Cinema.

Arika Episode 8: Refuse Powers’ Grasp, Tramway 21 – 23 October, 2016

Film, Performance, Participation Friday 21 October – Sunday 23 October Tramway Pay what you can, no booking required Is there a link between how we’re divided into populations that can be caged and exiled by the prison-industrial complex, and the ways people’s bodies are violently categorised and segregated by race, class, gender or ability? Episode 8 celebrates […]

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Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2016

‘Time’ is the theme for the 2016 Festival, the very special 10th year, which will take place in venues across Scotland from 10th – 31st October. The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival (SMHAFF) today announced its celebratory 10th annual programme, its most ambitious to date, featuring new theatre, film, music, comedy, visual art […]

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Spooky Movie Night at ProjectAbility 27 October, 2016

ProjectAbility, 103 Trongate, G1 5HD 7 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Join ProjectAbility on Thursday 27 October in your best spooky fancy dress (or not!) for the screening of cult-classic Frankenstein. Each entry includes pizza, a drink and a free raffle ticket. The raffle will be drawn on the night, and as usual you can expect […]

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Document Film Festival Thu 20 October – Sun 23 October 2016 CCA

CCA Glasgow based Human Rights Documentary Film Festival entering its 14 year. Screenings £4 (£3) + £1 booking fee; selected events free. Book online / 0141 352 4900 More information at Document Film Festival Related CCA Events Document Opening Gala Kings of Nowhere (Los Reyes Del Pueblo Que No Existe) Thu 20 October 2016 Document […]

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The Battle of the Somme, GFT, Sunday 13 November, 2016

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The Fabulous Nicholas Brothers, GFT, Wednesday 26 October, 2016.

GFT Wednesday 26 October, 2016. Bruce Goldstein (Director of Repertory Programming at Film Forum in New York) presents a unique tribute to the Nicholas Brothers, featuring rarely seen home movies, photographs and film clips. Known for their effortless balletic moves and sly sense of humour, The Fabulous Nicholas Brothers, Fayard (1914-2006) and Harold (1921-2000) are […]

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CinemaAttic Kimuak Glasgow: Best of the Basque 8 October, 2016 CCA

Sat 8 October 2016 CCA 7.30pm, £5 (£4 students) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Spanish and Latin American Short Film Nights offer a powerful curated selection of short films, all with English subtitles, as well as networking breaks for the enjoyment of both the Ibero-American community and cinema […]

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Labyrinth of Lies UK Jewish Film Night CCA Sunday 9 October, 2016

Sun 9 October 2016 CCA 2pm, £7.75 + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 An extraordinary award winning debut feature, based on the landmark investigations that led to the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials. In 1958, Johann Radmann, an idealistic young prosecutor, begins a campaign against Nazis who seemingly faded away at […]

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Radical Film Network RFN16 – World Premiere CCA Wed 12 October 2016

Wednesday 12 Octobere, 2016 7pm, Free (unticketed), Intermedia 15+ 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Glasgow’s Radical Independent Bookfair Project not by the book Fri 7 October — Sun 23 October 2016 Over the 2016 May Day bank holiday weekend, Glasgow hosted the 2016 Radical Film Network Festival and Unconference. Almost 2000 people attended screenings […]

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SMHAFF Shoulder the Lion CCA Wed 12 October 2016

Wed 12 October 2016 8.30pm, £5 (£3) Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival Mon 10 October — Sun 16 October 2016 UK Premiere Dir. Erinnisse Rebisz, Patryk Rebisz | USA, France, Ireland, Poland | 2015 | 75m A blind photographer questions the power of images […]

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Blow Out GFT 8 and 9 October, 2016

Brian De Palma’s masterful thriller. Sat 8 (18.00) & Sun 9 October (19.20) Running time: 1h47m Brian De Palma blends suspense and political paranoia in this masterful thriller with an amazing climax taking place amongst Philadelphia’s Liberty Day celebrations. While recording sound effects for a slasher flick one night, Jack Terry (John Travolta) witnesses a […]

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Tharlo GFT Saturday 8 – Sunday 10 October, 2016

A beautifully shot slow-burning fable. Saturday 8 – Sunday 10 October Running time: 2h3m When Tharlo is informed by the local police that he must get an ID card, the Tibetan shepherd is bewildered – answering ‘I know who I am, isn’t that enough?’. The journey into the local town to get his card becomes […]

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De Palma, GFT, 7 – 9 October, 2016

A funny and incisive portrait of a truly one-of-a-kind artist. Friday 7 – Sunday 9 October Running time: 1h47m Iconic filmmaker Brian De Palma’s work and life are explored in this lively and unexpectedly moving documentary. Having started his career in the 60s, De Palma has been behind such acclaimed and diverse films as Carrie, […]

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Little Men GFT Friday 7 – Thursday 13 October, 2016

A naturalistic and moving coming-of-age tale. Friday 7 – Thursday 13 October Running time: 1h25m After his grandfather passes away, 13-year-old Jake and his family move into his apartment in Brooklyn. Once there, the alienated Jake makes friends with Tony, whose mother runs a shop that also belonged to his grandfather. When the family find […]

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Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (CTBC) & Satellite Q&A GFT 13 October, 2016

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Werner Herzog chronicles the virtual world in this fascinating documentary. Thursday 13 October (18.00) Running time: 1h38m From the origins to the outermost reaches, Herzog explores the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he viewed earthly destinations as disparate as the Amazon, the Sahara, the South Pole and the Australian outback. […]

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Sebastiane + Intro, GFT, Sunday 2 October, 2016

