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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When Olive (Emma Stone) tells her best friend a white lie about losing her virginity (her “V-card”) she finds that her “terminological inex... Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
CineskinnyGFF 2011: Y'all get scared now, y'hear?
The Glasgow Film Festival has gremlins in its midst as legendary prog-rockers Goblin come to town Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Quite(ly) Interesting
For comic book fans, he needs no introduction, but for everyone else, we profile acclaimed Glaswegian graphic novelist Frank Quitely prior to his special workshop at GFF. Words: Thom Atkinson Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Creation of a Legend
The Brit pop scene owes a lot to Creation Records and its eccentric founder Alan McGee. Danny O'Connor's documentary reminds us of the company's importance. Words: Chris Buckle Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Deconstructing Dad
Documentaries can become personal in the making for any filmmaker, but the achievement of Stan Warnow in Deconstructing Dad is particular... Read more »| 23 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer, the man of a thousand Simpsons voices, brings wit and a keen journalist’s instinct to documentary on the US government's shambolic handling of Hurricane Katrina Read more »| 22 Feb 2011
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GFF 2011: No Singing, No Dancing
India's film industry is more than just the all-singing, all-dancing Bollywood extravaganzas, and the GFF is proud to bring a selection of the country's independent movies to the Scottish public. Words: James Kloda Read more »| 22 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Streep's Ahead
This year's festival retrospective is dedicated to the queen of method, Meryl Streep. We take a look at her glory years. Read more »| 20 Feb 2011 -
CineskinnyGFF 2011: Pink Saris
Sampat Pal Devi is the residing matriarch of Uttar Pradesh, Northern India. A formidable force, her no-holds-barred attitude to Indian traditionalism is... Read more »| 20 Feb 2011 -
New ReleasesWaste Land
Amid the bleak surroundings of Brazil's Jardim Gramacho, the biggest landfill in the world, Lucy Walker's Waste Land finds an inspiring true story. Her docum... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
New Releases
Animal Kingdom
Detached, monosyllabic teen Joshua’s (Frecheville) mum has, as he puts it, “gone and OD’d and she’s dead”, so he turns to estra... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Road, Movie
As its title suggests, Road, Movie is a self-conscious referent of a spate of earlier films, and the concept of cinema in general. Vishnu (Abhay Deol) i... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Watch at your Peril
William Castle is the undisputed king of the gimmick movie. Becky Bartlett discusses just some of his shock tactics. Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Apnea
In an arresting opening, newly-crowned European swimming champ Dimitris (Sotiris Pastras) reminisces about lost love Elsa (Youlika Skafida), enveloped in the... Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Celluloid Choreography
The Glasgow Short Film Festival proudly hosts a selection of works by contemporary dancer turned film-maker Miranda Pennell's works Read more »| 17 Feb 2011