ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies SHORTLY BEFORE his death in 1996, the great Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski was working on a new trilogy of films inspired by the concepts of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. The first screenplay was filmed in 2002 by director Tom Tykwer. Now, Oscar-winning ‘No Man’s Land’ director Denis Tanovic has assumed […]

Tore Art Gallery, until late May 2006

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies URBAN PREJUDICES lock horns with deep-rooted rural values in ‘Junebug’, a slight but perceptive first feature film from director Phil Morrison. A prodigal son’s homecoming is played for gentle comedy and quiet despair in a wry, deadpan screenplay by Angus MacLachlan that allows the performers to get their teeth into […]

Howden Park Centre, Livingston, and touring 2006

Spectrum Centre, Inverness, 11 April 2006

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies BETWEEN 1934 and 1956, Albert Pierrepoint was responsible for the deaths of more than 600 individuals. Some might consider him one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers, but in fact death was his profession. He was a hangman who took great pride in his work. ‘Pierrepoint’ tries to convey the […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies SCOTTISH DIRECTOR Michael Caton-Jones has kept a low profile in recent years. All that is about to change as he releases two new films on the very same day. One of them is the big budget Sharon Stone vehicle ‘Basic Instinct 2’. The other is ‘Shooting Dogs’, a restrained and […]

The Rock, Dingwall, 23 March 2006

The Broch, Fraserburgh, 25 March 2006

UHI Executive Office, Inverness, 27 March 2006