Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 45
Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 45
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rm: NANW 45 THE HEREFORD TIMES Thursday. January 7, 2016 hereiordtlm ascom onscreen New films on general UK release this weekend. For local and regional cinema listings, visit herefordtimes.com/lelsure. The Danish Girl (15) Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) is a respected artist in 19205 Copenhagen, who falls in love at first sight with his bohemian wife Gerda (Alicia Vikander). She is also a painter and when she asks Einar to stand in for an absent female model so she can complete a portrait of their flamboyant ballerina friend, Ulla, the touch of soft fabric on Einar’s skin awakens long-dormant feelings. Adopting the guise of flame-haired ingenue Lili Elbe, Einar confronts the deep-rooted belief that he has been born into the wrong body. “It doesn’t matter what I wear. When I dream, they’re Lili’s dreams,” Einar tear- fully confides to his shell- shocked spouse. is Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl Supported by Gerda, Lili approaches controversial ' surgeon Warnekros (Sebastian Koch) to correct nature’s mistake, bu the medical procedure is both experimental and highly dangerous. Redmayne and Vikander are mesmerising, conveying their protagonists’ inner torment with each trem- bling touch or tearstained glance, and both deserve Oscar recognition. Resplendent cinematogra- phy and costumes capture the tightly-buttoned restraint of an era when a man who openly questioned his gender was labelled a schizophrenic or pervert by the medical establishment. Thankfully, times have changed - too slowly, per- haps - but well-crafted sto- ries of triumph against 1adversity like this are time- ess. Joy (12A) In 1990, former airline reser- vations manager Joy Mangano developed a proto- type for a self—wringing mop that would allow her to clean the floor without hav- ing to touch the mop head. She invested heavily in her Miracle Mop, risking her home and some of her fami- ly’s savings in the belief that other housewives would want her labour-sav- ing device. Following an appearance on a home shopping TV net- work, Mangano sold thou- sands of her invention, lay- ing the foundation stone of a business empire that boasts more than 150 million US dollars in sales every year. Writer-director David Russell celebrates this dish» rags-to-riches story in Joy, a screwball comedy every bit as deranged as the firebrand heroine and the dysfunc» tional clan around her. The filmmaker reunites with actress Jennifer Lawrence, who adds sparkle to a film that lurches uncon- trollably in pace and tone, and could wring out some of its own wacky excesses. Narrated by Joy’s benevo- lent grandmother Mimi (Diane Ladd), O Russell‘s fragmented celebration of womanhood meets the title character following her divorce from her singer hus- band, Tony (Edgar Love and Mercy tells the story of the legendary Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys .—-—_ Ramirez). One afternoon as Joy cleans up shattered glasses filled with red wine using a traditional mop, she cuts her hands, and the idea for the Miracle Mop is born. Joy takes her prototype to Neil Walker (Bradley Cooper), an executive at the QVC home shopping chan- nel, who provides her with a platform to realise her dreams. Lawrence illuminates every frame and is the emo- tional ballast that prevents Russell from upending his oddball creation with vari- ous flashbacks and narra- tive detours. A confusing yet strangely watchable stew of » ambition and eccentricity. ondvd , American Ultra (15) The CIA’s top secret Ultra program is deemed a failure and the remaining assets » government-sanctioned assassins - are declassified. Their memories are wiped so they can lead normal lives with new identities. CIA agent Adrian Yates (Topher Grace) orders the immediate removal of all remaining Ultra assets using his reconditioned mental patients from the Tough Guy program. The last Ultra agent in the field is stoner Mike Howell (Jesse Eisenberg), who works at a convenience store in West Virginia. Mike is blissfully unaware of his bloodspal- tered past and frets about proposing to his pretty girl- friend, Phoebe (Kristen Stewart). CIA handler Victoria Lasseter (Connie Britten) re-activates Mike then watches in awe as he outmanoeuvres Yates‘ psy- chotic henchmen and goes on the run with Phoebe. A bonkers mash—up of a stoner comedy. spy thriller and misfiring romance. The Cobbler (12) Ma); Simkin (Adam Sandler) harks from four generations of cobblers and owns a shop in a rundown neighbour- hood of the Lower East Side that is ripe for redevelop» ment and gentrification. When local thug Leon Ludlow (Method Man) drops, off a pair of shoes for repair. Max’s stitching machine breaks down and he heads into the basement to use his father's old equipment. Unexpectedly. when he tries on the hoodlum’s footwear. Max becomes Leon. So the cobbler excitedly slips into a variety of boots. brogues and sandals and takes on the appearance of other clientele including playboy neighbour Emiliano (Dan Stevens). Armed with these shape— shifting powers. Max attempts to woo local activ- ist Carmen Herrara (Melonie Diazl and unwit» tingly stumbles into an underhand scheme run by landlord Elaine Greenawalt (Ellen Barkin). Love div Mercy (12) in the 198%. Brian Ellison (.John (Lusaein i'il(:":l\, spunky car dealer Melinda Ledbetter (Elizabeth Banks). 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