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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OpinionReel Talk: Film distributors love the smell of easy money in the morning
Everyone loves 70s American cinema, right? The scattershot chaos of Altman, the swaggering rock and roll of Scorsese, those DePalma fever dreams; a golden ag... Read more »| 02 May 2011 -
OpinionStarter for eleven: Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen was attending the Glasgow Film Festival to introduce Treacle Jr., a new independent film that reunites him with The Low Down director Jamie Thraves. We caught up with the former star of The Wire to quiz him on that great show, giving him a shot at winning that elusive haggis supper Read more »| 04 Mar 2011 -
OpinionTime For Anti-heroes: Top Ten Films of 2010
The Skinny film writers sort through their ripped up ticket stubs for Sex and the City 2 and those Girl Who Got Raped And Beat Up films to bring you the cream of 2010's cinematic crop Read more »| 01 Dec 2010 -
Opinion
Reel Talk: Paul or Pauline
Our new Film Editor introduces himself Read more »| 01 Nov 2010 -
Opinion
Stray Dogs and Samurai: Celebrating 100 Years of Akira Kurosawa
In celebration of the centenary of acclaimed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa we select five of his films which are essential viewing Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
Festivals
EIFF2010: Restrepo, Third Star and Perestroika
A final blog from this year's EIFF and in the last few days of the festival I managed to cram in several of the most talked about films. Everyone was curiou... Read more »| 02 Jul 2010
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Festivals
EIFF 2010: The Hunter, Donkeys, The Runaways and Skeletons
It's been a real mixed bag at EIFF this year. Top of my list so far has been Iranian film The Hunter. Directed by and starring Rafi Pitts it's a sombre look ... Read more »| 02 Jul 2010 -
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EIFF 2010: Gravity, My Son My Son What Have Ye Done, The Secret in Their Eyes
Dropping away from suited commuters to enjoy a 9am screening of the blackly comic Gravity carries a curious excitement akin to skiving school. The film deliv... Read more »| 24 Jun 2010 -
FestivalsComic Book Guy: In Person with Sir Patrick Stewart at EIFF
On a warm Edinburgh evening at Fountain Park Cinema, an unassuming black car pulls up to the front doors; from the back seat emerges the face that launched a... Read more »| 22 Jun 2010 -
FestivalsComic Book Guy: Superhero Me at EIFF 2010
What is it like to be a superhero in the real world? Not the real New York of Spiderman, not the real world of Dave Lizewski in Mathew Vaughn’s Kick As... Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
Festivals
EIFF 2010: Night Moves
Each year EIFF runs a strand of late-night premieres – films with niche appeal, for fans of genre fare. These tend to reach a small but avid audience a... Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
Festivals
EIFF 2010: Zombies, Sluts and Cave Dwellers
I made it to Edinburgh for the Film Festival this week and watched six films in just over 24hrs. I haven't managed this kind of rate since the Schwarzenegger... Read more »| 18 Jun 2010 -
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EIFF 2010: The Illusionist, And Everything is Going Fine, 22 Bullets
It was a collection of fragile souls that gathered at the press screenings on Thursday morning, the first official day of the 64th Edinburgh International Fi... Read more »| 18 Jun 2010 -
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EIFF 2010: McLaren Animation 1
The calibre of up-and-coming animators is quite staggering in Britain today. Scotland has a great deal to offer the international scene, and it's well worth ... Read more »| 16 Jun 2010 -
Opinion
Cannes 2010: Auteur Action
As the 63rd Cannes Film Festival comes to a close, there is a general opinion among critics that this year has not been one of Cannes' strongest. This time l... Read more »| 23 May 2010