MARK FISHER hails an overdue new production of a unsettling modern masterpiece.

FIONA MACKENZIE hears two young singers who epitomise the feature of Gaelic – and Gaelige.

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies. SPANISH director Alejandro Amenabar is probably best known for the Nicole Kidman chiller ‘The Others’. ‘The Sea Inside’ couldn’t be a more different film, but it also benefits from Amenabar’s rigorous control of mood and pace.    It is a slow-burner, but one that rewards with a deeply moving story […]

FIONA MACKENZIE enjoys another marathon celebration of Gaeldom in the latest gala concert from the Gaelic Society of Inverness.

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Tuesday 15 February 2005

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies. HOLLYWOOD’s insatiable appetite for remakes shows no sign of abating. An American remake of Japanese hit Shall We Dance? and a new version of 1960s adventure yarn Flight Of The Phoenix are currently waiting in the wings for British distribution.    Criminal takes its inspiration from the nifty Argentinean con […]

KENNY MATHIESON sees some familiar paintings in an unaccustomed setting in Edinburgh.

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies. CHILD ABUSE is an issue that demands the most delicate of handling. First time director Nicole Kassell treats the subject with restraint and sensitivity in the sombre story The Woodsman. The focus here is on the abuser rather than the victim as a convicted paedophile is released back into the […]

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Monday 7 February 2005

Paisley Arts Centre, then on tour February/March 2005