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 EventsAugust Film Events: 2009
Edinburgh is awash with choices for film events in August. If peace is what you seek, head to the Filmhouse on 21 and 28 August, when the Festival of Spiritu... Read more »| 24 Jul 2009 -
New ReleasesMad, Sad and Bad
Mad, Sad & Bad is about a family that pulls no punches: “Crap skin, crap hair, crap body,” a man tells his sister, before trying to seduce hi... Read more »| 22 Jul 2009 -
New Releases
Adam
Relationships are hard. Everybody knows that. But when one half of the couple has Asperger's Syndrome, you enter unfamiliar territory. Adam struggles with al... Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
OpinionWhat's Up Doc? Political Documentaries in 2009.
Following on from the release of several critically acclaimed political documentaries in recent months, Gail Tolley explores the role of such films in what many regard as apathetic times. Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
Dvd Reviews
The Damned United
Cloughie might have been a more appropriate title for this “adaptation” of David Peace’s baleful take on the arrogant but charismatic Brian... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009 -
Dvd Reviews
Slacker Uprising
Slacker Uprising documents Michael Moore’s tour of key battleground states during 2004’s US elections, his intention to get America’s young... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009
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Dvd Reviews
Oasis
Just released from prison for manslaughter, socially inept outcast Jong-du (Kyung-gu Sol) finds himself falling in love with the seriously disabled daughter ... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009 -
Dvd ReviewsHigh Heels
High Heels is a film about women: conventional, criminal, matriarchal, murderous, loved, loathed, and impersonated. More specifically, it’s about the p... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009 -
Dvd Reviews
Cradle Will Fall
From Medea to tabloid headlines, stories of mothers who murder their children have always fascinated and revolted us. Cradle Will Fall, supposedly based on r... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009 -
New Releases
Frozen River
As if Academy nominations for best screenplay and best actress weren’t enough, a film described by Quentin Tarantino as one of the best thrillers of th... Read more »| 20 Jul 2009 -
New Releases
Burma VJ
Burma VJ, the latest documentary to come out of the politically-conscious Dogwoof distribution house, delivers a passionate insight into the video journalist... Read more »| 17 Jul 2009 -
New Releases
Antichrist
Lars von Trier’s films have frequently been criticised for their misogynistic undertones. There are no misogynistic undertones in Ant... Read more »| 17 Jul 2009 -
Interviews
Riseborough Rising
Gail Tolley chats to Andrea Riseborough, an actress who has done far more than make Maggie Thatcher look quite hot. Read more »| 16 Jul 2009 -
New Releases
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
As Oscar Wilde once offered: "Education is an admirable thing, but nothing that is worth knowing can be taught". In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, t... Read more »| 15 Jul 2009 -
Interviews
Claire Denis: Taking Her Best Shots
The latest film from one of the true film artists of our time, 35 Shots of Rum has been greeted with rapturous applause. Michael Gillespie speaks to director Claire Denis. Read more »| 13 Jul 2009