Author Archives: SMW

Freedom of Seats (UPDATED)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by SMW

Cineworld have decided to introduce allocated seating in their UK cinemas, reportedly from Friday 6th June, 2014. This is a terrible idea. This is nominally a film blog, so I’m not going to split hairs about what is and isn’t … Continue reading →

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I Love Bad Movies #6

Posted on May 11, 2014 by SMW

The latest issue of the I Love Bad Movies zine is here, and it’s the best news to come out of New York since I heard Viva Herbal Pizzeria on 2nd Avenue had unexpectedly shut. Admittedly, the bar was pretty low, because … Continue reading →

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Nick Cave’s Gladiator 2

Posted on May 7, 2014 by SMW

“I wanted to call it Christ Killer.” Nick Cave In a 2006 interview with Variety, musician Nick Cave was quoted saying, “The last thing I ever wanted to get involved with is Hollywood. The way it works is that people … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: David Bruce on Glasgow Film Theatre, 1974

Posted on May 5, 2014 by SMW

David Bruce, former chair of GFT, once director of the Scottish Film Council and Edinburgh International Film Festival and author of Scotland – The Movie, gave up his time to speak to me recently on the subject of the 1974 opening of Glasgow Film Theatre. … Continue reading →

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The Double Programme Note for GFT

Posted on April 4, 2014 by SMW

The Double (Dir. Richard Ayoade, 2014) is screening at GFT from today to Thursday 17th April. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings – read it online here! GFT archives all its programme notes online here.

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