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Brave new world EIFF announce Pixar closing film

A fter months of speculation about the future of Edinburgh’s International Film Festival and with a new director now firmly in place, Disney Pixar’s 3D fantasy film Brave has been announced as the film that will close this year’s festival. The screening will also double as the film’s UK premiere, occupying a similar slot at the festival as Toy Story 3 did in 2010. Featuring a stellar Scottish cast, including Kelly Macdonald, Billy

Connolly and Robbie Coltrane, Brave tells the story of a mythical Highland princess who must save her kingdom when her own actions unleash a deadly force. It will have its red carpet premiere at Edinburgh Festival Theatre on Sat 30 Jun. Music fans should listen out, too, for the soundtrack, which composer Patrick Doyle promises will ‘honour the Celtic traditions’. Tickets will be on sale from Thu 31 May at 10am. See edfilmfest.org.uk for info.

LIST.CO.UK Visit us daily for arts & entertainment news 5 Things. . . ALT-EASTER How the non-Scottish world marks the occasion . . .

1 Hunky Jesus Contest The

devout gather at San Francisco’s Dolores Park to

watch a pageant of men in loincloths carrying planks of wood.

2 Chairlifting London’s merry band of Blackheath Morris Men celebrate Easter

Monday the traditional way . . . by hoisting up a young maiden on a chair. blackheathmorris.com

3 Eating an Easter Bilby

Oz’s answer to the Easter bunny is cute and terrifying. They also munch on chocolate versions .

4 Torture Garden Easter

Ball The world’s largest fetish club, in London, presents its

Easter edition. Because nothing says Easter like leopard print latex.

5 Greek Orthodox

Easter Taking place a week later than the Easter celebrated in the UK, these chaps go all out with the gold-plating, candle-carrying and beard-wearing.

NewsExtra FRINGE FAVES The good folks at Edinburgh’s Fringe HQ have offered up an advance look at this year’s line- up. The announcement comes as a teaser before the full line-up announcement on Thu 31 May. Comedy fans can expect shows from Alan Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Jason Byrne, Rhys Darby, Phil Jupitus and Stephen K Amos. In theatre, look out for Karen’s Way (about Holocaust escapee Karen Gershon), contemporary Aeschylus adaptation Seven Against Thebas and two Macbeth adaptations. See edfringe.com for more info.

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