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GFF 2015 Trailer Binge

Here are all the trailers I’ve found so far for the films programmed at Glasgow Film Festival 2015. The playlist is drawn from/limited to YouTube, so there are a number of trailers and clips lacking in English-language subtitles while others … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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