THE FORTNIGHTLY EVENTS GUIDE TO CENTRAL SCOTLAND Thursday 10—Thursday 24 September 1998

FEATURES REGULARS

6 Kelly Macdonald Frontlmes . . , . . . . . 20 Agenda Trainspottings Jailbalt schoolgirl comes of age in L Cousin Bette. 21 .e’tters 22 Fllm

12 MEI Gibson 24 New releases 26 Filmindex

Why not-so-mad Mel tooled up for a fourth 31 Film “stings

Lethal Weapon movie.

_ 38 Music 14 Belle And Sebastian 40 Record revievvs . . _ 42 Live reviews How Glasgow's fey troubadours hit the big time. 43 Rock & pop listings - 46 Jazz listings 17 L'2 LOChhead 48 Folk & World listings Following up her Perfect Days hit with a whiff of 50 C'aSSlca' 8‘ Opera “Stings post-war nostalgia. 52 Theatre 53 New shows 18 Northern Soul 54 Reviews The retro dance sensation that still has the 56 Drama & Dance I'Stmgs dancefloors heaving. 59 ClorEEdy . . 60 C u s 22 Savmg Private Ryan 51 Clubs listings Actor Tom Sizemore describes the warzone that 67 venues was Speilberg’s D-Day hit. We review the film on 53 Art

69 Exhibition reviews

page 24 70 Gallery listings

pLUS: 75 Extra Time

Francis Bacon lives in Love Is The Devi/ (23); 76 K'ds _ _ Republica’s Tim on speed, fame and guitars (38); 77 ClaSS'f'Ed Are Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci going straight? (39); 77 Recru'tmem

~ . 81 Fl t n BOllerhouse goes trans-global in The Mix 98 (52); 84 a S are

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. I i I Saw You New season kicks off at the Citizens Theatre (53), 85 Books Hlp hop’s Reachout on the Seen scene (60); 85 New titles Revolution a new look to Lothian Road (60); 88 Book events

Sex, death and anxiety in Ian McEwan’s latest (85) 39 TV 90 Channel Hopping

90 Soapbox ' h 96 out 90 TV& Radio Highlights

. . . . 91 Videos Win a luxury night out in a limo. 92 Scan ner

96 Creation giveaway 94 Food & Drmk

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