Derek Jarman’s first feature screens as part of SQIFF Sunday 2 October (19.30) Running time: 1h26m Set in an outpost of the Roman Empire in the year 303, Derek Jarman’s first feature is now a piece of history itself, celebrating its 40th anniversary. His most enduringly (and endearingly) erotic work, it queers the Christian myth […]

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Scottish Queer International Film Festival CCA Thu 29 September – Sun 2 October 2016

  SQIFF Thu 29 September – Sun 2 October 2016 Times vary, See event details. Screenings: £4 (£3) + £1 booking fee, Free for unemployed people and asylum seekers, Workshops & discussions free. Related CCA Events SQIFF Schools Pride Thu 29 September 2016 SQIFF Shorts Elephants and Riots Thu 29 September 2016 SQIFF Femme Brutal […]

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Supersonic plus Q & A at GFT Sunday 2 October, 2016

New documentary charting the meteoric rise of Oasis Sunday 2 October (19.15) Running time: 2h2m From award-winning director Mat Whitecross (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll), Supersonic tells the remarkable story of iconic band Oasis – in their own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive and new interviews with all the key players, this vivid […]

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The Fog of Srebrenica review by Calum Maclean

The Fog of Srebrenica Filmed, Directed and Produced by Samir Mehanović Edited by Laura Carreira Music Composed by Nigel Osborne The Fog of Srebrenica is a powerful new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Samir Mehanović, telling the story of one of the most horrific acts of genocide in the later twentieth century. Using testimony from witnesses […]

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Norfolk, GFT, Q and A with Director and Producer Tues 4 October,2016

An assassin is faced with an almost impossible decision. Tuesday 4 October (18.05) Running time: 1h27m An assassin and his boy live a reclusive life in the middle of nowhere. However when the father’s final target includes the young love of his son, their worlds collide and the family must face the troubling questions of […]

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SQIFF Queer Horror Otto; or Up with Dead People CCA Saturday 1 October, 2016

Sat 1 October 2016 CCA 5pm, £4 (£3) + £1 booking fee, Theatre, 18+ Free to asylum seekers/unemployed/festival pass holders Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Scottish Queer International Film Festival Thu 29 September — Sun 2 October 2016 Transgressive filmmaker Bruce LaBruce gave the zombie genre a distinctive update with Otto, […]

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The Girl With All The Gifts, GFT Friday 23 until Thursday 6 October 2016

Thrilling British zombie film adapted from Mike Carey’s best selling novel. Until Thursday 6 October Running time: 1h51m This British action thriller takes its cue from the gritty apocalyptic visions of 28 Days Later and Children of Men, and is written by Mike Carey, adapting his own bestselling novel. In a near-future UK a vicious […]

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Light Years GFT 1 October, 2016

The debut feature from BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Esther May Campbell Saturday 1 October (14.15) Running time: 1h29m Rose, the youngest of three siblings, longs to see her mum who lives in a care home. Left alone one hot summer day, Rose sets out on her own into England’s forgotten edgelands to find her. This odyssey […]

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SQIFF Workshop Green New World 2 October, 2016 CCA

Sun 2 October 2016 4.30pm, Free but ticketed, Clubroom, 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Scottish Queer International Film Festival Thu 29 September — Sun 2 October 2016 In this interactive ‘what-if ’ scenario-based workshop we imagine filmmaking on a planet with extremely limited resources. Through the formulation of ‘solutions’ to […]

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The Fencer, GFT, Friday 30 September – Thursday 6 October 2016

Finland’s crowd-pleasing Golden Globe nominee. Friday 30 September – Thursday 6 October Running time: 1h38m Finland’s Golden Globe nominee The Fencer transforms a true story into a heart-in-the-throat crowd-pleaser. There are echoes of Dead Poets Society and Brassed Off in a film that unfolds in 1950s Estonia. Under Soviet occupation, the country is a place […]

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SQIFF Shorts Projecting/Needs Thu 29 September 2016 CCA

Thu 29 September 2016 CCA 1.30pm, £4 (£3) + £1 booking fee, Cinema, 15+ Free for asylum seekers/unemployed/festival pass holders Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Scottish Queer International Film Festival Thu 29 September — Sun 2 October 2016 1 2 3 4 5 A young man develops a crush whilst taking […]

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Charles Atlas From An Island Summer and Hail the New Puritan CCA 28 September, 2016

CCA Wed 28 September 2016 8pm, £3 + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 This two-part screening dedicated to American video artist Charles Atlas focusses on his collaboration with Karole Armitage and Michael Clark, two befriended postmodern dancers, who shared an affiliation with (post-)punk culture. From An Island Summer […]

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Take 2: Swallows and Amazons GFT (Captioned) Sat 24 Sep, 2016 11.30am

Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE to this show Sat 24 Sep 11.30am Running time: 1h36m The Walker children sail their boat, Swallow, to a nearby island for a camping trip where they soon become arch-enemies to the Blackett sisters, pirate crew of the good ship Amazon. […]

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Under the Shadow Tuesday 27 September, 2016 GFT

A horror story that is as smart as it is scary. Tuesday 27 September (20.25) Running time: 1h24m Tehran, 1988: Shideh lives amid the chaos of the Iran-Iraq war. She is blacklisted from medical school due to her political history and her husband is away at war, leaving her alone to take care for their […]

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The Lovers and The Despot GFT Mon 26, Tue 27 & Thu 29 September, 2016

A tale so strange it has to be true. Mon 26, Tue 27 & Thu 29 September Running time: 1h38m In the mid-1970s, Kim Jong-il decided that North Korea’s film industry should make films that connected with his people emotionally. As such, he turned his attention to South Korea’s most celebrated actor/director couple – Choi […]

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