Category Archives: Movies

EIFF 2014 Trailer Binge

Posted on May 30, 2014 by SMW

Here are all the trailers I’ve found so far for the films programmed at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014. The playlist is drawn from/limited to YouTube, so there are a number of trailers and clips lacking in English-language subtitles while … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, EIFF, EIFF 2014, Movies | Tagged Cinema, Edinburgh International Film Festival, EIFF, EIFF2014, Festival, Films, Movies, playlist, Trailers, trailers and clips | 1 Comment

EIFF 2014: First Thoughts

Posted on May 29, 2014 by SMW

Gondry v Chomsky, Nic Cage and zombies! It can mean only one thing – the full programme for Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014, taking place from Wednesday 18th June until Sunday 29th June, has just been announced. Take a peek at the programme for yourself here. … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, EIFF, EIFF 2014, Movies | Tagged A Most Wanted Man, Anton Corbijn, Bong Joon-Ho, Cineworld, Dick Miller, Doc Of The Dead, Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Film Festival, EIFF, EIFF14, Eli Roth, Film, Filmhouse, Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?, James Franco, Joe, John Le Carré, Michel Gondry, Movies, Nic Cage, Noam Chomsky, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robert Kirkman, Snowpiercer, That Guy Dick Miller, The Green Inferno | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Glasgow, Movies | Tagged Allocated Seating, Cinema, Cineworld, Cineworld cinemas, Film, First World Problems, Glasgow, Movies, reserved seats | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Movies, Working Hard/Hardly Working, Zine | Tagged Bad Movies, Brooklyn, Cinema, Film, I Love Bad Movies, Movies, New York, Zine | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in GFT, Glasgow, Interview, Movies | Tagged 1974, Cinema City, Cosmo, David Bruce, Film, GFT, Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre, Interview, Scottish Film Council, Zardoz | Leave a comment