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.
-
Dvd ReviewsThe Selfish Giant
In this Oscar Wilde-inspired addition to British cinema’s social realist canon, all of its Bradford milieu is in the gutter, but two boys are look... Read more »| 27 Jan 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
The Stuart Hall Project
Having redefined what documentaries can do in his groundbreaking Nine Muses, Ghana-born British director and rogue historian John Akomfrah once again revisit... Read more »| 27 Jan 2014 -
Dvd ReviewsWings
Wings, one of the final big Hollywood productions of the silent era, is most famous for being the Best Picture winner at the inaugural Academy Awards, or rat... Read more »| 27 Jan 2014 -
New Releases
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor is apparently the passion project that Peter Berg directed Battleship for, and his enthusiasm for the material is evident in every frame. The f... Read more »| 24 Jan 2014 -
Cineskinny
Glasgow Film Festival 2014 Programme Revealed
The new comedy from Wes Anderson and Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin among the films revealed in the tenth edition of the Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 23 Jan 2014 -
New Releases
August: Osage County
William Friedkin’s last two directorial efforts (Bug and Killer Joe) were Tracy Letts adaptations, and it’s a crying shame he didn't helm the fil... Read more »| 23 Jan 2014
-
New Releases
The 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to Lance Armstrong's use of performance-enhancing drugs in all seven of his victories at the Tour de France (since rescinded) as wel...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 Releases
Inside 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 -
News
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 -
News
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 -
News
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 -
News
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 ReleasesYou'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 -
News
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