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Running short of ideas of their own, Hollywood is embarking M on a spate of remakes of European arthouse hits. How much will survive the Tinseltown treatment?
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Theiiashcan Sinatras
They came out of the west — well Kilmarnock — saying let them eat Cake. Now they’ve Seen Everything. Trashtalk Exclusive.
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Edinburgh Science Festival
We preview the best of the fest that promotes science for everyone. How to get hands- on experience of virtual reality. the Madlab
and much more.
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Spring Books Special
Publishers gun into overdrive at the first hint of a daffodil. six pages of exclusive interviews. previews and reviews.
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FOR JOBS IN THE ARTS, MEOIA, EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK - SEE CLASSIFIED RECRUITMENT PAGE 70
FILM
One False Move 13 Patrick Doyle 14 Screen Test 15 Film Index 18 Listings 22 Gneiss Compilation 25 Scottish Opera 25 Album reviews 30 Listings Rock & Blues 33 Light 35
Jazz 37
Folk & World 38 Classical & Opera 39
Dorothy Paul 41 Winged Horse 45 Reviews 42 Listings Theatre 44 Dance 48
Cabaret 48
Polish Artists 49 Daily Planet 50 Listings 51 Listings 54 Listings 55 Listings 55 William Orbit 55 Urban Species 55 Listings 57 721/es ()me‘k 'n' Roll 50 Eddie Mair 51 Channel Hopping 51 Listings 52 Scotland The Best 54 Pattie Marshall 55 Charles Higson 55 Heretic‘s Feast 55 Steven Berkot'f 57 Events 59 (‘lassilied 70 Food 77 Competitions 79 Letters 80
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