Moray College, Elgin, until 13 June 2009

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies AUDIENCES have grown wary of Woody Allen. They seem to have decided that the glory days of Manhattan or Hannah And Her Sisters have gone never to return. His last few films may have done nothing to shake that prejudice, but Vicky Cristina Barcelona should lift the spirits of even […]

Macphail Centre, Ullapool, 4 June 2009

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies ROMANTIC comedies are usually the preserve of young heartthrobs like Anne Hathaway or Ryan Reynolds. It is a refreshing change to see a Hollywood film in which cupid’s arrow takes aim at an older generation. Last Chance Harvey is a slight but immensely charming tale in which Dustin Hoffman and […]

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, 30 MAY 2009

Lyceum Studio, Edinburgh, 28 May 2009, and touring

KENNY MATHIESON catches up with progress in Thurso

KENNY MATHIESON checks in on progress at Elgin High School

TINA ROSE looks ahead to a celebration of 30 years of Scottish Glass

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies DENNIS LEE’s Fireflies In The Garden is so full of big stars and good intentions that you wish it were a better film. Instead, this sentimental drama scratches at the surface wounds of a dysfunctional family, transforming their guilty secrets into bland soap-opera. Some good performances inject a spark or […]