2010PREVIEW From left: Cary Grant, King Creosote, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Evangeline Lilly in Lost and The Wall of Death
GREAT EXPECTATIONS Favourite things are ending, exciting things are beginning and old things are coming back. 2010 is already shaping up to be a thrilling year and here are the 30 good reasons why we can’t wait
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King Creosote turns music piracy on its head During the Fence Collective’s annual Homegame gathering in March, KC will perform a series of gigs based around one unreleased album – and he wants the audience to record and share it online. Unfortunately, Homegame sold out in an hour, so try to catch him on the Fence Winter Tour instead. ■ Fence Winter Tour: Edinburgh Caves, Jan 22; Glasgow Captain’s Rest, Jan 23. 22 THE LIST 7–21 Jan 2010
Mariah Carey’s moustache in Precious The diva that out-divas them all peels off the make-up and delivers a critically- lauded, furry upper-lipped portrayal of a social worker tasked with helping out Clareece Precious Jones, an overweight single mother in Harlem, a product of abuse, rape and poverty. The film is an adaptation of the novel Push by Sapphire, and is hotly tipped for a glut of Oscars. ■ General release on 29 January.
Lost gives us answers The sci-fi island mystery series starts its last-ever season, which means answers. Finally. Possibly. Time to find out whether Lost is the world’s most elaborate shaggy-dog story or, like, you know, this kind of thing really could happen. ■ Sky, February.
EVENT The Wall of Death, breaching the line between theatre, art and fun fair
True, the National Theatre of Scotland has the word ‘theatre’ in the title, but the latest wheeze by artistic director Vicky Featherstone is to bring artist Stephen Skrynka together with the Ken Fox Troupe in a show featuring death-defying motorbikes and an art installation. ■ SECC, Glasgow, 4–12 February and on tour.
MUSIC Checking out if Gene Simmons really can roar like The Wolfman For those not content to watch Kiss rock the SECC to its very foundations in May, Gene Simmons will also feature in The Wolfman in February, starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. Simmons, specially requested by director Joe Johnston, will perform the duties of the Wolfman’s ‘howling voice’. ■ The Wolfman released 12 February; Kiss play Glasgow SECC, 9 May.
DANCE A change for the better from Rambert Dance Company Rambert has a plentiful supply of entertaining pieces going under the umbrella title of Comedy of Change, but the smart money is on ‘A Linha Curva’ by Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili, one of the most joyful pieces you will see all year.