Cinema

IT’S one of the biggest cinema events of the year and at the Omni Centre on Friday 19 October, everyone is invited to get up close and personal with the stars of Outlaw King as they arrive on the red carpet ahead of the Netflix movie’s Scottish premiere.

IF you’re still looking for somewhere to celebrate Halloween with the family, the producers of Edinburgh’s annual Capital Sci Fi Con might just have the answer.

A new movie academy set up to coach the city’s budding young filmmakers has been a smash hit.

Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick turn to the dark side for the mystery thriller A Simple Favour, about two mums in a small town. They talk to Laura Harding about taking inspiration from 1940s films and why there still aren't enough juicy roles for women.

The House With A Clock In Its Walls sees Jack Black and Cate Blanchett play a warlock and witch in a race against time to save the world. Georgia Humphreys chats to the Hollywood duo about the timeliness of the children's fantasy film, and the challenges of parenthood.

Lady Mary signals filming begins for Downton Abbey movie

IT’S the cinema experience that beats all others stimulating all five senses as the movie plays out and at Cineworld this weekend some epic blockbusters are set to get the 4DX treatment.

John David Washington follows in the footsteps of his famous father Denzel with a starring role in Spike Lee's new film BlacKkKlansman. He tells Laura Harding why he was so excited to tell the true story of a black police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, how meaningful it was to work with the director and why the film is so painfully relevant in the wake of the Charlottesville riots.

DARKNESS falls across the land... well, Charlotte Square to be precise when, next Sunday, Dracula and Frankenstein go head to head in The Night of the Literary Living Dead at the Book Festival.

Idris Elba has added fuel to rumours he could take over the role of James Bond from Daniel Craig with a cryptic Twitter post.

Henry Cavill swaps his Superman cape for a spy's suit to play a mustachioed CIA agent in the new Mission: Impossible film. He tells Laura Harding why his facial hair caused so many issues, how Tom Cruise inspired him to try new things and what is was like watching the superstar break his ankle during a stunt.

Some pop fans have taken offence after the words of classic Abba songs were changed for the latest Mamma Mia! film to make them more politically correct.

A FORMER tour guide with a passion for history has hit out at a glaring inaccuracy in the new Mary Queen of Scots film.

Margot Robbie was not prepared to sit around and wait for perfect roles to fall into her lap so she set up a production company to make them happen. She talks to Laura Harding about its newest offering Terminal, making your own fate and why she hasn't used her Aussie accent for a role since Neighbours.