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Edinburgh Film Festival 2017: 10 films to see
Edinburgh International Film Festival kicks off this week, and it’s doing so in fine style with Francis Lee’s deeply affecting love story God&rsq... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Hirokazu Kore-eda on After the Storm
For over two decades, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has steadily been making some of the most humane films in modern cinema, and with Hayao Miyazaki no... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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In praise of Aki Kaurismäki's cinema of kindness
For the past three decades, the great Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki has been making some of the most original comedies in world cinema. This downbeat ... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Woody Harrelson: “It’s easy to laugh at myself”
When an actor turns director, their choice of first film can be telling. More often than not, if the actor chooses to also act in the film, the debut can bec... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Krafta Doc: Scotland's newest film festival
Scotland does not want for specialist film festivals during the autumn months, but a new one is entering the mix this September offering something unique. Kr... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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The Hitman's Bodyguard
The mismatched buddy movie hasn’t evolved much since Walter Hill created its modern archetype with 48 Hrs, his 1982 thriller where racial electricity c... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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In praise of crime film poet Jean-Pierre Melville
The cinema world has many reasons to celebrate the films of Jean-Pierre Melville, but the fact that this year marks the centenary of his birth is as good as ... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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In praise of Jonathan Demme's soulful cinema
When the great American filmmaker Jonathan Demme died back in April at the age of 73, everyone who ever worked with him was in agreement: he was a good guy. ... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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The best film events in Scotland in August
1) Jonathan Demme: CineMaster The funky and compassionate cinema of the late, great Jonathan Demme is celebrated at Glasgow Film Theatre this month with a... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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Stranger Things 2
It’s one year on from the events of Stranger Things, but all is not well in the sleepy town of Hawkins, Indiana. Middle-school kid Will Byers is still ... Read more »| Updated over 7 years ago -
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Why Xavier Dolan doesn’t care what critics think
Critics at Cannes have their claws out for Xavier Dolan's latest melodrama It's Only the End of the World. It's currently the worst reviewed films at the fes... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago -
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Edinburgh Film Festival 2016: 11 films to see
As ever, opening the new fresh-from-the-printers EIFF programme offers up a world of cinematic delights. Choosing what to see, however, can be a bit of a luc... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago -
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Brady Corbet on The Childhood of a Leader
Brady Corbet has come a long way from 2004's Thunderbirds reboot. Since that inauspicious start he's chosen his acting roles wisely and with The Childhood of... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Meet Scotland's stars of short film
Three years ago, The Skinny ran a cover story celebrating “a new dawn” of Scottish cinema. Looking back with 20-20 hindsight, perhaps that was to... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago -
Students
A Student's Guide to Cinephilia
Don't fool yourself into thinking you'll have time to watch the whole 15 hours of Berlin Alexanderplatz after you graduate. Now is the time to get properly l... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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What to Watch after Stranger Things
By now, you’ve probably exhausted the eight exquisite episodes of Stranger Things. Hungry for more? Here are some films and TV shows that might sate yo... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Nicolas Winding Refn: “I have great pleasure in fantasising”
In Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn channelled his inner hero through star Ryan Gosling. For his new feature, The Neon Demon, a silky horror set within the LA fas... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago -
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In praise of the fearless Isabelle Huppert
With Things to Come and now Elle, French actor Isabelle Huppert is making a good case for being the best actor working right now. She discusses her craft at ... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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11 films to see at London Film Festival 2016
Is this the glitziest London Film Festival yet? We reckon so. As ever, the festival has taken a massive sieve to the big international festivals of Cannes, V... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Can Miley Cyrus help revive Woody Allen's career?
Woody Allen has been on a run of horrible form for the last two decades. Might a move to the small screen bring back the 80-year-old's comic magic? That&rsqu... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Ten great break-up movies to get over Brangelina's split
Tough break-ups to watch through splayed fingers Annie Hall Alvy Singer (Woody Allen): "A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has t... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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The key films of Brian De Palma
New documentary De Palma, from Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow, lets New Hollywood survivor Brian De Palma talk through the ups and downs of his career. Ahead... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Five Films to Watch at Cambridge Film Festival
Manchester by the Sea Dir. Kenneth Lonergan Kenneth Lonergan has made only three films in 16 years – You Can Count on Me (2000), Margaret (2011)... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Horror comes to HOME with FilmFear
Pregnant serial killers, cannibalistic veterinarian students and the Spanish take on Dracula – just some of the highlights of new horror season FilmFea... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko is back for its 15th anniversary on a 4K digital transfer, and it looks better than ever Do you remember the first time you fell for Donni... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Adam Curtis on South Park: “the best documentary”
Jean Luc-Godard once said, “If you want to make a documentary you should automatically go to the fiction, and if you want to nourish your fiction you h... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Best Film Screenings in the North (18-25 Nov)
The best film events happening in the North this week, including Liverpool Film Night and a very special screening of Blaxploitation classic Shaft Joy Fo... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Great queer romances on Netflix
It's LGBT History Month, so whether you're gay, bi, straight or somewhere else on the sexual spectrum, it's the perfect excuse to see more queer cinema. Here... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
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Handsome Devil
Handsome Devil might be the straightest gay film in the history of cinema. Or, to put it another way, its characters may be queer, but the filmmaking ce... Read more »| Updated about 8 years ago -
Things To Do
Top Ten Events Scotland 16-23 May: Stag and Dagger, Mount Eerie + Southside Film Festival
Top Ten Events Scotland 16-23 May: Stag and Dagger, Mount Eerie + Southside Film Festival ... Read more »| Updated almost 12 years ago