CineDaily – 28 Feb: Eden, Dreamcatcher, today's reviews and more
Film of the Day: Eden [GFT, 8.40pm]
What director Mia Hansen-Løve had to say: "Making this film was a way for me to really explore something new, even though there is a melancholy in the film and other things that connect with my previous work. For many reasons it was really a challenge for me to make this film, but it made sense for me because I know this world quite well – not as well as my brother but I still knew it, I had experienced it for years. I felt I had things to say about it. So it happened very naturally – there was no censorship from him, he kind of just gave me the keys to the story.” (Read the full interview...)
Today's Highlights
Electric Boogaloo
CCA, 3.45pm
As with Ozploitation doc Not Quite Hollywood, Mark Hartley shows an infectious enthusiasm for scurrilous filmmaking. In this case the focus is on Israeli film cowboys Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, whose Cannon Group never saw a good movie they couldn’t rip-off.
Sea Without Shore
GFT, 6.15
One of the picks of the Crossing the Line strand, this world premiere mixes theatre, dance and sound to create a journey into the subconscious.
The Boy and the World
CineWorld Parkhead, 3pm
We’re head over heels for this charming animation. In our five star review, we called it “a vibrant celebration of hand-drawn animation.”
#GFF15 VIDEOS AND INTERVIEWS
Taking Us on Journeys: Kim Longinotto: “Often I end up making a film in a really horrible place, you know, where I don't really want to go, but it's because the story is so good”
Yasmin Fedda discusses new film Queens of Syria at Glasgow Film Festival 2015
OUR REVIEWS OF TODAY'S FILMS
Electric Boogaloo: "While it’s fun revelling in Death Wish sequel shlock, more curious projects from Godard and Cassavetes that inexplicably ended up at the studio get too fleeting a look." (Read fill review...) | CCA | 3.45pm
Burroughs: The Movie: "While this examination of renowned American oddball William Burroughs presents viewers with something approaching a linear narrative, its fragmented tone calls to mind the writer’s famous literary ‘cut-ups’." (Read full review...) | CCA, 1.30pm
Dreamcather: "There’s no way to describe the subject matter of Dreamcatcher without making it sound either grim or schmaltzy, but it’s a surprising, unlikely record of the peaks, troughs and specificity of being human." (Read full review...) | GFT, 3.45pm
Girl at My Door: "There’s a definite seam of melodrama running right through A Girl at My Door. But Jung works with such clarity, and Bae and Kim are so strong, that the end product feels so very sharp." (Read full review...) | GFT, 8.20pm
The Boy and the World: "The rainbow-coloured dancing world of its child protagonist is drawn against the harsh dark tones of the modern city grind, making the film in turn totally exhilarating and deeply, beautifully melancholic." (Read full review...) | Cineworld Parkhead, 3pm
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night: "As disparate as its influences are the emotions Amirpour’s languid, moody, topsy-turvy piece inspire: it’s righteous, shocking, terrifying, iconic, funny, twistedly romantic and refreshingly unpredictable." (Read full review...) | Grosvenor, 8.30pm
I'II Need a Dodge! Joe Strummer on the Run: "What we get here are fond memories from the musicians he met during this time, while an attempt to track down the icon’s beloved lost car is used as a slight framing device. It offers few revelations, but the movie is nevertheless an entertaining curiosity." (Read full review...) | Paisley Art Centre, 7.30pm