ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies MICHAEL CAINE has been a star for over forty years. He has two Oscars and countless triumphs to his credit. It would be only too easy for him to rest on his laurels and coast through a few lucrative cameo roles. Caine clearly still has a passion for acting and […]

LAURIE PIPER is the Marketing Manager at Eden Court Theatre, and explains the importance of marketing in keeping the flagship theatre viable

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies SCOTTISH director Kevin Macdonald could be the new Alfred Hitchcock if State Of Play is anything to go by. He orchestrates this old-fashioned conspiracy thriller with all the sleek assurance of the master of suspense. The characters are believable, the twisting storyline maintains credibility and the whole film unfolds with […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies ARMANDO Iannucci has been the driving force behind some of the funniest shows on British television, from I’m Alan Partridge to The Thick Of It. The Glasgow-born comedy guru has nurtured a life-long ambition to direct a hit British film and now achieves that with some style in the merciless […]

FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING (15) EVENTS IN Northern Ireland continue to exposed the fragility of the peace process. Film and television productions seem intent on creating a body of work reflecting the complexities of what really happened during the Troubles of the past forty years. Hot on the heels of Hunger and the recent television […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies RICHARD CURTIS has a passion for pop music. In the 1960s, he was part of the generation who hid under the bed covers, enjoying the illicit thrill of listening to pirate radio stations that challenged the stuffy status quo and played music that made you want to scream and shout. […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies JOAQUIN PHOENIX has told the world that Two Lovers marks his last screen performance. Whether anyone believes him is an entirely different matter, especially after his increasingly eccentric behaviour in a new career as an aspiring rapper. If this maudlin romance is Phoenix’s screen swansong, then it is a welcome […]

Eden Court Cinema, Inverness, 21 March 2009

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies PAOLO SORRENTINO reveals himself to be the Oliver Stone of Italian filmmakers with the Cannes prize-winner Il Divo. Sorrentino transforms complex events from the 1970s and 1980s into a dazzling tapestry of manipulation, conspiracy and corruption. A bravura production with an amazing central performance from Tony Servillo and a wonderfully […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies ANYONE who has ever owned a dog or sighed over a cute puppy will fall for Marley & Me. The screen version of the John Grogan bestseller is slickly made and very American, but whilst critics will find it easy to dismiss, family audiences are guaranteed to love it. This […]