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 ReleasesMan of Steel
Following Bryan Singer’s dreary Superman Returns in 2006, and new helmer Zack Snyder’s previous picture, the diabolical Sucker Punch, b... Read more »| 13 Jun 2013 -
InterviewsThe Third Coming: Mat Whitecross and Elliott Tittensor on Spike Island
You'd think it was the early 90s, such is the ubiquity of The Stone Roses on our screens. Spike Island is one of two cinematic tributes to the Manchester rockers out in June. We speak to its director, Mat Whitecross, and star, Elliott Tittensor Read more »| 10 Jun 2013 -
Festivals
EIFF 2013: Drake Doremus on Breathe In
The 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival opens with Drake Doremus's intimate family drama Breathe In. The Skinny spoke to the director ahead of his film's European premiere at EIFF Read more »| 10 Jun 2013 -
Dvd Reviews
To the Wonder
The golden hour, that hour before sunset when the humdrum world is transformed by the warm, suffuse light of the dipping sun, has long been a favourite of Te... Read more »| 09 Jun 2013 -
CineskinnyMuch Ado About Nothing
Shunning doublet and hose in favour of tastefully tailored suburbia, Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing is a lithe, wry look at one of Shakespeare&rs... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
FestivalsEIFF 2013: Noah Baumbach on Frances Ha
Noah Baumbach speaks to The Skinny about Frances Ha, his latest collaboration with Greta Gerwig, ahead of the film's UK première at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 07 Jun 2013
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Interviews
Robot Rock: Kenji Kamiyama on 009 Re: Cyborg
Kenji Kamiyama, the writer-director behind Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, talks to The Skinny about his newest film project, the debut title from Glasgow-based distributor Anime Limited Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
Opinion
Opinion: There's Nowt So Queer As Labels
You'll have seen the headlines: 'Lesbian Film Wins Palme d'Or.' But why do only same-sex love stories have their orientation declared? Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
OpinionAguirre, Herzog and The Secret Mainstream
A screening of Aguirre: Wrath of God in a newly restored print offers the chance enjoy anew Werner Herzog's 1972 classic Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Interviews
Joss Whedon on Much Ado About Nothing
We speak to director, writer and wannabe stuntman Joss Whedon about his switch from Avengers' billion dollar comic-book franchise to Much Ado About Nothing, the low budget Shakespeare adaptation he shot in and around his Santa Monica home Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Film Events
Northwest Film Event Highlights – June 2013
Does Prom Com wallow in 90s nostalgia? AS IF! It offers some great teen movies and concludes, like all great teen movies do, with a prom. Other June highlights: a terrifying horror double-bill, a day of spaghetti crime flicks and superheroes come to town Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
Festivals
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013: The Picks
The brochure for the 67th Edinburgh Film Festival is hot off the presses and Chris Fujiwara and his team's selection has proved as eclectic and exciting as last year's programme. Here's what we're most looking forward to... Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
New Releases
The Big Wedding
Based on the 2006 French film Mon Frère Se Marie, Justin Zackham’s The Big Wedding is a huge misfire that squanders its collection of stars on c... Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
Film Events
Scotland Film Event Highlights – June 2013
This month The Grosvnor goes potty for Potter; it's mods v rockers at GFT; the Cameo have a season of MGM classics; and the UK Green Festival brings films with consciences to Glasgow Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
Dvd Reviews
Cría Cuervos
Three years after her precocious debut in The Spirit of the Beehive, Cría Cuervos (1973) confirmed Ana Torrent a young actress of remarkable... Read more »| 27 May 2013