23 February, 2012

Video interview: Greg Hemphill and Jimmy Chisholm make An Appointment with The Wicker Man

Written by Greg Hemphill and Donald McLeary, An Appointment with The Wicker Man is a new play set on a remote and distant Scottish island where amateur theatre company the Loch Parry Players are rehearsing a stage version of classic British horror film, The Wicker Man.
However, when their leading man goes missing in ‘mysterious circumstances’, [...]

Video interview: Adam Sinclair on working in Scotland and Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy

Starting his acting career in the Channel 4 series, Boyz Unlimited, Scottish actor Adam Sinclair then took a long-running part in Sky One’s Mile High before appearing in films such as Van Wilder 2 and now Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy.

Film of the week: Grierson

To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Scottish filmmaker John Grierson, this week’s film is a change from the norm in that rather being made in Scotland it was made in Canada to celebrate the life and career of the “father of the documentary”.

Make an Appointment with The Wicker Man

Today sees both the premiere of the National Theatre of Scotland’s latest production, An Appointment with the Wicker Man, and the arrival online of the trailer.

Film of the week: An Escape From Reality – Memories of the Bo’ness Hippodrome

Following on from the recent announcement of the second Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema, this week’s film is An Escape From Reality – Memories of the Bo’ness Hippodrome.

Pupil power helps bring blockbusters to Newtonmore with Screen Machine

A letter from pupils at Newtonmore Primary School has secured a visit from Scotland’s mobile cinema, Screen Machine.

Scottish filmmaker John Maclean wins BAFTA with Pitch Black Heist

Congratulations to Scottish filmmaker, John Maclean, who last night won the award for Best Short Film at the BAFTAs for Pitch Black Heist.

Bond Watch: Daniel Craig and Judi Dench film Skyfall in Glencoe

Judi Dench and Daniel Craig in Skyfall (courtesy MI6)

Dame Judi Dench and Daniel Craig spotted filming Skyfall in Glencoe.

James Bond: Skyfall shoots in the Scottish Highlands

This week saw the return of James Bond to his Scottish roots as filming took place for the latest 007 adventure, Skyfall, in Glencoe and Dalness Lodge in Glen Etive.

Film of the week: Long Distance Information

This week’s film is Douglas Hart’s Long Distance Information, starring Peter Mullan as an emotionally challenged father who receives a phone call on Christmas Day, leading to an interesting conversation with his son.