Empire Theatre, Eden Court, 15 January 2009

ABC, Glasgow, 16 January 2009

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 15 January 2009

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies TWENTY years ago Mickey Rourke was considered one of the biggest movie stars of his generation. So much has changed since then. In the 1990s, Rourke seemed to press the self-destruct button on his career when he turned his back on Hollywood to pursue the life of a professional boxer. […]

Lochgoilhead, 10 January 2009

Town House, Inverness, 14 January 2009

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 11 January 2009

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies OVER THE past few months, Slumdog Millionaire has been earning a reputation as the little film that is good enough to take on the world. The reputation is entirely justified. The tale of a Mumbai slum orphan turned potential millionaire has all the richness and detail of a Charles Dickens […]

Castle Gallery, Inverness, January 2009

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies FIFTY YEARS ago this month, the Cuban Revolution reached its climax as Batista fled the country and Fidel Castro was swept to power. There couldn’t be a more timely moment to release Che, the first part of Steven Soderbergh’s epic portrait of Castro’s comrade in arms Ernesto  ‘Che’ Guevara. and his […]