Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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FilmFrom Afar
First time director Lorenzo Vigas's From Afar is a gritty and cinematic study in desire and repression, set on the mean streets of Caracas, Venezuela From A... Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
Uk FestivalsOutskirts festival announces 2016 line-up
The initial line-up for this year's Outskirts multi-arts festival at Platform in Glasgow has been announced. Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
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Green Room
Punk v Nazi thriller from the mind that brought you Blue Ruin Green Room, Jeremy Saulnier’s follow-up to Blue Ruin, trades the latter’s revenge ... Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
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Weepah Way for Now
Delightful, full-of-life drama about two sisters, played by real life siblings AJ and Aly Michalka. Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
FilmCain's Children
A compelling documentary suggesting that capitalism has proved just as oppressive to the people of Eastern Europe as communism. Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
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Speed Sisters
Lively doc following five female drag racers in Palestine. Read more »| 17 Feb 2016
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Hitchcock/Truffaut
Doc about the famous week-long sit-down between François Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock, with some contemporary auteurs explaining the interview and subsequent book's importance Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
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Hyena Road
Paul Gross's film shines a light on soldiering in Afghanistan, but the result is an apolitical rabble-rouser Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
FilmDiscovering Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier was a celebrated auteur in his day, but the Frenchman's work and reputation has slipped from our view. Glasgow Film Festival's mini-retrospective hopes to give a boost to this filmmaker ripe for rediscovery Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
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Évolution
Uncanny horror from Lucile Hadžihalilović with shades of HP Lovecraft and David Cronenberg. Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
FilmThe Brand New Testament
Whimsical comedy imagining God as a misanthropic oaf living in Belgium. Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
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Arabian Nights
Miguel Gomes's three-part remix of Scheherezade’s classic tales explores a contemporary Portugal post-financial crash Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Comedy
Brendon Burns: Comedy Spotlight
Brendon Burns is known for his taboo-busting stand-up, having won the Edinburgh Comedy Award's Main Prize in 2007. Before his arrival at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival he agreed to an interview with Fringe Dog. Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
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How to Win Enemies
Meta mystery movie from Argentina that looses its charm in its final act Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Uk Festivals
The Road to Civil War: Marvel Renaissance
Documentary charting the rise and fall of Marvel comics Read more »| 15 Feb 2016