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.The Fly, Friday 18 August, 2016 GFT
The Fly (18) David Cronenberg’s imaginative sci-fi classic. Friday 19 August (23.00) Running time: 1h36m Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) is an eccentric scientist working on teleportation. He offers journalis… More… Director David Cronenberg Cast Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, USA/UK/Canada 1986, 1h36m, 18 Buy tickets online 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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Friday, August 12, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Monterey Rock, GFT Sunday 14 August, 2016
Monterey Rock GFT A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival Sunday 14 August (17.45) Running time: 1h19m Before he created his timeless and lengthy chronicle of Woodstock, D.A. Pennebaker documented the titular 3-day music festival that took place in 1967 San Francisco and featured performances from Ravi Shankar, The Mamas and Papas, […]
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This Sweet Sickness GFT Wednesday 17 August 2016
This Sweet Sickness GFT Claude Miller’s film version of Highsmith’s seventh novel featuring a boyish Gérard Depardieu Wednesday 17 August, 2017 (18.10) Running time: 1h47m Highsmith’s seventh novel This Sweet Sickness was first adapted for TV as part of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in 1962. Fifteen years later came the first film version by director […]
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Plein Soleil Sunday 14 August 2016 GFT
Plein Soleil Highsmith deemed Rene Clément’s picture to be ‘very beautiful to the eye and interesting for the intellect’. Sunday 14 August (19.30) Running time: 1h58m In the same year he starred in Luchino Visconti’s family drama Rocco and His Brothers, Alain Delon took on the role of Highsmith’s most famous character, the eponymous, ice-cold […]
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Weiner-dog GFT Friday 12 – Thursday 18 August
Weiner-dog GFT A dark but humorous tale of a travelling dog Friday 12 – Thursday 18 August Running time: 1h30m Todd Solondz (Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse) returns with this poignant tale of how a pet dachshund inspires the lives of those around him. Consisting of a series of vignettes, and with an all-star cast […]
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The Confession, GFT 16 – 18 August, 2016
August at GFT DocumentaryThe Confession (CTBC) A gripping documentary examining the rise of modern jihad Tuesday 16 – Thursday 18 August Running time: 1h30m From the rise of the Bosnian Mujahideen to the torture cells of Guantanamo Bay, and from rebel training camps in Syria to the prison-bars of Belmarsh, Moazzam Begg has lived through […]
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Botanic Gardens Outdoor Cinema 18 and 19 August, 2016
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The Wizard of Speed and Time and Live Special Effects Demo CCA
Thu 18 August 2016 7pm, £4 + £1 booking fee, Theatre 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Matchbox Cineclub Pura Sangre Thu 15 September 2016 HIS LIFE IS A SPECIAL EFFECT! Mike Jittlov is a struggling filmmaker, challenged to expand his special effects reel into a feature for a big-time film […]
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Up For Love GFT 5 – 11 August, 2016
August at GFT Comedy Foreign LanguageUp for Love (12A) A charming and sweet romance about a mismatched couple Friday 5 – Thursday 11 August Running time: 1h38m Diane (Virginie Efira) is a newly single lawyer who receives a call from a stranger after losing her phone. The pair hit it off and arrange to […]
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Friday, August 5, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Sweet Bean GFT 5 – 7 August, 2016
Sweet Bean (PG) A feel-good food movie Friday 5 – Sunday 7 August Running time: 1h53m Sentarô, a lonely Japanese baker hires an eccentric 76-year-old woman to be his new assistant, and soon learns that she has a wonderful recipe for red bean paste. Sentarô’s business begins to thrive and the pair’s relationship develops beyond […]
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Cities: Fritz Lang Metropolis CCA 10 August, 2016
7pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema PG Book online / 0141 352 4900 Cities Fri 1 July — Fri 30 September 2016 Metropolis – Reconstructed and restored 2010 version Dir Fritz Lang, 1927 Fritz Lang’s expressionist dystopia is one of the first science fiction feature films, and is arguably the most influential. In a stunningly designed […]
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K2 and the Invisible Footmen CCA Monday 8 August, 2016
Mon 8 August 2016 CCA 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 12+ 0141 352 4900 Digital Desperados Mommy is Coming Sat 27 August 2016 K2 and the Invisible Footmen Dir. Iara Lee, 55 mins, Pakistan 2015 Nicknamed the ‘savage mountain’ K2 is considered by many mountaineers an even greater prize than Everest with limited routes, a steeper […]
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K2 and the Invisible Footmen Mon 8 August 2016 CCA
Digital Desperados K2 and the Invisible Footmen Dir. Iara Lee, 55 mins, Pakistan 2015 Mon 8 August 2016 CCA 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 12+ 0141 352 4900 Nicknamed the ‘savage mountain’ K2 is considered by many mountaineers an even greater prize than Everest with limited routes, a steeper ascent, and a harder push to its […]
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Sid and Nancy 30th Anniversary Edition, Film Review by Calum Maclean
Sid and Nancy 30th Anniversary Edition Directed by Alex Cox Written by Alex Cox & Abbe Wool Cast – Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield, Courtney Love, Xander Berkeley, Perry Benson, Tony London, Barbara Coles, Iggy Pop & Kathy Burke Alex Cox’s 1986 depiction of the life, love, and self-destruction of […]
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 | Filed under: Calum Maclean – poet and aspiring writer, Cinema, Film Reviews by Calum Maclean, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Author: The JT LeRoy Story 9 – 11 August, 2016 GFT
The story behind the celebrated literary figure JT LeRoy Tuesday 9 – Thursday 11 August Running time: 1h51m In its October 2005 issue, New York magazine ran a piece detailing how celebrated literary figure JT Leroy was actually a creation from the mind of 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator Laura Albert. […]
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Gregory’s Girl, GFT, Saturday 6 August, 2016
Gregory’s Girl Probably the most beloved Scottish film ever made Saturday 6 August (16.00) Running time: 1h29m GFT BAFTA-winning Gregory’s Girl is probably the most beloved Scottish film ever made. Writer-director Bill Forsyth beautifully portrays the awkwardness and cock-eyed optimism of adolescence in a film that captures school life like no other. John Gordon […]
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Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy GFT Sunday 7 August, 2016
Radiohead” Meeting People Is Easy The classic Radiohead doc plus a special 35mm showing of their latest video ‘Daydreaming’. Sunday 7 August (17.20) Running time: 1h35m Following the release of Radiohead’s ninth studio album and subsequent world tour, GFT takes a look back at the turning point in the career of the much-celebrated torchbearers for […]
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The Carer GFT 4 – 11 August
The Carer A funny and poignant tale about a lion of the British stage Friday 5 – Thursday 11 August Running time: 1h29m Brian Cox has a high old time as Sir Michael Gifford, a classically-trained lion of the British stage who has heard the chimes at midnight. An unforgettable Lear and now an impossible […]
Cinema: Beginners Course CCA Monday 15 August – Monday 3 October. 2016
An ideal beginner’s course for those wishing to broaden their critical understanding of contemporary cinema. Monday 15 August – Monday 3 October, 2016 The course takes place over eight consecutive Monday evenings, and is comprised of four film screenings and four seminars. Films will be in early evenings but exact times may vary and […]
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Monday, August 1, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Classes and Workshops, Courses, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Star Trek Beyond review by Calum Maclean
Star Trek Beyond Directed by Justin Lin Written by Simon Pegg & Doug Jung Cast – