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[Pat]

Lots of interesting stuff coming up in relation to cinema goings on in Glasgow. Thought it might be an idea to create a thread so that information can be popped in here.

If you've been to any good movies, or rotten ones, then don't hold back on spilling the beans.

[Pat]

Glasgore!

Horror/Cult Cinema Discussion Group

Wednesday 5 January
Wednesday 2 February

6.30 p.m.

This group meets on the first Wednesday of each month to discuss horror and cult cinema.

Meet other genre fans in a friendly atmosphere to exchange thoughts and opinions about your favourite schlocky flicks. Discuss anything from Italian Giallo to Kung Fu and Exploitation!

Free

More information: http://www.glasgowfi...iscussion_group

[gladtobeglas]

Unstoppable.

Went to see the new Tony Scott film on Bank Holiday Monday and was a bit unsure especially as Claudia Winkleman enjoyed it!

But . . there was plenty of action and tension and a real rollercoaster ride as the train speeds ever onwards to disaster - or not.

99 minutes well spent!

And train drivers are the new superheroes!!

[Pat]

Unstoppable.

Went to see the new Tony Scott film on Bank Holiday Monday and was a bit unsure especially as Claudia Winkleman enjoyed it!

But . . there was plenty of action and tension and a real rollercoaster ride as the train speeds ever onwards to disaster - or not.

99 minutes well spent!

And train drivers are the new superheroes!!

Bit of a contrast to Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' then, Gladtae. A film that is so slow moving it verges on being boring.

Very good acting from Stephen Dorff, playing Johnny Marco, a much indulged and decadent movie star, also Elle Fanning, his young daughter that he knows very little about when her mum takes off and leaves him in charge.

The film is very bitty and whilst there are some amusing scenes it rather tries your patience. There's very little to get your teeth into and the ending is confusing; you get to come to your own conclusions. If you can be bothered.

Guardian review: http://www.guardian....e-film-festival

[Pat]

The American

I liked this one better than Somewhere.

George Clooney does a good job of the 'one last job' assasin in this movie, plenty of gore and suspense but don't expect a fast and exciting romp. Another very slow moving film, but it holds your attention with a sinister plot, lots of detailed imagery, a romantic liaison and fabujlous shots of the Italian countryside and the village where he hides out. (Courtesy ex-photographer Corbijn).

Clooney is definitely a baddie, nonetheless, it's pretty easy to emphathise with him, share his suspense as he is hunted down, and wish him well against all odds.

In many ways a very attractive film but more art house than blockbuster.

New York Times Review

[harper]

The American

I liked this one better than Somewhere.

George Clooney does a good job of the 'one last job' assasin in this movie, plenty of gore and suspense but don't expect a fast and exciting romp. Another very slow moving film, but it holds your attention with a sinister plot, lots of detailed imagery, a romantic liaison and fabujlous shots of the Italian countryside and the village where he hides out. (Courtesy ex-photographer Corbijn).

Clooney is definitely a baddie, nonetheless, it's pretty easy to emphathise with him, share his suspense as he is hunted down, and wish him well against all odds.

In many ways a very attractive film but more art house than blockbuster.

New York Times Review

I missed this one but have to say that I think George Clooney is becoming a really great actor. I loved him in Up in the Air and Men who Stare at Goats. He just seems to get better with age.... on all fronts.

[Pat]

I missed this one but have to say that I think George Clooney is becoming a really great actor. I loved him in Up in the Air and Men who Stare at Goats. He just seems to get better with age.... on all fronts.

I agree, his acting in The American was very understated - so good you weren't thinking all the time: 'isn't George Clooney gorgeous'

[harper]

I agree, his acting in The American was very understated - so good you weren't thinking all the time: 'isn't George Clooney gorgeous'

He's made some real turkeys but O'Brother, Where Art Thou, was the a real turrning point.... great movie.

[Pat]

He's made some real turkeys but O'Brother, Where Art Thou, was the a real turrning point.... great movie.

I liked him in Ocean's Eleven. Apparently he'll be starring and directing in 'Ides of March'.

[Hingmie]

I went to see Little Fokkers - Meet the Parents on Christmas Eve. It was a 12a so thought it may be suitable for all of us (me, 12 n 8). It wasn't. The 8 year old was deffo out her depth and I suspect the 12 year old was too in regards to the visual humour and the innuendoes about a viagra type drug surrounding certain scenes.

