The guide to events in Central Scotland Thursday 30 November—Thursday 14 December 2000

Features

Bar Guide Fancy a drink? We help you quench

Regulars

that thirst by naming 200 of the 3 Frontllnes top boozers, bars and brasseries in 24 Film Glasgow and Edinburgh. 27 New releases 10 The Grinch 30 Film index We analyse the legendary creation 38 Film listings of Dr Seuss and probe Jim Carrey . about the dark side of Christmas. 46 MUSIC 12 The League Of Gentlemen 49 L'Ve rev'ev‘ls Their bleakly comic vision has had 50 Record rev'e‘l’s. audiences spluttering with laughter 52 ROCk .Pop I'Stmgs and choking with disgust. We meet 58 Jazz I'Stmgs . . them in the flesh to discover the 59 FOIk world I'St'ngs. ingredients of Hilary/,5 meat. 61 Classmal & Opera listings 18 John Waters 62 Theatre He may not force his stars to 62 New shows chomp dog poo these days but the 64 Reviews director of Cecil B. Demented 66 Drama & Dance listings doesn't want you to think he’s going soft. 69 comedy 20 Harry Hill 71 Clubs The big-collared comedy tornado is 72 Clubs listings still funny after all these years.

82 Venues What are the chances of that happening, eh? 83 Art 23 David Greig 83 Exhibition reviews Scotland's most prolific playwright 85 Gallery “Stings reveals where he gets his ideas ' from. 90 Kids

93 Glasgow Life

Plus

Phil ~Kay (6); Sally Potter (24); 702 Dalmatians (27); The Exorcist (28); Miles Davis (46); At The Drive-ln (47); Davrd Gray (49); 94 Edlnburgh L'fe Marilyn Manson (50); Pantos (63); Jon Pleased Wimrnin (71); Scottish Colourists (83); Alan Davre (83); Terry Pratchett (107); 96 ClaSSifled

Lucy Irvine (108); Tom Wolfe (110); Denise Van Outen (112); Madonna & John Lennon (113); Dressforms (118); 96 Recruitment Festive Art (120);Ch/cken Run DVD (126); Phil Kay in China (124) John Fardell (128). 99 Hatshare MOBY Win two pairs of tickets for the P/ay boy’s sell-out Hogrnanay show (55) 104 I Saw You

107 Books 107 New titles 111 Book events

112 TV

114 Games 115 Internet 116 Food

118 Market 124 Travel

126 Video/DVD 127 Letters

We Saw You

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