Cinema

Months after Diageo announced a multi million Johnnie Walker visitor centre in the former House of Fraser building, Edinburgh International Film Festival will now team up with the scotch whisky brand, following the reels of Game of Thrones and Blade Runner.

IT’S nearly time to warm up the vocal cords and get ready to cheer on Hugh Jackman, lust after Zach Efron and hiss Rebecca Ferguson (or maybe not) as you experience The Greatest Showman in the greatest way possible, with lyrics on the screen so you can join in as loud as you want.

A BRAND new collection of limited edition prints celebrating the life of Stan Lee have been gone on display at Castle Fine Art on Multrees Walk, giving fans of the late Marvel legend add something very special to their collections.

THE worlds of Doctor Who and Star Wars collide next month when stars of TV and film, ­including twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi, converge on the Corn Exchange for an out of this world weekend.

As the world scrutinises the story of Mary Queen of Scots following the blockbuster release of the movie in her name, Edinburgh Castle’s Great Hall will soon be the historic backdrop for the venue’s first ever fashion show with Royal as inspiration.

The makers of blockbuster movies will get special permission to fly drones over Edinburgh and film spectacular scenes on the city’s streets at night under a blueprint aimed at attracting more big-money productions when its new film studio opens.

THERE’S little doubt in my mind that the accolade of Greatest Ever British Gangster Flick belongs to The Long Good Friday.

Bookended by her beheading, the big new historical drama Mary Queen of Scots attempts to reclaim Mary Stuart (played by Saoirse Ronan) as a woke political pioneer undone by the machinations of inferior men.

Mary Queen of Scots star Saoirse Ronan hailed Nicola Sturgeon as an “absolutely incredible” leader as she insisted the doomed monarch she plays on screen had been “misrepresented” for centuries.

One of Scotland’s biggest landowners is pursuing plans for a world-class film and TV studio complex just outside Edinburgh.

He is the musical maestro who has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood – but credits his entire career as a film composer to his education in Lanarkshire.

To mark the upcoming release of the film ‘Mary Queen of Scots’, history fans are being offered an exclusive opportunity to stay in the Scottish queen’s former residence.

MANY years ago, a good friend, Tom Mann, presented me with a present that to this day takes pride of place, framed for all to see, it’s a signed black and white 10x8 photo of the late, great Yul Brynner.

Glasgow’s biggest hub for the film and TV industries is set to mount a bid to run the vast new studio proposed for Edinburgh’s waterfront.

IT’S one of the most celebrated family films ever released and next April, The Goonies will be screened for the very first time with its classic score being performed live to picture by a full orchestra.

Filmmakers are questioning what they claim are “very rushed” plans for a new film and TV studio for Scotland in a former wavepower factory.

Mel Gibson’s son has revealed that he became obsessed with Irn-Bru while on the set of Braveheart.