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 ReleasesThe Armstrong Lie
The titular 'lie' refers to Lance Armstrong's use of performance-enhancing drugs in all seven of his victories at the Tour de France (since rescinded) as wel... Read more »| 22 Jan 2014 -
NewsFilm News: Bill Murray gets real on Reddit; Bond 24 & 25 rumours; plus the latest trailers
A round-up of the latest film news: Bill Murray talks Garfield, Groundhog Day and Broken Flowers in Reddit Q&A; John Logan on Bond 24 and 25; Mark Ruffalo on The Hulk; plus the latest trailers Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
New ReleasesInside Llewyn Davis
The Coen brothers’ latest success is a film about failure. Llewyn Davis (Isaac) is a talented singer-songwriter barely eking out an existence in the Gr... Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
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Oscar Nominations Announced: American Hustle, Gravity and 12 Years a Slave dominate
This year's Oscar nominations have been announced, with Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave, David O. Russell's American Hustle, and Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity Read more »| 16 Jan 2014 -
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Competition: Can you make a film in 10 seconds?
Channel 4 and the organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games have teamed up to present a new competition for emerging filmmakers. 9.88 Films, co-funded by Channel 4 and Creative Scotland, will run until 9 April Read more »| 16 Jan 2014 -
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Film News: Jonah Hill on The Wolf of Wall Street; Demon baby terrorises NYC
A round-up of film news: Jonah Hill discusses the 'greed is good' ethos of The Wolf of Wall Street; demon baby terrorises New York in horror viral; the latest rumours about forthcoming superhero movies; plus the latest trailers Read more »| 15 Jan 2014
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Film News: 12 Years a Slave and Breaking Bad lead Golden Globe winners; Quentin Tarantino's new western
A roundup of film news: 12 Years a Slave leads Golden Globe winners; Quentin Tarantino's new Western gets a title; the latest Star Wars cast and plot rumours; Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks The Sandman; plus trailers for Outlander and Game of Thrones Read more »| 13 Jan 2014 -
New Releases
You're Next
Actors and directors from a certain subset of American independent cinema star in this knowing slasher film. The first of You're Next’s two genre twist... Read more »| 10 Jan 2014 -
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Film News: Mark Frost dismisses Twin Peaks rumours, plus the latest trailers
Today's film news: Mark Frost denies Twin Peaks rumours, plus trailers for Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer, and Sharlto Copley in Open Grave Read more »| 09 Jan 2014 -
Interviews
No More Mr Nice Guy: Michael Cera and Sebastián Silva on Crystal Fairy & the Magical Catcus
DiCaprio has Scorsese, Depp has Burton, Gosling has Winding Refn. We speak to a more low-key actor/director team, Michael Cera and Sebastián Silva, who are bringing a pair of excellent movies to UK screens in 2014 Read more »| 09 Jan 2014 -
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Film News: David Lynch Twin Peaks rumours; Sundance and Cannes news; Bryan Singer talks X-Men: Apocalypse
A round-up of film news: Those David Lynch Twin Peaks rumours examined; Beastie Boys and Death Cab for Cutie score films for Sundance; Jane Campion to head up Cannes jury; Bryan Singer on X-Men: Apocalypse, plus the latest trailers Read more »| 08 Jan 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Riddick
After the ambitious first sequel to Pitch Black failed, you can see why producers would want to return to familiar territory, but something still isn’t... Read more »| 08 Jan 2014 -
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The Great Beauty
In The Great Beauty’s sublimely grand overture, a smiling tourist snaps the Roman skyline then suddenly falls, as if overwhelmed by the splendour of th... Read more »| 08 Jan 2014 -
New Releases
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus
Consider Michael Cera’s recent film roles. There’s two-timing Scott (Scott Pilgrim vs the World), schizophrenic womaniser Nick (Youth in Revolt),... Read more »| 08 Jan 2014 -
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Museum Hours
In this documentary-fiction hybrid, a guard (Sommer) at Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum strikes up a friendship with a lonely Canadian tourist (O&rsq... Read more »| 08 Jan 2014