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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OpinionMark Kermode: It's Only A Movie
Amidst speculation that he is to succeed Jonathan Ross for Film 2010, outspoken film critic Dr Mark Kermode is on usual self-deprecating form tonight, regali... Read more »| 12 Feb 2010 -
New ReleasesThe Wolfman
Limping into cinemas after a notoriously protracted and problematic shoot, The Wolfman seems to be defeated almost before it has begun. Having lost o... Read more »| 11 Feb 2010 -
New ReleasesA Single Man
Tom Ford’s directorial debut attempts to create an emotional portrait of grief through the use of sensual images, textures and colours. Colin F... Read more »| 08 Feb 2010 -
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GFF10 In Focus: Mark Cousins
The Edinburgh-based filmmaker and critic talks about his documentary The First Movie which involved going to Iraq and giving cameras to children to record aspects of their lives Read more »| 08 Feb 2010 -
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GFF 2010: The Scottish Connection
This year’s Glasgow Film Festival showcases the best Scottish talent alongside renowned international artists. We delve into the programme to highlight the most exciting events in film, music and art and celebrate the local connection Read more »| 05 Feb 2010 -
New Releases
Food, Inc.
Think twice about buying that hotdog or fizzy drink before sitting down to watch Food, Inc.: you’re not likely to finish them. Robert Kenner&rs... Read more »| 05 Feb 2010
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GFF 2010 In Focus: Kevin Macdonald
Ahead of his appearance at the Festival we talk to the Glasgow-born film director about his Scottish links and shooting his upcoming film, The Eagle of the Ninth. Read more »| 04 Feb 2010 -
Opinion
A Little Joie-de-Vivre
In Micmacs a group of Parisian eccentrics plot revenge on two arms manufacturers in a style that harks back to the silent age of cinema – welcome to Jean-Pierre Jeunet country. Read more »| 04 Feb 2010 -
Dvd ReviewsThe Stranger (Agantuk)
From 1991, Satyajit Ray directed this, his final film, from inside an oxygen tent. It doesn’t show. Based on one of his own short stories, it may not b... Read more »| 02 Feb 2010 -
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GFF 2010: The Young Guns
Glasgow Youth Film Festival crams 25 film premieres, events and workshops into just one week, all aimed at young audiences (and of course the young at heart). We pick our favourites from this year’s programme. Read more »| 02 Feb 2010 -
Dvd Reviews
Crazy Horse, Paris with Dita Von Teese
Featuring Dita Von Teese's routines and the cabaret set-pieces from the famous French night-club the Crazy Horse, this DVD presents burlesque as a mixture of... Read more »| 02 Feb 2010 -
Dvd Reviews
Kamikaze Girls
Edited at a frenetic pace, trawling through Japanese sub-cultures and using lurid, intense cinematography, Kamikaze Girls is a female buddy movie re-invented... Read more »| 01 Feb 2010 -
New Releases
Edge of Darkness
Whether he's taking a beating or dishing one out, Mel Gibson is an actor who's energised by violence, so he's perhaps the inevitable choice to play a vengefu... Read more »| 29 Jan 2010 -
Dvd Reviews
The Army of Crime
The Army of Crime joins a roster of recent European films exploring the continent’s wartime past from a fresh perspective. French realist Gu&e... Read more »| 25 Jan 2010 -
New Releases
Brothers
From a troubled upbringing dominated by their heavy-drinking, Marine father (Sam Shepard) the Cahill brothers have grown into very different men. Sam... Read more »| 25 Jan 2010