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For all his reasonable and affable public persona, the author Iain Banks is an angry man. At least he can be. Most of his mainstream novels have sections where this anger appears on the page and Banks lets rip at numerous targets through his characters. This anger can cover religion (The Crow Road and Whit), [...]
Good Evening. Scotland doesn’t have a great tradition in horror movies, which is odd considering the wealth of Scottish Gothic and supernatural writing which provides potential material. There are a few exceptions such as The Bodysnatchers, Dog Soldiers, The Wicker Man etc, but there should be many more.
This week in SEAN, news of James McAvoy’s christmas film, photos of Gerry Butler, Billy Boyd’s new Oz poster, clips of Alan Cumming on Fallon and Craig Ferguson on ‘The Talk’, and details of Ewen McGregor’s forthcoming appearance on Craig’s show.
After my recent post on Laura Fraser (see Tell Laura I Like Her…) I think it only right that we look at one of the films that backs up my claim that she is an overlooked and underrated talent. One of her best, and most archetypal, performances can be found in 16 Years of Alcohol.
Certain films take you by surprise. You come at them with preconceived expectations and leave with those confounded. The poster, the cast, the trailer and soundtrack normally work together to prime you for what you are about to watch, but occasionally they lead you in the wrong direction. One such film is Tunes of Glory.
This week in SEAN, Gerry Butler shows his love for the Spartans, Kevin McKidd directs Grey’s Anatomy webisodes, Henry Ian Cusick reunites with the Lost cast and more of David Tennant in Single Father. Saba has more.
There are works of art that you carry with you, that make you look at life in a different way and hold a significance beyond simply enjoyment or appreciation. I suppose you fall in love with them. For me one of these is John Byrne’s Tutti Frutti. It was only six episodes long but it [...]
Stereotypes and our relationships with them is a thorny business, and this seems to apply particularly to Scots. For instance, our image in football terms has gone from marauding drunks who all have a square of Wembley turf in our back garden, to ‘the best fans in the world TM’ who are still drunk, but, [...]
This week in SEAN, Henry Ian Cusick is set to feature in a Lost tribute, David Tennant promotes Single Father on 5Live, James McAvoy’s new X-Men powers fail to stop him crashing a golf cart and the first look at Alan Cumming in The Tempest with Helen Mirren and Russell Brand. Saba has more:
