Blog Reports by Paul Gallagher
Edinburgh International Film Festival - WednesdayIt’s EIFF time again, and if it seems earlier than usual, that’s because it is. But even though the move to June from Edinburgh’s full-on Festival month of August is a significant one and not without risk, at the end of the day it still boils down...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - Thursday It’s something of a Ben Kingsley fest at EIFF this year, with the shiny-headed knight appearing in three films over the course of the Festival. The most weighty and ‘significant’ of these is Elegy, a rather too portentous adaptation of Philip Roth’s...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - FridayArriving on a wave of pre-release hype from UK movie magazines,...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - SaturdayWell, we’ve hit the weekend and I’d be lying if I didn’t say that this festival-going lark sure takes a lot of stamina. For which reason I’m just reviewing two movies each for today and tomorrow. But don’t worry, all four films I’ve chosen to cover...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - SundayTwo brief reviews today, and as with my choices yesterday they are both examples of the best things I’ve seen at the Festival so far. ...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - MondayCedric Klapisch’s latest, Paris, could be described as the French Love, Actually, in that like Richard Curtis’ film it focuses on a handful of parallel stories – all taking place in the French capital, with one exception - and features a cast of ...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - TuesdayIn his immediate post-Bond outings, Pierce Brosnan seemed to be consciously distancing himself from the suave womanising image that playing the superspy had left him firmly stamped with. But...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - WednesdayMy three reviews today reflect the fantastic variety that is on offer in Edinburgh this year. There’s a glossy period comedy, a furiously violent police thriller and a moving family drama from a debuting British director: truly something for all...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - ThursdayGerman mega-hit The Wave is apparently based on real events, but it’s best to take that claim with a pinch of salt and instead enjoy it as an exaggerated piece of cautionary speculation. It details the events of one week in a German high school in...
Edinburgh International Film Festival - FridayTime is not my friend at this moment, so I’m going to briefly recommend two movies today....
Edinburgh International Film Festival - SundayAfter almost two weeks of new movies, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008 has reached its final day. As is traditional, it’s Best of the Fest day, giving punters one more chance to catch some of the Festival’s most popular and successful...
Why you need to see SummerRobert Carlyle is an actor that I’ve always found likeable but never amazing, but in Summer he gives, for my money, the best performance of his career. Earlier this year he picked up the Edinburgh Festival’s Best Actor award for his heart-breaking...
Movies of the Year 2008Never ones to miss an opportunity to make a list, we at Future Movies humbly present our Top 10 Movies of 2008. The voting process was simple, with each editor submitting their individual Top 10 and movies being awarded 10 points for a number 1...
Glasgow Film Festival ReviewThe fifth Glasgow Film Festival drew to a close tonight with the UK premiere of Last Chance Harvey, starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, and I can honestly say that the Festival’s 11 days have been an unqualified success. Despite growing...
Sounds Like Teen SpiritThis great documentary, the debut feature from Jamie Jay Johnson, gets up close and personal with some of the contestants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it really exists, and yes it is just as crazy as the grown-up version. But Johnson...
Alien: 30th Anniversary Event @ Duke of York'sThe Space (Southern Performance and Creative Energies) is Brighton’s unique monthly arts and media event, and to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Alien, they are presenting a very special event at the prestigious Brighton based Duke of York’s...
Film SchoolToday I was at the Cameo cinema in Edinburgh to take part in an event organised by Film Education as part of National Schools Film Week. I introduced a screening of The Wave, the 2008 film from German director Dennis Gansel, for a group of about...
