And so the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival rolls into town, boasting a typically diverse programme of foreign avant-garde cinema, mainstream Hollywood blockbusters and all that’s in between! Of particular interest to readers of this little webzine are a number of geek-friendly curiosities ranging from the fantastical to the frightening, and your humble Geekzine correspondent (me) will be there to review the films themselves (press restrictions allowing), as well as providing coverage of the general goings-on at this year’s festival.
Opening on 18th June with the UK première of Guy Pearce drama Breathe In, the festival will run for 12 days, and while there aren’t any major surprises in this year’s line-up (we at Geekzine HQ had been hoping for a screening of the new cut of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed – sadly ’twas not to be) there are a number of exciting cinematic prospects to be found in the EIFF’s voluminous programme of movies. Korean action thriller The Berlin File, Iranian sci-fi oddity Taboor and schlocky gore-fest Frankenstein’s Army (amongst many others) have all popped up on the Geekzine radar, along with the UK première of brand new Pixar prequel Monsters’ University. In short, it looks to be a very good year for sci-fi, fantasy and horror movies at the film festival, which is great news for us geeks!
So keep your eyes peeled in the coming days for reviews, reports and….well, that’s basically it. But we think that’s pretty good going! As ever, we welcome your comments, so why not let us know what you’re looking forward to at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013, and we’ll hopefully see you there!
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