New Releases
Here you will find an in-depth guide to new films. The Skinny offers synopsis and reviews of the latest film releases.
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New ReleasesThree Miles North of Molkom
Every year, Three Miles North of Molkom, a flurry of Timotei-fresh ‘No Mind Festival’ goers tribally gather to unleash their power animals, chant... Read more »| 04 Aug 2009 -
New ReleasesBroken Embraces
Throughout his career Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has enthralled his audiences with unusual tales of human relationships. In his trademark palette of re... Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
New ReleasesRumba
Revelling in the theory that the best comedians should be seen and not heard (take a bow Jacques Tati, take a pratfall Buster Keaton), new French comedy Rumb... Read more »| 31 Jul 2009 -
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Mesrine: Killer Instinct / Public Enemy No. 1
Jean-François Richet returns to the director’s chair for the first time since his so-so 2005 remake of Assault on Precinct 13 with this timely a... Read more »| 27 Jul 2009 -
New ReleasesMad, Sad and Bad
Mad, Sad & Bad is about a family that pulls no punches: “Crap skin, crap hair, crap body,” a man tells his sister, before trying to seduce hi... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
New ReleasesAdam
Relationships are hard. Everybody knows that. But when one half of the couple has Asperger's Syndrome, you enter unfamiliar territory. Adam struggles with al... Read more »| 21 Jul 2009
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New Releases
Frozen River
As if Academy nominations for best screenplay and best actress weren’t enough, a film described by Quentin Tarantino as one of the best thrillers of th... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009 -
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Burma VJ
Burma VJ, the latest documentary to come out of the politically-conscious Dogwoof distribution house, delivers a passionate insight into the video journalist... Read more »| 17 Jul 2009 -
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Antichrist
Lars von Trier’s films have frequently been criticised for their misogynistic undertones. There are no misogynistic undertones in Ant... Read more »| 17 Jul 2009 -
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
As Oscar Wilde once offered: "Education is an admirable thing, but nothing that is worth knowing can be taught". In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, t... Read more »| 15 Jul 2009 -
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35 Shots of Rum
A pivotal scene in Claire Denis’ latest film, 35 Shots of Rum, takes place with almost no dialogue. Yet, in its quietness, it perfectly captures ... Read more »| 06 Jul 2009 -
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Public Enemies
Michael Mann has always been ahead of his time. From his near-invention of the MTV aesthetic through to his formally audacious feature films, he has continua... Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Many films have explored the neuroses of middle-class American life. From American Beauty to the best of Woody Allen, the message is often the same: we&rsquo... Read more »| 03 Jul 2009 -
Festivals
EIFF 2009: Turn it Loose
When you meet Alistair Siddons, director of this B-boy documentary, you can’t help but think he’s an unlikely candidate for the job; English, qui... Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
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EIFF 2009: Humpday
In a bid to take bromance to the next level, Lynn Shelton, from the Mumblecore movement, brings us Humpday an awkward yet hilarious sex comedy about two budd... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009