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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InterviewsFilm Starred Up: Three minutes with Jack O’Connell
We grab a very quick chat with man of the hour Jack O'Connell while he's in Glasgow for the Scottish premiere of Starred Up at the Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
New ReleasesBlind Woman's Curse
Blind Woman’s Curse opens in the most breathtaking fashion. A Yakuza Clan, tensed and snarling in torrential rain, synchronise to reveal a full dr... Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
NewsCreative Scotland appoints new Director of Film & Media
Scotland's arts funding body Creative Scotland have appointed Natalie Usher as their new Director of Film & Media, it was announced today. Usher will take up the post in early May Read more »| 19 Mar 2014 -
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Tom at the Farm
In its setup and execution, Tom at the Farm, the fourth film from Québécois wonderkid Xavier Dolan, is pure Polanski. The title character (play... Read more »| 19 Mar 2014 -
Festivals
A Story of Children and Film
As its mimetic title might indicate, A Story of Children and Film plays more like an appendix to Mark Cousins’ encyclopaedic The Story of Film than a f... Read more »| 19 Mar 2014 -
Videos
Roger Christian on Black Angel: Video interview at Glasgow Film Festival
Black Angel, a 25 minute short made in Scotland by legendary British art director Roger Christian (Alien, Star Wars), has become a piece of celluloid folklor... Read more »| 19 Mar 2014
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Cineskinny
The Double
Richard Ayoade deftly crafts humanist comedy from dark, Kafkaesque absurdity in his Dostoyevsky adaptation The Double. Simon James (Jesse Eisenberg... Read more »| 19 Mar 2014 -
Dvd ReviewsWe Are What We Are
Jim Mickle's loose remake of the 2010 Mexican original is wonderfully atmospheric with some nice performances, but suffers from terminally slow pacing and a ... Read more »| 18 Mar 2014 -
News
Film News: First look at new James Brown biopic, Paul McGann on Doctor Who, plus the latest trailers
A round-up of the latest film news, including first look at James Brown biopic Get On Up, Paul McGann eyes a return to Doctor Who, Lupita Nyong'o's possible role in Star Wars VII, the latest trailers, and more Read more »| 17 Mar 2014 -
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BAFTA New Talent Scotland Awards – Shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's BAFTA New Talent Scotland Awards has been announced today, with recognition given to some of Scotland's best emerging filmmakers across a range of disciplines, genres and styles Read more »| 17 Mar 2014 -
Cineskinny
Starred Up
A star is born in Starred Up. From the minute Jack O’Connell swaggers onscreen he electrifies the picture with the kind of fearless and commanding perf... Read more »| 17 Mar 2014 -
Dvd ReviewsJeune & Jolie
The latest from François Ozon (following 2012's excellent In the House), is a carefully non-judgemental coming-of-age drama divided into four sea... Read more »| 17 Mar 2014 -
News
Film News: Danny Trejo talks Muppets and Machete, Fantastic Four and Star Wars casting rumours, and more
In today's film news, Danny Trejo talks about his roles in Machete and Muppets Most Wanted, the latest casting rumours for Fantastic Four and Star Wars VII, plus the latest trailers, and more Read more »| 14 Mar 2014 -
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Terry Gilliam on The Zero Theorem: Video interview at Glasgow Film Festival
We caught up with Terry Gilliam at Glasgow Film Festival ahead of the Scottish premiere of The Zero Theorem to talk about the film and some of the concepts w... Read more »| 13 Mar 2014 -
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The Meaning of Life: Terry Gilliam on the Zero Theorem
We get philosophical with director Terry Gilliam ahead of the Scottish premiere of his latest film at the Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 12 Mar 2014