Tag Archives: Glasgow

Wuthering Heights (2011)

Posted on December 2, 2016 by SMW

Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights, her third feature after Red Road (2006) and Fish Tank (2009), quickly establishes itself as a highly personalised take on the material. Those familiar with Arnold’s earlier films may also perceive common threads that link Wuthering … Continue reading →

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The Tree of Life (2011)

Posted on December 2, 2016 by SMW

Sean Welsh is right about movies. Continue reading →

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Chi-Raq Programme Note for GFT

Posted on December 2, 2016 by SMW

‘In da year 411 BC, before baby Jesus, y’all, Da Greek Aristophanes penned a play satirizin’ his day. And, in the style of his time, ‘Stophanes made dat shit rhyme…’ Chi-Raq (Spike Lee, 2015) is screening at GFT from Friday 2nd December to Thursday 8th December. … Continue reading →

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Hunt For The Wilderpeople Programme Note for GFT

Posted on September 16, 2016 by SMW

Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi, 2016) is screening at GFT from Friday 16th September to Thursday 22th September. 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.

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Captain Fantastic Programme Note for GFT

Posted on September 9, 2016 by SMW

Captain Fantastic (Matt Ross, 2016) is screening at GFT from Friday 9th September to Sunday 18th September. 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. Sean Welsh

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