ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies THE HOT news about ‘Ocean’s 13’ is that it marks a big improvement on ‘Ocean’s Twelve’. The latter film was a self-indulgent romp with the all-star cast drifting around Europe in search of a half decent story. ‘Ocean’s 13’ restores the cool characters to their rightful home among the neon […]

Fortrose Community Theatre, 1 June 2007

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, until 20 June 2007

SGEULACHDAN NAN CLACHAN) (Brahan Estate, 26 May 2007

Spectrum Centre, Inverness, 25 May 2007

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies WATER is the final film in a trilogy capturing the changing face of India society. It began production in Varansi in 2000, but attracted so much opposition from Hindu fundamentalists that it had to be abandoned. Writer/director Deepa Mehta was able to resume production five years later, but only by […]

Broadford, Isle of Skye, 25-26 May 2007

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and touring 2007

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies IN A TIME of uncertainty or crisis, the only things you can cling on to are personal integrity and a sense of community. That is the hard lesson learnt by the residents of Jindabyne in Australian director Ray Lawrence’s haunting companion piece to his award-winning comeback feature, ‘Lantana’ (2001). Like […]

Crown Court Hotel, Inverness, 17 May 2007