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 -
CineskinnyGFF 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 Releases
Waste 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