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‘The Post’, Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) https://www.silverscreencities.com/the-post-dundee-contemporary-arts-dundee/ Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:10:19 +0000 http://www.silverscreencities.com/?p=347 A cold February evening in Dundee. This being a Monday, the streets were very quiet. We headed to Innis & Gunn Beer Kitchen for something to eat before tonight’s film, the much hyped ‘The Post’. When we got to the Beer Kitchen there weren’t many others in but as we were eating there was a […]

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A cold February evening in Dundee.

This being a Monday, the streets were very quiet.

We headed to Innis & Gunn Beer Kitchen for something to eat before tonight’s film, the much hyped ‘The Post’.

When we got to the Beer Kitchen there weren’t many others in but as we were eating there was a steady influx of customers.

The atmosphere was lively and contented.

Industrial chic décor and friendly attentive service added to the venue’s appeal.

The food was very good, especially the starters of Korean fried cauliflower and devilled mushrooms. Both starters had a spicy kick to them, with the Innis & Gunn lager a perfect accompaniment.

After the lager I moved onto a bottle of Bellfield Lawless Village IPA, a gluten-free offering that was delicious.

Very well fed, we trundled the hundred yards or so from the Beer Kitchen to Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) for the 8.30 pm showing of ‘The Post’.

‘The Post’ was showing in Screen 1, an excellent auditorium with comfortable seats and plenty leg room.

DCA is a gem of a place, a vibrant cultural hub where the film programming is always interesting. Their restaurant is great, too.

Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks are the stars of ‘The Post’. Both of them are on top form in this gripping account of the struggle between the Nixon administration and the Washington Post newspaper.

The film is beautifully shot. The colours are understated and subdued, ensuring the emphasis is on the story rather than on garish visual tricks.

There is a great rapport between Streep and Hanks; in the scenes they share, the dialogue swirls seemingly effortlessly, two very different characters who understand each other perfectly.

After the film we walked back along Perth Road.

The fine old mansions lining the north side of the road loomed up bulkily in the dark.

As it got towards midnight, the temperature dropped to zero.

Snow was on the way.

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