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Glasgow Short Film Festival Trailer
Watch it here. Wed 16 – Sun 20 March 2016Buy tickets for GSFF 2016 here. Glasgow Short Film Festival, the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland, returns for a ninth year to champion new international film talent and celebrate diverse forms of cinematic expression. Taking inspiration from the post-punk cinematic new wave of early…
Read MorePULSE – Picture Window
Have a look at Picture Window’s installation for PULSE – A Legacy 2014 project for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. My contribution was a film, last seen in The Women, Patricia Fleming Projects – spot a corner of it here (at 01:02 mins) and below on the right, helpfully obscured by GCC road signage, darnit.
Read MoreSpeaking from the past…
Here’s what I was banging on about in 2007. MAP Magazine – Residency A concerned friend reminded me that ‘you’re no inventin’ a new form’. Poppycock!
Read MoreHigh-rise
“The ones who are the real danger, are the self-contained types, like you.” Trailer here. Out 18th March! Ever wanted something more?
Read MoreFilm-Philosophy
Film-Philosophy, long-standing, always fully open access academic journal dedicated to the engagement between film studies and philosophy, is now published by Edinburgh University Press and remains completely open access – grow your filmbrain for free…
Read MoreDavid Bowie
It’s not the best quality photo of David, but I’ve always had a soft spot for it. New category of post created for this one. Number 1 on The List since 1990. Nightmare. 8 Lessons David Bowie taught us
Read MoreCarolee. Carolee. Carolee…
Raw meat, live sex and snakes: the dangerous art of Carolee Schneemann
Read MoreCeline and Julie Go Boating
The inspiration for Susan Seidelman’s Desperately Seeking Susan, Jacques Rivette‘s Celine and Julie Go Boating (1977) has it all: Witchcraft, sandals, ghosts and magic sweeties. Boating here translates as taking a trip, en francais s’il vous plait. But at 3 hrs and 13 mins, best bring along yer ain gobstoppers… Watch the trailer here.
Read MoreBen Wheatley & Amy Jump
Oh when will you finish High-rise Ben? Early reviews were worrying, but I know it’ll be ok in the end. In the meantime, I’ll be re-watching genre-melting Kill List and A Field in England. Amy Jump, you make it all worthwhile.
Read MoreMuriel Spark
And I’ll be having a break from Muriel for a while – if you’re to read just one, make it The Public Image. To be continued…
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