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LONDON CALLING ANOTHER YEAR (PG-13) What a pair! Mike Leigh and Cine know how to warm up a chilly winter weekend even better than the Super Bowl. Another February, another of 2010's great films finally brought to Athens by Cine. Another Year is another sincere drama from Leigh, the master of social realism. To wax briefly effusive, Leigh is arguably Britain's greatest living film maker, and he vies for a spot near the top of that nation's all-time list. His dramas—Secrets & Lies being the most familiar—concern real people: Britain's under class of undereducated and underemployed. He employs a reliable troupe of terrific British actors, represented in Another Year by Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight, Phil Davis, Imelda Staunton and more. Another year in the life of blissfully mar ried Tom and Gerri (Broadbent and Sheen) means another year caring for their less happy friends and family. Poor Mary (Manville, who has a virtuoso drunk scene) is afraid of get ting older alone so she makes a desperate pass at any available male, besides Tom and Gerri's out-of-shape university buddy, Ken (Wight), who is smoking and drinking himself to an early grave. The terrific couple have a terrific, 30-something son, Joe (Oliver Maltman), who just can't seem to meet the right girl. As the seasons turn, the stalwart duo work in their allotment, cook delicious meals and take care of everyone else; no Hollywood melodrama is required to move their lives along. This lovely couple is made even more so by another perfect performance by Broadbent and an equal turn by Sheen. Manville garnered the awards buzz, and though she sparkles through a haze of cigarette smoke, white wine and' disappointment, the .film suffers when the denouement shifts the focus to a sad, dishev eled Mary. Knowing Leigh's col laborative style of film- making, it is funny to see him receive a fifth Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Sure, he wrote what is seen on screen, but only after months of one-on-one preparation and improvisational workshopping with his fine stable of actors. I guess nominating the entire cast for Best Writing would be rather odd, and the beautiful, talky Another Year deserved some kind of industry recognition. See it for yourself, and you'll understand why. Drew Wheeler Lesley Manville and Jim Broadbent sanctum * fliocskinny FUOCSlCIHHY.COM %&OL\T <* OftxOfting Cda£iv^ < ^£€5 ) ''^>gv\gYiM -follow^ a Oreo) da\)e/s asTky a* Ul+rMa-fe i*ty “to (W|c+Ur\n€,l -to start cWtor. Dart^es6 ~. \ to 3-D, M a te I2b1 VidiMSi SW+-5\ojW Sye(\jnV.inj Co^paMU ullc Spoifjornhlt Most- aiMi-SpRluoLi'ftq tflj-Hffnfttiffale &ier. M s-'W jef fl| ( UeCfl'jesW® UaM ropes i f\ Cast ije \ri W)*} flo/Sel'Ksi I frvei*)"T tOos in 'Wboble'li'e^.ojncl Somtore Used "Cave" ^ vJeri?. ijaddlkiAt \tn <\ SrUtoii’on life'IViiS \Vd belVie -Wlm3 foOrb a.'sA wcrtei'5 ijoO SUoOld lW.Co.\jesjOsfavi iwnocewf wsfantar 3 Mefty-LilWhgs per ho off ($ef NVJ SixfA ©WwidSA Scene. IsWtel Paying Ti^ese \tftJeeiMtok Shines tOAOeJed "their Way iA+o (XC40.P. hiUt/SoMe bloodUiteLy iLillLillies T peifbafsSovgi^itij athens business ROCKS) a benefit for Nug's Space GRAND FINALE EVENT! Saturday, Feb. 19 th at the 40 Watt Club (283 W. Washington St. • Downtown Athens) Finalists Compete! Flagpole Magazine * The McCommunists Bel-Jean Copy & Print Center - 80# Cougar Volo Trading - The One-Hitters SI!ENT AUCTION ITEMS FROM I0CA1 BUSINESS MUSICIAN’S WAREHOUSE GUITAR RAFF1E CROWNING OF THE 2011 ATHENS BUSINESS ROCKS WINNER! v visit oui website for details ww^v^tfiensbas jnessrocks.com i aunii, il)7:L!«[ KflKfl Late Night Special Any Chicken or 2 Regular Maki Rolls with Miso or Japanese Onion Soup and a Soft Drink for (10pm-2am Thurs.-Sat.) *5.95 Delivery by Bulldawg Food • 706-850-7999 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK • NOW OPEN LATE! Sun-Wed 11:30-10pm • Thurs-Sat H:30am-3am 2301 College Station Rd. • Next to Kroger 706-546-5662 www.inokosushiexpress.com m w mrini nil pth • 11in cn i ihif/. *\/iulij i-111ri • 706-543-22B8 • (Call to Reserve Movies) 1 mile south of 5 Points on Milledge NEW POP STUFF Jackass 3 Life As We Know It Morning Glory Tamara Orewe NEW COOL STUFF Marlene Dietrich Collection Inside Job Prophot Tho Walking Dead WINTER SALE. BLU-PAY • DVD • RECORDS • TV SHOWS ,1111 WEk.a«gHkAitallll ScutfnCcst Cafe Friday. February 11 * 7:30pm Jf &TO ' TCI !M0E> Tickets $10 adv. $12 day ol show Friday, Feb. 11 - Monday, Feb. 14 l/aleptipe’s Day Dipper for T Appetizer, choice of 2 Entrees $9Q 99 and a Dessert - £wa 196 Alps Rd. • 796.354.6655 Tw> to 706-353-0500 I63 n. Jackson si. alliens, ga FEBRUARY 9, 2011 • FLAGPOLE.COM 13
