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A guide to entertainment in Edinburgh
When it comes to entertainment in Edinburgh, we're very lucky to be spoilt for choice! Whether it's comedy, cinema, theatre, cabaret, shows, spoken word, special events, launches and book readings, there's always something going on.
Here at Edinburgh Reviews, we can never cover everything happening around us in-depth - that's too much for us to handle - but we do cover select entertainment that catches our eye. You can also find plenty of other goings on via our social media!
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A review of the Urban Hymn official soundtrack
Running out of time to get Christmas gifts? I think movies, either on DVD or Blu-ray, can still reach you in time. The only risk with buying a movie as a gift for someone is that if they’re a big fan they’re likely to already have (or be getting) a copy. You know they’ve already […]
A review of Batman: The Killing Joke
Edinburgh Vue Cinemas took part in a special preview viewing of the full length animated Batman movie The Killing Joke. The Killing Joke is based on Alan Moore’s infamous and popular graphic novel which reveals the origins of the Joker. The book is known for being dark, showing what happens to people who get caught […]
Survey suggests that the Vue at Ocean Terminal Edinburgh’s favourite cinema
Edinburgh Reviews ran a competition to giveaway a copy of Kevin Sorbo, Jason London and Tinsel Korey’s Avarice on DVD. In that competition we asked people to vote for their favourite cinema in Edinburgh. There were nine cinemas to pick from but six cinemas got all the votes. It was a tough battle as the […]
Two weeks of animatronic dinosaurs at Ocean Terminal
Looking for something to entertain the kids with this Easter? Looking for something to entertain yourself with this Easter? Ocean Terminal continues its evolution, following on from adding a mammoth H&M store, and will be bringing 12 large dinosaurs to the centre! The 12 large animatronic dinosaurs will be unleashed on 25th of March and will […]
A review of Sam Cane: Hard Setdown by T Q Chant
Edinburgh based T Q Chant’s novella of just 99 pages is set on a distant planet, on the edge of civilisation and where ex-Con and ex-Soldier Sam Cane has just landed. Sam Cane doesn’t have much of a choice. She’s signed up to offer security to a shipping company that isn’t big on background checks. […]
Edinburgh’s Metalhedz pushing for season 3
Metalhedz is a webseries by Simon Fox which is notable for its pro-LGBT stance. Made on a budget the show follows locals from the Edinburgh metal scene in their eventful social lives. The team are now hoping to raise £3,000 to fund season 3. You can follow their progress here. [Back this Campaign] Warning: Swearing […]
Edinburgh’s Vessels on target for colour comic book
Vessels is the name of a new comic book from the Edinburgh based creator Dave Cook. It’s successfully Kickstarted with over 100 backers and raising more than £1,600. At the time of writing there are still two weeks for people to get involved, backing the project to get a copy, their name in the comic […]