Lover of film / theatre / music. Scottish person. Also likes some Irish stuff. Taste in film sometimes open to question.
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Alan Maxwell ON BLUESKY NOW retweeted
9 Jul 2025
New record Thar Farraige coming soon - August 15th. New York based filmmaker Derrick Belcham has made films for some tracks, including Samhain for pipes & electronics written for Brìghde Chaimbeul. Filmed at my homeplace of the Old Head with dancer/choreographer Emily Terndrup.
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9 Jul 2025
Can anyone tell me if the Scottish 1993/1994 short film "Up the Garden Path" by Mick McCluskey was completed/released? Found this November 1993 reference to a rough cut, but drawn a blank after.
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6 Jun 2025
Haggis pakora and a Tamil action movie. Sounds like the right way to kick off the weekend.
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5 Jun 2025
If anyone is a fan of utterly ridiculous, overblown Indian action spectaculars, one of my favourite films of the year just landed on Netflix.
youtube.com/watch?v=-I5kX9b9…
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5 Jun 2025
Cracking latest album from Sister John and debuts from Pippa Blundell and Jacob Alon, all released within the space of a week. Heck of a week for fans of top quality Scottish music like.
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4 Jun 2025
Spent the last couple of nights at the Tron for the RCS Off Kilter event. Was impressed by all the works, but I do love a bit of solo theatre and I have to single out the works by Rosie Mackay, Jude Bain, Eve Priestley and Sebastien Wong in particular. Very much my thing.
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4 Jun 2025
Found in a 70s newspaper. I wonder if anyone sat through this entire day. Heck of an experience.
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Alan Maxwell ON BLUESKY NOW retweeted
3 Jun 2025
Theatre makers of SCOTLAND / IRELAND / NORTHERN IRELAND bringing new plays to #EdFringe - feel free to reply to this letting me know about your show.
(I used to be able to filter by countries but the appalling new Fringe website appears to be missing this feature)
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28 May 2025
Totally worth it. Absolutely loved Water Colour by Milly Sweeney at the Byre in St Andrews this evening. Molly Geddes and Ryan Mackay are both exceptional in it. You still have one more chance to catch it tomorrow!
27 May 2025
No idea what's going on here but screw you guys, I'm going to book a front row seat.
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27 May 2025
No idea what's going on here but screw you guys, I'm going to book a front row seat.
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25 May 2025
Continuing my quest to watch (a) every feature documentary by Frederick Wiseman, and (b) every video nasty. Tonight's viewing...
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25 May 2025
This morning's viewing... Brigitte Bardot comes to Scotland!
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25 May 2025
Directed by Jess Franco, who has made countless terrible movies, and even he considered this one of his worst. So hopes are not high. But, I am on a quest to watch every single video nasty, so here we go...
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24 May 2025
Back on my Wiseman thing tonight. A mere four hours, this one.
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24 May 2025
Just discovered this film festival at Eden Court, Inverness, which looks absolutely tailor-made specially for me. Shame it was 35 years ago.
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22 May 2025
"Academy Award winner Robert Duvall... Michael Keaton... and introducing Ally McCoist"
It's Scottish Cup Final day on Saturday, which means it's almost time for my annual viewing of the greatest football film ever made.
youtube.com/watch?v=97ax8T7R…
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20 May 2025
Tonight's choice of random old Scottish viewing is the 1982 TV play Northern Lights by Alma Cullen, set against the backdrop of the Edinburgh festivals and featuring a very young Rik Mayall.
youtube.com/watch?v=J3DKW-xV…
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20 May 2025
Tonight's viewing. Enjoyed Coogler's remake so thought I'd check out Aisling Walsh's original. Looks like Coogler changed a LOT to be honest, it's barely recognisable.
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