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The Unbelievable Truth | Blow Out | Doctor Who And The Daleks & Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 AD | Lore | TheoremThe Unbelievable TruthAt the start of the 90s, US independent cinema was unrecognisable from the beast it later became. Few films broke out of the small arthouse circuit, the only celebrity you'd ever see at Sundance (where this movie was a Grand Jury prize nominee in 1990) was Robert Redford, and the roost was ruled by barely a handful of directors, such as Jim Jarmusch, Steven Soderbergh, Hal Hartley and later Richard Linklater. Of that small bunch, it was Hartley who perhaps took most of the acclaim, yet he never really broke out of the indie ghetto.Even amid such unique voices Hartley's stood out. He arrived virtually fully formed with his first feature, The Unbelievable Truth. Drenched in ambiguity and wit, it is a strangely comedic drama that casually plays with movie tropes. The main story concerns a good girl, Audry, who falls for bad boy Josh, a returning ex-con. Audry is pursuing her dreams, Josh is trying to outrun his past, and they meet somewhere in the middle. It was made for next to nothing, and thrives on its lack of resources: all the fight scenes are basic shoving matches. This came at the end of the aspirational 1980s, and there is still a sense of just how different this was at the time. It trades on character, charm and smarts, which is plenty. We're long overdue for a Hal Hartley revival and the beginning is the perfect place to start.Blu-ray & DVD, Artificial EyeBlow OutBrian De Palma's stylised thriller puts movie sound man John Travolta against some very unsound men.Blu-ray, ArrowDoctor Who And The Daleks & Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 ADPeter Cushing's doddering inventor version of the Doctor goes up against some colourful Daleks.Blu-ray, StudioCanalLoreGerman siblings make their way across post-war Germany in this tense, sparse drama.DVD & Blu-ray, Artificial EyeTheoremA mysterious and gorgeous Terence Stamp seduces an entire family in this classic dark satire from Pasolini.DVD & Blu-ray, BFIDVD and video reviewsPhelim O'Neillguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

Picnic Cinema | Selected III | The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone + Q&A | Tyneside Cinema AnniversaryPicnic Cinema, Keswick & various venuesAs the name suggests, this new initiative is aimed at those prepared to go a little further for their outdoor movie experience – outside the city centre, even. This Saturday, it's a secluded meadow in the Lake District's spectacular Whinlatter Forest, where intrepid fans can bring a picnic (and camping chairs and other appropriate outdoor gear) and watch Danny Boyle's student flatshare classic Shallow Grave. If that's not hardcore enough, though, hold out for Picnic Cinema's campover screenings in atmospheric spots across the north of England over the summer months, including 28 Days Later in Grizedale Forest, and Bram Stoker's Dracula at the "haunted" Muncaster Castle.Various venues, Sat to 24 AugSelected III, Nottingham, Brighton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Glasgow, Liverpool & LondonIt's never easy to keep abreast of artists working in film, but here's a good way in for those looking to explore. This touring programme is selected by a panel of film artists previously nominated for the Jarman award, Britain's top prize for "experimental and risk-taking film". The 10 artists on show are mostly recent art-school graduates, so their names will most likely be unfamiliar, and the work even more so. Piotr Krzymowski's looped and rewound snippets highlight the effects of video on ways of seeing, for example, while Naheed Raza explores cryonics technology, and Frances Scott is inspired by games, rules and predicting the future.Various venues, Wed to 20 JunThe Stone Roses: Made Of Stone + Q&A, NationwideStone Roses fans' prayers were answered last year when the band finally reunited. Now, we get the gospel according to Shane Meadows. A Roses disciple himself, Meadows was granted access to the band's secret rehearsals and home movies. His film has been described as "celebratory but not fawning", though surely there were some off-camera stories to tell? The band and Meadows host the world premiere in Manchester this Thursday, followed by a Q&A with Meadows, which also plays at 100 cinemas nationwide.Various venues, ThuTyneside Cinema Anniversary, Newcastle upon TyneLast year's low-price celebration of the Tyneside Cinema's 75th anniversary worked so well, they're doing it again. The fifth anniversary of the new Tyneside is the excuse this year, and it's a happy chapter in the resurgence of British independent cinemas; but the main thing you need to know as a punter is that all tickets are a recession-busting £1. It's not just bargain-basement fare, either; there are scores of publicly nominated movies to choose from over 25 hours of this weekend, from classics such as Shane and Dr Strangelove to 90s hits such as Run Lola Run and The Shawshank Redemption, and midnight movies including Withnail And I and Enter The Void (which starts at 3.25am). All for less than the price of the smallest bucket of multiplex popcorn!Tyneside Cinema, Sat & SunSteve Roseguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

