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Film
Blind Faith: Rose Glass on Saint Maud
As far back as Rose Glass can remember, she always wanted to be a filmmaker. This ambition really kicked into gear around the age of ten, when her parents bo... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Film
Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm
Feature film production tends to be too slow to harpoon the subjects of its derision in a timely fashion; the best we can usually hope for is lampooning in h... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Film
Patrick
Flemish director Tim Mielants’ feature debut, Patrick is a tender and funny tragicomedy set in a crummy naturist campsite in Belgium. It takes abo... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Film
What to Watch: Film & TV in December 2020
David Fincher's Mank (★★★) may be arriving on Netflix, but its heart belongs to a world away from streaming: the Golden Age of Hollywood, when America&r... Read more »| Updated over 4 years ago -
Film
IFFR 2021: Small-scale film gems from Rotterdam
The gentle pop of 90s faves The Beautiful South was rattling around my head last weekend as I attended my first International Film Festival Rotterdam. Whethe... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Film
Film and TV round-up: February 2021
MUBI has always been cinephile nirvana, but as skittish studios continue to shunt their glitziest arthouse titles off to a hopefully COVID-free future (Anoth... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Film
GFF 2021: Riders of Justice
Mads Mikkelsen’s face is at once fierce and compassionate. Even hidden behind the massive beard he wears in Riders of Justice, his clenched jawline, br... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Festivals
Hippodrome Silent Film Festival goes online for 2021
This time last year, the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival (aka HippFest) was gearing up to celebrate its tenth edition but of course, that could not happen th... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Festivals
French Film Festival brings more films online
Film festivals have taken a massive hit since COVID-19 appeared on these shores, and French Film Festival UK have been particularly unlucky. Back in the autu... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Film
GFF 2021: Iorram (Boat Song)
Forget TikTok sea shanties. A rather more thoughtful reflection on Scotland’s relationship with the sea is found in Iorram, an expressive doc blending ... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Film
GFF 2021: Gunda
Bacon addicts might want to steer clear of Gunda, but everyone else will be in hog heaven. Victor Kossakovsky’s supremely gorgeous, deeply moving ... Read more »| Updated about 4 years ago -
Film
Thomas Vinterberg on Another Round and Mads Mikkelsen
When Thomas Vinterberg hears where I’m calling from, some hazy recollections of cobblestone streets and too much whisky seem to be flooding back to him... Read more »| Updated almost 4 years ago -
Festivals
Hidden Door 2021: The Music Programme
To Granton this September, as Hidden Door makes its return. For those uninitiated, this arts and music festival’s MO is to take over long-abandoned spa... Read more »| Updated almost 4 years ago -
Festivals
Fringe mainstays unveil new MultiStory venue
This year’s Fringe is going to look and feel very, very different. It turns out that some of Edinburgh’s centuries-old buildings, warren-like ven... Read more »| Updated almost 4 years ago -
Film
On the set of Our Ladies with author Alan Warner
It’s a bitterly cold November morning in Edinburgh and two young actors – Rona Morison and Marli Siu – are wearing mini-skirts and chewing ... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Travel
Meet Me Halfway: Edinburgh Parklife
With Edinburgh now opening up after a year-and-a-half of lockdown, it’s been extremely exciting to see our favourite local businesses back thriving and... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Film
Scottish Film Events: October 2021
The leaves are starting to turn, and that signals it’s about to get pretty fucking bleak outside. But never fear, there’ll be plenty of heat comi... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Festivals
Africa in Motion: 2021 Festival Preview
This month Africa in Motion (AiM) celebrates its sweet 16th edition, which means we’ve the annual opportunity to dig into the wealth of inventive ... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Film
Play Poland 2021: Festival preview
Poland’s contribution to world cinema should not be underestimated. From past greats like Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Kieślowski to current master... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Things To Do
A Greener Christmas: Shop Second-Hand
We all love to treat our loved ones at Christmas, but that doesn’t mean we should go out and buy them a lot of shiny new products, half of which will l... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Festivals
Emily Munro on climate documentary Living Proof
George Santayana was bang on the money regarding the past: those who cannot remember it are condemned to repeat it. Emily Munro seems to be in agreement... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Things To Do
A Greener Christmas: Upcycle or Repurpose a Gift
Christmas can be an incredibly wasteful time of year, with all of us prone to buying our loved ones mint fresh gifts that they neither want nor need and whic... Read more »| Updated over 3 years ago -
Intersections
If you're a young carer, apply for the Young Carer Grant
Being a teenager isn’t easy. There’s the constant pressure of school and homework, and the dreaded exams at the end of it all that could end up d... Read more »| Updated about 3 years ago -
Festivals
Hidden Door 2022 programme revealed
Hidden Door are in the process of preparing the former Royal High School on Calton Hill to host this year’s festival. We can’t wait to see the tr... Read more »| Updated about 3 years ago -
Festivals
Jupiter Rising reveals co-curators and first acts for 2022
Festival season is almost upon us, and ahead of The Skinny’s music festival special in our April issue, there’s some exciting news coming out of ... Read more »| Updated about 3 years ago -
Festivals
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival returns in-person
The team at Alchemy Film & Arts are waiting for something terrible to happen. I’m speaking to the Hawick-based cultural organisation’s direct... Read more »| Updated about 3 years ago -
Festivals
Edinburgh International Film Festival: The 2022 programme
As Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates its 75th year, the UK’s oldest film event receives a major dose of spit and polish, with a new Crea... Read more »| Updated almost 3 years ago -
Film
Edinburgh Film Festival 2022: 15 Must-See Films
Leonor Will Never DieDir. Martika Ramirez EscobarFiction and reality blur in this surreal comedy from the Philippines. The Leonor of the title is an age... Read more »| Updated over 2 years ago -
Film
Take One Action returns for its 15th edition
We feel like we write this every 12 months but: Take One Action, Scotland’s film festival dedicated to positive social change, feels more important tha... Read more »| Updated over 2 years ago -
Art
David Livingstone Birthplace to host free storytelling weekend
Storytelling brings people together. Over the weekend of 22 to 23 October, the David Livingstone Birthplace in Blantyre will be doing just that by inviting a... Read more »| Updated over 2 years ago