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Episode 44 : EIFF 2009 Podcast Episode 05
Well, slap me with a haddock and call me Gerald! It's the last podcast from the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009! Five films covered, with more dross than we're used to. Scott and Drew drop fact bombs on The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life, Wasted, The Calling, Jalainur and Wide Open Spaces.
Featured Reviews
Mary and Max
Mary and Max (5/5): Devilishly funny, utterly charming off kilter stop-motion animation.[Read full review]
Goodbye, How Are You?
Goodbye, How Are You? (4/5): Best satirical documentary fairytale of the year.[Read full review]
Giallo
Giallo (4/5): Ludicrously hilarious Argento outing, largely because it's so ludicrous.[Read full review]
Breathless
Breathless (4/5): Violent, bleak gangster cum domestic violence film. Powerful, if not perfect calling card from a promising young director.[Read full review]
Antichrist
Antichrist (0/5): Miserable failure dressed as artistic exploration. Pish. No, actually, complete pish.[Read full review]
Fear Me Not
Fear Me Not (4/5): The drugs don't work, they just warp your character. [Read full review]
Easier with Practice
Easier with Practice (2/5): Sparse, dull phone-sex relate-o-drama.[Read full review]
Rule #1
Rule #1 (3/5): Cops vs. ghosts. Works better as an offbeat police procedural than as a scary movie.[Read full review]
We're devoting ourselves yet again to giving you the skinny on the films descending on Edinburgh for this year's shindig. Check 'em out!
- Little Soldier (4/5): Above average drama, albeit a relentlessly bleak one.
- Rule #1 (3/5): Cops vs. ghosts. Works better as an offbeat police procedural than as a scary movie.
- Fear Me Not (4/5): The drugs don't work, they just warp your character.
- Easier with Practice (2/5): Sparse, dull phone-sex relate-o-drama.
- Antichrist (0/5): Miserable failure dressed as artistic exploration. Pish. No, actually, complete pish.
- Breathless (4/5): Violent, bleak gangster cum domestic violence film. Powerful, if not perfect calling card from a promising young director.
- Giallo (4/5): Ludicrously hilarious Argento outing, largely because it's so ludicrous.
- Terribly Happy (4/5): Interesting, off-beat Danish thriller.
- Harmony and Me (0/5): Supposed to be a comedy. Not funny. Fail.
- Goodbye, How Are You? (4/5): Best satirical documentary fairytale of the year.
- Mary and Max (5/5): Devilishly funny, utterly charming off kilter stop-motion animation.
- Jackson tickets via internet draw: Tickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal.
- Del Boy returns to TV as teenager: Only Fools and Horses wide boy Derek Trotter is returning to BBC One in a comedy drama about his teenage years.
- Take That receive coveted award: Pop survivors Take That win the coveted Silver Clef award, recognising their 18-year chart career.
- Andre: 'Worst months of my life': Singer Peter Andre says the months since his split with glamour model Katie Price have been the hardest of his life.
- Blur comeback at Parklife venue: Britpop heroes Blur reveal the inspiration for their hit Parklife at the first of their Hyde Park reunion gigs.
- BBC kills off Robin Hood series: The BBC's adaptation of Robin Hood is not returning for a fourth series, it has been confirmed.
- The Bill's theme tune to be axed: The title music to long-running ITV1 drama The Bill is being dropped as the show moves to a post-watershed slot.
- Olympic cyclists join Kraftwerk: German godfathers of electronica peddle their way into the people of Manchester's hearts
- Lil Wayne delays European shows: The US rapper has postponed his forthcoming European shows, expected to kick off in Paris on Thursday.
- Blackpool to stage Variety gala: Blackpool is picked to host this year's Royal Variety Performance, featuring Britain's Got Talent Winners Diversity.
- Jacko Memorial: British Fans Invited: The website for fans to register for one of the 17,500 tickets for Tuesday's service crashed during the first few hours.
- Singer Cheb Mami gets five years in forced abortion case: PARIS (AFP) - Music star Cheb Mami was sentenced Friday to five years in jail for trying to make a former lover undergo a forced abortion, despite pleading for forgiveness at his trial near Paris.
- Algerian singer Cheb Mami jailed for abortion bid: PARIS (AFP) - Music star Cheb Mami was sentenced on Friday to five years in jail for trying to make a former lover undergo a forced abortion, despite pleading for forgiveness at his trial near Paris.
- Beyonce Knowles wants Sister role: Beyonce Knowles is desperate to star in a remake of the 1992 movie 'Sister Act' after seeing the West End musical version in London.
- Algerian singer Cheb Mami jailed over abortion bid: PARIS (AFP) - Algerian-born music star Cheb Mami was sentenced on Friday to five years in jail for trying to make his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion, despite pleading for forgiveness at his trial near Paris.
- Jackson 'had heroin substitute': Cops searching Michael Jackson's home found a bottle of the heroin substitute methadone, according to a new report.
- Holmes to pay tribute to Garland on dance show: Katie Holmes will perform a tribute to Judy Garland on the 100th episode of hit US talent show So You Think You Can Dance.
- O'Neal's son blasts dad over Fawcett funeral: Ryan O'Neal's estranged son Griffin has launched a bitter attack on his father after he was banned from attending Farrah Fawcett's funeral on Tuesday.
- The Game apologises to 50 Cent: The Game has ended his long running feud with his former pal 50 Cent - by publicly apologising to the star.
- Jackson planned father/son duet for tour: Michael Jackson planned to hit the stage with his 12-year-old son for a special duet at his London comeback concerts, according to reports.
- Jolie Tops Aniston as Hollywood's Top-Earning Actress:
- Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97: Karl Malden, Oscar-winning actor in `A Streetcar Named Desire,' dies at 97
- Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75: Actor Harve Presnell of 'Molly Brown' and 'Annie' fame dies at 75
- Clooney sets up at Sony with production company: Clooney sets up shop at Sony, moving Smoke House production company from Warner Bros.
- Jude Law is set to play Hamlet on B'way this fall: Jude Law is set to star in 'Hamlet' on Broadway this fall
- LA schools chief fumes over 'Bruno' school photos: LA schools chief fuming over 'Bruno' magazine photo shoot at San Fernando Valley school
- Parker's first photo with newborn twins: AP Exclusive: Parker's first photo with newborn twin daughters taken Monday in New York
- Diane Keaton treated after bumping her head on set: Diane Keaton treated after bumping head on set of `Morning Glory'
- Baron Cohen's Bruno falls for Australian PM: Baron Cohen's Bruno reveals his crush on Australian prime minister ahead of film premiere
- 'Transformers' takes to sky with $112M weekend: 'Transformers' soars with $112 million weekend, $201.2 million over first 5 days
Let me explain the house rules. Follow the rules, we'll get along like a house on fire. Rule number one: No noise, no question. You make a noise, Mr 44 makes a noise. You ask a question, Mr. 44 answers it. (Seth Gecko (George Clooney), From Dusk Till Dawn)
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