The Hangover Part III | Something In The Air | Epic 3D | Benjamin Britten – Peace And Conflict | The Moth Diaries | My Neighbour Totoro/Grave Of The Fireflies | The King Of Marvin GardensThe Hangover Part III (15) (Todd Phillips, 2013, US) Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, John Goodman, Justin Bartha, Melissa McCarthy. 100 minsHere we go again, ostensibly for the last time, and if this doesn't capture the magic of the first Hangover it's at least less offensive than the second, which isn't much of a recommendation. An intervention over Alan's mental health and the hunt for Mr Chow is what sets in motion the WTF escapades and male bonding this time, but it all feels a little forced and familiar. If anything, the "wolf pack" is now too tame.Something In The Air (15) (Olivier Assayas, 2012, Fra) Clément Métayer, Lola Créton. 122 minsAssayas gets beyond the cliches of France's young, post-1968 revolutionaries, gently observing a group of ex-students as they waver between countercultural commitment and youthful self-indulgence. Partly biographical, it captures the spirit of the times expertly, but nostalgia looms large.Epic 3D (U) (Chris Wedge, 2013, US) Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell. 102 minsA miniaturised girl is recruited into a fairytale woodland war in this formulaic animated fantasy in the vein of Ferngully. Kids get a straightforward good-v-evil eco-tale with cutesy characters; parents will find little more than a spot-the-celebrity-voice game (Beyoncé, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari and Pitbull).Benjamin Britten – Peace And Conflict (PG) (Tony Britten, 2013, UK) Alex Lawther, Christopher Theobald, 109 minsIlluminating docudrama on the composer's lifelong pacifism and its influence on his music. Dramatisation of Britten's formative schooldays is mixed with modern-day reminiscences and performances, plus a John Hurt narration.The Moth Diaries (15) (Mary Harron, 2011, Can/Ire) Sarah Bolger, Sarah Gadon, Lily Cole. 82 minsGothic, possibly sapphic, probably vampiric goings-on at a girls' boarding school in this rather lacklustre thriller. Spooky new girl Cole's arrival coincides with a string of gruesome murders – coincidence, or something more generically predictable?My Neighbour Totoro/Grave Of The Fireflies (U/12A) (Hayao Miyazaki/Isao Takahata, 1988, Jap) 85 mins/90 minsA 25th-anniversary reissue for two Studio Ghibli's classics, wildly different in tone but both of the highest quality. Totoro is a gentle, generous fantasy in which two country kids discover mythical forest creatures – joyous, sunny and enchanting to all ages. By contrast, Fireflies follows siblings struggling to survive the second world war with unsentimental realism.The King Of Marvin Gardens (15) (Bob Rafelson, 1972, US) Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn. 103 minsAnother New Hollywood gem that looks even better in retrospect, capturing a bygone 1970s Atlantic City. Nicholson is uncharacteristically subtle as a talk DJ caught up in his brother's dodgy property schemes.Out from FridayThe Big WeddingRobert DeNiro, Katherine Heigl and Diane Keaton lead a starry marriage/divorce farce.Out from WedByzantiumGemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan are on the prowl in Neil Jordan's new vampire movie.The ComedianBravely improvisational study of a wannabe stand-up's life.PopulaireTyping skills lead to romance for Déborah François in this 1950s-set French comedy.The PurgeAn annual criminal free-for-all turns out to be a bad idea, and bad news for Ethan Hawke.BloodPaul Bettany and Stephen Graham play police brothers in trouble.Everybody Has A PlanViggo Mortensen assumes the identity of his twin in this Argentinian thriller.No One LivesA kidnap turns into a game of death.Man To ManTilda Swinton plays a German woman who masquerades as her dead husband.Yeh Jawaani Hai DeewaniRanbir Kapoor stars in this Bollywood romance.Coming soonIn two weeks Michael Douglas does Liberace in Behind The Candelabra … Will Smith and son in futuristic sci-fi After Earth …In three weeks Can Henry Cavill cut it as the Man Of Steel? … Joss Whedon updates Much Ado About Nothing …In a month Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reunite for Before Midnight … Brad Pitt v zombies in World War Z …Steve Roseguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

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