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 EventsThe Squid And The Whale
Baumbach's aim is for immediacy; as opposed to the intensely structured and considered nature of a literary memoir, 'The Squid and the Whale' is intentionally half-remembered, half made up; a wholly fictionalised creation. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Film EventsAlien Autopsy Preview
Over the years many a comic duo have tried to transfer their magic from the small box in your living room to the big silver screen, and without fail they have bombed. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New Releases
V for Vendetta
Have vexed fans of the graphic novel been vindicated?
Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New ReleasesTristan & Isolde
Brisk and imaginative battle scenes Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New Releases
The Child (L'enfant)
Gritty socio-realism with a noirish nihilism running through it, like someone Bogarted the Loach. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New Releases
The Big White
In the end this feels like a waste of an excellent cast. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006
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New Releases
16 Blocks
A formulaic yet enjoyable buddy flick in heavy traffic. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Interviews
GFT Course: Italian Food and Cinema
Like cinema, food is perceived in Italy as culture, creativity, memory, passion and seduction; in a nutshell, as a collective emotion that shapes and informs the life of the country. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
News
Edinburgh Film News April 2006
A new film scheme offers an ideal opportunity for anyone who fancies themselves as the next Shane Meadows Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New Releases
Tsotsi
The film's unflinching portrayal of the characters' struggle for survival, respect and belonging set it apart from similarly themed fare. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New Releases
The Hills Have Eyes
Prepare to soil your underwear with sequences directed with masterful suspense Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New Releases
Kidulthood
Makes for challenging and harrowing viewing at times, and it's certainly not one to take your gran or little nephew to go see. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New Releases
Last Holiday
Predictable but embarrassingly heartwarming fare. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New ReleasesLemming
Very controlled, but develops in unconvincing ways and becomes confusing. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
New Releases
The Fog
An absolute stinker, even by teen horror standards. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006