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Glasgow filmmakers planning 'Glasgow take on Paris Je T'aime'
The feature length project – the working title for which is Glasgow, Je T'aime – is inspired by portmanteau film Paris, Je T'aime and will take the form of short films based around the various stops of Glasgow’s underground Read more »| 23 Nov 2017 -
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Did Wes Anderson call out Charlie Rose in The Royal Tenenbaums?
A scene from that 2001 film appears to feature a Charlie Rose-like chat show host who’s also a sexual predator Read more »| 22 Nov 2017 -
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Pixar's John Lasseter steps down after sexual misconduct allegations
The Pixar co-founder and current head of Disney Animation will take a six-month leave of absence following years of inappropriate behaviour towards his female colleagues Read more »| 22 Nov 2017 -
Music
Aidan Moffat releases Where You're Meant To Be outtakes LP
Titled Songs That Weren’t to Be, Moffat’s latest album features demos and outtakes from the songs he recorded for witty Scottish folk music doc Where You’re Meant To Be Read more »| 17 Nov 2017 -
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The Deadpool sequel has a new teaser trailer
Most of the new clip is an extended joke about American TV show The Joy of Painting, but there a few glimpses of footage from the Deadpool sequel Read more »| 15 Nov 2017 -
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Is your name Will Smith? If so, Will Smith needs you
The actor and rapper is looking for other people named Will Smith for a secret project that sounds an awful lot like one Dave Gorman embarked on years ago Read more »| 14 Nov 2017
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Lord of the Rings TV series in the works from Amazon
JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world will be brought to the small screen by the streaming service Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
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Star Wars: New trilogy of films announced
Rian Johnson, the director of upcoming Star Wars film The Last Jedi, will be the creative force behind the new films Read more »| 10 Nov 2017 -
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Michel Gondry and Elbow combine for John Lewis ad
French director Michel Gondry applies his whimsical touch to John Lewis’s annual Christmas ad, with Elbow providing a Beatles cover Read more »| 10 Nov 2017 -
Theatre
Royal Lyceum plan Touching the Void stage adaptation
Along with Bristol Old Vic, the Edinburgh theatre is presenting David Greig’s stage adaptation of Joe Simpson's stunning true-life survival story Read more »| 08 Nov 2017 -
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Wallace & Gromit’s creator takes on the Stone Age in Early Man
The new claymation from Aardman Animation, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, imagines a past where a tribe of cavemen realise the world has moved on from the Stone Age Read more »| 08 Nov 2017 -
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Could Spielberg's The Post be this year’s Spotlight?
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in this journalism drama about the publication of the Pentagon Papers Read more »| 08 Nov 2017 -
Festivals
Glasgow festival CAGE-A-RAMA celebrates Nicolas Cage
The wild-eyed actor is celebrated with a two day celebration, ranging from his batshit dual roles in Face/Off to his more tender turn in Moonstruck Read more »| 08 Nov 2017 -
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T2 Trainspotting wins big at Scottish Bafta Awards
Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting wins a hat-trick of awards, with Armando Iannucci and The Levelling's writer-director Hope Dixon Leach also picking up prizes Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
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New Disaster Artist trailer explores Tommy Wiseau’s strange life
James Franco’s hilarious looking new comedy The Disaster Artist will go behind the scenes of Tommy Wiseau’s gloriously terrible The Room, but the new trailer shows it’ll also give us a glimpse into Wiseau’s mysterious life off screen Read more »| 03 Nov 2017