The Winter Guest

IN SUMMER, MUSIC BURSTS out of concert halls, spilling into open-air theaters, lawns and lakes. And though summer may be all about light--picnics, sun worship, paperback thrillers--music festivals aren't. ... Full Article

Acclaimed British actor Alan Rickman makes a stagy but accomplished directing debut in "The Winter Guest," an intimate drama tracking four pairs of Scots in a bleak seacoast town on the coldest day of the year. ... Full Article

Alan Rickman steps behind the lens to direct fellow luvvies Emma Thompson and her mum, Phyllida Law, in a screen adaptation of the play of the same name. ... Full Article

Winter in Scotland is as muted as a wake.The country's so far north, the sun is slow to rise and early to set, and a day can be blindingly bright or always seem like twilight. ... Full Article