Pitlochry Festival Theatre, in repertory until 14 October 2004

CATRIONA PAUL at the movies. HERO is a sumptuously shot Far Eastern epic with enough martial arts wizardry and wirework to attract comparisons with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.  Attracting impressive audiences both stateside and at its opening weekend here in Scotland, its beguiling beauty and big themes – love, honour, sacrifice, country – will haunt […]

The Waterside, Inverness, Friday 17 September 2004

EDDI READER talks about her engagement with the life and work of Robert Burns ahead of her Highlands and Islands tour

CATRIONA PAUL at the Movies. EAT TOO MANY McDonalds and you’ll get fat. It’s commonsense. Eat McDonalds breakfast, lunch and dinner for a month and you’ll get really fat – right? Well, as Morgan Spurlock’s documentary suggests, you may end up with bigger problems than weight gain – try breathlessness, heartburn, a toxic liver and […]

RITA HUNTER describes the origins of the Fèis Rois Ceòlraidh project

CATRIONA PAUL at the Movies. A ROAD TRIP round South America that helped define a 20th century romantic and revolutionary icon is the subject of Walter Salles’ latest film. Gael García Bernal, (Bad Education, Amores Perros) takes the lead, in the role of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara.    In 1952, before Guevara became the beautiful rebel-hero […]

ANDREA MUIR discovers that DUKE SPECIAL is, well, something a bit special

SUE JANE TAYLOR and FIN MACRAE report on an event that brought the words of Caithness author Neil Gunn to literal life.

Various venues, Islay, 10-12 September 2004