Upon its release in 2004, the film Primer became an instant cult classic. Its bold attempt to realistically depict just how messy, confusing and potentially dangerous time travel would be won legions of admirers, and despite its miniscule budget and headache-inducing narrative Primer quickly became a critical success. Fans of so-called ‘hard’ sci-fi waited with baited breath […]
At the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival, there is no free coffee in the press office. I’m sure there was some last year, but I could be wrong. The book festival press office certainly has free coffee, and pastries for that matter. But there is none at the film festival. This observation is worth stating, […]
Taboor didn’t open the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival (an Iranian sci-fi film about a man who wears a tin-foil suit might have been a hard sell at the opening night gala), but it does at least have the honour of opening Geekzine’s coverage of said event. Beautifully shot, with a glacial pace, precious little […]
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 […]
Café W is a relatively new enterprise, launched as part of the refurbishment of the Waterstones brand, last year. There are only a handful of these Waterstones-run coffee shops, and the Edinburgh West End branch is one of these select few. Jonathan Taylor is the manager of Café W Edinburgh West End, and he took time out […]
American Fantasy author Brent Weeks will be appearing at Waterstone’s Edinburgh West End on Tuesday 2nd October at 6pm, to read from and discuss, and of course sign copies of, his new book, The Blinding Knife. The Blinding Knife is the second book in the Lightbringer series, following on from 2011’s The Black Prism, featuring […]