YESNABY, ORKNEY 22-28 April 2007

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies OVER THE past decade, Shane Meadows has matured into one of Britain’s best film makers. His films manage to reflect intensely personal experiences and yet speak universal truths. Crude vigilante drama ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ (2004) may have divided critics and left audiences indifferent, but Meadows is right back on form […]

An Lanntair, Stornoway, until 30 April 2007

Moray College Gallery, Elgin, until 4 May 2007

Paisley Arts Centre, 18 April 2007, and touring

Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 17 April 2007, and touring

St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall, 12 April 2007

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies THE TIRED old cliches of the inspirational teacher/pupil relationship are refreshingly reinvented in ‘Half Nelson’. This is not the kind of formula fare like ‘Dangerous Minds’ or ‘Coach Carter’ that encourages you to cheer the triumph of the underdog. Instead, it offers a haunting snapshot of the unlikely friendship that […]

Glen Urquhart Public Hall, 13 April 2007

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, until 28 April 2007