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morning. Being assistant director on Star Wars: The Force Awakens was not a bad way to spend 2015. (BD)
34 MACBETH KING WRONG
The brutal but beautiful Highland landscape is a pivotal character in Justin Kurzel’s gritty retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Directed by an Australian and starring German-Irishman Michael Fassbender as the monarch who succumbs to madness, their Macbeth put Scotland i rmly back on the movie map. (HN)
33 CITIZENS THEATRE GLITTERING STARS
A recent BBC documentary on the Citz, (Blood and Glitter) gave a unique insight into this Glaswegian institution, and its history of staging iconoclastic work and crowd-pleasers alike. At 70, the Citz still surprises with its mix of old (Slab Boys revival) and the new (Lanark adaptation). (GKV)
32 COLIN CLYDESDALE REAL DEAL CHEF
The chef-proprietor of The Ubiquitous Chip, Stravaigin and Hanoi Bike Shop was the inspiring i gure around which the Real Food, Real Folk Co-operative of Glasgow
restaurateurs and food and drink producers coalesced, producing the Let’s Eat Glasgow festival over a sun-kissed September weekend. (DR)
31 HONEYBLOOD SWEET NECTAR SWEET NECTAR
A hectic, breakthrough year for the fuzz-pop duo of Stina Tweeddale and Cat Myers as they made a mark on the Scottish Album of the Year shortlist with their eponymous debut album, supported the Foos at Murrayi eld, and are all set for Hogmanay with the Concert in the Gardens. (BD)
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