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StudentsA 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 9 years ago -
FilmWhat 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 9 years ago -
FilmNicolas 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 over 9 years ago -
FilmIn 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 9 years ago -
Festivals11 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 9 years ago -
FilmCan 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 9 years ago -
FilmTen 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 9 years ago -
FilmThe 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 9 years ago -
FestivalsFive 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 9 years ago -
FestivalsHorror 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 9 years ago -
FilmDonnie 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 about 9 years ago -
FilmAdam 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 9 years ago -
FilmBest 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 9 years ago -
FilmGreat 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 9 years ago -
FilmHandsome 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 9 years ago -
Things To DoTop 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 13 years ago -
FilmNorthwest Film Event Highlights – August 2013
It’s test cricket season. Test cricket is rubbish: five days of men standing in a field that often end in a draw. Films about cricket, on the other han... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
Things To DoTop Ten Events Northwest 24-31 Oct: Alison Goldfrapp, The Voodoo Ball + Parquet Courts
Top Ten Events Northwest 24-31 Oct: Alison Goldfrapp, The Voodoo Ball + Parquet Courts ... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On 6-13 Jul: Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
Each week The Skinny team hand-pick a selection of the best events from the North's cultural calendar to provide you with this 'ere top ten guide to the most... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 10-17 Aug: Fringe Benefits
We're not even a week into the Fringe and it's already taken its toll on The Skinny team – pots of coffee and bacon rolls from Snax are ... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
FestivalsBFI London Film Festival 2012: The Highlights
Mea Maxima Culpa (Alex Gibney) A sober but enraging companion piece to his Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, Alex Gibney’s Mea Maxima Culpa is anot... Read more »| Updated over 13 years ago -
FilmScotland Film Event Highlights – May 2013
Everyone loves a bad movie and Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) is screening three of the very worst this month. First there's Plan 9 From Outer Space (10 May... Read more »| Updated almost 13 years ago -
FilmLost & Found: 70s Hollywood Back in Cinema
Scarecrow (Jerry Schatzberg, 1973) The opening scene of Jerry Schatzberg’s Scarecrow is perfect. On a dusty, tumbleweed-strewn highway in No... Read more »| Updated almost 13 years ago -
Things To DoTop Ten Events Scotland 9-16 May: Tectonics Glasgow, John Grant + Bill Bailey
Top Ten Events Scotland 9-16 May: Tectonics Glasgow, John Grant + Bill Bailey THE WEEK AHEAD Y... Read more »| Updated almost 13 years ago -
Things To DoTop Ten Events Northwest 26 Sep-3 Oct: Psych Fest, BC Camplight + Abandon Normal Devices
Top Ten Events Northwest 26 Sep-3 Oct: Psych Fest, BC Camplight + Abandon Normal Devices THE WE... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
Things To DoInprint, The Warlocks + Evie Wyld | Top Events Northwest 13-20 Mar
Inprint, The Warlocks + Evie Wyld | Top Events Northwest 13-20 Mar The Skinny | CyberZAP THE W... Read more »| Updated almost 12 years ago -
FilmNorthwest Film Event Highlights – December 2015
James Benning: People & Places We’ve been looking forward to the prospect of a James Benning season since it was hinted at by HOME’s ... Read more »| Updated about 10 years ago -
FilmNorthwest Film Event Highlights – May 2014
As the long summer nights slowly creep in, the pull to the cosy darkness of the cinema auditorium gets slightly less strong. That’s why the return of S... Read more »| Updated almost 12 years ago -
Things To DoWhat's On North 9-16 Mar: Springtime scran
Each week The Skinny team hand-pick a selection of the best events from the North's cultural calendar to provide you with this 'ere top ten guide to the most... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago -
Festivals¡Viva! 2017: Best of the Fest
Attending this year’s ¡Viva! Festival, Manchester’s annual celebration of Spanish and Latin American film, theatre and art, has been quite ... Read more »| Updated almost 9 years ago