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Glasgow cinema to host weekly screenings of cult classics ahead of film festival

WEEKLY screenings of some of the country’s best independent films and Hollywood cult classics are set to be shown at a Glasgow cinema in the…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 17

Daisy Ridley starring in virtual reality experience Trailblazer

Daisy Ridley has been cast as female motoring pioneer Bertha Benz in the virtual reality experience 'Trailblazer' and will be involved as an executive producer when it is adapted into a feature film.

BANG Premier · Jan 31, 2025

Lesley Riddoch takes on Alan Cumming in big day for The National's Euros sweepstake

BROADCASTER and Yes campaigner Lesley Riddoch is set to take on Scottish actor Alan Cumming in a big day in The National’s Euros charity…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2024

Full Oscar winners list including glory for Scots screenwriter as film bags four gongs

World champion triathlete Lesley Paterson co-wrote the Netflix adaptation of All Quiet On The Western Front.

Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023

OPINION - The Leader podcast: Will All Quiet on the Western Front win big at the Oscars?

The British screenwriter of Netflix’s nine-time Oscar nominated film 16 years in the making…

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

Daniel Radcliffe was up for lead role in Oscars-tipped All Quiet on the Western Front

The Harry Potter star was approached to take a starring part in the film, but the offer fell through when producers decided he was not a good fit for the war epic

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023

An antiwar epic became an awards darling. Why Germans don't quite see it the same way

The film with this awards season's most unexpected trajectory may be "All Quiet on the Western Front," an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's 1928 German-language novel set during World War I. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and launching on Netflix in October, the film went…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023

Scots writer of Netflix epic war movie claims BAFTA title as film wins SEVEN awards

Stirling-born screenwriter Lesley Paterson was this celebrating after the film she adapted scooped seven BAFTAs. Lesley claimed the award for best screenplay for her work on Netflix war epic All Quiet on the Western Front. Earlier this month we tol

Daily Record · Feb 21, 2023

All Quiet On The Western Front screenwriter who fought to have film made ‘frustrated’ speech cut from BAFTAs broadcast

Olympian-turned-writer Lesley Paterson spent 15 years trying to get the film off the ground before it was finally made

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

Scots find success at this year's Bafta awards

SCOTS Lesley Paterson and Charlotte Wells found success at Sunday evening’s Baftas.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2023