Tag Archives: Star Wars

BAD ROMANCE at Glasgow Film Festival

Posted on February 4, 2016 by SMW

As a counterpoint to GFF 2016’s Dream Teams of the Silver Screen theme, Physical Impossibility presents an event dedicated to the very worst cinematic couplings. A roster of special guests has scoured the history of cinema to present to you their takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Comedy, GFF 2016, Glasgow, Movies, Physical Impossibility, Preview, Star Wars, Zine | Tagged Bad Romance, Becky Bartlett, Cayley James, CCA, Cinema, Craig McClure, Document International Human Rights Film Festival, Dream Teams of the Silver Screen, Film, GFF16, Gigli, Glasgow, Glasgow Film Festival, Grosvenor Cinema, Kate Coventry, Morvern Cunningham, Movies, Nekromantik, Nerdvana, Physical Impossibility, Shona McCombes, Star Wars, VHS Trash Fest | Leave a comment

The Ruthless Weegie Gaze of Bala-Tik

Posted on January 3, 2016 by SMW

Never mind the [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] or the grinning, winning strides for representation – for many Scottish film-goers, the surprise of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the sudden interjection of a distinctly Glaswegian voice. That voice belongs to Bala-Tik, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Film, Glasgow, Movies | Tagged Accent, Bala-Tik, Brian Vernel, Dougray Scott, Glasgow, Glaswegian, Guavian Death Gang, JJ Abrams, Kanjiklub, Kate Dickie, Scotland, Scottish, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Force Awakens | Leave a comment

Matchbox Cineclub #12: Spaceballs

Posted on November 12, 2015 by SMW

Love Star Wars? Missed out on tickets for The Force Awakens on opening night? Or maybe you HATE Star Wars? Want to escape the onslaught? We’re excited to announce that Matchbox’s final screening of 2015, on the very day Episode VII … Continue reading →

Posted in Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub | Tagged 1987, 2015, Bill Pullman, Cinema, Comedy, Cult, Episode VII, Film, Glasgow, John Candy, Matchbox Cineclub, Mel Brooks, Movies, Parody, Preview, Rick Moranis, Spaceballs, Spoof, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, The Old Hairdressers | Leave a comment

Matchbox Cineclub #5: Turkish Star Wars

Posted on May 1, 2015 by SMW

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 →

Posted in Copywrongs, Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Movies, Preview, Turkish Remakesploitation, Zine | Tagged Cinema, Film, Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Movies, Star Wars, The Old Hairdressers, Turkish Remakesploitation, Turkish Star Wars | Leave a comment

Movie Rip-Offs : A User’s Guide – Introduction

Posted on November 1, 2010 by SMW

This is the first in what will be an ongoing series I intend to write here about movie rip-offs, knock-offs, clones and cash-ins. This introduction should hopefully explain what I take those terms to mean and suggest the kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cash-Ins, Détournement, Fan Films, International Remakesploitation, Modern Mockbusters, Movie Rip-Offs, Mutant Hybrids, Parallel Productions, Porn Rip-Offs, Spoofs & Parodies, Turkish Remakesploitation | Tagged Détournement, Fan Films, Film, Movie Rip-Offs, Remakesploitation, Star Wars, The Asylum | 1 Comment