ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies ONE OF THE most pleasing Oscar victories this year was the choice of ‘Tsotsi’ as Best Foreign Language Film. This impressive South African production won the Audience Award at last year’s Edinburgh Film Festival, and has gone from strength to strength as it has journeyed around the world. Based on […]

Castle Gallery, Inverness, until 1 April 2006

Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh, and touring 2006

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies IT IS THE season for serious-minded, heavyweight Oscar-winners. If you are searching for a lighter alternative then there is no better recommendation than ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’, a beguiling, old-fashioned heartwarmer inspired by true events from the 1960s. It’s star attraction is a thoroughly charming performance from Anthony Hopkins that […]

Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, and touring until 8 April 2006

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies OIL CAN BE a curse and a blessing. The economic benefits to an area are often incalculable. The political fall-out is never-ending. In the wide-ranging drama ‘Syriana’, oil is at the root of all evil. Stretching from the Persian Gulf to Beirut and the playgrounds of Europe, this ambitious mosaic […]

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies JOHNNY CASH was one of the great icons of popular American music. He had an unforgettable rumble of a voice that rose from the depths of his soul and spoke of pain, heartache and regret. It would be hard for any single film to do justice to his life, but […]

An Lanntair, Stornoway, until 1 April 2006

Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion, 25 February 2006

Various venues, 23-26 February 2006