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A review of Batman: The Killing Joke

July 26, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

What is Edinburgh’s greatest invention?

June 30, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Did you know a huge amount of world changing inventions have come from Edinburgh? The city is full of universities and smart people so it might come as little surprise to find out. Last month Edinburgh Reviews ran a competition to give away a copy of Brainstorm – a thriller with some weird science inventions. […]

A stretch of the Royal Mile built in LEGO

June 29, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You know exactly where you are, right? LEGO builder BrickBink is worth checking out on Flickr. There’s a range of fantastic streets rebuilt in plastic. I think the Royal Mile built in LEGO is impressive. The buildings have texture. How is tht even possible with LEGO?

A review of Mum’s Great Comfort Food, City Centre

June 17, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I first experienced Mum’s Great Comfort Food at a place called Monster Mash on Forrest Road. I think there was some drama around the name and now the venue is called Mum’s Great Comfort Food. The concept is the same; mash potatoes! The menu is straight forward. You partner up a pair of sausages with […]

Competition: A DVD of Brainstorm

May 5, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fancy an award winning feature film as a surprise in the post? It could happen. This giveaway competition is easy to win. Just log into the widget below, answer the poll and you’ve scored enough points to give you a chance of being our random winner. UK residents only, sorry! Brainstorm is a film about […]

Watch as the Queensferry Crossing creeps over the Forth

March 26, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This timelapse shows the challenge faced by the engineering team of North Approach Viaduct as they attempt to push the bridge out over the Forth.

Survey suggests that the Vue at Ocean Terminal Edinburgh’s favourite cinema

March 23, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Gallery: Check out Laura Whitaker’s photographs

March 19, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Laura Whitaker grew up in Northumberland but moved to live in Edinburgh. Her current camera is a Sony DSLR a-300. Laura’s photographs are available at RedBubble as posters, prints and even tote bags, phone cases and other useful items. Let’s take a look. Cramond, art print Laura notes that this strange structure was part of […]

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