Film
The Skinny magazine film guide. We bring you the latest new releases, UK film festivals, previews, reviews, exclusive interviews with film directors and actors, opinion pieces and film features.
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InterviewsClint Mansell on channelling punk spirit on Loving Vincent
Clint Mansell on his work on oil-painted Van Gogh film Loving Vincent, and how his punk mindset helped him to find affinity with the post-impressionist painter Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
NewsCall Me By Your Name’s director explains the film’s lack of nudity
Call Me By Your Name screenwriter James Ivory has expressed disappointment that his most sexually explicit scenes didn’t make it into the much praised gay romance. We ask the film’s director, Luca Guadagnino, why the sex scenes are so coy Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
Columbus
Columbus, featuring terrific performances by Haley Lu Richardson, John Cho and Parker Posey, is a subtle, deeply humanist first feature from director Kogonada Read more »| 13 Oct 2017 -
Opinion
We Need to Talk about Harvey (and Hollywood)
Harvey Weinstein's gross sexual misconduct has sent shockwaves through Hollywood, but cinema's glib depiction of workplace sexual harassment, from 9 to 5 to Disclosure, shows the industry has a history of trivialising these issues Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
New ReleasesGolden Exits
Alex Ross Perry's latest New York comedy is too bogged down in misery and mutedness Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
News
Twitter suspends Rose McGowan over Ben Affleck tweets
One of the strongest voices against misogyny in Hollywood just got reprimanded by the social networking site for calling out one of Affleck’s tweets regarding the Harvey Weinstein scandal Read more »| 12 Oct 2017
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New Releases
I Am Not a Witch
This tragic satire concerned with a community of exploited women marks director Rungano Nyoni out as an exciting new filmmaking talent Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
Mudbound
Dee Rees’s latest is an epic tale of racial divide in 1940s Mississippi starring Carey Mulligan, Mary J. Blige, and Garrett Hedlund Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying sees Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne's ex-marines take to the road for a knockabout comedy that needs more rage Read more »| 09 Oct 2017 -
Festivals
Africa in Motion: 2017 Preview
Africa in Motion (AiM) returns for its twelfth year to once again shine a torch on great cinema, both old and new, from African filmmakers Read more »| 09 Oct 2017 -
New Releases
The Party
Sally Potter's dark chamber piece about a dinner party from hell doesn't outstay its welcome, unlike the party's guests Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
The Howling
Joe Dante's slyly subversive werewolf adventure comes to Blu-ray for the first time Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
News
T2 Trainspotting dominates Bafta Scotland nominations
The sequel to Trainspotting picks up five nominations, including a clean sweep in the Best Actor category Read more »| 04 Oct 2017 -
Film Events
Scotland's best horror screenings this Halloween
The best Halloween film events happening in Glasgow and Edinburgh this month, including a rerelease of The Shining, horror festival Dundead and Prince of Darkness screened in a church Read more »| 04 Oct 2017 -
Film Events
The best film events in Scotland in October
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from festivals Africa in Motion, Document and Scotland Loves Anime to celebrations of Claire Denis, John Hughes and Charlie Kaufman Read more »| 03 Oct 2017