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NewsThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 22 May
In today's Bulletin: The Clash to release 5-disc box set; details from the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Scottish Opera programmes; plus new music from Icarus Line, Madlib, Congo Natty and Dirty Beaches Read more »| 22 May 2013 -
NewsThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 10 May
DFA Records documentary emerges; new music from ADULT., The National, CHVRCHES, Dope Body and Factory Floor; Spacemen 3 back catalogue reissued; plus a look at Margins Book & Music Festival and Dunoon Film Festival Read more »| 10 May 2013 -
NewsThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 18 February
Curiosity Rover says 'hello' from Mars; Alex Matsson & Zebra Katz bring fashion to the GFF; new music from Empty Mansions, Ghostface Killah, and Hudson Mohawke; Edinburgh Lectures 2013 programme announced; plus, more announced for T in the Park Read more »| 18 Feb 2013 -
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Edinburgh Science Festival @ Summerhall – Uneasy Worlds
The Skinny previews Summerhall's programme of sci-fi films, which form part of Edinburgh International Science Festival Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Science Festival: Future Human – the movies
What does it mean to be human, past, present and future? The sci-fi films in the Future Human strand of Edinburgh International Science Festival attempt to answer this question Read more »| 30 Mar 2012 -
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Nominees Announced for BAFTA in Scotland New Talent Awards 2011
Another awards ceremony is on the horizon but you'll be glad to hear there isn't a stuttering king in sight. The BAFTA in Scotland New Talent Awards 2011 wil... Read more »| 15 Mar 2011
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FestivalsEIFF 2011 open for business
Submissions for EIFF 2011 are now open Read more »| 01 Nov 2010 -
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Electric Dreams: David Barras on a new low-budget Edinburgh film
Nicola Balkind finds out about Electric Man, a low-budget film being made in Scotland's capital, described as The Maltese Falcon meets Clerks Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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First Look: Get Him to the Greek
Russell Brand returns as the demented musician and partyboy Aldous Snow in a Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off… and the only common denominator withi... Read more »| 20 May 2010 -
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Unique retrospective of Bengali cinema opens in Edinburgh
The St John's Church Hall in Edinburgh has been transformed into a Sunderbans jungle for a three-day Bengali film retrospective of classics by Satyajit Ray, ... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
FestivalsFalkirk talents set to launch debut film at EIFF
The Shutdown is a new short film written and narrated by Scottish author Alan Bissett, known for his novels and plays that have recently been successful acro... Read more »| 10 Jun 2009 -
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Arctic Monkeys to appear in Shane Meadows film at EIFF
Arctic Monkeys make an appearance in Shane Meadows’ new movie, Le Donk, which is set to be premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival later... Read more »| 08 Jun 2009 -
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Edinburgh's Grassmarket Announces Summer Action
The Grassmarket may usually be a hodgepodge of watering holes that punctuate the day for Fringe loving punters and the nights for rowdy women in pink cowboy ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2009 -
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EIFF 2009 Programme Launch
The Edinburgh International Film Festival programme was announced this morning, revealing a varied and exciting list of events and films with an emphasis on ... Read more »| 06 May 2009 -
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Armando Iannucci on In the Loop
It looks like British films are on the up and Armando Iannucci’s In the Loop is one film that everyone’s talking about. We catch up with the director, as well as actors Peter Capaldi and Chris Addison, to chat about the film and its impact. Read more »| 01 Apr 2009