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Holy Motors
28 May 2012
Hugely satisfying and inventive celebration of cinema from Leos Carax
Monsieur Oscar (Denis Lavant) is picked up by his driver Celine (Edith Scob) for a day’s work - 9 appointments that will take him across Paris and into the paths of an array of characters. If that sounds vague, it’s deliberate - to say anymore would…
Summer Festivals 2012: Music
25 May 2012
T in the Park, Wickerman and Belladrum among the music fests pleasing your ears this summer
T in the Park Basics: Balado by Kinross, Fri 6–Sun 8 Jul, tinthepark.com Price: Weekend: £179 (campsite tickets available separately). Day: £70–£77.50. Line-up: The Stone Roses, Snow Patrol, Kasabian, New Order, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds…
Interview: Alan Cumming on staging a one-man Macbeth
25 May 2012
Aberfeldy’s most famous son on the toil and trouble of Shakespeare
How much doom and gloom can one man take? For most actors, it would be enough of a mental burden to take on the role of Macbeth, the warrior king whose ambition leads to self-destruction. But for Alan Cumming, that’s only the start of it. In a new…
Interview: Emile Hirsch on Killer Joe
25 May 2012
William Friedkin’s violent thriller set to open 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival
‘Oh man, the human punching bag is here!’ laughs Emile Hirsch, as he walks into the room. Don’t worry, though the 27-year-old star of Speed Racer and Into The Wild is not covered in bruises (unless you count a bruised ego). He’s recounting his time on…
Summer Festivals 2012: Biffy Clyro - interview
25 May 2012
The band's James Johnston discusses their headline slot at RockNess
Despite the unusual time signatures, the uncompromising riffs, the bizarro lyrics and the beards, somehow Biffy Clyro have become one of the biggest rock bands in the UK. Even their hits – ‘That Golden Rule’, ‘Mountains’ and ‘Many of Horror…
Summer Festivals 2012: Death in Vegas - interview
25 May 2012
A chat with Richard Fearless ahead of his RockNess performance
As British music finally dragged itself out of a post-Britpop hangover around the turn of the century, Death in Vegas were among the most quintessential of festival bands. 1999’s The Contino Sessions and 2002’s Scorpio Rising were staples of any…
Summer Festivals 2012: Here We Go Magic - interview
25 May 2012
The band's Luke Temple gets ready for their slot at T in the Park
‘I’m kind of a late bloomer, really,’ testifies Luke Temple, singer and songwriter in chief with Brooklynite indie-pop contenders Here We Go Magic. ‘I didn’t start writing songs until 2000, until I was about 25, and up ‘til then I’d only listened to…
Shinji Somai retrospective at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012
25 May 2012
Introduction to one of Japan’s most popular and respected filmmakers
It often seems like there’s an infinite wellspring of Japanese filmmakers revered in their home country yet barely heard of overseas, with every year bringing yet another retrospective of some unheralded cinematic maestro. It’s all enough to leave those…
Summer Festivals 2012: Nile Rodgers - interview
25 May 2012
The disco legend talks to us ahead of his set at RockNess with Chic
Disco and pop icon Nile Rodgers is recalling the first time his band Chic played Atlantic Records their biggest hit. ‘We emptied the boardroom,’ he says of multi-million selling 70s wig-out, ‘Le Freak’. ‘We started it – “One, two, awwww Freak Out!” And…
Summer Festivals 2012: Community
25 May 2012
Solas, Leith and West End Fests among the best community-focused fests around Scotland this summer
West End Festival Where: Various venues, West End of Glasgow, 1–24 Jun, westendfestival.co.uk Price: Free–£20 for bigger gigs Line-up: James Yorkston, Howard Marks, Suzanne Vega, Michael Marra, We Were Promised Jetpacks You want to learn Gaelic in…
Summer Festivals 2012: Best dance music live shows
25 May 2012
Which of this year's superstar DJs have visuals to match their beats?
Picture the scene. Dusk has fallen on the festival site. Tens of thousands of inebriated and euphoric festivalgoers have assembled at the main stage. They’re waiting for the headliner, whooping and hollering in anticipation. Then it happens: a guy…
Summer Festivals 2012: Ones to watch
25 May 2012
A selection of industry experts and List writers choose their musical highlights for this summer
Lanterns on the Lake Chosen by Jonny Ensall, Editor, The List What does that name bring to mind? Boats on the water? A night to remember? An ethereal choir of knitting together a sense of the magical past and the optimistic future? You’re spot on with…
Summer Festivals 2012: Books
25 May 2012
Essential info on Bloody Scotland and the Wigtown and Borders book fests
Borders Book Festival Where: Harmony Garden, Melrose, 14–17 June, bordersbookfestival.org Price: £9–£13 per event. Line-up: Sir David Frost, Hilary Mantel, William Boyd, Alistair Darling, John Sessions There have been a few eyebrows raised by this…
Summer Festivals 2012: The weird and wonderful
25 May 2012
Some of the more eccentric festivals you can take part in this summer
Ballater Victoria Week Where: Various venues across Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Sat 4–Sun 12 Aug, victoriaweek.org Price: Free–£10. Line-up: Aboyne Hip Hop Juniors, Guarana Drummers, An Evening of Clairvoyance with Maureen Smith This annual…
Our top three Charlize Theron roles
25 May 2012
The former model is much more than just a pretty face
Discovered during the midst of an argument with a bank employee in California, South African born former model Charlize Theron is a critically acclaimed actress, yet due to the conventional roles Hollywood churns out for beautiful women (see the Milla…
Men in Black 3
25 May 2012
Silly, lightweight, completely unnecessary but surprisingly fun
In these times of austerity Hollywood seems scared of originals ideas. Studios demand ‘brand recognition’ before they’ll stump up the multi-million dollar budgets blockbusters require. And they seem willing to latch onto almost any brand, from comics to…
Lynne Ramsey reported to be working on new title with Natalie Portman
25 May 2012
The two will pair up on western Jane Got a Gun
Glasgow born director Lynne Ramsay's next project has just been announced: a Western that will star Natalie Portman. Jane Got A Gun will focus on a young woman whose outlaw of a husband is brutally attacked by his own gang. When the band of men head to…
Scottish Opera celebrates 50th anniversary
25 May 2012
Five facts about the company
Over its 50 years of existence, Scottish Opera has staged 223 new productions. Their furthest flung performance took place in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1970 – a four-night run of The Turn of the Screw directed by Anthony Besch. Among the famous faces who…
Cannes 2012: On the Road
25 May 2012
Walter Salles’ adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic novel struggles to capture a sense of the times
If, for two and a half hours, you can put aside the fact that Walter Salles’ (Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries) latest work is an adaptation of one of the most famous, influential books in recent American history, you might just enjoy this…
Summer Festivals 2012: Clubbers Decktionary - RockNess
25 May 2012
Trouble's DJ Hobbes guides us through the myriad genres of RockNess
Techno Pure electronic dance music (ie no non-electronic samples or vox) with a 4/4 kick. The original, Detroit style incorporates more melody and strings alongside sounds from Roland’s classic 808 and 909 drum machines and, often, the 303 ‘acid…
Summer Festivals 2012: RockNess travel info
25 May 2012
Bus and train details for getting to RockNess
BUS INFO Once again Citylink are offering a selection of direct buses to RockNess, and here’s our handy guide to their services. GLASGOW OUTWARD: Fri 8 Jun 12.40pm-5pm 1pm-5.15pm Sat 9 Jun 9am-1.15pm Sun 10 Jun 9am-1.15pm RETURN: Sat 9…
Cannes 2012: The Paperboy
25 May 2012
Lee Daniels’ plot hole-ridden latest film is still a compelling, if occasionally ludicrous, ride
Lee Daniels follows up his sleeper hit Precious with an enjoyably trashy, if often misguided, story based on the book by Pete Dexter. It’s 1969 and journalist Ward (Matthew McConaughey) returns to his hometown of Lately, Florida to investigate what…
Highlights from 2012 art college degree shows in Scotland
25 May 2012
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Napier and Dundee degree shows
As Scotland's art colleges prepare to open the doors on their annual degree shows The List gets a sneak preview of some of the most eye-catching work on display.
Anchorman 2: 5 things we’d like to see
24 May 2012
In honour of the sequel's new teaser trailers, we speculate on what should be in the final film
1 Champ’s struggle with his sexuality Sports presenter Champ Kind (David Koechner) obviously had a thing for Ron (Will Ferrell) in the first film – he broke down when Ron started spending more time with Veronica than the news team, and was visibly…
New trailer available for Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby
24 May 2012
The 3D film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire
This December sees the release of Baz Luhrmann's take on F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Renowned for his epic stories of love and tragedy – see Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet – Luhrmann seems like a fitting director to put an original spin on…
