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 […]

Great Glen House and Town House, Inverness, 29-30 November 2007

Kilmorack Gallery, by Beauly, until January 2008

Castle Gallery, Inverness, until 24 December 2007

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 […]

Nevis Centre, Fort William, 1 December 2007

One Touch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, until 15 December 2007

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 […]

Inchmore Gallery, until January 2008