Glasgow loves cinema and offers a wide selection of entertainment to film goers and movie buffs alike. You can see all the latest big releases or catch an art house movie, participate in film quiz nights and enjoy special screenings.Snowden, GFT. 9 – 15 December, 2016
Snowden 9 – 15 December, 2016 GFTJoseph Gordon-Levitt stars as NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in this dramatic political thriller from director Oliver Stone (Platoon, JFK, Wall Street). Based on the book ‘The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man’, this fi lm recounts Snowden’s 2013 meeting in a Hong Kong […]
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Pass GFT 9 – 15 December, 2016
The Pass GFT 9 – 15 December, 2016 Nineteen-year-olds Jason and Ade have been preparing themselves for a lifetime in professional football for as long as they can remember. On the evening before their first big match the two of them play out their insecurities in a Romanian hotel room; mock-fighting, preparing their kit, slinging […]
Erik Greenberg Anjou Deli Man, CCA Tue 20 December 2016
CCA Tue 20 December 2016 7pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 14+ accompanied by an adult Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Cooking Pot Tue 1 September 2015 — Sat 30 April 2016 Deli Man is a documentary film showcasing Jewish food and its inseparable link to American Jewish culture. Once numbering in […]
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Wigilia, Film Screening and After Party, GMCA, Trongate 18 December, 2016
GMAC, Trongate 103, Glasgow G1 5HD December, 18th, 2016 – 6.30 p.m. Wigilia is an alternative Christmas movie for people who like their film, and their music, a bit more indie. The film stars Iwona Glowinska, from the band Featherwest, and co-stars Duglas T. Stewart, founder of BMX Bandits – Glasgow musical icons and Kurt […]
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Julieta GFT 16 – 22 December, 2016
16 – 22 December, 2016 Pedro Almodóvar forgoes the energetic bravura of his last release; I’m So Excited and returns to his great subject, the emotional terrain and interior lives of women. Based on three short stories by Pulitzer-winning writer Alice Munro, Julieta follows the same character at three different stages of her life. In […]
Blueprint GFT 15 December, 2016
Blueprint GFT 15 December, 2016 Our quarterly indie short film night returns, this time expanding into Cinema 2 for a Christmas special. Blueprint celebrates the Scottish talent that exists in the cracks of the film industry – where people make films simply because of their love of cinema. At the time of going to […]
The Music of Strangers GFT 13 – 15 December, 2016
The Music of Strangers GFT 13 – 15 December, 2016 The latest documentary from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) follows legendary Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma as musicians from all over the world join him to form a virtuoso band who believe in the power of a global musical dialogue. Battling with the […]
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Son of Joseph, GFT 16 – 22 December, 2016
Son of Joseph 16 – 22 December, 2016 GFT Discontented teen Vincent has lived in the centre of Paris with his single mother all of his life, but has now reached the age where he needs to know the identity of his father. When he finally tracks him down however, Vincent is horrified to find […]
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CinemaAttic: Back to Cuba, CCA Fri 16 December 2016
CCA Fri 16 December 2016 7.30pm, £5 (£4 students) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 It’s a rare December in Havana without Castro. Fidel Castro himself, together with Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pirri and Julio, was one of the founding fathers of one of the most iconic film schools in […]
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Life, Animated GFT, 9 – 11 December, 2016
Life, Animated 9 – 11 December, 2016 GFT In his early years, autistic child Owen Suskind would only engage with Disney films. One day his father had the idea to communicate with him using dialogue from Aladdin and remarkably Owen replied with words from the film. From there, the family used Disney films as a […]
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Friday, December 9, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Baltic Film Society The Golden Horse, CCA Sun 11 December 2016
CCA Sun 11 December 2016 3pm, £6 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Baltic Film Society Eiger Sat 12 November 2016 The animated film is based on a play The Golden Horse, by Latvian poet Rainis. The story is about how Black Mother, an […]
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Sunder Cinema Deep Red and GORTA, CCA Sat 10 December 2016
CCA Sat 10 December 2016 7.45pm, £5 + £1 booking fee, Cinema 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Sunder Cinema Presents Deep Red and GORTA Deep Red, directed by the maestro Dario Argento, is considered not only one of his finest pieces of work, but regarded as one of the greatest Giallo films of […]
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Fictional Matters Birds & On the choreographic beyond bodies – Screening & Talk, CCA, Sun 4 December 2016
CCA Sun 4 December 2016 12.30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Fictional Matters Fri 2 December — Sun 4 December 2016 Inês Bento Coelho Birds, 2016 Screening Birds is a performative film exploring choreography in everyday life. Filmed in an aviary in the Highlands with two […]
Friday, December 2, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
CTL: Woman Tiger, Woman Dover, GFT, 4 December, 2016
CTL: Woman Tiger, Woman Dove 7 December, 2016 GFT As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of LUX’s historical predecessor – the London Film-Makers’ Co-op – LUX Scotland presents a programme of films dedicated to the women filmmakers of this artist-led, cooperative organisation. Produced against a backdrop of growing feminist consciousness, these works built on […]
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Wild Style GFT 7 December, 2016
Wild Style 7 December, 2016 GFT Nothing comes close to capturing the early days of hip-hop and graffiti art like Charlie Ahearn’s 1983 cult classic. Starring legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones as Zoro, New York’s hottest new talent, the plot shows how he is straining to balance his personal life with his passion […]
The War of the Worlds, GFT, 4 December, 2016
