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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InterviewsBobcat Goldthwait on God Bless America
Bobcat Goldthwait is best remembered as 'that shrill bloke from the Police Academy movies'. He also happens to be one of America's most distinct filmmakers. The Skinny speaks to him about his latest black comedy, God Bless America Read more »| 27 Jun 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
21 Jump Street
I had a dream. Not the usual one where I'm sent back to school with – for an unexplained but apparently plausible reason – no clothes on. No, thi... Read more »| 27 Jun 2012 -
Festivals
EIFF 2012: The Ambassador
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: how does a “caucasian, pigment-challenged” Dane become Liberia’s diplomatic representative in the C... Read more »| 25 Jun 2012 -
FestivalsEIFF 2012: The Lifeguard
A documentary that's as precisely plotted as any fiction Read more »| 25 Jun 2012 -
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EIFF 2012: Sun Don't Shine
Amy Seimetz's delightfully oblique road-movie neatly sidesteps any potential fears of yet another generic lo-fi couple-with-issues indie. Crystal (Kate Lyn S... Read more »| 25 Jun 2012 -
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EIFF 2012: Isn't Anyone Alive? (Ikiteru mono inai no ka)
Who'd have thought the world coming to an end would be so much fun? Read more »| 24 Jun 2012
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Festivals
EIFF 2012: Dr Seuss' The Lorax
The Lorax continues the trend of poor cinematic adaptations of Dr Seuss Read more »| 24 Jun 2012 -
Festivals
EIFF 2012: Maja Borg on Future My Love
Maja Borg's Future My Love is competing for the coveted Michael Powell award at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. We spoke to the filmmaker about her film, a poetic blend of doc, road trip and love story Read more »| 24 Jun 2012 -
Festivals
EIFF 2012: Exit Elena
This highly accomplished, micro-budget drama from Nathan Silver offers a rich study of loneliness and its different effects. Newly qualified nurse Elena (Kia... Read more »| 23 Jun 2012 -
FestivalsEIFF 2012: Girimunho
An evocative portrait of life in rural Brazil Read more »| 23 Jun 2012 -
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EIFF blog: Unique Voices, Distant Lives
After the first few days of screenings at EIFF, a number of distinct cinematic points-of-view are emerging Read more »| 23 Jun 2012 -
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EIFF 2012: Here, There (Zheli, nali)
An elegant meditation on Chinese Diaspora Read more »| 23 Jun 2012 -
Dvd ReviewsRampart
A sinking familiarity greets Rampart’s setup. From its plot (corruption in the LAPD) to its players (internal affairs, district attorneys and no-good h... Read more »| 22 Jun 2012 -
Dvd Reviews
The Lost Weekend
From its elegant, telling opening shot – a slow pan across the New York skyline ending at an open window with a bottle suspended on a rope below &ndash... Read more »| 22 Jun 2012 -
Festivals
EIFF 2012: The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus
Fun doc about the world's finest eight legged football pundit Read more »| 22 Jun 2012