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NewsRob Roy to open HippFest 2019
The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo'ness will open with a bang next year with a rare screening of the 1922 version of Rob Roy Read more »| 03 Dec 2018 -
FestivalsThe Matrix takes over the Arches at GFF 2019
Glasgow Film Festival announces the first programme details for its 2019 edition, including special screenings of The Matrix and Alien, and a focus on Belgian cinema Read more »| 20 Nov 2018 -
NewsNew Nicolas Cage film to premiere at Glasgow’s Cage-a-Rama
Europe’s longest-running Nicolas Cage film festival is back – for, erm, its second year – and it's bringing special guests, Nic Cage-related events and the UK premiere of the legendary actor's latest film, Between Worlds Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
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Alfonso Cuarón's Roma gets a stunning first trailer
The new film from the director of Children of Men and Gravity is a beautiful widescreen black-and-white drama set in Mexico City in the early 1970s Read more »| 13 Nov 2018 -
Festivals
Document Film Festival: The 2018 programme
Document returns with a rich line-up of classic documentary and contemporary films that blend both the poetic and political, and should prove a rousing, radical programme to get audiences thinking about today's most pressing issues Read more »| 08 Nov 2018 -
Festivals
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2018: Preview
Ahead of The Skinny’s first visit to Aesthetica short film festival, we take a peek at the huge programme of short films, special programmes and masterclasses Read more »| 07 Nov 2018
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Nae Pasaran! and Armando Iannucci win big at BAFTA Scotland awards
The documentary about East Kilbride workers who defied Augusto Pinochet's fascist dictatorship wins Best Film, while Iannucci takes home awards for Best Director and Writer for his dark satire Death of Stalin Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
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Scottish talent shines in BIFA nomination list
Is 2018 a banner year for Scottish film? The strong showing for Scottish talent in this year’s British Independent Film Award nominations suggests it just might be Read more »| 31 Oct 2018 -
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Josie Long takes debut feature Super November on tour
Comedian Josie Long wrote and stars in Super November, a Glasgow-set romance that morphs into an Orwellian dystopia, and takes it on tour this November Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
Festivals
Scottish Queer International Film Festival announces 2018 programme
The essential SQIFF returns with a programme featuring queer East Asian and Arab cinema, an asexual reading of the Wizard of Oz and a chance to experience queer virtual reality Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
NewsGlasgow's CCA reopens with #WeirdHorror season
After an extended closure, the vital multi-arts venue is finally up and running again, and for starters it’s got four nights of #WeirdHorror planned to mark the Halloween season Read more »| 19 Oct 2018 -
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Scottish zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse gets official trailer
The comedy-horror mashup set at Christmas hits UK cinemas in November, and gets its music-filled official trailer Read more »| 10 Oct 2018 -
Music
Belle and Sebastian to score Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird debut film
The Scottish group will compose the music for Simon Bird’s Days of the Bagnold Summer Read more »| 10 Oct 2018 -
Music
Thom Yorke shares new track from Suspiria
The Radiohead frontman releases the second track from his original soundtrack to Luca Guadagnino's upcoming remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic Read more »| 03 Oct 2018 -
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Nic Cage unleashed as Glasgow’s Cage-a-Rama returns
Cage-a-Rama, “Europe’s longest-running Nicolas Cage Film Festival”, returns to Glasgow next year with two more days of Cage-related antics Read more »| 01 Oct 2018