Welcome to Reel Time...in real time

OK, so the title might not be that original...Reel Time...real time...geddit?...but hopefully future posts on this shiny new spin-off from my weekly Guide column will be slightly more original.

Only slightly?

Well, they say that nothing is original in the world of movies, and with seemingly more sequels and remakes bothering our cinema screens than ever before it would be easy to repeat what everyone else is doing out there in the world of film blogs and websites.

But that would be boring.

So, from hereon in I'll be doing my best to offer something a bit different as well as reviews and previews of new and forgotten films and DVDs (expect lots of those), interviews with stars and actors (there's a beauty coming up later this week) or details of film events taking place in Edinburgh, I'll cover as much as I can - my recent Edinburgh International Film Festival blog was just a taster.

See you in the front row.