Film Opinion
Opinion pieces from our film writers looking at key debates and discussions around films, directors, actors, and cinematic trends. Here you can also find insight to stay current with coverage of booming film festivals.
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Opinion
A Skinny Take: The mind of Mesrine
With the second part of Jacques Mesrine's epic tale out in cinemas, R.J. Gallagher ponders the life of the French outlaw. ----- Jacques Mesrine died on Nov... Read more »| 11 Sep 2009 -
Opinion
A Pilgrimage
I’ve been to a few film festivals, some small that involve just a few viewing treats and others large and anonymous that require a lot of queuing with ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2009 -
Opinion
Arabian Nights
Once upon a time, in a strange and mysterious land swathed in sand and cell animation, there lived an amiable street urchin named Aladdin who was, let’... Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
Opinion
What's Up Doc? Political Documentaries in 2009.
Following on from the release of several critically acclaimed political documentaries in recent months, Gail Tolley explores the role of such films in what many regard as apathetic times. Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
Opinion
Burma or Bust
One of the most common narratives in cinema, that of the flawed protagonist whose various problems (chiefly represented by a rival) serve as the catalyst t... Read more »| 17 Jul 2009 -
Festivals
EIFF 2009: And that's a wrap!
The Skinny’s Film Editor Gail Tolley talks through her highlights of this year’s film festival. Unmade Beds – A beautiful and sensitive ac... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009
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Festivals
EIFF 2009: Antichrist
I reach the Cineworld Fountainbridge in the nick of time to catch Antichrist. I walk through wind and rain to get there (rather appropriately as it turns out... Read more »| 24 Jun 2009 -
Festivals
EIFF 2009: Day One
Believe it or not, but this is my first Edinburgh International Film Festival. I know, I know, and I call myself a film buff. The closest I’ve ever com... Read more »| 20 Jun 2009 -
Festivals
Intruders at the EIFF
To boldly go where no man has gone before - a phrase that remains inextricable from a certain sci-fi telly series, and one with limited application to anyone... Read more »| 19 Jun 2009 -
Opinion
Christian's Salvation?
All publicity is good publicity, as the truism goes, but to whom the publicity is of benefit to is another matter. It’s proven to be the undoing ... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
Opinion
Cannes at the Countryside
As the Cannes Film Festival rolls up the red carpet for another year, it's a curious point to note that one of the enduring impressions of the festival, to s... Read more »| 28 May 2009 -
Festivals
Cannes 2009: The Highs, The Lows and The Gore
We came, we saw, and gore and horror conquered. Gail Tolley brings you the most talked about films from this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Read more »| 26 May 2009 -
Opinion
Cannes 2009: Jim Carrey stops by
Jim Carrey made a fleeting visit to the film festival to introduce his gay rom-com I Love You, Philip Morris. “I’m just a cog in the machin... Read more »| 22 May 2009 -
Opinion
Cannes 2009: Lars and Loach take to the red carpet
Two very different films were recently shown in short succession here at Cannes: Lars von Trier’s highly anticipated ‘horror’ film Antichri... Read more »| 20 May 2009 -
Opinion
Cannes 2009: Crime seems to pay at this year’s festival
There has been a spate of crime-related films over the last couple of days in Cannes. First up was the exceptional Un Prophete, a film that will surely be a... Read more »| 18 May 2009