[harper]

I went to see Little Fokkers - Meet the Parents on Christmas Eve. It was a 12a so thought it may be suitable for all of us (me, 12 n 8). It wasn't. The 8 year old was deffo out her depth and I suspect the 12 year old was too in regards to the visual humour and the innuendoes about a viagra type drug surrounding certain scenes.

Against all my better jugement, I have quite liked this Robert De Nero pension fund series of films.... (But what a far cry from Mean Streets ...)

Besides the probelms of age appropriateness, was it a good film, Hingmie?

[samscafeamericain]

The latest Harry potter is surprisingly very good

[harper]

The latest Harry potter is surprisingly very good

Seeing the HP trio as adolescents does my head in.. as do most adolescents .... The HP cast list is top notch tho'' Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith are sublime. Emma Thompson isn't too shabby either...

[harper]

Another Year: Mike Leigh

Well, as the review says, not exactly uplifting but a really well constructed film, IMV.

http://www.independe...al-1974933.html

Good overview by the Independent, so not worth repeating. Where I would disagree is with the description of Gerri and Tom. I thought they were the most hideous characters by far. I didn't perceive them as either kind or patient, I think you need to look deeper than that.

5/5

[Pat]

Glasgow Film Festival - being launched this Monday 19th January.

Eleven days, 250 films and events in 15 venues across the city, the 7th Glasgow Film Festival runs from 17-27 February.

The Film Festival programme launches next Thursday, 20 January, when you will be able to browse it and online at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/festival

Offering over 250 films, special presentations and unique experiences, the Festival has become a must-see event in the UK calendar. The programme runs the gamut from mainstream to arthouse, classic to cutting edge, with prices that are gentle on your pocket.

Catch the hot films of 2011 before everyone else, experience the dual pleasure of moving image with a live score, wallow in the warm nostalgia of vintage treats or improve your smarts at one of our incisive masterclasses... Glasgow Film Festival, the audience-friendly festival, aims to please.

To keep up with all the latest festival news and offers sign up to receive the GFF enewsletter at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/enewsletter

[Pat]

Think this will be worth seeing:

NEDS

Friday 21 January - Thursday 3 February
Glasgow, 1973. Young John McGill is about to start secondary school. He's a bright and sensitive boy, eager to learn, but the cards are stacked against him. His family are poor and his father's a drunk, his mother is troubled and repressed and his elder brother is always in trouble with the law. At school, there are one or two good teachers, but most are uninterested and unhelpful in the face of the brutal and territorial gang culture that has spread from local housing estates to the school. The uneasy question Mullan poses is whether or not John can transcend the destiny of his class, education and family to make something of himself.

Director Peter Mullan will be taking part in a Q&A following the screening on Sunday 30 January (13.00). This is a change to the previously advertised screening. Advanced booking recommended.

If you go along watch out for Marianna Palka, Glasgow West End girl, forging quite a career for herself in the film industry.

[Pat]

First chance you get go and see The King's Speech, absolute cert to clean up at the oscars and best film I've seen in yonks.

Brilliant cast, fantastic acting, great script, wonderful costumes and the cinematography and sets superb. Not a flaw that I could see.

Colin Firth (George VI, 'Bertie') was terrific but Geoffrey Rush is astonishing and perfect in the role of Lionel Logue, the self-taught therapist employed by the royals to help Bertie overcome his stammer.

Guy Pearce (King Edward VIII)is a fine looking fellow and Helena Bonham Carter (Queen Elizabeth) brought a spark of humour, glamour and nobility.


I liked the film a lot - pretty heartbreaking in parts and hugely uplifting in others.

[Dexter St. Clair]

The stuttering King. A typical British picture which looks brilliant but really is just another biscuit tin with a well painted portrait of a bunch of German scroungers.

[Iona Weedug]

The stuttering King. A typical British picture which looks brilliant but really is just another biscuit tin with a well painted portrait of a bunch of German scroungers.

Is that on the posters?

[Pat]

The stuttering King. A typical British picture which looks brilliant but really is just another biscuit tin with a well painted portrait of a bunch of German scroungers.

A movie's not a movie without some baddies, Dex.

You may well object to the subjects but the film is without doubt 'brilliant'.