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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New ReleasesGone Baby Gone
With a release postponed from last year because of a need for sensitivity due to its similarities with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, this exceptiona... Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
Dvd Reviews
Hopscotch
A frothy caper that’s high on laughs Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Dvd ReviewsChrysalis
A future-shock slice of film noir, Chrysalis is set in a very grey Paris in 2020 and centres on a no-nonsense cop (Dupontel) hot on the heels of the human ... Read more »| 30 May 2008 -
New Releases
Mongol
Put aside those Borat jokes for just one minute and prepare to be blown away by a film revolving around Kazakhstan’s second most famous son. Based on f... Read more »| 30 May 2008 -
New ReleasesIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
And so here we are - the greatest action hero in the history of cinema returns after a 19 year absence. Most of the elements that made the first three advent... Read more »| 27 May 2008 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Film Festival
Festival director Hannah McGill tells The Skinny why moving this year's festival to June is a good idea, and takes us through some of her personal picks Read more »| 23 May 2008
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Dvd ReviewsUniversal Cinema Classics: Marx Brothers
Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933) Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Dvd Reviews
Gordon Kennedy - Absolutely Fabulous
Gordon Kennedy is known for a variety of acting and presenting projects over the years, including co-host of the first National Lottery show alongside Anthea... Read more »| 20 May 2008 -
Dvd Reviews
Dragon Wars
For some reason filmed in English with an American cast, this farcical Korean monster mash is based on a myth about dragons and snakes and a young woman whos... Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
Festivals
Mirrorball's Experimental Sensations
The Skinny is pleased to sponsor Mirrorball, one of the quirkiest and most individual elements of The Edinburgh International Film Festival. Mirrorball off... Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
New Releases
Doomsday
If you’re reading this then chances are the deadly virus that destroys Scotland in April 2008 exists only in the imagination of Doomsday writer and dir... Read more »| 19 May 2008 -
Dvd Reviews
Bonnie and Clyde
Within the first five minutes of Bonnie and Clyde, Clyde Barrow has met Bonnie Parker, they’ve robbed a shop, stolen a car and run away together. Nice... Read more »| 15 May 2008 -
Dvd Reviews
Mother of Tears
A pagan talisman is accidentally uncovered, restoring the strength and power to the most evil of all the ancient witches. As the second age of black magic be... Read more »| 10 May 2008 -
Interviews
Belgian Waffle
The feature debut from Oscar winning director Martin McDonagh, In Bruges is a bitingly funny, no-holds-barred black farce that lands somewhere between Grosse... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Dvd Reviews
Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle
Beautifully shot and wonderfully atmospheric. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008