Fremont (2023)Director: Babak JalaliScreenwriters: Babak Jalali, Carolina CavalliStarring: Anaita Wali Zada, Gregg Turkington, Jeremy Allen White The closing gala of the 76th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), Fremont, marks the end of what has been a tumultuous year for not just the film festival but film in Edinburgh as a whole. Given last year’s announcement […]
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Kill (2023)Director: Rodger GriffithsScreenwriter: Rodger GriffithsStarring: Brian Vernel, Daniel Portman, Calum Ross, Paul Higgins Having its world premiere at the 2023 edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), Rodger Griffiths’ Kill marks the feature film debut for the director. Loosely based on his 2017 short film Take The Shot, Kill asks the question of
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Passages (2023)Director: Ira SachsScreenwriter: Mauricio Zacharias, Ira SachsStarring: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos First shown to the world at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, the latest feature from Little Men (2016) and Frankie (2019) director Ira Sachs, Passages, has been one of the most anticipated releases of 2023. Having received its UK premiere at
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Winners (2022) Director: Hassan Nazer Screenwriters: Hassan Nazer, Hamed Emami Starring: Parsa Maghami, Reza Naji, Hossein Abedini Imagine coming across an Oscar statue. What would you do? Keep it? Try to find its rightful owner? This is the premise of Winners, the story following a young waste picker by the name of Yahya (Parsa Maghami)
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Official Competition (2021) Directors: Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn Screenwriters: Gastón Duprat, Andrés Duprat, Mariano Cohn Starring: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez Continuing his late career resurgence, thanks in no small part to Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory, Antonio Banderas stars alongside Penélope Cruz and Oscar Martínez in the Spanish dark comedy Official Competition. Millionaire
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Aftersun (2022) Director: Charlotte Wells Screenwriter: Charlotte Wells Starring: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall Met with critical acclaim after first premiering during Cannes Critic Week, Charlotte Wells’ feature directorial debut opened the 2022 Edinburgh International Film Festival in its UK premiere. The feature, from the Scotland-born director, follows the father-daughter duo of Calum (Paul Mescal)
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Mad God (2021) Director: Phil Tippett Screenwriter: Phil Tippett Starring: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda Phil Tippett is a name that may not be instantly recognisable to some, but his roles in the visual effects departments of the Star Wars and Twilight franchises, as well as movies such as Jurassic Park and RoboCop, mean
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Annette (2021) Director: Leos Carax Screenwriter: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Leos Carax Starring: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg What do you get when you mix together the famously eccentric rock band Sparks with the famously eccentric filmmaker behind Bad Blood (1986) and Holy Motors (2012), Leos Carax? The answer is the 2021 musical Annette,
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Mandibles (2020) Director: Quentin Dupieux Screenwriter: Quentin Dupieux Starring: Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Adèle Exarchopoulos Making a name for himself with projects such as Rubber, a film about a killer tyre, and Deerskin, a movie about a man’s obsession with his deerskin jacket that causes him to turn to a life of crime, it should
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Here Today (2021) Director: Billy Crystal Screenwriter: Billy Crystal, Alan Zweibel Starring: Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish Billy Crystal, the acclaimed and beloved actor best known for his turn as Mike Wazowski in Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. and for his role in Rob Reiner’s When Harry Met Sally, marks his second turn behind the camera as director
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