Return to Goth: Simon Oakes explains Hammer Studio's revival
By . Published 10 September 2012
Hammer Studio chief Simon Oakes talks to The Skinny about the British institution's resurrection
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Take One Action 2012: Harold Crooks on Surviving Progress
By . Published 07 September 2012Is civilisation doomed? The stakes don't get any higher than in Take One Action Film Festival's opener, Surviving Progress. The Skinny speaks to Harold Crooks, one of the film's directors,...
Out of the Past: Guy Maddin on Keyhole
By . Published 04 September 2012Guy Maddin's latest film, Keyhole, is a psycho-sexual riff on Homer's The Odyssey by way of film noir and haunted house movies. The Skinny spoke to this most unique of...
Take One Action 2012: The Revolution's Here
By . Published 03 September 2012Take One Action returns for a fifth year and is a powerful reminder of the part cinema can play in people's fight for freedom and equality across the globe
Genre Hopper: Rian Johnson on Looper
By . Published 03 September 2012Three movies under his belt and Rian Johnson is proving a tricky filmmaker to pin down. The Skinny caught up with the genre hopping director to get the lowdown on...
Film Event Highlights – September 2012
By . Published 03 September 2012GFT gets naughty with Brando and a stick of butter; Cameo is tearing film fans apart with a screening of a toxic bad movie; Hitch is still thrilling Filmhouse; Orson...
Five Great Movie Impostors
By . Published 24 August 2012To celebrate the recent brace of movies dealing in deception, here are five great movie impostors to mull over
Interview: Bryn Higgins and the cast of psycho-drama Unconditional
By . Published 16 August 2012Bryn Higgins, Christian Cooke and Harry McEntire are the director and two leads of Unconditional, a British psycho-drama that asks, what will one young man do for a chance at...
Smashing Pumpkins (and other fruit and veg): Peter Strickland on Berberian Sound Studio
By . Published 08 August 2012Peter Strickland speaks to The Skinny about his new feature film, Berberian Sound Studio, and the dark art of movie making
Film at the Festival: Double-bills and Polish cinema at Summerhall
By . Published 01 August 2012The moving image continues to be conspicuous by its absence from Edinburgh's August arts festivals. But if you make your way to The Royal Dick you'll find Summerhall summer programme...
Subdued Suspense: James Marsh on Shadow Dancer
By . Published 01 August 2012Not all spy films feature secret lairs, giant lasers and hover-gondolas. Director James Marsh talks to The Skinny about Shadow Dancer, a psychological thriller set against the Troubles in Northern...
Hero Worship: John Sayles
By . Published 01 August 2012David Barras is making waves in the indie filmmaking world, with his Edinburgh-set debut feature Electric Man recently screening at this year's Comic Con. He pays tribute here to one...
Film Event Highlights – August 2012
By . Published 30 July 2012From Alien all-nighters to the cinematic poetry of Margaret Tait, these are the film events you should seek out in August
EIFF blog: Natural Forces – The Philippine New Wave
By . Published 04 July 2012As I sit deep within the Cimmerian sweatbox of Edinburgh’s Traverse theatre 2, the past, present and future of Philippine cinema collide. Manuel Conde and Lou Salvador’s 1950 feature Genghis...
EIFF blog: Five Ways EIFF Could Improve for 2013
By . Published 04 July 2012Five suggestions as to how Edinburgh Film Festival could be even stronger in 2013
EIFF blog: All Aboard the Night Train
By . Published 04 July 2012A roundup of Edinburgh International Film Festival blood splattered Night Moves strand
EIFF blog: For your (re) Consideration
By . Published 03 July 2012It's not about the winning, it's the taking part – unless you win that is. Here are the filmmakers who walked away with silverware at this year's Edinburgh International Film...
Film Event Highlights – July 2012
By . Published 02 July 2012From a sing-along showing of Grease, to Club Noir's glamorous burlesque-and-classic-films event, to a celebration of unintentionally hilarious found footage, these are the highlights of July's film events across Scotland
Who's Laughing Now? A Guide to Hollywood Comedy
By . Published 02 July 2012The sorry state of American film comedy laid bare
EIFF blog: Kinship, Sacrifice, Diplomacy
By . Published 28 June 2012A roundup of the trio of docs in Edinburgh International Film Festival's Focus on Denmark strand, which was one of the highlights of this year's event
