Film Events
Stay up to date with current and upcoming film events. Here you’ll find info on approaching film festivals, and interviews with festival curators.
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Film EventsAugust Film Events: 2010
Whilst the many festivals taking place in Edinburgh this month might not be focused on film there are still a variety of events which will appeal to cinephil... Read more »| 27 Jul 2010 -
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July Film Events: 2010
Bona fide legend of the silver screen, one of the Golden Boys of the Golden Age, Tony Curtis will be at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh on 2 July for An Affair wi... Read more »| 28 Jun 2010 -
Film EventsFjorlorn in the Fjords
"Ah wouldnae dae that if ah wuz you." So says a Viking to his comrade who is trying to pick a fight with One-Eye, the mute hero of Valhalla Rising. And we wo... Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
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Cannes 2010: The Highlights
It’s been over a week since the 63rd Cannes Film Festival came to a close giving us ample time to reflect back on this year’s true winners (and losers) Read more »| 07 Jun 2010 -
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The Wimp Inside Me
Yes, I wimped out. I sat through most of that scene in Michael Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me with my hands over my eyes. The dread I felt as Casey Affl... Read more »| 28 May 2010 -
Film EventsJune Film Events
Between 13-20 June, Scotland celebrates its annual Refugee Week, with both the GFT in Glasgow and the Filmhouse in Edinburgh screening films that offer insig... Read more »| 26 May 2010
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Film EventsNever Get Out of the Tank
Never Get Out of the Tank Fag butts floating in stagnant puddles on the floor; viscous liquids coursing down interior surfaces; constant bickering and shirk... Read more »| 14 May 2010 -
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Preview: Cannes Film Festival 2010
From the 12-23 May the biggest films of the year will show at Cannes Film Festival. Here is our choice of the ones you should be looking out for. Read more »| 03 May 2010 -
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Slo-Mo Psycho
When Douglas Gordon first showed 24 Hour Psycho ten years ago at the Tramway, my reaction was: “OK, I get it, so I don't have to go and see it”. ... Read more »| 30 Apr 2010 -
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May Film Events
Indulge in some B-movie inspired sex and violence at the Filmhouse on the 1 May when Tarantino’s rarely screened Grindhouse double bill will show. Dea... Read more »| 21 Apr 2010 -
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Not even finger guns
“No guns. Not even finger guns.” These words, which I once overheard a mother say to her five-year-old as he went off to play, returned to me as ... Read more »| 05 Apr 2010 -
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April Film Events
After the success of Crazy Heart, American country, folk and blues is celebrating a film revival. In Edinburgh, the Cameo is showing The Roots and Branches o... Read more »| 26 Mar 2010 -
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When Werner met Nicolas
Getting shot on TV has been a good career move for Werner Herzog. The video clip of the incident, which occurred while being interviewed by Mark Kermode for ... Read more »| 15 Mar 2010 -
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The French for Boring
I started writing this blog entry last week full of enthusiasm for all the avant-garde and experimental films that I’d discovered online. It was exciti... Read more »| 03 Mar 2010 -
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March Film Events: 2010
The GFT has outdone itself this month with not one, but two horror double bills – in one weekend! Fans of the video nasties can treat themselves to the... Read more »| 03 Mar 2010