Ratatouille

Leading lights of gaming industry set for Dundee's new NEoN festival

4 Nov 2009

Scotland has had an amazing hit rate in terms of videogames. Starting with games like Lemmings through to the absolutely colossal Grand Theft Auto (the biggest selling game in the world), and with companies like Realtime Worlds, Denki, Dynamo, Digital…

Hitlist - The best film & dvd releases

18 Oct 2007

• The Witnesses André Téchiné’s masterful tale of life, love and friendship at the time of the first AIDS epidemic in Paris in 1984. GFT, Glasgow, Fri 19 Oct. • Eastern Promises David Cronenberg returns to London for the first time since 2002’s…

Ratatouille – a rat’s tale tops UK box office

17 Oct 2007

The story of a rat working as a chef in a Parisian restaurant has leapt to the top of the UK and Irish box office in its opening weekend. Animated adventure Ratatouille took a tasty £4.4 million over the three days, knocking Ben Stiller’s The…

Ratatouille animation sparks French rat craze

4 Oct 2007

The recent feature from Pixar Studios about a Parisian rat working as a chef has sparked a boom in sales of the rodent. The film Ratatouille has prompted the number of rats being kept as domestic pets to soar by 40 per cent. The animated adventure…

Hitlist - the best Festival film

23 Aug 2007

Run Granny Run Enjoyably eccentric documentary about a 94-year-old lady’s attempt to become the Democrat’s New Hampshire candidate for the senate. Filmhouse, 623 8030, 23 Aug, 4.30pm, £7.95 (£5.50). Faro: Goddess of the Waters Captivating…

Ratatouille

16 Aug 2007

The adventures of an aspiring rodent chef whose gastronomic endeavours make him the toast of Paris is hardly a conventional dish to serve up to audiences. But Pixar’s attention to character and detail has already created such unlikely characters as…

Hitlist - the best Festival movies

16 Aug 2007

Control The Ian Curtis and Joy Division story gets the Anton Corbijn treatment. Cineworld, 623 8030, 17 Aug, 7pm & 19 Aug, 9.40pm, £7.95 (£5.50). Les Chansons d’Amour Bizarre ménage a trois musical. You’ll either love it or hate it. Filmhouse, 623…

15 To Catch

Film Special

17 Jul 2007

FILM SPECIAL 15 TO CATCH Whether you want action, adventure, romance, sci-fi, European drama, animation, comedy, true stories or family fun, you’ll find it in our round-up of the best movies out in the coming months Evan Almighty This…