4 December, 2016 GFT The first attempt to bring H.G. Wells’ immortal story of alien invasion to the big screen remains one of the most dazzling pieces of science fiction cinema ever. When an unidentified object crash-lands near the US town of Linda Rosa, the locals are intrigued to find out what it is. However […]
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Trading Places 9 December, 2016 GFT
Trading Places 9 December, 2016 GFT A wealthy investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. The morally bankrupt Duke brothers are curious as to what might happen in the battle of heredity versus environment. They arrange for impoverished street hustler Billy Ray […]
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words, GFT 2 – 8 December, 2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words 2 – 8 December, 2016 GFT To many people, Frank Zappa is the ultimate outsider musician – a foul-mouthed mustachioed freak that revelled in an iconoclastic view and music so distinctive that it has since become its own genre. Made up entirely of pre-existing interview footage […]
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Paths of the Soul, GFT, 2 – 8 December, 2016
Paths of the Soul 2 – 8 December, 2016 On the world’s highest plateau, the rarefied air makes the simplest task an arduous challenge. That does nothing to deter a group of Tibetan villagers from embarking on a bowing pilgrimage that requires them to lay their bodies flat on the ground after every few steps. […]
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Cities Christmas Special Things to Come CCA Mon 5 December 2016
CCA Mon 5 December 2016 7pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Cities Fri 1 July — Sat 31 December 2016 1936 Sci-fi dystopian classic. It’s Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal (Raymond Massey) fears that war is imminent. When it breaks out, it destroys the […]
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Thursday, December 1, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
A United Kingdom, GFT, 25 November – 8 December, 2016
25 November – 8 December, 2016 A United Kingdom is the extraordinary true story of one of the great forbidden romances of the 20th century. In 1947, sparks fly when jazz lovers Prince Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike) meet at a Missionary Society dance. Their whirlwind romance and subsequent marriage are […]
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Big Glasgow Harry Potter Quiz, 9 December, 2016
9 December, 2016 7 p.m. To celebrate the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the numerous demands we run a Harry Potter Quiz we relented and we’re looking to have a wizard of a time. Put your Harry Potter knowledge to the test by answering 8 rounds of questions covering […]
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Burn Burn Burn GFT 28 October, – 3 November, 2016
28 October – 3 November, 2016 GFT When Dan passes away, best friends Seph and Alex are tasked with scattering his ashes at five disparate UK locations close to his heart. With their departed friend’s amusing and frank video diary for company, the emotionally freefalling pair set off on their adventure, seeking closure not only […]
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Monday, November 28, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Fictional Matters The Host, CCA, Friday 2 December 2016
CCA Fri 2 December 2016 8pm, £8 (£5/Free with pass) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 14+ accompanied by an adult Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Fictional Matters Fri 2 December — Sun 4 December 2016 A filmmaker turns forensic detective as she pieces together hundreds of photographs in search of what […]
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Thursday, November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
One More Time With Feeling, GFT, 1 December, 2016
GFT 1 December, 2016 A unique cinema event directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly), One More Time With Feeling will be another opportunity to hear Skeleton Tree, the sixteenth studio album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Originally a performance based concept, […]
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16 Years till Summer, GFT, 30 November and 1 December, 2016
GFT 30 November and 1 December, 2016 Uisdean wants forgiveness. After 16 years in prison, he’s released to the Highlands to juggle crofting dreams against caring for his father. But it takes an extraordinary love story to elude accusations in a film that drifts effortlessly between opposing portraits of the same man, as carer and […]
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Road to Peace, GFT, 28 November, 2016
GFT 28 November, 2016 In a world dominated by suffering and violence, how can we create peace in our lives? This award-winning lfim embarks on an extraordinary journey with one of the most celebrated humanitarians of all time, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Complete with rare behind the scenes access and candid personal interviews, […]
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The Last Picture Show, GFT, 28 November, 2016
The Last Picture Show GFT 28 November, 2016 Between World War II and the Korean conflict, the tiny West Texas town of Anarene dies a quiet death as its residents head for the big cities to make their livings and raise kids. Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges) are best friends in their late […]
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United States of Love, GFT 25 November – 28 November, 2016
25 November – 28 November, 2016 GFT Poland, 1990: society is going through fundamental change that brings with it a wealth of new possibilities. This sparks four apparently happy women of different ages to decide that it’s time to change their lives. One of Poland’s most striking contemporary filmmakers, Tomasz Wasilewski brilliantly uses muted colours […]
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Magnus, GFT, 30 November – 1 December, 2016
30 November – 1 December, 2016 GFT Magnus Carlsen is unlike any other chess player, possessing an innate creative playing ability and photographic memory from an early age. Shot over more than a decade, Benjamin Ree’s documentary follows the intense journey of the young Norwegian, remaining courtside throughout his trials and triumphs – including becoming […]
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