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 ReleasesOnly Lovers Left Alive
If you have ever taken a moment to wonder what a vampire romance directed by Jim Jarmusch would look like, then Only Lovers Left Alive probably comes pretty ... Read more »| 17 Feb 2014 -
CineskinnyAlien Surveillance: Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin
It's been ten long years since Jonathan Glazer's last feature. His jaw-dropping new film, the Scarlett Johansson-starring Under the Skin, shows there's no sign of ring rust. The director talks surreptitious filmmaking and challenging audience expectation Read more »| 17 Feb 2014 -
New Releases
Stranger by the Lake
When was the last time you saw an erotic thriller that worked simultaneously on both levels? Stranger by the Lake is the rare film that integrates explicit s... Read more »| 17 Feb 2014 -
Dvd ReviewsJohn Dies at the End
Don't worry, the title isn't quite as spoilerific as it may first appear in writer-director Don Coscarelli's latest film (his first since 2002's Bubba Ho-Tep... Read more »| 13 Feb 2014 -
News
Film News: Kristen Stewart's poetry corner, the Rumour Mill and more
In our look at today's film news, we have a laugh at Kristen Stewart's terrible poetry, examine rumours of a new version of Stephen King's IT, and take a look at the latest trailers Read more »| 12 Feb 2014 -
InterviewsTotal Ellipsis: Claire Denis on Bastards
French auteur Claire Denis talks us through her latest cinematic vision, the noir-tinged Bastards Read more »| 11 Feb 2014
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Interviews
Filthmonger: Jon S. Baird revisits Filth ahead of home release
As coal black comedy Filth heads for home screens today, we speak to director Jon S. Baird about getting Irvine Welsh's ‘unfilmable’ book there Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
News
Film News: Preacher TV series gets green light from AMC; extended look at Game of Thrones season 5
A round-up of the latest film news, including news of Seth Rogen's adaptation of comics classic Preacher, a look behind the scenes at Game of Thrones: Season 4, plus the latest rumours and trailers Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
Interviews
Stranger Danger: Alain Guiraudie on Stranger by the Lake
Alain Guiraudie’s latest is a seductive tale concerned with sex and murder set within the milieu of an idyllic gay cruising spot. The French filmmaker reveals his influences and explains why he wanted to keep the cock in this Hitchcockian thriller Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
New Releases
Bastards
Noir-infused tragedy Bastards sees director Claire Denis back in her more polarising mode as the dark queen of French cinema, with a work of bewitc... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
Interviews
Soft Porn: Stellan Skarsgård on Nymphomaniac
Lars von Trier’s favourite leading man Stellan Skarsgård tells us about working with the Danish enfant terrible and discusses their latest collaboration, Nymphomaniac Read more »| 07 Feb 2014 -
Cineskinny
Ten of the Best at Glasgow Film Festival 2014
Once again the opening and closing films of this year's Glasgow Film Festival have sold out. But don't fret, there's a whole programme of fine cinema to sample, like these ten great looking films, for example... Read more »| 07 Feb 2014 -
Cineskinny
The Sunshine State of Independence: The Borscht Corporation come to Glasgow Short Film Festival
Down in south Florida a group of filmmakers have been making waves on the US indie film circuit. They go by the name The Borscht Corporation, and Glasgow Short Film Festival are bringing their wild cinematic vision to Scotland for an in depth showcase Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
Interviews
Life During Wartime: Kevin Macdonald on How I Live Now
Kevin Macdonald’s latest fiction film is a darkly romantic drama about a group of young people surviving in war-torn Britain. The Touching The Void director talks about working with his young cast and imagining wartime from an askance teen perspective Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
News
Mark Cousins and Filmhouse tour the UK with Cinema of Childhood season
Edinburgh's Filmhouse and documentary maker Mark Cousins present a very special season exploring the history of children in film, touring the UK from April Read more »| 06 Feb 2014