#Edinburgh Film festival

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I really hope this campaign succeeds. All this talk about Goncharov has reminded me of randomly watching it one wet Wednesday at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. It was a very special place that sometimes showed films you just would never see anywhere else and had a ridiculously cheap midweek student offer.

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To Kill A Wolf Review: A Twist To A Timeless Tale

We all know how the fairy tale The Little Red Riding Hood goes. A young girl gets tricked by a sly wolf on the way to her grandmother’s home and gets eaten. Growing up, we’re left with an important moral lesson from stories like these and our parents warnings to be careful with strangers. Straying from the path can be your undoing. But what if that story was flipped entirely on its head? To Kill…

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Dennis Potter: Seeing the Blossom (1994)

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Audio ON 🔊 Funny bit from Fran Healy's conversation with Daniel Brühl for the 2021 Edinburgh International Film Festival. This is Daniel elaborating on what it was like seeing himself on the big screen for the first time.

I love this interview. He's totally engaged and relaxed because he's mostly just shooting the shit with a friend. The convo is mostly centered around cinema and their relationship with it but through it, you get a glimpse of Daniel's life as a dad, as a celeb, and as a teenager. Even talks about his first date at one point. My favorite part though was when they discussed something I've always wondered about: being in (what turns out to be) an awful movie and having to promote it.

Here are excerpts from Daniel's candid answer: "That is the worst part. If you have to sell it. You have this rotten carpet. You have to sell this shit, it's terrible. It's soul-destroying. It's part of the game. You have to be professional. But God, I have sat in hotel rooms afterwards with maybe a good single malt whiskey and thinking, like, what the hell happened to this film? Why did I accept to do it in the first place? And then looking back, I still know in each case why." "...it's just part of the game. It's also the fascination because it's unpredictable. You never know if it's gonna work out or not, even if you have a good script, even if you have a talented filmmaker, so much can happen on the way. But God, yes, there are stinkers in my life." He never mentions the titles of course, but I bet The Face of an Angel was at the top of his mind 😅

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Louise Brealey - Photoshoot for World Premiere of Chuck Chuck Baby, Edinburgh International Film Festival (via Getty Images)

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Away We Go (2009, Sam Mendes)

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Away We Go is a 2009 film directed by Sam Mendes, written by the well-known author duo Dave Eggers-Vendela Vida, in their first film experience.

It is the story of two thirty-year-olds, played by John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph, who, faced with the imminent, unplanned arrival of their first child, undertake a journey across the United States, and beyond, in search of the ideal place where put down roots and raise the family.

The film's soundtrack is cured by British singer-songwriter Alexi Murdoch and consists largely of his songs.

Presented at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the film was distributed in US cinemas by Focus Features starting from 5 June 2009, in the first weekend in limited form in 4 theatres.

Positive reviews include those from Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times), David Denby (The New Yorker) and Peter Travers (Rolling Stone). Among the negatives are those of Richard Corliss (Time), A. O. Scott (The New York Times), Dennis Harvey (Variety) and Ann Hornaday (The Washington Post).

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Black and white 35mm film photography around Edinburgh, summer 2022.

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Defying Expectations - The Substance (Edinburgh International Film Festival)

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Watch The Wonderfully Bonkers The Substance Trailer

Coralie Fargeat is living up to the name of her previous film back with ‘revenge’ with The Substance. Next month MUBI will release the film in UK Cinemas, today it’s all about the UK Trailer which is wonderfully bonkers! We haven’t seen this yet and revenge might once again play part of this film starring Demi Moore, , Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. However this looks a wild satirical swipe…

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On June 27, 2009, Bloody Mama was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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77th Edinburgh International Film Festival will Open with the UK Premiere of Nora Fingscheidt's 'The Outrun' Starring Saoirse Ronan

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Deadline Approaching for 14th Edinburgh Short Film Festival

Awards for Best Film, Best Animation and Best Scottish Short, with prizes, ESFF trophies and your work featured at film festivals internationally.

The Festival welcomes submissions of any genre from Scottish, UK and International filmmakers. Maximum duration 25 minutes.

Early Bird Deadline closes Friday February 23rd. So get your skates on!

