https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzTdND43-G4 Written & Directed by Lauren Greenfield Lies have found their place as currency in politics, haven’t they? Well, it’s certainly no different than the past. The only difference lies in the medium in which propaganda is broadcast. One woman who appreciates the value of an image, claiming to have solved the Cold War within … Continue reading The Kingmaker – Edinburgh Filmhouse
Piano & Conduction by Barrie Kosky Performed by Komische Oper Berlin When it comes to Yiddish culture, it’s true what they say – they made Hollywood. They built Broadway. There is not a composer or lyricist creating today in Western culture who was not, indirectly or otherwise, influenced in some way by Yiddish musicians, singers … Continue reading Forget Me Not – Royal Lyceum Theatre
https://youtu.be/yMJnsTx-TBg Written by David Michôd and Joel Edgerton Directed by David Michôd David Michôd‘s Henriad drama, The King, comprises three works of the bard, taking Shakespeare’s Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) and Henry V and forming them into a composite piece of historical drama. The drunkard, layabout son of King Henry IV, Hal finds himself under the pressure of ascending the throne, progressing from … Continue reading The King – Edinburgh Filmhouse
Directed by Jordan Inconstant France / 2019 / 29 mins What makes a monster, and what makes the man? This is an ancient artistic trope which finds itself in a variety of art, literature and media, perhaps nowhere quite like the circus. Winner of five Gold Movie Awards, Monstrus Circus takes this trope and brings it to the Highlands … Continue reading Monstrus Circus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoGE-TZftbw Directed by Nick Broomfield USA/ 2019/ 102 mins Calliope, Dora Maar, Patti Smith, Gala Dalí and yes, Rhianna all share one thing in common. To one person or a number, they are Muses; inspirational figures who evoke artistic passion into (largely male) writers, painters, sculptors and astronomers. Nick Broomfield’s documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love superficially excavates a 50-year relationship between … Continue reading Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
https://youtu.be/DxefiCjQirw Directed by Nisha Ganatara Written by Mindy Kaling USA/2019/102mins There’s an issue with American media (in the movie, far too many in real life). One of the highest-rated talk shows ain’t down with the kids. Viral-free, Tweet-free and with a revulsion of shameless reality star guests, Late Night finds national treasure, Emma Thompson, playing Katherine Newbury. With … Continue reading Late Night – Edinburgh Filmhouse
Original Script by Jimmy Logan Adapted by Jamie MacDougall & Kally Lloyd-Jones Directed by Kally Lloyd-Jones ★★★★ At one moment in history, Harry Lauder was the highest earning entertainer across the globe. He was the first British artist to amass the sale of over one million records. Following the loss of his son in the First World … Continue reading Lauder – Festival Theatre Studio
Written by Suzanne Loftus Photo Credit to Alan Peebles Downs With Love is a frank, open conversation about the way we look at the capabilities, emotions and safeguarding of those with Down’s Syndrome; specifically, in the contexts of relationships. Abi Brydon plays a young woman named Beth. Beth is vivacious, independent and has intense happiness for life most of … Continue reading Downs With Love – Assembly Roxy
Script and Lyrics by Richard Robb Composition by Craig McNichol New Edinburgh. It was meant to be a crowning achievement, cementing the Kingdom of Scotland as a power of trade and influence. It would instead prove to be a colossal failure. The Darien Scheme was an attempt in colonising the Gulf of Darien between Panama and Columbia in the … Continue reading Darien – The Byre Theatre
