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George Michael: Freedom – first look review

by Rebecca Harrison

The director’s cut of this mov­ing doc­u­men­tary is well worth catch­ing on the big screen.
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Papillon – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Char­lie Hun­nam and Rami Malek star in this ser­vice­able but unnec­es­sary remake of the clas­sic prison camp drama.
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Puzzle – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Kel­ly Mac­don­ald plays a techno­phobe with a pen­chant for solv­ing puz­zles in a dra­ma whose pieces don’t quite fit together.
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10 things to see at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018

by Hannah Strong

Brie Larson’s direc­to­r­i­al debut and a spe­cial focus on Amer­i­can female film­mak­ers are among the high­lights of the 72nd EIFF.
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The 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival announces its opening film

by David Jenkins

Kel­ly Mac­don­ald head­lines the bit­ter­sweet Puz­zle, a film about com­pet­i­tive jig­saw making.
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10 things to see at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017

by William Carroll

Hot picks from this year’s pro­gramme – includ­ing a Mor­ris­sey biopic and a British ani­ma­tion retrospective.
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Meet the Programmer: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017

by Sophie Wyatt

Mark Adams offers a pre­view of the 71st EIFF and dis­cuss­es the chal­lenges of organ­is­ing a major film event.
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God’s Own Country to open the 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival

by Amy Bowker

Fran­cis Lee’s fes­ti­val dar­ling comes home to be a part of the UK’s old­est film festival.