23 February, 2012

Guest blog: Shoes, garlic and other delicious meals on reels

Meals on Reels is a celluloid celebration of Scottish food taking place on Tuesday 28 February in Edinburgh, as committee member John Cooke explains.

Bond Watch: Daniel Craig and Judi Dench film Skyfall in Glencoe

Judi Dench and Daniel Craig in Skyfall (courtesy MI6)

Dame Judi Dench and Daniel Craig spotted filming Skyfall in Glencoe.

Guest blog: Pasquale Iannone on why there’s never been a better time to be a cinephile

Volker Schlöndorff’s The Tin Drum

Pasquale Iannone, Lecturer and Course Organiser for Introduction to European Cinema at the University of Edinburgh, explains why a course on European cinema has become a regualar event at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema.

Guest blog: Felipe Bustos Sierra counts down to the premiere of Five Six Seven Eight!

5678 banner

Following our 2011 coverage of Felipe Bustos Sierra’s first short film, Three-Legged Horses, we asked him to give us an update on his latest production which premieres in Glasgow this month.

Guest blog: Mikey McManus on the return of Oban’s Phoenix cinema

Oban Highland Theatre

As the new owners of Oban’s Highland Theatre prepare to reopen its doors, project manager Mikey McManus explains how and why it’s returning to the community in 2012.

The accent is on action in Lockout

Guy Pearce in Lockout

If we accept that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then we’re over the moon, quite literally, at the trailer for the upcoming sci-fi feature, Lockdown, aka MS One: Maximum Security.

Not Another Happy Ending poster released

The poster has been released for upcoming Scottish indie film, Not Another Happy Ending, starring Karen Gillan and Emun Elliott.

Where next for Scotland’s film and TV industry?

In response to yesterday’s John McKay interview, we want to read your views on how Scotland’s film and TV industry can grow.

Guest blog: Ian Hoey on the many ages of film appreciation

Cameo cinema

Ian Hoey looks at the likes and dislikes of a film appreciation group in Edinburgh comprised of local pensioners.

Photo gallery: Karen Gillan in We’ll Take Manhattan

David Bailey (Aneurin Barnard), Jean Shrimpton (Karen Gillan) Credit BBC:Kudos

Ahead of We’ll Take Manhattan arriving on BBC Four next week, we have some images from the film, featuring Karen Gillan on location in New York.