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Mustang Programme Note for GFT

Posted on May 12, 2016 by SMW

The Oscar-nominated Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven, 2015) is screening at GFT from Friday 13th May to Sunday 22nd May. 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. If you have any … Continue reading →

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Dheepan Programme Note for GFT

Posted on April 7, 2016 by SMW

Last year’s Palme d’Or winner Dheepan (Jacques Audiard, 2015) is screening at GFT from Friday 8th April to Thursday 21st April. 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. If … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare On Film Programme Note for GFT

Posted on April 1, 2016 by SMW

The new, 4K restoration of Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) is screening at GFT from today, Friday 1st April, to Thursday 7th April. It’s part of GFT’s Shakespeare on Film season, for which they’ve also programmed screenings of Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood (1957), West Side Story (Jerome … Continue reading →

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Randian Subtext

Posted on March 29, 2016 by SMW

I made this for everyone who enjoyed Henry Cavill’s recent press tour more than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I’m unjustifiably proud of having coming up with this*, so I guess that’s at least one emotion I have in common with Zack … Continue reading →

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Matchbox Cineclub: Double Take In Outer Space

Posted on March 8, 2016 by SMW

Matchbox Cineclub‘s March screening, in association with Glasgow International Comedy Festival, is the world premiere of Double Take In Outer Space (Des Mangan, 2016) on Thursday 17/03/16 at the Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Based on Starcrash (Luigi Cozzi, 1978), it’s a dub parody pseudo-sequel to Hercules Returns (David Parker, 1993), which Physical Impossibility … Continue reading →

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