The REALIST

So much culture, so little time. We boil it down to ten of the best events

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FILM Filth

The film being hailed as the best Irvine Welsh adaptation since Trainspotting features James McAvoy in a thoroughly noxious lead role, with great support from Jim Broadbent, Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots and Eddie Marsan. See feature, page 60 and review, page 63. General release from Fri 27 Sep.

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BOOKS Canongate Presents . . . The Other Side

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VISUAL ART 40/40

In celebration of its 40th birthday, Edinburgh publishers Canongate have announced Future 40 a list of their favourite cross-genre storytellers. They’ve also put together this amazing shindig at the Jam House, featuring authors Matt Haig, Alasdair Gray and Michael Smith, plus musicians Aidan Moffat, RM Hubbert and Rick Redbeard. Michel Faber (pictured) also appears and there’s a sneak preview of Under the Skin, the movie adaptation of his 2000 sci-fi chiller. The Jam House, Edinburgh, Thu 19 Sep. Like Canongate (see Realist #1), Glasgow Print Studio is also celebrating four decades on the go, with prints by the likes of Alasdair Gray and Toby Paterson (pictured, above). See preview, page 105. Glasgow Print Studio, until Sun 13 Oct.

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