Alan Maxwell

My "Scotland on Screen" viewing 2026 Following last year's 333-film bonanza, here's this year's list. All films I've watched in 2026 that are either about, or made in, Scotland. I may include the occasional non-Scottish themed film made ...

I'm already on 99 Scottish-related films this year, so what masterpiece can I use to celebrate film #100? I've decided on Kids vs Wizards (2016), an animated Russian propaganda film aimed at kids, inspired by Harry Potter, set in Scotland. Of course.
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It's Friday night, and trawling the internet I've discovered a Scottish-set low budget horror film called Demon Baby, HWFG

Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

Stage set-up featuring harp, keyboard, drums, bodhran and at least one thing I don't even know

Decent set-up for tonight's gig

First lot of shows for the 2026 Fringe on sale today, which means I can already begin the process of scoring out all the shows that have used AI to generate their poster art.

Video: Watch the moment a manhole exploded on Townhill Road Watch the moment a manhole exploded on Townhill Road this morning

LOL
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At which point I will issue another reminder that the BBC's adaptations of the entire Scots Quair trilogy are once again on the iPlayer.

Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me

I just can't believe a British MP has turned out to be a really shady person. This has shaken my faith in democracy to its very core.

Another vote for dancing.

Also, keeping pets.

#Planetoftheapes premiered on February 8, 1968, at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.

Fuck's sake...
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Is it just me or has Letterboxd's performance been getting a lot flakier recently?

I don't recognise her at all, so I was thinking there was always the chance that this is literally the only thing she's ever appeared in. But I have no idea really.

Yes, it's a 3-minute short film called "Exterior Park - Day" - it's not on IMDb, the film itself doesn't credit anyone except the director, and the only references I can find which mention any of the cast only tend to mention Mullan. The entire cast is him, Niall Grieg Fulton, and this actress.

*Mullan even

Close-up from a late 90s film showing a young blonde actress and Peter Mullen in the back of a car

Help me out here guys - what's the name of this actress pictured with Peter Mullen?

Screenshot showing some herring lassies at work, but of VHS quality and with tracking lines across it, plus the word TRACKING and LP over it.

The joys of seeking out and watching really obscure films on Youtube.

That's a second vote for that street then - looks like the one.

Yeah, that was one of my guesses but then there would be the big hill at the bottom; also thought of Cranston Street but it looks too long and straight to be that one (and again the bottom end doesn't look right).

Aye, I've thought of at least two streets that I thought it was but looking at them on Streetview just now they just don't fit.

A man walking down Guthrie Street, Edinburgh

A woman walks down Guthrie Street towards the Cowgate

A man runs up a street in Edinburgh. I'll be honest, I'm not 100% certain about this location.

A man and woman walking through Edinburgh zoo

Been enjoying BBC Scotland's 1979 supernatural series The Omega Factor getting an outing on Talking Pictures TV recently. Latest episode was an Edinburgh location bonanza!

Wildlife photographer of the year – people’s choice 2026 A shortlist of 24 images has been selected for the wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice award. You can vote for your favourite image online. The winner will be announced on 25 March and s...

The deer photo is metal AF
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'Where are they now' bit at the end of a New Labour dramatised movie that shows us Tony Blair on the 'Board of Peace' with Erdoğan and Netanyahu; Peter Mandelson under police investigation for his links to a billionaire paedophile network; Gordon Brown in the VIP box at Stark's Park

A Stately Hippodrome Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo’ness just announced their exciting programme (18th – 22nd March). You can attend some of it virtually if you can’t be there physically. Aside…

Hippodrome Silent Film Festival is back and silenter than ever! dcairns.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/a... #HippFest

Only piece of Odyssey casting I'm interested in is who is going to be playing the robot, Nono.

Yikes. Glad I have at least one healthy habit then.

Neither have I, to be honest if I was buying smokes for someone (not that I would be) I would not have a clue what I was doing, how much they cost, or anything.

Ha, "for a friend", love it.

Photo of three books: Scotland the Strange: Weird Tales from Storied Lands, edited by Johnny Mains; The Highlands and Islands of Scotland: A New History by Alistair Moffat; and Stories from South Uist, told by Angus Maclellan, translated by John Lorne Campbell

The "Books I've Read in 2026" thread starts here!

YouTube video by Scotland On-Air "Badger by Owl-light" titles + resume (1982 BBC Scotland drama series)

Until about five minutes ago I'd never heard of Badger by Owl-Light but HOLY SHIT it genuinely looks like it was written and directed by Garth Marenghi and I really want to see it now.
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