Arts and Entertainment

Les Miserables »

Wed 16 Jan 2013 by Nathanael Smith | Read more »

Star of American Mary appears at Edinburgh Filmhouse  »

At a one-off screening of recently released horror film American Mary on 12 January, Edinburgh Filmhouse also hosted a Q&A session with the directors, the Soska sisters, and the film's leading actress, Katharine Isabelle. The production saw its fi...

Tue 15 Jan 2013 by Signe Akmenkalne | Read more »

Life of Pi »

Tue 15 Jan 2013 by Jennifer Taylor | Read more »

Life of Pi »

Fri 11 Jan 2013 by Craig Bates | Read more »

Film Review of 2012: Top Five »

These annual “top” lists are often quite touchy things, so a few points to begin with: This list is merely one reviewers opinion and since it is impossible to see every release in a year without forfeiting employment, social life and &ndas...

Tue 08 Jan 2013 by Blair C Dingwall | Read more »

Echoes of the future »

Glasgow has long been a hotbed of film-making talent. From very small productions to big, blockbuster entertainment, the city has a venerable reputation for producing talent both behind and in front of the camera. With the likes of Robert Carlyle, Jam...

Tue 08 Jan 2013 by Jonathan Whitelaw | Read more »

Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival »

The Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival in Bruges, Belgium 2012 invites visitors to discover the mystery of the ice palace and to participate in the fantasy world of snow and ice, inspired by the stories of Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbi...

Wed 19 Dec 2012 by Katharina Dziacko | Read more »

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey »

Sat 15 Dec 2012 by Blair C Dingwall | Read more »

Scottish horror to take on Hollywood »

Having problems sleeping? Count yourself lucky you are not Harry Fish. This insomniac not only has trouble sleeping at night, but also with things that go bump in the night. He is no ordinary night owl in that he is being haunted by a ghost, and a sca...

Fri 14 Dec 2012 by Kirsty Conway | Read more »

Snarky Puppy »

Sat 08 Dec 2012 by Adam Bloom | Read more »

Sightseers »

Sat 08 Dec 2012 by Blair C Dingwall | Read more »

From Glasgow with love »

James Bond. The name alone brings with it connotations of glamour, mystery and a few fancy gadgets. For years Bond has graced our screens with his effortlessly cool style, while still managing to thrill audiences with his ability to catch the bad guy a...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Kirsty Conway | Read more »

Singled Out »

Dracula Lewis – 'Marble Eyes' - 12 November, Souterrain Transmissions 2 stars With an intro that sounds like it belongs on an episode of Blake's 7, Dracula Lewis delivers his latest track 'Marble Eyes'. And the nostalgic throwback to British p...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Jonathan Whitelaw | Read more »

Whites Of Passage »

It’s a bad idea to suggest that Chris Dolan has ever had a bad idea. The Glasgow author is ready and willing to stomp round to a spiteful literary critic’s home to punch them on the nose.  If they’re lucky. Otherwise h...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Lorne Jackson | Read more »

The Sapphires »

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Connor Macgregor | Read more »

Recommendations »

Each fortnight, The Journal badgers those involved in the Scottish music scene for their personal recommendations of up-and-coming homegrown acts. This issue, we've pestered a long-standing champion for new music in Jim Gellatly, self-titled noisniks ...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Harris Brine | Read more »

Sick Of Mick »

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but rock stars aren’t very polite people. Not at all. They're liable to wretch, vomit and overdose while you’re attempting to conduct a pleasant conversation with them about the beastly British w...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Lorne Jackson | Read more »

Traditional Christmas Dinner for 6  »

Chicken 1 good chicken (2 – 2.2 kg) giblets removed, room temperature Salt and black pepper 5-8 unsmoked streaky bacon rashers Soft butter/olive oil 1 lemon   Cranberry Sauce 225g cranberries (frozen ok) 6 tablespoons water 1 tablespo...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Sam Stern | Read more »

Fifty Shades of Shite »

A history graduate from the University of Edinburgh has been snapped up by Penguin for a two-book deal, days after taking America’s e-book market by storm. Having self-published her work online over the summer, Samantha Young’s erotic nove...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

Norwegian Wood »

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by John Hewitt Jones | Read more »