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The Priest’s Children

The latest Cinefile release to Vimeo is available now. Taking the form of the deathbed confession of Father Fabijan (Kresimir Mikic), we follow his tale from his arrival on a small island off the Dalmatian coast up to his final moments. Finding himself at something of a loss, as his supposed predecessor Father Jakov isContinue reading “The Priest’s Children”

The Tailor of Inverness

This review first appeared in the Edinburgh Guide in 2010 Matthew Zajac (Tailor), Jonny Hardie, Gavin Marwick (musicians), Magdalena Kaleta (Polish voice) Ben Harrison (director) Matthew Zajac (producer), Ali Maclaurin (set and costume design), Kai Fisher (lighting design), Tim Reid (video design), Timothy Brinkhurst (sound design) Sholto Bruce (production manager) It is a daunting taskContinue reading “The Tailor of Inverness”

Electric Voice Theatre

Electric Voice Theatre announces upcoming on-line projects Electric Voice Theatre (EVT) is an award-winning contemporary music theatre acappella ensemble based in England. As well as commissioning and creating cutting edge vocal music for theatrical performance, they participate in creative multi-disciplinary collaborations with diverse disciplines including science, visual arts, dance, rap, opera, electronics and computing. TheyContinue reading “Electric Voice Theatre”

Album Round up Episode 1

Findlay Napier, Gillian Frame & Mike Vass The Ledger Cheerygroove Records Out Now Back in the 1950s and ‘60s, The Scotsman newspaper published words and music to traditional Scottish songs on a weekly basis. Findlay Napier’s grandfather, like many others, collected these, and in his case pasted them into an old ledger. Many ofContinue reading “Album Round up Episode 1”

Circling A Fox – The Story Of The Tailor Of Inverness

Some plays come and go. Some endure. Matthew Zajac’s The Tailor of Inverness is one of the enduring ones. First performed at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it has since garnered numerous awards following over 275 performances seen by over 40,000 people in 12 countries. Zajac’s play, from Highland Theatre Company Dogstar, is the physicalContinue reading “Circling A Fox – The Story Of The Tailor Of Inverness”

Sloot’s Oot – Again!

Ian Macpherson is a Glasgow based Irish writer and stand-up comedian. On the 25th October last year the Glasgow (Byres Road) branch of a well- known bookshop saw the launch of a book by said Monsieur Macpherson. That book was entitled Sloot, an enticing title if ever there was one. So what did it mean?Continue reading “Sloot’s Oot – Again!”

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Just released in the UK before lockdown, this film is currently streaming on MUBI. Celine Sciamma’s beautiful, tender love story has to be one of the films of the year – in fact, of this or any other year. Lovingly shot, it progresses at a pace that matches the painstaking efforts of an artist commissionedContinue reading “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

The Grump (Mielensäpahoittaja)

Another in the series of films released on Vimeo by Cinefile, the 2014 Finnish film, The Grump, from director Dome Karukoski is available to rent now. Based on the character from the book of the same name created by writer Tuomas Kyrö, who co-scripts the film with Karukoski, The Grump tells of this antediluvian oldContinue reading “The Grump (Mielensäpahoittaja)”

A Virtual Garden Visit

During these undreamt of times, people seek solace in whatever ways they can. It might be food and drink, it might be music, it might be gaming, it might be keeping fit or it might be gardening. The latter’s not an option for everyone for a multitude of reasons so the option of a virtualContinue reading “A Virtual Garden Visit”

Victoria

With no cinemas for us to visit just now, Cinefile have released selected films on their Cinefile Vimeo on Demand Platform. Justine Triet’s Victoria (aka In Bed With Victoria) defies easy categorisation – too much drama to be a rom-com – “You’re the Queen of Drama Queens” Sam (Vincent Lacoste) tells Victoria (Virginie Efira) atContinue reading “Victoria”