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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New ReleasesLogan Lucky
Steven Soderbergh returns from his self-imposed retirement with a hillbilly heist movie that has too many funny accents but not enough funny lines Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
NewsJean-Pierre Melville is GFT's latest CineMaster
This September the ice cool cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville will be lighting up Glasgow Film Theatre’s screen as part of its ongoing CineMasters series Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Dvd ReviewsWestfront 1918 & Kameradschaft
Two films from German filmmaker GW Pabst, best known for his Weimar-era classics Pandora's Box and Diary of a Lost Girl, both of which starred the iconic Louise Brooks Read more »| 22 Aug 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
The 5000 Fingers of Dr T
This big-budget kids' film from 1953 based on ideas by Dr Seuss proved too much for young minds at the time, but deserves to find a cult audience on Blu-ray Read more »| 22 Aug 2017 -
Dvd Reviews
Mickey One
Drawing inspiration from French New Wave cinema, Arthur Penn’s visually arresting but overly self-conscious tale about a comic on the run from the mob is one of the great what-ifs of American cinema Read more »| 22 Aug 2017 -
NewsBlack comedy Three Billboards to close London Film Festival
In Bruges director Martin McDonagh’s new black comedy will close this year’s London Film Festival Read more »| 22 Aug 2017
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FestivalsGlasgow Youth Film Festival 2017 programme announced
The ninth annual Glasgow Youth Film Festival brings another line-up of film curated by local teen programmers Read more »| 21 Aug 2017 -
New Releases
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Despite its promising cast, this derivative buddy movie is neither funny nor thrilling Read more »| 18 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
SQIFF reveals its 2017 programme
The kickarse Scottish Queer International Film Festival returns with an extended edition and a typically daring programme Read more »| 17 Aug 2017 -
News
Watch eerie first trailer for The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell star in the latest from Yórgos Lánthimos, the director of Dogtooth and The Lobster Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Take One Action announces 2017 programme
The social change film festival celebrates ten years, with a programme of films tackling such issues as climate change, EU immigration policy, Universal Basic Income and the Black Lives Matter movement Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
News
The Death of Stalin: Armando Iannucci's new comedy looks hilarious
The Veep and The Thick of It creator’s new feature film is a satire set in Soviet-era Russia and features a brilliant cast that includes Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor and Michael Palin Read more »| 11 Aug 2017 -
News
Bill Murray goes to see Groundhog Day musical... twice
Genius comic actor Bill Murray went to see the stage adaptation of his hilarious 1993 comedy Groundhog Day. And just like the film, he repeated himself the next day Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
Interviews
Stanley Tucci on Alberto Giacometti, Michael Bay and creativity
When he's not stealing scenes as Hollywood's finest character actor, Stanley Tucci writes and directs comic studies about creative people. His latest is a love letter to Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti and his struggle to complete his final portrait Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
New Releases
Final Portrait
Stanley Tucci pays loving tribute to the great Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, but the results are repetitive and anti-climatical Read more »| 08 Aug 2017