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MyFilms: Not Another Happy Ending - EIFF 2013
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Thursday, 4 July 2013. Not Another Happy Ending - EIFF 2013. Hello and thank you for calling "Dial-a-cliche". Currently all of our operatives are busy on other calls but if you are in desperate need of a cliche we would like to recommend that you watch "Not Another Happy Ending". Trust us, there isn't a single cliche from either rom-com or Scottish "culture" that the makers of this film haven't shoe-horned into this utterly risible piece of cinema. Thanks again for your call. How does he pull this off?
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MyFilms: Blackbird - EIFF 2013
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Thursday, 27 June 2013. Blackbird - EIFF 2013. Beauty is truth, truth beauty". Blackbird" is a beautiful film because of the truth that lies at the heart of every element. Things that matter are dying. Language, culture, music, community, family and industry. Each, thanks to the brutality of the modern world and the modern worlds seeming never ending desire to be more. A film with heart and soul and one that dares to be true and in so doing manages to be beautiful in every sense. A haunting soundtrac...
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MyFilms: June 2012
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Wednesday, 27 June 2012. Typhoon Club - EIFF 2012 (Shinji Somai Retrospective). Considered by many to be Somai's greatest film and it is easy to see why. His themes, motifs and style are fully matured and the plot all combine to ensure that you are captivated from first frame to last. Tuesday, 26 June 2012. Sun Don't Shine - EIFF 2012. It's a good name right? It sounds like the kind of name a person would have if they were making a certain type of film. Coolbut not "hipster" cool, do you know what I mean?
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MyFilms: July 2013
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Thursday, 4 July 2013. Not Another Happy Ending - EIFF 2013. Hello and thank you for calling "Dial-a-cliche". Currently all of our operatives are busy on other calls but if you are in desperate need of a cliche we would like to recommend that you watch "Not Another Happy Ending". Trust us, there isn't a single cliche from either rom-com or Scottish "culture" that the makers of this film haven't shoe-horned into this utterly risible piece of cinema. Thanks again for your call. How does he pull this off?
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MyFilms: July 2012
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Tuesday, 24 July 2012. Modest Reception - EIFF 2012. Iranian cinema is enjoying something of a moment in the sun. Football Under Cover", "A Separation", "No-one Knows About Persion Cats" and, I guess, "Persepolis"have all brought attention to the creative talent and culture of this country in recent years. Modest Reception" is not a documentary about women's football like "Football Under Cover". Modest Reception" isn't a cartoon like "Persepolis". Except "Modest Reception" is nothing like "A Separation".
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MyFilms: January 2011
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011. Glasgow Film Festival News. GFF today announced that Richard Ayoade (above) will be in attendance at the screening of his hugely anticipated new film (his first as director) " Submarine. On Friday 18th February at 20:30. Also in attendance will be two of the films stars Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige. Which takes a look at the story of Hurricane Katrina and the communities affected by it. Sunday, 23 January 2011. NEDS - Cineworld - 21/1/11. Saturday, 22 January 2011. Beautiful...
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Walking Edinburgh’s Union Canal Tow Path | Immortal Scotland
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My Scotland Bucket List. My Edinburgh Bucket List. Canadian Musings in Scotland. Walking Edinburgh’s Union Canal Tow Path. Asymp; Leave a comment. On Saturday, I crossed part of an interesting walk off my Scotland Bucket List. Leaving from Fountainbridge, I walked 14 miles of the Union Canal getting as far as Broxburn. There were more cyclists than walkers as I got further out, which is probably what I would do if I wanted to go all the way to the Falkirk wheel along the canal. When it was first built in...
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Ayr | Immortal Scotland
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My Scotland Bucket List. My Edinburgh Bucket List. Canadian Musings in Scotland. The first time I read Robert Burns was in my grade 10 English class. I’m sure I’d heard. Even before that, but at the time had no idea who had written it. Was the first poem I read and understood that was Burns’. Understood might be an exaggeration, but it definitely captured my attention. Going to his home in Ayr was a huge thrill for me, almost like a pilgrimage. I look forward to going back in the summer, maybe I’ll...
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Glasgow | Immortal Scotland
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My Scotland Bucket List. My Edinburgh Bucket List. Canadian Musings in Scotland. The stereotype for Scotland is that Edinburgh is the city of government, class, and culture. While Glasgow is bigger, rougher and still a reflection of its more industrial past. I’m definitely happy that I chose to live in Edinburgh, but Glasgow definitely has a character that is more complex than the stereotype and its a very attractive city. After that, we made it over to Glasgow Green and the People’s Palace and saw...
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The Borders | Immortal Scotland
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My Scotland Bucket List. My Edinburgh Bucket List. Canadian Musings in Scotland. As amazing as Edinburgh is, I enjoy getting away every once in a while to a nice a quiet place in the country. On Sunday, I hopped a bus to the border country. The tour explained how the monks lived their daily lives, their role in the wool trade, the workers/laybrothers. I really enjoyed it. From there I took a bus up to Abbotsford House. I think I need to get back to the Borders a few more times. There are other abbeys...
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