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Poor dialogue lets down an otherwise whimsical love story

19 Aug 2011

(15) 80min This breathless mismatched love story, filmed entirely over two days at T in the Park 2010, is the first of two new Scottish films from David Mackenzie (Young Adam, Hallam Foe), the second being next month’s Glasgow-set sci-fi Perfect…

Lights, camera, action - Edinburgh International Film Festival launches programme

14 May 2009

The Edinburgh International Film Festival has launched its much-anticipated line-up boasting 135 features from 33 countries and 23 world premieres. Recent Oscar-winner Kate Winslet is expected to inject some glamour to the proceedings, work schedule…

Edinburgh International Film Festival announces programme

6 May 2009

The Edinburgh International Film Festival was announced today. The programme Includes 135 features from 33 countries and includes 23 World Premieres. Highlights from the programme include opening film Away We Go from British director Sam Mendes on 17…

Hallam Foe Released on DVD

28 Feb 2008

Hallam Foe, which bagged two awards at the Berlin Film Festival and received six nominations for the upcoming British Independent Film Awards, has at last made its way onto DVD. The Edinburgh-set film, which opened last year’s Edinburgh International…

Hallam Foe up for indie film honours

24 Oct 2007

Scottish film Hallam Foe has received six nominations for the British Independent Film Awards, including best actor and actress for its stars Jamie Bell and Sophia Myles. It is also in the running for best film, technical achievement, best screenplay…

Scottish film Hallam Foe scoops top French award

8 Oct 2007

A Scottish film has won the top award at a French festival designed to promote British cinema across the Channel. The director of Hallam Foe, David Mackenzie, was joined by producer Gillian Berrie to accept the Hitchcock d’Or at the Festival du Film…

Hallam Foe

(18) 95min

23 Aug 2007

As writer and philosopher William Gass once noted: ‘for the voyeur, fiction is what’s called going all the way’. No one knows this better than rural Scottish boy Hallam Foe (Jamie Bell). While his father (Ciarán Hinds) and stepmother (Claire Forlani…

Curtains up for Film Festival

16 Aug 2007

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) commenced last night at Edinburgh’s Cineworld in Fountain Park with the UK premiere of David Mackenzie’s Hallam Foe. Organisers of the film festival felt that Hallam Foe, shot on location in Edinburgh and…

15 To Catch

Film Special

17 Jul 2007

FILM SPECIAL 15 TO CATCH Whether you want action, adventure, romance, sci-fi, European drama, animation, comedy, true stories or family fun, you’ll find it in our round-up of the best movies out in the coming months Evan Almighty This…