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BATTLE MOUNTAIN : Graeme Obree’s Story David Street/UK/2015/99 min With: Graeme Obree, Jamie Obree, Sir Chris Hoy, Charlie “Chick” Milarvie, Euan Obree WED 24 JUNE 20:45 CInEWORLD THU 25 JUNE 20:50 CInEWORLD PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) Cow’rin? Tim’rous? not this Beastie. Cycling legend Graeme Obree is a truly inspirational character. His determination to succeed against all odds has twice seen him hold the one-hour speed cycling record (in 1993 and 1994), as well as being named the World 4000m Pursuit Champion (in 1993 and 1995). David Street’s charming documentary follows “The Flying Scotsman” as he prepares for the human-powered vehicle land speed record attempt in nevada, using a very unusual bike designed by himself and christened “The Beastie” by his friend Sir Chris hoy.
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Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
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Chuck Norris vs Communism Ilinca Calugareanu/UK, Germany, Romania/2015/82 min
Grant McPhee/UK/2015/94 min
With: Irina Margareta Nistor, Ana Maria Moldovan, Dan Chlorean, Valentin Oncu
FRI 19 JUNE 20:00 FILMhOUSE 1 £13 (£9 COnC) TUE 23 JUNE 20:25 BELMOnT £10 (£8 COnCS) SAT 27 JUNE 18:10 ODEOn £10 (£8 COnCS)
WED 24 JUNE 21:00 ODEOn THU 25 JUNE 18:15 ODEOn PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS)
Scottish post-punk/indie music legends talk about their work.
Cinema can change our lives.
In the late 1970s, from a tenement flat in Edinburgh, Bob Last and Hilary Morrison operated their record label Fast Product. A predecessor to Rough Trade and Factory Records, it became the hub for a group of ground-breakingly talented musicians. This documentary is the previously untold story of a music scene that reverberated from Edinburgh, throughout the UK and beyond. A limited number of tickets are available for an exclusive gig (over-18s only) featuring some of the key talent, which will take place after the first screening on Friday 19 June.
In 1980s Communist Romania, subversion of the government’s ideological censorship was quietly underway via the black-market import of thousands of hollywood films. An underground vhS smuggling operation was secretly giving ordinary people a glimpse into life beyond the Iron Curtain: a world of fearless action stars like Chuck norris and Jean-Claude van Damme. Responsible for this videotheque resistance was a wealthy opportunistic hustler and an intrepid female translator determined to bring the power of cinema to the people.
The Closer We Get Karen Guthrie/UK/2015/88 min THU 18 JUNE 18:10 CInEWORLD SAT 20 JUNE 13:30 FILMhOUSE PRICE: £10.00 (£8.00 COnCS) An enthralling documentary about family secrets. Karen Guthrie’s tender yet bittersweet Scottish documentary is the story of an apparently ordinary family having to stoically deal with broken dreams and hidden secrets. With her mother disabled after a stroke – but still a witty and forthright personality Karen continues to film her family, revealing the truth about her taciturn father (an engaging yet unforthcoming figure) and the other life he had while working in Africa.
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edinburgh international film festival 2015 | 17-28 June 2015
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