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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TheatreHOME 2015 opening programme launched
HOME, Manchester’s new centre for contemporary visual art, theatre and film, yesterday presented its extensive opening programme for 2015. The launch t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
New ReleasesWhiplash
It’s rare in cinema to have an experience that's equally physically exhausting and intellectually nourishing; to walk away drained, dumbstruck, by the ... Read more »| 12 Jan 2015 -
New ReleasesWild
Jean-Marc Vallée has certainly been keeping busy, with this adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir sandwiched between last year&rsquo... Read more »| 12 Jan 2015 -
NewsThe Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman, The Theory of Everything lead BAFTA nominations
The nominations for the 2015 British Academy Film Awards have been announced, with Wes Anderson’s comic caper The Grand Budapest Hotel picking up eleve... Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
Interviews
Not Another Teen Movie: Charlie Lyne on Beyond Clueless
Ever wish your favourite teen movie got the same critical cred afforded worthy art films? Charlie Lyne – the voice behind irreverent film blog Ultra Culture – celebrates this most maligned of sub-genres with his debut feature Beyond Clueless Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
Dvd Reviews
The Grand Seduction
Even if you’ve not seen French-Canadian film La Grande Seduction, this English-language remake will give you déjà vu. Its sentimental plo... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015
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Interviews
Bad Teacher: Damien Chazelle on Whiplash
Nicknamed 'Full Metal Juilliard', Whiplash tells the story of a young drummer dragged to the brink of insanity by his brutal music teacher. Its director, Damien Chazelle, explains how he brought this thrilling movie to the screen Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Interviews
Snow is Coming: Game of Thrones' Kit Harington on his new film Testament of Youth
You probably know Kit Harington as the brooding hero of TV's Game of Thrones, but you'll be seeing a lot more of him on the big screen in the future. The rising star chats to us ahead of his new film, wartime romantic drama Testament of Youth Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
New Releases
National Gallery
Frederick Wiseman spent months editing the reams of footage he shot on location, but what's remarkable about the finished product is how effortless it feels.... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
New ReleasesFoxcatcher
With Foxcatcher, director Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball) explores the odd, tense relationship between brothers and Olympic champion wrestlers Mark and Da... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
Film Events
Scotland Film Event Highlights – January 2015
A new year of cinema kicks off with a series of adventure docs and a celebration of teen movies Read more »| 01 Jan 2015 -
Film Events
Northwest Film Event Highlights – January 2015
This month's best movie happenings include hippos dancing to Ponchielli, a celebration of teen movies, and superhero puppets Read more »| 01 Jan 2015 -
New Releases
Enemy
Very much a mood piece, this enigmatic offering from Denis Villeneuve is set beneath a canopy of tangled streetcar lines in an oppressively foggy Toronto. It... Read more »| 30 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
Big Eyes
With Big Eyes, Tim Burton takes a break from his spate of auto-pilot adaptations (be it butchering Alice in Wonderland or remaking his own early short f... Read more »| 18 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
The Theory of Everything
What can you do with a film like The Theory of Everything? It’s exactly what it intends to be: a straightforward potted history of a real-life figure t... Read more »| 18 Dec 2014