Tag: Films
The Edinburgh Reporter in Conversation with James Ward Byrkit, the director of Coherence
On a warm night in June at the Edinburgh Film Festival, I sat down, admittedly shattered, to watch a film I hadn't heard much about. I knew it was supposedly science fiction, and I...
Glasgow Film Festival 2015: Still Alice (2015)
There isn't a critics circle or academy around that have doubted the heart rending latest performance from Julianne Moore. The American actress has, deservedly so, spent the past few months picking up award after...
Glasgow Film Festival 2015 – Monsters: Dark Continent (Tom Green, 2015)
When Monsters was released almost five years ago, it received such high praise that Warner Brothers practically gave director Gareth Edwards the opportunity to succeed it with the 2014 Godzilla reboot. But as the...
Review – On DVD/Blu-Ray: If I Stay (R.J. Cutler, 2014)
'Teen weepies' are so prevalent nowadays they have almost become a genre of their own. When the manic John Green fans screamed to the holy heavens at the release of The Fault in Our...
Review: Beyond Clueless (Charlie Lyne, 2014)
It reminded me of being a child again, and hauntingly, how I am today. On both occasions, my visions of high school teens were voyeuristic and rather intangible; times where I thought I knew...
The Edinburgh Reporter in conversation with Charlie Lyne Director of Beyond Clueless
At just 24, Charlie Lyne holds an enviable position in the fast paced world of both film and journalism. The man behind 'Ultra Culture', the strong willed film blog that started in 2008, has...
On DVD/Blu-Ray: Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)
Every decade or so, there comes a film that can be considered truly quintessential viewing. Whilst we’re treated to great cinema on a much more frequent basis, there are very few features that are...
Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival has a packed programme
What is possible? That’s the key question being posed by the 12th Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival, which runs Friday 6 – Sunday 8 February. From un-climbable rock routes and un-skiable lines to the ball-and-chain...
On DVD/Blu-Ray: Lucy (Luc Besson, 2014)
Whilst many consider the past couple of years the time of the McConaissance (a term coined to describe a great run by usually duff actor, Matthew McConaughey), I’d give the acting crown to the...
Effie Gray at The Filmhouse
The film that Douglas Greenwood reviewed earlier in the year is now showing at The Filmhouse today and tomorrow.
In the review Douglas was generous with his praise so this might be one way of...
Top 5 films of 2014 – a personal selection
Having moved back into Edinburgh from the wilds of the countryside in February, I've seen more films in past ten months than I'd managed in the previous ten years. The lovely Cameo Cinema is now...
Hayao Miyazaki: The Master of Animation
There are very few directors who have a firm grasp on both reality and fantasy quite like Hayao Miyazaki does. Creating kinetic castles, bear like spirits or interpreting war time airplane marvels; he tells...
Hidden Stories at the Museum of Edinburgh
On display until 28 January, four Hidden Stories created by Red Kite Animation and young animators are being featured in the Museum of Edinburgh’s temporary exhibition space.
The inspiration for the project came from a short animated film called ‘SHOE’ by artist...
On DVD/Blu-Ray: The Congress (Ari Folman, 2014)
In the transition from the steel grey dystopian future to the lurid animated society, The Congress makes a stark visual change but little in terms of its overpowering tone. Ari Folman is a director intent...
EIFF looking for documentaries
Ahead of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) next year the search is already on for a daily documentary film to be featured at the 69th festival in 'Doc of the Day'.
The Festival has...
Review: Open Bethlehem (Leila Sansour, 2014)
When ‘Christmas spirit’ is being forced down your throat on a daily basis, it’s easy to forget the conflict that still resonates in the town of Bethlehem today. Famously known as the birthplace of...
First and Only Funding almost there with its crowdfunding campaign
Big Success For First And Only Film Funding Campaign - but there is still time for you to put your money where your mouth is
The Scottish people have spoken - As the crowdfunding campaign...
Crowdfunding for a movie to be made in Edinburgh
Film Director, Magnus Wake is hoping to make a new movie in Edinburgh next year but he needs just over £1m to enable him to do that. So can you help?
Seriously, he is asking for...
On Blu-Ray: Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2014)
When observing every colourful sketch and stroke upon the screen, it is almost unbelievable that Ghibli's famed masterpiece is older than its protagonist. In fact, Spirited Away becomes a teenager on the year of...
Ruskin letters sold for double estimated price
Yesterday Bonhams in London sold letters sent by John Ruskin to his wife Effie Gray, who provided the inspiration for Emma Thompson's new film, for £88,900 which was more than twice the estimated price....
McLaren 2014 project
The centenary of pioneering animator, artist, and musician Norman McLaren has been marked by the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) in conjunction with the National Film Board of Canada with a ground-breaking, nationwide...
On DVD/Blu-Ray: The Fault in Our Stars (Josh Boone, 2014)
I have a terrible confession to make. When I first experienced Josh Boone’s cinematic version of the teen fiction sensation, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, I wanted to hate it. I spent months thinking...
Scottish BAFTA nomination for Screen Education Edinburgh
Screen Education Edinburgh's first drama produced under their production arm Screen Productions, COLOURS, has been nominated for Best Short Film at this year’s British Academy Scotland Awards.
With the story drawn from the world behind...
Film Review: The Way He Looks (Daniel Ribeiro, 2014)
Modern interpretations of love are rarely subtle. Whether that's the lucid, fantastical erotica of 50 Shades of Grey or the incredible, if wildly explicit lesbian love story Blue is the Warmest Colour; love is...
Film review: The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)
Horror sets its roots in East Asian concepts with American execution. Anything outwith these countries is seen as abnormal, and yet on almost every occasion, these productions are the ones with the greatest critical...
Edinburgh Loves Anime 2014
Celebrating its 5TH year with new categories and incredible guests
13–19 October @ Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Scotland Loves Animation are excited to announce the return of the immensely successful Scotland Loves Anime film festival. Entering into a...
Film Review – on DVD this week: Salvo
The greatest of Mafia films stem from the country that bred the infamous culture itself: Italy. Salvo, in all its slick glory, is a strong willed addition to that; adding twists and fresh viewpoints...
Review : The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, 2014)
Masters of animation Studio Ghibli are on irrefutable top form once again with their latest release, The Wind Rises. The touching biography of Japanese airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi set against the backdrop of World...
Film Review – Life of Crime (Daniel Schechter, 2014)
On paper, Life of Crime looks like another sappy addition to the Jennifer Aniston collection of 'so-so' movies. In part, this is true. Life of Crime does often find itself going nowhere and being...
Film Review – Night Moves (Kelly Reichardt, 2014)
Even before the shattering moment hits, Night Moves carries a startling, eery silence with it. Kelly Reichardt has returned with this daunting, eco-terrorism thriller with a beautiful cast and script behind it.
In an effort...
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