https://youtu.be/wBDLRvjHVOY Directed by Baz Luhrmann Written by Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell & Craig Pearce 2022/ USA/ 159 mins ★★★ 42. That’s the age Elvis Presley was at his death. Once the heartthrob of the world, reduced to a Vegas novelty. And nearly ten years since his last feature, the fairy-tale jukebox wonder that is Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis asks the … Continue reading Elvis – Edinburgh Filmhouse
https://youtu.be/TJcbZoJFLTU Directed by Sophie Hyde Created & Written by Katy Brand UK/ 2022/97 mins ★★★★ People older than you have sex. Shockingly. And despite lacking representation, older women have desires, passions, lusts, and needs. Yet a stigma surrounds stories of older women and sex and is never approached with the same lustre associated with traditional … Continue reading Good Luck To You, Leo Grande – Filmhouse
Written by Noël Coward Directed by Amy Liptrott ★★ In a contemporary world of over-sharers, the idea of private life is ludicrous for some. To maintain an image of social structure though, is evidently an aspect which never parts – and if anything has worsened, especially when the reality is that deep down, normality is a … Continue reading Privates Lives – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/LMNskv-OX8M Written & Directed by Ninja Thyberg 2021/ Sweden/ 109 mins ★★★★ Indulgence is the essence of porn; so many categories, so little time. It’s a broad and diverse subject matter to tackle for the debut feature from Swedish filmmaker Ninja Thyberg, and the narrative won’t be for all (audiences are likely to react to … Continue reading Pleasure – Edinburgh Filmhouse
https://youtu.be/CJZWqSjaMFk Written by Tom McGrath Directed by Tony Cownie ★★★★ Life’s too short not to laugh. From Charlie Chaplin to Buster Keaton, Alice Howell to Mildred Davis, the silent era stars navigated the dishevelled steps of comedy gold through the early twenties to the fifties. But above them all, one duo paved the cobbles for … Continue reading Laurel & Hardy – The Royal Lyceum Theatre
https://youtu.be/EZFrGKkWsdI Music & Lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice Book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi Direction, Costume Design & Mask/Puppetry Co-Design by Julie Taymor ★★★★★ Despite the juggernaut of success with which we are familiar, the cinematic and stage variations of Disney’s The Lion King were nothing if not tremendous gambles. And now, with records … Continue reading The Lion King – Edinburgh Playhouse
Written by Michael Frayn Directed by Ben Occhipinti ★★★ Cards on the table. We like it when things go arse-over-tit. And for every Shakespearean wonder of monolithic talent, there’s a pratfall which gets a firmer response. And in recent years, the advancements in staging and lighting and video design affords production companies the opportunities for … Continue reading Noises Off – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/XX85gd5mTyE Written by Martin McCormick Directed by Martin McCormick & Lu Kemp ★★★★ It’s the big day. 2014, the first-ever Scottish cup final for St. Johnstone, Perth. And if you happened to have tickets for the match at Celtic Park, well, you’d be a bloody fool to miss it. Bobby is one such fool. Sweet … Continue reading Oh When The Saints – Perth Horsecross
https://youtu.be/zbJ_0SgseEA Produced by Dance Horizons ★★★★ Produced by Dance Horizons, Edinburgh, with an initiative to encourage a diverse and fresh root of talent across the UK and further, Innovations finds a home for those who lost out during the Pandemic, welcoming showcases taking their initial steps into the industry – trial ideas and encouraging a safe environment … Continue reading Innovations Dance Platform – The Studio
Written by Cara Wilson, Ella Hällgren, Carly Wilson & Tanyaradzwa Gimani ★★★ There’s something about the woods, a land where stories are forged and mistakes made. An aspect of the direct connection with something earthen, and primal, brings out a mechanic of the emotional connection we often lose within the confines of concrete and glass … Continue reading WOODED – Assembly Roxy
