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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Film EventsOctober Film Events 2009
October means only one thing to horror fans: Halloween. This year, the Cameo in Edinburgh and the GFT in Glasgow are screening a zombie double bill on 25 and... Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
InterviewsThe Dancing Outlaw: Dominic Murphy and Edward Hogg on White Lightnin'
Stylish and intense, White Lightnin' is a recreation of the life of an unlikely cult figure: Appalachian dancer Jesco White. The Skinny spoke to director Dominic Murphy and actor Edward Hogg about the making of the film and meeting the man himself. Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
New Releases
Crying with Laughter
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New Releases
The Beaches of Agnes
A delightful and idiosyncratic autobiographical documentary from one of cinema’s greatest directors: Agnes Varda. The Beaches of Agnes combines clips f... Read more »| 25 Sep 2009 -
Film EventsRage by Sally Potter
Ah, critics do love a ‘trend’ or better still a new ‘movement’. The latest buzz phrase to get us critics hopping about and casually d... Read more »| 24 Sep 2009 -
Interviews
Shane Meadows: Filming in the Fast Lane
After wowing critics with This is England and Somers Town, Shane Meadows could have easily headed to Hollywood to make his fortune. Instead he decided to return to a more stripped down style of filmmaking. The Skinny sat down with the acclaimed filmmaker as well as actor Paddy Considine and producer Mark Herbert to discuss their latest project, the faux rockumentary Le Donk and Scorz-Ayz-Ee. Read more »| 23 Sep 2009
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Dvd Reviews
Goddess
At one point in Goddess, Roy (Biswas), the patriarch of the family at the centre of Ray’s period drama, complains that his son Umaprasad (Chatterjee) i... Read more »| 22 Sep 2009 -
New Releases
Fish Tank
Mia, played by the mesmerizing Katie Jarvis, is a typical teenager: caught in a state of acute rage and chronic vulnerability. She has dreams, realizable des... Read more »| 14 Sep 2009 -
New Releases
Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde’s gothic classic about the perils of yearning for everlasting youth, has been updated by director Oliver Parker (An Ideal Husband, St Trini... Read more »| 07 Sep 2009 -
New Releases
(500) Days of Summer
Let’s get one thing straight, (500) Days of Summer is, without doubt, a rom-com. Despite declaring at the start that “This is not a love story&h... Read more »| 01 Sep 2009 -
InterviewsAndrea Arnold: Behind Glass
Andrea Arnold has emerged as a distinctive voice in British cinema. The Skinny talks to the director on the eve of the release of her latest film Fish Tank. Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Film Events
September Film Events
Forget Dance Flick and instead head, on 27 September, to the Cameo in Edinburgh or the Belmont Picturehouse in Aberdeen for the ultimate morris dancing movie... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Interviews
Jesse Eisenberg: A ride through Adventureland
Jesse Eisenberg talks about his latest coming-of-age comedy Adventureland, which even comes with a recommendation from Woody Allen. Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Dvd Reviews
This Is Spinal Tap: Up To 11 Edition
Newcomers to Rob Reiner’s classic shouldn’t have the difficulties its first audience had in understanding its humour. That’s because this c... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
Cineskinny
Glasgay! Film Festival Preview
This year's Glasgay! kicks off with a selection of films ranging from poignant drama to old school horror. Read more »| 26 Aug 2009