Ireland - 2008 - 77m - col

Met Film (15)

D: Maeve Murphy
Audio: 5.1

Blind Loves

Slepé lásky

Slovakia/Czech Republic - 2008 - 77m - col

ICA

D: Juraj Lehotsky
Audio: 5.1

The Blue Tower

UK - 2008 - 85m - col

ICA

D: Smita Bhide

Chi bi

[see: Red Cliff]

City Rats

UK - 2008 - 100m - col / scope

V: Revolver (15)

D: Steve Kelly
Audio: 5.1

Cloud 9

Wolke 9

Germany - 2008 - 100m - col

Soda (15)

D: Andreas Dresen
Audio: 5.1

Crank: High Voltage

USA - 2009 - 96m - col

Lionsgate (18)

D: Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor [as: Neveldine/Taylor]
Series: Crank (2006, Oct/2006).
Audio: 5.1

The Disappeared

UK - 2008 - 96m - col

ICA

D: Johnny Kevorkian
Audio: 5.1

Drag Me to Hell

USA - 2009 - 99m - col / scope

Lionsgate (15)

D: Sam Raimi
Audio: 5.1

Dummy

UK - 2008 - 89m - col

Shoreline

D: Matthew Thompson
Audio: 5.1

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

USA - 2009 - 100m - col / scope

Entertainment (12A)

D: Mark Waters
Audio: 5.1

Gigantic

USA - 2008 - 98m - col / scope

The Works (15)

D: Matt Aselton
Audio: 5.1

The Girl Cut in Two

La fille coupée en deux

France/Germany - 2006 - 115m - col

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Claude Chabrol
Audio: 5.1

The Hide

UK - 2008 - 82m - col / scope

ICA (15)

D: Marek Losey
Audio: 5.1

I Love You, Man

USA - 2008 - 105m - col

Paramount (15)

D: John Hamburg
Audio: 5.1

I'm Gonna Explode

Voy a explotar

Mexico/USA - 2008 - 106m - col / scope

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Gerardo Naranjo
Audio: 5.1

The Last House on the Left

USA/S.Africa - 2008 - 110m - col

Universal (18)

D: Dennis Iliadis
Audio: 5.1

The Last Thakur

UK/Bangladesh/Switzerland - 2008 - 82m - col / scope

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Sadik Ahmed
Audio: 5.1

Looking for Eric

UK/France/Italy/Belgium/Spain - 2009 - 116m - col

Icon (15)

D: Ken Loach
Audio: 5.1

Max Manus

(USA: Max Manus: Man of War)

Norway/Germany/Denmark - 2008 - 117m - col / scope

V: Revolver (15)

D: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Audio: 5.1

My Sweet Shirin

شیرین

Iran - 2008 - 91m - col

BFI (PG)

D: Abbas Kiarostami
Audio: 5.1

Night at the Museum 2
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

USA - 2009 - 105m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (PG)

D: Shawn Levy
35mm, D-Cinema, IMAX and IMAX-D release prints.
Series: Night at the Museum (2006, Mar/2007).
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Obsessed

USA - 2009 - 108m - col / scope

Sony (12A)

D: Steve Shill
Audio: 5.1

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

USA - 2008 - 98m - col

Icon (15)

D: Rebecca Miller
Audio: 5.1

Red Cliff

赤壁

China/Japan/Taiwan/S.Korea/USA - 2009 - 148m - col / scope

Entertainment (12A) (cut)

D: John Woo
The UK theatrical version distributed by Entertainment was a condensed print, prepared especially for international distribution, combining footage from Red Cliff (赤壁, 2008) and Red Cliff Part 2 (赤壁決戰天下, 2009). However, the full-length films were subsequently released on home video.
Audio: 5.1

Rudo y Cursi

Mexico/USA/UK - 2008 - 102m - col

Optimum (15) (cut)

D: Carlos Cuarón
Audio: 5.1

Shadows in the Sun

UK - 2008 - 81m - col

Artificial Eye (12A)

D: David Rocksavage
Audio: 5.1

Shirin

[see: My Sweet Shirin]

Soi Cowboy

UK/Thailand - 2008 - 117m - bw and col

Network (15)

D: Thomas Clay
Dolby Stereo SR

Soul Power

USA - 2008 - 92m - col

Eureka (12A)

D: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
Audio: 5.1

Star Trek

USA/Germany - 2009 - 127m - col / scope

Paramount (12A)

D: J.J. Abrams
35mm, D-Cinema, IMAX and IMAX-D release prints.
Series: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, Feb/1980).
Audio: 5.1 / IMAX 6-track

Summer Scars

UK/Monaco - 2007 - 68m - col

Jinga (15)

D: Julian Richards
Audio: 5.1

Sunshine Cleaning

USA - 2007 - 91m - col / scope

Delanic / Anchor Bay (15)

D: Christine Jeffs
Audio: 5.1

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

UK - 2008 - 119m - col / scope

Aspiration / Miracle (15)

D: Nick Moran / 5.1

Tenderness

USA - 2009 - 101m - col / scope

Lionsgate (15)

D: John Polson
Audio: 5.1

Terminator: Salvation

USA - 2009 - 115m - col / scope

Sony (12A)

D: McG
Series: The Terminator (1984, Feb/1985).
Audio: 5.1

The Uninvited

USA/Germany/Canada - 2008 - 87m - col

Paramount (15)

D: Thomas Guard & Charles Guard [as: The Guard Brothers]
Audio: 5.1

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

USA/Australia/UK - 2009 - 107m - col / scope

20th Century Fox (12A)

D: Gavin Hood
Series: X-Men (2000, Sep/2000).
Audio: 5.1