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3 . . . . ,, , Index of shows in this issue 5

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Festival Top Twenty Front Of House: Festival column, news and gossipI

9am-1pm FESTIVAL FILM Scots writers on the Fringe 27 Films ol~ ‘47 75 The Bible in 90 minutes 27 International shorts 75 Jack Klal‘l‘ is back 28 Sean Connery breathes lire in DI’lI‘L'UIl/lt’tll'l 76 1 pm—3pm Greg Proops talks 29 Growing up in South Africa 29 _ . Malcolm Hardee pitches up 32 gawgmng Flinfcmo 5 CXthuganm l . cott- eron returns Pulp: Jarvis Cocker appears In errorball at the Film Festival 3 m_6 m Blues legend Gem) washingmn 82 Slava Polunin‘s .S‘nmi-s/mw 34 - . Hers/ems all-female comedy 34 Red Shm‘s BUN/"h" 35 Callum lnnes talks colour 85 The image-makers behlnd Pulp, Blur and Underworld. 6pm_3pm JCiqnmy Boyle in hrmlm :2 . . _ nacomettr revrewet Page Eittonal Theatre in Dealer .s' 41 Rabbic BumS remembered 85 "HO? Poland‘s Mitchel/I 41 A 0," I Joseph Chaikin performs Beckett 43 r an 8 Fosters Ice parties on 92 Father Ted’s sidekick Bill Bailey rocks out 53

ditches his dog collar for stand-up comedy.

Dylan Moran doesn't 53

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SUII‘OI'LI I Page 16 See the Festival 1 0pm-Late J. _ K The Far! Shmr's Simon Day 67 for free The Spirit AIDS in America 67 y Ventriloquist David Strassman 68

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Page 13 imam”... NON-FESTIVAL PREVIEWS AND LISTINGS _ Independence Day

DaVId cronenberg The aliens are coming The cult film director talks and it ain’t pretty. The exclusively about his hit movie invades controversial film C rush. Scotland.

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The Stupids' 97 Theatre Listings 107 Horrors Index 97 Comedy 108 Pass the chainsaw, Gerry Listings 99 Art come 8 abom' P 22 MUSIC Glasgow‘Listings I09 age Oasis reviewed 102 Elastica 102 “libs . , CI G Listings Glasgow Listings 110 are I'O an Rock 103 ., - , g ml ,0. classrfied Gregory s Girl grows up at Folk ' [06 Recruitment 113 ., [he Frmge. Classical & Opera 106 I Saw You 120 the Circus 01 Horrors Page

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