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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MusicDavid Mackenzie on Starred Up Film Music Reworked
On its release last year, David Mackenzie’s Starred Up turned heads and earned plaudits for its intense portrayal of prison life. Now the film’s score has undergone the remake treatment, Mackenzie explains why he's still immersed in the music Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Dvd ReviewsDragon Inn
It’s 15th-century China. A noble minister has been executed and his children exiled by ferocious eunuch Cao (Ying). Despatched to murder the exiles bef... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Skull
Produced by Amicus Productions – Hammer Films's big rival – and featuring Hammer’s two most recognisable stars, Peter Cushing and Christoph... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Film Events
Northwest Film Event Highlights – November 2015
This month's film highlights include artists' films, animation and amour Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
New Releases
Brooklyn
Adapted from Colm Tóibín’s beloved novel, Brooklyn is a refreshingly old-fashioned melodrama with depths that transcend its initial light... Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Film Events
Scotland Film Event Highlights – November 2015
German cinema, the Scottish Gone with the Wind and the Star Wars movie that George Lucas really doesn't want you to see Read more »| 01 Nov 2015
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Festivals
¡Viva! Presents New Spanish Cinema: Preview
Some highlights of HOME's final ¡Viva! weekender, with New Spanish Cinema on the menu Read more »| 30 Oct 2015 -
Festivals
LFF 2015 Highlights: The Auteurs
Six films from some of our favourite filmmakers who knocked it out of the park with their latest work at this year's London Film Festival Read more »| 30 Oct 2015 -
New ReleasesMississippi Grind
Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds star as gamblers travelling across America in this lacklustre buddy movie Read more »| 23 Oct 2015 -
New Releases
Spectre
Daniel Craig is back as super spy James Bond in Spectre, but the 007 franchise is back to its old, cliched ways Read more »| 23 Oct 2015 -
FestivalsLondon Film Festival: Steve Jobs
A breakneck Aaron Sorkin script combined with a performance of subtlety, ease and confidence from Fassbender results in a meticulously constructed character study Read more »| 21 Oct 2015 -
Opinion
Scottish Horror Films: Seven Caledonian chillers
The fog-covered moors of the Highlands, the ancient cobbled streets of Edinburgh, and Glasgow's harsh tower blocks have all provided inspiration for scary movies over the years. With Halloween on the horizon, we select seven Scottish horrors to check out Read more »| 21 Oct 2015 -
Festivals
London Film Festival: Room & Queen of Earth
Two films from London Film Festival centred on female protagonists who are trapped: Alex Ross Perry's Queen of Earth and Room, based on Emma Donoghue's novel of the same name Read more »| 20 Oct 2015 -
Festivals
London Film Festival: My Skinny Sister & Take Me to the River
Two debut features from LFF: Sanna Lenken's My Skinny Sister and Matt Sorbel's Take Me To The River. Read more »| 19 Oct 2015 -
Books
Graham Humphreys Interviewed: Art of Darkness
The dark art of illustrator Graham Humphreys is finally seeing the light with an upcoming book and exhibition. His are the bold and bloody images to accompany the seminal horror films of our times, including A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Evil Dead Read more »| 19 Oct 2015