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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VideosElijah Wood and Celyn Jones on Set Fire to the Stars
We talk to Elijah Wood and Celyn Jones about their Dylan Thomas biopic Set Fire to the Stars, the historical figures they'd most like to play, and their... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
NewsMad Max: Fury Road trailer released
The trailer for next year’s Mad Max reboot starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult has been released online. Fury Road stars Hardy... Read more »| 11 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
What began with An Unexpected Journey ends in an altogether expected fashion, as Peter Jackson wraps up his frequently misguided three-part adaptation o... Read more »| 10 Dec 2014 -
NewsFirst events announced for Glasgow Film Festival 2015
Glasgow Film Festival have unveiled the first glimpses of the 2015 programme, with a mini-festival of online cat videos and a unique film and music night fea... Read more »| 10 Dec 2014 -
Film Events
Northwest Film Event Highlights – December 2014
As expected, this month's film events have a Yuletide vibe, with classics like Die Hard, Gremlins and The Muppet Christmas Carol heading to a big screen near you Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
New ReleasesManakamana
From Harvard’s experimental Sensory Ethnography Lab, which gave us 2012’s haunting fishing vessel doc Leviathan, comes Manakamana. This is an&nbs... Read more »| 08 Dec 2014
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New ReleasesThe Grandmaster
A sort of biopic of renowned martial artist Ip Man, Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster finally arrives after a European debut at the Berlin Film Festival w... Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
St. Vincent
In writer-director Theodore Melfi’s debut feature, Bill Murray turns back to the salty, misanthropic persona with which he made his name; his titular c... Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
DVD Survival (erm, Gift) Guide
Thanks to a combination of Netflix, iTunes and Pirate Bay, you've probably not bought a DVD since last Christmas. Help save this flailing industry by splurging on some hard copies for your loved ones this festive season Read more »| 05 Dec 2014 -
News
Terminator Genisys trailer released
The first full trailer for Terminator Genisys, the fifth film in the Terminator series, has been unveiled, with Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to the fray a... Read more »| 04 Dec 2014 -
News
Daniel Craig to return as James Bond in ‘Spectre’
The title of the 24th film in the James Bond series has been revealed, with Spectre starring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes set for cinemas next Nov... Read more »| 04 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Intolerance
Watching a DW Griffith film is like watching Shakespeare indite his first couplets. Griffith didn’t invent cinema any more than the Bard invented langu... Read more »| 04 Dec 2014 -
Opinion
Films of 2014: Aliens, A.I.s and Adolescence
From reptilian alpha males (Godzilla, The Wolf of Wall Street) to females fighting the patriarchy (Under the Skin, We Are the Best!), from troubled pasts (12 Years a Slave, ’71) to troubling futures (Her), the movies of the year are full of contrasts Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Film Events
Scotland Film Event Highlights – December 2014
As expected, this month's film events have a Yuletide vibe, from a Frozen sing-along to the Nordic Film Festival via screenings of Christmas staples like Gremlins and Home Alone Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Interviews
Faking Bad: Ben Mendelsohn on Black Sea
A sweetheart in real life, a psychopath on the screen, live-wire Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn talks about how he became Hollywood's go-to nutcase and his new role in Kevin Macdonald's U-boat thriller, Black Sea Read more »| 01 Dec 2014