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ALIEN WARS Sigourney Weaver? Pah! Blow away those slimeballs yourselves in Glasgow’s latest adventure experience.
FILM IN SCOTLAND The new Hollywood it ain’t, but Scots still have plenty to contribute to the movie world, from the humblest camcorder enthusiast to the acclaimed director Gillies Mackinnon.
Julie Saunders in Citizens' Lulu. See Theatre review.
MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO Against all the odds, an offbeat tale of narcolepsy, homosexuality and the quest for identity has become a mainstream success in the USA, possibly due to the casting of Hollywood’s newest stars, River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves.
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SCIENCE FESTIVAL Edinburgh’s annual mind-boggling events returns with the Universe as its theme, and a host of truly cosmic items programmed.
PREVIEWS
ART 47 16 27 TELEVISION 57- THEATRE................... 41
LISTINGS
ART 49 54 FILM INDEX................ 18 LISTINGS 22 KIDS 53 MUSIC CLASSICAL 40 FOLK&WORLD..... 37 JAZZ 35 ROCK&BLUES...... 33 52 TELEVISION 59 THEATRE................... 44 CABARET............. 46 DANCE................ 46
BAOKLIST
BOOKS 61 CLASSIFIED 68 COMPETITIONS........... 71 FOOD 66
iLETTEBS 72
FOLK MEI: the Edinburgh Folk Festival in full 37 NATION OF ULYSSES: destroying the old order or what? 28 , SEAN HUGHES: slicing up the sitcom 57 l SPRING BOOKS: extra literary diversion 61
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