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Nick Cave book reading announced for Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010

Musician and author Nick Cave will be appearing at the 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival. He will be reading from his book The Death of Bunny Munro, published by Edinburgh-based publisher Canongate. The reading will be part of the…

The Illusionist - Sylvain Chomet's animated feature creates an Edinburgh never seen before

Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist, the film opening the 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival, puts a vision of Edinburgh, and rural Scotland, on screen like no other. Set in 1950s Edinburgh and the Western Isles, locations depicted in the animated…

Mr Nice, Pelican Blood and The Good Heart among Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010 highlights

The Edinburgh International Film Festival programme was announced today. Here are some concise highlights as selected by our film critic at The List.

EIFF launches its 2010 programme

On the miserable wet morning of Tue 1 June at Filmhouse in Edinburgh, the good the bad and the ugly of Scottish media gathered in surprising numbers for the later-than-usual-launch of the Edinburgh International Film Festival's 2010 programme. In…

Flight tickets hidden inside sand sculpture on Castle Street, Edinburgh

Scottish artist Kate Robinson is set to recreate some of the most famous landmarks from Edinburgh and Barcelona in Edinburgh city centre. The project is sponsored by the airline Spanair, who have just introduced a direct route between the two…

Polaroid relaunched 300 Instant model

n After a long hiatus, the instant-gratification camera is back. Polaroid has launched its 300 Instant model, which takes credit-card-sized photos. Personally, we still can’t get past the misty beauty of the originals, which can still be picked up cheap…

Historic Scotland and GSA scan Mount Rushmore in 3D

In other 3D news, a team from Historic Scotland and the Digital Design Studio at the Glasgow School of Art have set off for the Black Hills of South Dakota to digitally record international heritage landmark, Mount Rushmore. The two-week project is the…

Catherine Wheels’ Hansel and Gretel nominated

Catherine Wheels’ production of Hansel and Gretel at the New Victory on Broadway has been nominated for two Drama Desk Awards: one for Unique Theatrical Experience and one for Karen Tennent for Best Design. The Edinburgh-based company took the show to…

Edinburgh International Magic Festival

All things magic have joined the festival party, pulling their own brand of special out of the hat. The inaugural Edinburgh International Magic Festival will be set over five days from 7–11 July, in venues including The Lot, the Scottish Storytelling…

Edinburgh Where-to Checklist

Edinburgh Checklist Where to … … take a walk Set off for Cramond Island from the picturesque Cramond Village and walk through the woods along the riverside, or brave the mile-or-so trip out to the island when the tide’s out. Disused WW2 lookouts…

Risky Glaswegian Business

In a city full of strong cultural scenes, Kirstin Innes argues that Glasgow’s greatest strength is its willingness to take risks The one thing that creative Glaswegians really understand is that in order to make exciting art you’ve got to take risks…

Glasgow Vs Edinburgh: The Verdict

It all boils down to this. How do the two cities line-up over eight key categories? We give our final opinions The Culture Glasgow + A near endless sea of artistic talent, with bleeding-edge creatives elbow-to-elbow with peerless arts…

Glasgow Vs Edinburgh: Comments

Residents from both cities have been battling it out on The List’s messageboards over the past fortnight, giving reasons for their preferences. Here are just a few of the best. See the rest online at www.list.co.uk/gvse Glasgow Only good thing…

Edinburgh's Statistics

Population 471,650 Average House Price £228,000 2009. Source: upmystreet.com Average Life Expectancy Male: 76.5; Female: 81.4 2007. Source: www.statistics.gov.uk Average Pint of Lager £2.75 Source: www.pintprice.com…

Glasgow's Statistics

Population 584,240 Average house price £149,000 2009. Source: upmystreet.com Average life expectancy Male: 70.7; Female: 77.2 2007. Source: www.statistics.gov.uk Average pint of Lager £2.50 Source: www.pintprice.com…

Fever Ray announces Glasgow date

Fever Ray will play a live show at Glasgow’s O2 ABC on Monday 6th September 2010. This is the first Fever Ray show in Scotland. Tickets can be purchased from the Fever Ray Ticket Store at http://feverray.com/tickets before they go on public sale on…

Festival Of One Liners brings new life to Edinburgh Odeon Cinema

A new annual Festival Of One Liners has been announced for Edinburgh. It will take place within a refurbished Odeon Cinema on Clerk Street, Edinburgh which will be purchased by the organisation behind the festival. Taking place over three weeks…

Scottish arts news bulletin March 2010

Photographer Rankin is to pay homage to the Scottish Highlands in upcoming book Rankin: A Photographic Essay of The Macallan Estate (£40) to be published in May this year. Rankin was commissioned in 2008 by the folks at Macallan to create a limited…

Final curtain for Glasgow's Ramshorn Theatre?

Pressure is mounting for Strathclyde University to make a decision about the future of the Ramshorn, following the shock announcement that the theatre is to be closed. Credited with kick-starting the careers of Peter Capaldi and Lost star Henry Ian…

Martin Gordon is missing - Employee at Cabaret Voltaire venue in Edinburgh

Please circulate

Martin Gordon, an employee at the Cabaret Voltaire venue in Edinburgh, has been missing since 24/3/2010. He has not turned up for work and has not returned home. His mobile has been switched off for the whole time too. His friends and family are now…

Five reasons to: Save BBC 6Music

First came a collective up-in-arms from indie fans across the land; then came the validation of their anguish by the BBC: its small but much-loved digital radio station, 6Music, is to close next year – alongside the Asian Network – pending a public…

Muse, Eminem and Kasabian are T in the Park 2010 headliners

The Prodigy, Jay-Z and Vampire Weekend also on Balado festival bill

Muse, Eminem and Kasabian will headline the main stage at T In The Park 2010. Other major acts on the bill include Black Eyed Peas, The Prodigy and Jay-Z. The festival dates are Friday 9th. Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July 2010. The campsite is…

Edinburgh's Royal High School to be transformed into arts hotel

Developer also behind Odeon cinema project

Following months of speculation it has been revealed that the former Royal High School on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill will be transformed into an arts hotel. The £35m redevelopment, awarded by the city council to Duddingston House Properties, will see the…

An award is born!

Yuletide comedy Nativity! starring Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen has won The List’s Film of the Year Award as part of the fourth annual Richard Attenborough Awards (RAFAs). Confetti director Debbie Issit’s new film pleased our readers so much they…

Coatbridge fish and chip shop voted best in UK

Scottish chippy makes a splash and batters the competition

A family-run fish and chip shop in Coatbridge, near Glasgow, has won a UK-wide fish and chip shop competition. Atlantic Fast Food was announced as the winner of the National Fish & Chip Shop of the Year awards.