28 ...... Wednesday, December 30, 2020 1SM 1SM Wednesday, December 30, 2020 ...... 29 OUR PICK OF THE FLICKS, TV SHOWS & TUNESTU TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR

IT’S hard to say much nice about 2020 Normal People on the BBC, Quiz on dominate the box office in spite of the of livee gigs,g it looks like a stellar year as everyone attempts to put the past ITV, The Undoing on Sky or The Crown global coronavirus crisis. aheadd for Scottish talent. year in the rear-view mirror. on Netflix, there were plenty of popu- And on the music front, Lewis Here,re, Features Writer COLAN But one of the few positives has lar programmes for folk to talk about Capaldi kept the tunes coming and LAMONONT chooses 10 films and 10 TV TELEVISION surely been the endless amount of when they couldn’t see each other. made us laugh with his Twitter banter. showss notn to be missed in 2021 while MUSIC quality TV shows, movies and music There were also Hollywood block- musicic writerw and radio DJ JIM Despite the arts sector being hit hard TELEVISION that kept people entertained during busters such as Birds Of Prey and Bad by Covid due to industry-wide produc- GELLATATLY has picked 10 up-and-com- theCovid pandemic. Whether it was Boys For Life which managed to tion and recording delays plus a lack ing actcts to watch out for in the charts. THE ETERNALS November 5 ALEX AMOR LIIMO THE Marvel superhero film LINE OF DUTY THE London-based Glas- ROUNDING off 2020 with sees Renfrewshire-born THE sixth season of the wegian singer-songwriter a glorious electro-pop Bodyguard actor Richard has released a string of cover of Alexander hit show is expected to Madden join the likes of air in early 2021 with Mar- captivating alt. pop sin- O’Neal’s If You Were Here Angelina Jolie and Salma gles. She has a creative Tonight, the Edinburgh tin Compston, Vicky Hayek in the saga of The McClure and Adrian Dun- background having stud- boys’ mix of 80s and con- MOVIES Eternals, a race of immortal bar all returning as the ied textile design in Dun- temporary sounds is a beings who lived on Earth dee, and the tracks ooze true joy. and shaped its history and cops running AC-12. style. Recent single The band’s debut civilisations. Trainspotting star Kelly Motion is further evidence album Volume 01 already Macdonald is also joining that her upcoming debut sounds like a greatest WRATH OF MAN WHAT ABOUT LOVE TO OLIVIA the cast as the unconven- EP Love Language is hits. It’s packed full of tional DCI Joanne going to be rather special. bangers. January 15 February 12 February 19 Davidson. NO ONEY has enjoyed a career THIS romantic drama sees two OUTLANDER star Sam boost quite like former EastEnd- young lovers change the lives of Heughan stars as Paul New- LIZZIE REID ers and River City villain Alex their parents forever by teaching man alongside Keeley Hawes Ferns. After starring in Chernobyl, them how to be happy again. and Hugh Bonneville in this VIGIL GOSSIP GIRL STILl in her early 20s, the he landed parts in the upcoming Edinburgh actor and Game Of story about the tumultuous THE detective thriller stars Scots actors THE reboot of the US teen drama series Glasgow musician seems Batman movie, as well as this Guy Thrones star Iain Glen joins marriage between actress to have been around for Martin Compston and Rose Leslie as the that dominated our screens between Ritchie-directed thriller about a Sharon Stone and Andy Garcia in Patricia Neal and legendary disappearance of a fishing trawler and a 2007 and 2012 is shrouded in secrecy. ages. She’s been part of cash truck with Jason Statham. the main cast. writer Roald Dahl. many bands I’ve come death on board a Trident submarine lead But one thing we do know is that the new across over the years but to cops dealing with a dangerous dispute version will star young Edinburgh is now blossoming as a between the Navy and British security actor Thomas Doherty, 25, in one of the solo artist. With shades of services. main roles. Joni Mitchell and Laura THE SUICIDE Marling, her delicate folk SQUAD songs are jaw-droppingly August 6 good. NOT a lot is known about PIC: Chris Almeida supervillain sequel but Mar- SUCCESSION got Robbie is back as Harley Quinn alongside Sylvester CONSIDERED by many Stallone, Idris Elba and Viola to arguably be the best DAYTIME TV DRIFT Davis. Scots actor and for- show on telly right now, mer Doctor Who star Peter A NEW chapter for the WITH a delightful mix of DEATH ON people can’t wait to see folk and electronica, Pais- Capaldi also Brian Cox return as band formally known as features as Hunter & The Bear. ley duo Linzi Clark and THE NILE media mogul Logan Roy. Andrew Quinn are making NO TIME TO DIE The Thinker It’s believed that the cast They’ve re-emerged revi- makes his September 17 talised and refreshed with heavenly music. The latest resumed filming for single The Isle of Pt.2 sees April 2 franchise series three in Novem- stunning first track Side debut. WONDER Woman favourite Effects. Fronted by Will Andrew on ALTHOUGH there’s not much ber which would sug- lead voc- Gal Gadot stars alongside Irvine, from Wester Ross, on-screen Scottish involvement in Aberdonian Game Of gest a 2021 return for the als for the world’s most-dysfunc- the Anglo-Scots sound first time. Daniel Craig’s final outing as Thrones actress Rose Leslie like they are onto a winner. PIC: James Bond, the movie takes on while Kenneth Branagh’s Her- tional family. Let the arguments commence. I’ve had a sneak preview Marie special significance after the sad cule Poirot probes the mur- of the next couple of sin- Collins passing of 007 legend Sir Sean der of a young heiress while gles. Serious contenders. Connery at the end of October. he’s on holiday on the Nile.

