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Death Watch
Another Scottish dystopian journey for me this weekend. Seek out Bertrand Tavernier’s 1980 Death Watch, filmed mostly in Glasgow, and reach for a steadying Cinzano. Watch the trailer for the recent re-release here. Read about the film here.
Read MoreDinosaur Expert I’m Feeling Lucky
You have got to go see Gregor Wright’s show at the CCA. I loved his GI show and this one has even more dinosaurs in it. Plus, you can come away with your own limited edition, erm, stegosaurus or similar I think, from Welcome Home.
Read MoreThe Woman Who Fell to Scotland
Am I the last person to finally watch Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin? I thoroughly recommend. Watch the trailer here .
Read MoreEmmanuel Carrère
Here’s a link to a wee piece on Emmanuel Carrère in the Guardian the other day. His book I am Alive and You are Dead was a great help when making Peter.
Read MorePeter now screening at Institut Finlandais – 5pm today
A change of venue for Peter’s Premiere to the Institut Finlandais. Here’s some info about the festival for you: International Festival Signes de Nuit An Independent World Festival History Since 2003 the international Festival SIGNES DE NUIT is active in Paris and world wide. In these last years we have presented some thousand films from…
Read MoreHeadlong’s 1984
Forgot to mention that I witnessed this at the Citz last week. 2 hours straight through, folk walking out and as much gore as I’ve seen on a stage. And I’ve seen a few Macbeths. Early concerns that it was too televisual soon melted with a thrice-repeated canteen discussion. And a finish that took more…
Read MorePeter screening at Studio des Ursulines 20/09/14
Studio des Ursulines is a legendary Paris film theater, and one of the oldest to be still running, opened on January 21 1926. It showed “Entr’acte” by René Clair, and “Freudlose Gasse” (Joyless street) by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, introducing Greta Garbo. Then it became a famous “Art and Essay” film theater, and when the “Jules and Jim” trio by François Truffaut go…
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Peter and Muerte en Arizona
Peter will screen at 5pm, Saturday 20th September at Studio des Ursulines, Paris. Very excited to be showing along side Tin Derdamal & Christina Haglund‘s Muerte en Arizona (Death in Arizona). For more info and to watch an extract of Muerte en Arizona, take yourself off in this direction.
Read MoreThe 12th International Festival Signes de Nuit
My film Peter will be part of the 12th International Festival Signes de Nuit film festival taking place in Paris next week. It’s in the International Documentary (Experimental) competition. More info to follow, but check the festival out here and here. September 15 – 21, 2014 Studio des Ursulines 10, Rue des Ursulines / 75005 Paris…
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