Tag Archives: Cinema
Matchbox Cineclub #1: The Beaver Trilogy & Rubin And Ed
“My cat can eat a WHOLE WATERMELON!” On Thursday night, at The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, we launched the latest Matchbox Cineclub venture – a monthly movie night. Despite torrential rain and gale force winds, I’m delighted to report it went off … Continue reading
The Top 5 Best Films of 2015*
*No comesies-backsies. Four sets, actually, to cater to my indecision and/or over-excitement. Without further ado, and arranged by release date: The What-Could-Possibly-Go-Wrong Top 5 of Sure-Fire Hits 1. Birdman (dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu) | Released January 2. Avengers: Age of Ultron (dir. Joss … Continue reading
The Top 10 Best Films of 2014 (plus the worst, and the meh)
Every time this comes around, I tie myself in knots over how I’m supposed to pick my top films of the year. I’ll spare you as much of the working as I can, but I’ve settled on a simple premise … Continue reading
EVENT: Matchbox Cineclub @ The Old Hairdressers
I’m excited to announce that in 2015, on the third Thursday of every month, Matchbox Cineclub will be making The Old Hairdressers Glasgow a home for all our favourite cinematic orphans, outcasts and outliers. We’ll be showing films you most likely won’t see … Continue reading
The Great 1980s Movie/Music Video Crossover
Lots of famous film directors have directed lots of famous music videos*, but in the 1980s a perfect confluence of talent, cocaine and nascent synergy produced some truly singular music video tie-ins, made by and often starring the directors of the … Continue reading
Physical Impossibility 