The Puzzle

The most effective horror films are the ones that don’t reveal much. Personally I find the Blair Witch Project much more terrifying than Hostel (for example). Granted I wouldn’t be quick to cho...

Loch Ness Film Festival 2013: Part 2

After a quick chippy and a rest we’re ready to continue with the second and final block of the day. Cowboys and Dissidents is a powerful drama as a would be hitman looks to extract revenge agai...

Loch Ness Film Festival 2013: Part 1

Another year has passed which brings us to the fourth annual Loch Ness Film Festival. Once off the train I’m picked up at the station and taken straight for dinner with the organisers. The weat...

One Year Later

Ahead of the Loch Ness Film Festival Moviescramble got a preview of the new short film from writer / Director Fraser Coull and his production company Silly Wee Films. In this latest movie the subject...

The Greyness of Autumn

It’s all about getting the attention. A common ploy for most mediums be it written, aural or visual is to start off with sequence that focuses the attention. Cinema is filled with memorable ope...

Looking for Robin

I was once told by an award-winning filmmaker that a short film should be no longer than ten minutes. A professional screenwriter advised that if you can reduce the running time you should. This can ...

Loch Ness Film Festival 2013

It’s that time again for us to get the ball rolling and roll out the imaginary red carpet for the 4th edition of the Loch Ness Film Festival from July 26-28th. It’s more of the same from last year in...

Paperman

Occasionally a piece of cinema comes along that reminds just why you fell in love with it in the first place. These moments are the reason why you watch all sorts of rubbish in the hope that it may h...

Pancrazio // Shoemaker

It is feat of imagination in the way that a film maker can take what appears to be the most mundane and repetitive of subjects and makes you view it from a completely different angle. For the subject...

Notes

What makes Notes stand out from the standard “boy meets girl” romantic comedy is pivotal to its story. Yes the lead characters spark up a romance only for it to look doomed which leads to...