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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InterviewsWho'll Blink First?: Filming Ai Weiwei
With her documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry out on DVD on the 8 Oct, The Skinny talks to director Alison Klayman about the challenges involved in creating her sympathetic portrait of a complex man. Read more »| 05 Oct 2012 -
New ReleasesRuby Sparks
Not another indie movie, Ruby Sparks is the second feature from Little Miss Sunshine directing duo Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. Penned by actress Zoe ... Read more »| 05 Oct 2012 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Fairy
La Fée is the third feature from a three-way filmmaking partnership, in which each member shares three roles: writer, director, and performer. It&rsqu... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
The Arrival of Wang
Not, as one might initially guess, a top-shelf title heralding the debut of a new adult entertainment star, The Arrival of Wang is a low budget sci-fi thrill... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
Some Guy Who Kills People
Everyone wants revenge on the assholes from high school, especially Kevin Boyd (Kevin Corrigan). When he's released after 11 years in the mental institution ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
The Landlord
In his directorial debut, the great Hal Ashby tackled race relations head on with this fable of gentrification and radical chic. Elgar (Beau Bridges) is a sp... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012
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Dvd Reviews
Moonrise Kingdom
Like Wes Anderson's previous films, Moonrise Kingdom is located in a place that is at one remove from reality, where he can create a jewel-like world with a ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
New Releases
Liberal Arts
Writer/director Josh Radnor's sophomore feature sees him also play Jesse, a detached but well-meaning 30-something university admissions officer recently dum... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
The Devil Rides Out
As an 11 year old boy I used to tape late night Hammer horror films on VHS and watch them in awe before school. Fast forward to present day and viewed throug... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Film EventsFilm Event Highlights – October 2012
The GFT turns queer with Glasgay!; it's Fright Night at Cameo's All Night Horror Madness; Club Noir brings classics to the Grosvenor and the Perth Playhouse; cinemas across Scotland get animated; and the Belmont is rocking to Led Zeppelin Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
Festivals
Theatre at The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2012
Eclectic and engaging theatre tackling a range of subjects can be found at The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2012. Workshops and events complement performances from a variety of different local theatre companies Read more »| 28 Sep 2012 -
New Releases
Holy Motors
Holy Motors is the first Leos Carax feature since 1999's Pola X, and it sometimes feels as if every single idea, dream and nightmare that he has had in those... Read more »| 24 Sep 2012 -
New Releases
Looper
Rian Johnson’s third film is assuredly his best effort to date. The genre-bending director, having tackled film noir by way of adolescence (in Brick) a... Read more »| 24 Sep 2012 -
New Releases
Killing Them Softly
In adapting George V. Higgins’ 1974 novel Cogan’s Trade, writer/director Andrew Dominik updates the action to 2008 and lays on the political alle... Read more »| 21 Sep 2012 -
Opinion
The Movie Dos and Don'ts of Studentdom
John Hughes movies might have told you that you've already come of age, but uni is where you really find yourself. Below are some college movies that reveal the dos and don'ts to follow over then next four years Read more »| 17 Sep 2012