5 feelgood things to do in Inverness this weekend
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Choose from a host of different films, blockbusters or quirky indie classics, catch a traditional music finale, a Mexican comedy for streaming and a heads up for the return of dance legends ...
1 There are the big movies – and more quirky indie titles (see our third choice of things to do coming up!) to see this week. Jason Statham returns in horror The Meg 2: The Trench (12A) at Vue Cinema, and on Friday, August 11 at various times, Gran Turismo (12A) arrives based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough. The film is the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions before he went on to become an actual professional racing car driver.
2 Tune into traditional music talent...
A whole summer's project comes to a close with the finale – Under Canvas: Feis Rois Ceilidh Trail on Saturday August 12 at 7.30pm on Eden Court lawn. The Ceilidh Trail is a paid summer job and professional development opportunity for outstanding young traditional musicians aged 16-25 who have spent July and August playing authentic traditional Scottish music in a wide range of settings. Fèis Rois set up the Ceilidh Trail programme in Ross-shire in 2000.and it's become an annual chance for young musicians from across Scotland to perform in locations across the country and further afield.Tthe Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trail have gone onto carve out successful music careers including Mairearad Green, Rachel Newton, Kim Carnie, Iona Fyfe, Calum McIlroy, Ali Levack and Conal McDonagh. Check out the talent of the future!
3 Hitchcock on Hitchcock and a French movie classic
There are a couple of quirky indie movies coming up at Eden Court Cinema, first up on Sunday August 13 to Wednesday, August 16 is My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (15). Last year marked the hundred-year anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s first feature. But how does his work hold up today? A century on award-winning filmmaker Mark Cousins looks at the director with a new approach – through the director's own voice! As Hitchcock rewatches his films, you will be taken on an odyssey through his vast career – his vivid silent films, the legendary films of the 1950s and 60s and his later works – in playful and revealing ways. The documentary is on at various times. On Monday, August 14 A Summer's Tale (U) is Eric Rohmer's 1996 summer romcom in French with subtitles. A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in town, then he meets another and he finds he has some tricky juggling to do! Eden Court Cinema, various times.
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4 The Mexican messiah?
A new series starts streaming on Netflix from Wednesday, August 16, The Chosen One where a 12-year-old boy from Santa Rosalia in Mexico is heralded as the new Messiah in a fantasy drama based on the first volume of the graphic novel American Jesus by Mark Millar and Peter Gross.
5 HEADS UP – GET YOUR TICKET!
One not to miss coming up! Dance legends Harri & Domenic return to Household on Friday, August 18 from 10pm to 2am for UPSTAIRS: SUBCULTURE TAKE OVER w/ HARRI & DOM. And the good news is they will be taking over Upstairs bi monthly starting with this August 18 night. The last event sold out. The story of Subculture goes back to 1994, when Harri joined forces with one of Glasgow’s most talented young DJs, Domenic Cappello and the two created Subculture, the Sub’s flagship weekly Saturday night.