RUBY GAINES DEAD PONY THE NEVERS SEX EDUCATION CO-MANAGED by Honey- IN a former guise Dead PINOCCHIO ONCE Upon A Time Star Amy Man- ACTOR Ncuti Gatwa, from Dun- blood’s Stina Tweeddale, Pony featured another of TBC son has landed the role of a lifetime fermline, won a Scottish BAFTA Ruby Gaines burst onto my tips, Lizzie Reid. They in the Joss Whedon sci-fi drama. It’s for his performance as Eric the scene with her single lay down some grungy EWAN McGregor voices Cricket as part described as an epic tale which fol- Effiong in the comedy. Although Cardamom in September. punk, packed with pop of a stellar cast which includes Cate lows a gang of Victorian women with the first two seasons were out in The alias of 2018 Scot- melodies. Blanchett, Christoph Waltz and Tilda unusual abilities, relentless enemies, January, the third has been tish Alternative Music Frontwoman Anna Swinton. It’s a darker take on the classic and an earth-shattering mission. delayed by the pandemic. Awards best acoustic win- Shields has an incredible fairytale of a wooden puppet that trans- ner Megan Airlie, she’s presence on stage. BBC forms into a real living boy. moved towards a more Radio 1 airplay and a track jazz-fuelled rock sound. featured on Made In Chel- And the results are truly sea are setting things up GUNPOWDER spectacular! nicely for 2021. MILKSHAKE OPERATION MINCEMEAT OUTLANDER TBC THE fifth season of the popu- FANS may need to wait a few years to TBC lar time-travel epic was JOSHUA GRANT see Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3, COLIN Firth teams up with Scots star released in February 2020 AS a Dundee supporter, I but Inverness-born actress Karen Gil- Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Mac- after a number of delays. But wasn’t enamoured by lan will be on our screens much fadyen and Jason Isaacs in this WW2 filming on the next offering is Josh’s tune Tangerine sooner. This flick is about a secret story of two intelligence officers expected to start soon and Blood for his beloved sisterhood that comes to the rescue using a corpse and false papers to there’s a chance we will see Dundee United. Hate to of a mother-daughter assassin team. outwit German troops. Sam Heughan and Caitriona say, it’s rather uplifting. Balfe back on our screens He knocked Lady Gaga before 2021 is over. & Ariana Grande off the top of the Scottish charts in June with his track Edin- burgh, a tribute to his home city. New single Lay Me Down is even better. THE NORTH WATERGUILT HOLLYWOOD star Colin Farrell leads a THE acclaimed first season starred top-quality cast that also includes Peter actors Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as BOW ANDERSON MIKE McKENZIE Mullan, Jack O’Connell, Stephen Gra- brothers whose lives were changed for- FAVOURABLY likened to ANOTHER exciting talent ham and former ever after an acci- Rhianna, the Edinburgh from Edinburgh, Mike Hope springsngs Eternals River City favour- dent one night. singer has had plaudits started his musical jour- ite Gary Lamont. The show — writ- from Sir Elton John and ney as the drummer with The show follows ten by Eric, Ernie BBC Radio 1’s Scott Mills. the band that morphed a disgraced And Me’s Neil Edgy lyrics and a into Liimo. Winner of ex-Army surgeon Forsyth — was cool R&B-style last year’s inaugural who signs up to renewed for a sound suggest BBC Radio Scot- an Arctic whaling second instal- a bright future land Singer/Song- expedition — with ment in July and for this rising writer Award, his thrilling and cameras started star. recent acoustic EP deadly conse- rolling in PIC: Cleo showcased his tal- quences. November. Glover ent perfectly. for entertaintaining 2021