Author Archives: SMW

View History #1

Posted on August 19, 2013 by SMW

Quick synopsis: This is the first in a series of weekly blogs talking about and around the films I’ve watched in the week gone by, Monday to Sunday. The idea is to fill in the blanks between incredibly long essays … Continue reading →

Posted in GFT, Glasgow, Reviews, View History, Working Hard/Hardly Working | Tagged Armageddon, DIY Cinema, FilmFour, GFT, Ghosts Can't Do It, Grosvenor Cinema, Heaven's Gate, Hudson Hawk, Side by Side, Terminator, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Leave a comment

The Place Beyond The Pines Programme Note for GFT

Posted on April 12, 2013 by SMW

The Place Beyond The Pines (Dir. Derek Cianfrance, 2013) is screening at GFT until Thursday 25th April. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings and online here. GFT archives all its programme notes online here.

Posted in GFT, Programme Note | Tagged Derek Cianfrance, Film, GFT, Ryan Gosling, The Place Beyond The Pines | Leave a comment

I done a Tumblr

Posted on March 25, 2013 by SMW

I’ve started a Tumblr blog. What’s already posted there should give an you idea of what to expect – an obscure Kenneth Anger/Hollywood Babylon documentary from YouTube, what-I-think-are-awesome vintage movie posters, and a largely unnecessary gif of Hervé Villechaize as … Continue reading →

Posted in Tumblr | Tagged Film, Forbidden Zone, Hollywood Babylon, It's Alive, Kenneth Anger, Larry Cohen, Ryan Gosling, Tumblr | Leave a comment

Blogging for Glasgow Film Festival 2013

Posted on March 23, 2013 by SMW

In February, which admittedly was fucking ages ago now, I was the official blogger for Glasgow Film Festival 2013. This was my third year writing for the festival’s website and the first with an official lanyard (see above). Unfortunately, I … Continue reading →

Posted in GFF 2013, GFT, Glasgow, Interview, Movies, Music, Popcorn, Working Hard/Hardly Working | Tagged Film, GFF, GFF13, Interview, Rob Savage, Robert Rae, Terence Nance | Leave a comment

Barbara Programme Note for GFT

Posted on March 23, 2013 by SMW

Continuing the theme of way, way overdue posts, after posting about my programme note for The Master I realised another one, for Christian Petzold’s Barbara (2012), also went unheralded. Oops, and so much for self promotion. Anyway, GFT screened this one last … Continue reading →

Posted in GFT, Programme Note | Tagged Barbara, Christian Petzold, Film, GFT | Leave a comment