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Edinburgh Festival Reviews : Day 16

My 16th day on the Festival and my first Film Festival show.  It intrigued me because the movie is filmed wholly in Edinburgh but particularly in the absolutely glorious Leith Theatre.  Nepotism alert! I’m on the board, but that can’t stop me marveling at its beauty and versatility. Anyway, it’s a new (but noir looking) monochrome version of The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, (the…

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Japanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023

The Edinburgh International Film Festival takes place from the 18th to the 23rd of August and there is one Japanese film there – courtesy of Anime Limited – and an international co-production between Japan and America.  Continue reading Untitled

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January 2024 Witch guide

Full Moon: January 25th

New moon: January 11th

Sabbats: None

January Wolf Moon

Known as: Bear Moon, Chaste Moon, Cold Moon, Disting Moon, Goose Moon, Moon of Little Winter,  Moon of Strong Cold, Quiet Moon, Snow Moon, Stay at Home Moon, Sun Has Not Strength to Thaw Moon & When Snow Blows Like Spirits In The Wind Moon

Element: Air

Zodiac: Capricorn & Aquarius

Nature spirits: Brownies & Gnomes

Deities: Freya, Hera, Innana & Saraswati

Animals: Coyote & fox

Birds: Blue Jay & pheasant

Trees: Birch & Hazel

Herbs: Cones, holy thistle &marjoram

Flowers: Crocus & Snowdrop

Scents: Mimosa & musk

Stones: Chrysoprase, garnet, hematite, moonstone, onyx & jet

Colors: Black, blue-violet, grey, silver & white

Energy: Adventurous, ambitious, awareness, beauty, beginning & conceiving; business, career, conserving energy, energy below the surface, organization, political matters, potential, protection, recognition, reputation, reversing spells & spirituality

The name for the January full Moon is believed to have originated from Celtic and Old English roots, which European settlers then brought to the New World.

At one point, gray wolves were among the most widespread land mammals on our planet. According to the Wolf Conversation Center, gray wolves “inhabited most of the available land in the Northern Hemisphere.” Habitat destruction and persecution by humans have reduced their range by about a third worldwide and 90 percent in the lower 48 states.

The wolf’s adaptable nature to survive in a wide range of habitats and ability to prey on the largest mammals living in those regions made it widespread. Basically, if there are enough deer, moose, elk, caribou, bison, and musk ox, wolves can survive. Predation of domestic animals caused friction with European settlers and early Americans who aggressively hunted the wolves.

Werewolf myths can be found in ancient Greek and Roman societies, throughout European history and among some Native American tribes. In modern storytelling the transformation from man to wolf has been closely tied to the full Moon in films like “The Wolf Man” and “American Werewolf In London.”

Howl at the Moon means to waste energy pursuing something unattainable. It’s shorthand for doing something crazy. However, howling is hardly a waste of energy among wolf packs. And they aren’t howling at the Moon. The Moon just happens to be shining during times when wolves most often howl.

A wolf’s howl can be heard miles away. The vocalization helps wolves locate separated members and even communicate between packs marking their territories. One study recorded spontaneous howls and responses happen most often between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The cry of wolves doesn’t play into the Sioux name for the January full Moon, which is known as “The Time When Wolves Run Together.” Wolves do plenty of running to defend territory that can stretch hundreds of square miles to find enough prey to support the pack.

Other Celebrations

• Hogmanay | January 1st: is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day (1 January) and, in some cases, 2 January—a Scottish bank holiday. In a few contexts, the word Hogmanay is used more loosely to describe the entire period consisting of the last few days of the old year and the first few days of the new year. For instance, not all events held under the banner of Edinburgh's Hogmanay take place on 31 December.

The origins of Hogmanay are unclear, but it may be derived from Norse and Gaelic observances of the winter solstice. Customs vary throughout Scotland and usually include gift-giving and visiting the homes of friends and neighbours, with particular attention given to the first-foot, the first guest of the new year.

• Compitalia/ Feast of Lades | January 3-5: was an annual festival in honor of the Lares Compitales, household deities of the crossroads, to whom sacrifices were offered at the places where two or more ways met.

Dionysius said that Servius Tullius founded the festival, which he describes as it was celebrated in his time. Dionysius relates that the sacrifices consisted of honey-cakes (Ancient Greek: πέλανοι) presented by the inhabitants of each house; and that the people who assisted as ministering servants at the festival were not free men, but slaves, because the Lares took pleasure in the service of slaves. He further adds that the Compitalia were celebrated a few days after the Saturnalia with great splendor, and that the slaves on this occasion had full liberty to do as they pleased.

During the celebration of the festival, each family placed the statue of the underworld goddess Mania at the door of their house. They also hung up at their doors figures of wool representing men and women, accompanying them with humble requests that the Lares and Mania would be contented with those figures, and spare the people of the house

Sources:

Farmersalmanac.com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Llewellyn's 2023 magical almanac: practical magic for everyday living

Wikipedia

Encyclopedia Britannica