Category Archives: Film

Big Screen Comedy at Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2016

Posted on March 7, 2016 by SMW

Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) 2016 starts on Thursday 10/03 and runs till Sunday 27/03. As well as live shows from the likes of Frankie Boyle, Ardal O’Hanlan and Dylan Moran (and a shit-ton of shows from less well-established names), … Continue reading →

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Hail, Caesar! Programme Note for GFT

Posted on March 3, 2016 by SMW

Hail, Caesar! (Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2016) is screening at GFT from Friday 4th March to Thursday 17th March. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings and there’s an online version at GFT’s blog here. GFT archives all its programme notes online here.

Posted in Film, GFT, Glasgow, Movies, Preview, Programme Note, Reviews | Tagged Alden Ehrenreich, Channing Tatum, Cinema, Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen, Film, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, GFT, Glasgow, Hail Caesar!, Joel Coen, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Movies, Programme Note, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton | Leave a comment

Matchbox Cineclub presents ALTERED STATES in IMMERS-O-SOUND!

Posted on January 21, 2016 by SMW

In the basement of the Harvard Medical School, Dr Edward Jessup floats naked in total darkness. The most terrifying experiment in the history of science is out of control and the subject is himself! Ken Russell’s cult classic was originally … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Film, GFF 2016, Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Movies, Preview | Tagged 1980, 2016, Altered States, Cinema, Film, GFF, GFF16, Glasgow, Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow Film Festival 2016, Immersosound, Ken Russell, Matchbox Cineclub, Movie, Movies | Leave a comment

The Ruthless Weegie Gaze of Bala-Tik

Posted on January 3, 2016 by SMW

Never mind the [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] or the grinning, winning strides for representation – for many Scottish film-goers, the surprise of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the sudden interjection of a distinctly Glaswegian voice. That voice belongs to Bala-Tik, … Continue reading →

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Physical Impossibility’s Favourite Films of 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by SMW

I saw a gazillion brand-new films in 2015, and discovered or revisited a gazillion older films too. I enjoyed slogging through submissions for Glasgow Film Festival, previewed the festival for their blog, then saw many more films during the festival itself. Later in the year, … Continue reading →

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