CineSkinny
The CineSkinny, launched in 2009, is Glasgow Film Festival’s official publication. Throughout the annual festival, The CineSkinny provides coverage of Glasgow Film Festival in print – copies can be found in GFF venues during the festival, filled with in-depth features, reviews and recognisable by their bespoke illustrated covers. The CineSkinny also reports on Glasgow Film Festival happenings online, with interactive, daily coverage on The Skinny’s website.
The CineSkinny is brought to you by the Glasgow School of Art School of Simulation and Visualisation.
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FilmClash
An armour-plated chamber drama that creaks when it comes to character dynamics Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
FilmThe Good Postman
Flight and fight - a portrait of the Bulgarian border town on the edge of crisis Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
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A Silent Voice
Impressive anime capturing the existential anguish of high school life Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
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The Ornithologist
Planet Earth meets Pier Paolo Pasolini in João Pedro Rodrigues’ erotic exploration of man and nature Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
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Goldstone
Another slice of outback noir from the director of Mystery Road Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
FilmThe Woman Who Left
The latest opus from Lav Diaz – winner of the Golden Lion at Venice – is another moving and melancholic study from the Filipino director Read more »| 01 Mar 2017
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The Teacher
Compelling, crowd-pleasing drama from Czech director-writer duo Jan Hrebejk and Petr Jarchovsky Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
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I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck brings James Baldwin’s powerful words to the screen Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
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Weirdos
An endearingly sweet, emotionally satisfying road movie from Bruce McDonald Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Festivals
RD Laing and Psychiatry on Screen
With RD Laing biopic Mad to be Normal closing the Glasgow Film Festival, we take a look at other films which shed light on the controversial psychiatrist's a... Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
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Juho Kuosmanen on The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki is about an unassuming Finnish boxer who has his nation's hopes pinned on his success. We speak to its directo... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
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The Age of Shadows
Kim Jee-woon's vintage spy thriller pulses with precipitous energy Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
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Lipstick Under My Burkha
An unflinching drama observing the depths of women’s suffering in contemporary Indian society. Read more »| 21 Feb 2017 -
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Aquarius
Sonia Braga stars in this formally inventive meditation on class and memory from Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. Read more »| 21 Feb 2017 -
FilmThe Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
A quartet of essay film portraying the great writer, artist and critic John Berger Read more »| 21 Feb 2017