ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies SIDNEY LUMET has been making great American films for over half a century. This is the man who gave us 12 Angry Men, Murder On The Orient Express, Dog Day Afternoon, Prince Of The City and countless other classics. He is now 83 and returns to the very top of […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies HOW CAN one film possibly do justice to the many-splendored life and career of Bob Dylan? Todd Haynes accepts the measure of his task by turning I’m Not There into a witty, multi-faceted reflection on Dylan and his celebrity in which the star is played by six different actors, including […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies WALT DISNEY fairytale classics like Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty belong to a more wholesome, faraway age before computer games, YouTube and The X Factor. It would be unrealistic to expect a modern film to succeed in recapturing that innocence. Enchanted (PG), however, manages to have the best of […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies CHRISTMAS has become the season for epic fantasy adventure films. Following in the wake of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and The Chronicles Of Narnia, The Golden Compass comfortably fits the bill with its eye-catching special effects, noble quest, dastardly villains and mighty animal protectors all combining to make […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies AMERICAN CINEMA is such a dominate global force that it becomes an easy target for lazy criticism and thwarted ideals. Then along comes a film like The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford and you are willing to forgive its sins. The wintry majesty of Andrew Dominik’s […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies THE DARJEELING LIMITED is the kind of film that slowly charms and disarms the viewer. The latest offering from Rushmore director Wes Anderson explores his trademark themes of absent fathers and fractured families but adds a touch of the exotic by setting the bulk of the story on a train […]

GEORGINA COBURN savours the range and diversity of films of offer in Eden Court’s new cinemas at the fifth Inverness film festival.

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies IT IS FOUR years since Monica Ali’s novel Brick Lane won hearts and minds as it vividly conveyed a young Bangladeshi woman’s journey of self-discovery in modern London. No filmmaker could hope to do justice to such a wide-ranging, emotionally resonant work of fiction but it is a disappointment that […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies SEAN PENN’S bad boy reputation has long been eclipsed by his Oscar-winning performances and fearless commitment to a string of political causes. Now, he also establishes himself as one of the front rank American directors with Into The Wild. This haunting true story is slow-moving and over long, but really […]

COLIN MARR tells Northings what the new Eden Court has to offer.