Tag Archives: Cinema
EIFF 2015: Retro Picks
We’ve seen already how Edinburgh International Film Festival’s documentary strand this year is an embarrassment of riches, but turns out it’s a gala year for looking back too. Without further ado, here’s my picks from the old films screening again at EIFF … Continue reading
Copywrongs
“I moved to America for one reason, and that was freedom of speech and freedom of expression, and if someone thinks they’re going to take that away from me, they’re insane!” Adi Shankar, Bootleg Universe producer When we think about … Continue reading
Matchbox Cineclub #5: Turkish Star Wars
Our May screening at The Old Hairdressers will be Çetin Inanç’s Turkish Star Wars (Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam, 1982). The screening takes place at 7pm on Thursday 21/05, upstairs in the gallery area of the bar. Back in 1982, big western movies didn’t get screened in … Continue reading
Define Irony: Destructive Heroes of the Movies
Hiding in plain sight, bolstered by swelling music, hugs and high-fives, sometimes the good guys are actually really, really not the good guys. Sure, they win in the end, but how bad do they make things before then? Continue reading
Jauja Programme Note for GFT
Jauja (Dir. Lisandro Alonso, 2014) is screening at GFT until Thursday 23rd April. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings – the physical copy is a little edited for space (though not by me and I’m a little scared to … Continue reading
Physical Impossibility 