Tag Archives: 2015

INTERVIEW: Des Mangan (Hercules Returns)

Posted on September 24, 2015 by SMW

Des Mangan is the man behind Double Take, the comedy troupe who gave us cult comedy Hercules Returns (David Parker, 1993), which Physical Impossibility is presenting at the Grosvenor Cinema, Glasgow, for one night only on Saturday 26/09 as part of Scalarama 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, EIFF, Glasgow, Interview | Tagged 1987, 1993, 2015, Australia, Cameo Cinema, Cinema, Des Mangan, Double Take, Dub Parody, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Film, Glasgow, Hercules Returns, Interview, Movie, Scalarama, Scalarama2015, Scaledonia, The Big Easy | 5 Comments

Matchbox Cineclub #10: NIGHTBREED The Director’s Cut

Posted on September 19, 2015 by SMW

Matchbox Cineclub‘s October screening is the director’s cut of Cliver Barker’s Nightbreed (1990). Nightbreed was intended to be the Star Wars of horror movies. Directed by Barker (Hellraiser) from his novel Cabal, it’s a creature feature where the many, many … Continue reading →

Posted in Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Preview | Tagged 1990, 2015, Clive Barker, Danny Elfman, David Cronenberg, Erin McGrath, Halloween, Horror, Matchbox Cineclub, Nightbreed, NIghtbreed: The Director's Cut, October, The Old Hairdressers | Leave a comment

Disreputable Trash

Posted on September 19, 2015 by SMW

Matchbox Cineclub‘s September screening was Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s House (1977). It was part of the annual UK-wide Scalarama film festival which aims to celebrate independent cinema and DIY, pop-up cinema culture, often with a focus on what The Skinny called “the kind of disreputable … Continue reading →

Posted in Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub | Tagged 1977, 2015, Cinema, Disreputable Trash, Glasgow, Hausu, House, Matchbox Cineclub, Movie, Movies, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Pop-Up Cinema, Scalarama, Scalarama2015, Scaledonia, The Old Hairdressers | 1 Comment

Matchbox Cineclub #9: House (Scalarama 2015)

Posted on September 10, 2015 by SMW

Matchbox Cineclub’s September screening, part of Scalarama 2015, will be Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House (1977). House is a Japanese film about a group of schoolgirls terrorised by a haunted house, which is also the very least of it. It was a struggling Japanese film industry’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Preview | Tagged 2015, Cinema, Film, Glasgow, Hausu, House, illustration, Matchbox Cineclub, Movies, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Poster, Preview, Scalarama, Scalarama 2015, Scaledonia, Trailer | Leave a comment

Scalarama 2015: Scaledonia | Glasgow

Posted on September 2, 2015 by SMW

Scalarama is a month-long homage to the spirit of London’s dearly departed Scala Cinema, celebrating independent cinema by promoting DIY events, pop-up screenings and generally making no distinction between high and low art, all in the name of a borderline-worrying obsession … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Preview | Tagged 2015, Cinema, Film, Glasgow, Movies, Pop-Up Cinema, Scalarama, Scalarama2015, Scaledonia, Scotland, September | Leave a comment