Tron, Glasgow, and touring 2007

Inverness Museum and Gallery, until 25 February 2007

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies HANNIBAL LECTER is one of the great monster figures of contemporary cinema, but the more we learn about him the less chilling he becomes. Taking its cue from the recent novel, ‘Hannibal Rising’ returns to Lecter’s childhood to reveal the grisly wartime events that warped his mind and set him […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies JUDI DENCH’S remarkable run of Oscar recognition continues with ‘Notes On A Scandal’, for which she has earned her sixth nomination in nine years. We have grown accustomed to Dench’s skill at playing woman of power and authority. Now she seizes the chance to play someone much less sympathetic; a […]

Main Auditorium, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 25 January 2007

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, 26 Jnauary 2007

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies IT DOESN’T MATTER whether Peter O’Toole makes another ten films or if he never steps before the cameras again, ‘Venus’ will always be regarded as the great swansong of his cinema career. It is forty-five years since his mesmerising performance as Lawrence of Arabia. Time, ill health and a fondness […]

Crown Court Hotel, Inverness, 19 January 2007

Royal Concert Hall / Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 20 January 2007

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies MEXICAN WRITER/DIRECTOR Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has become a master of the meaningful multi-story ensemble drama He now follows ‘Amores Perros’ and ‘21 Grams’ with ‘Babel’, a wide-ranging depiction of a world divided by misunderstanding, prejudice and fear. Moving from Morocco to Mexico, America and Japan, it follows one random action […]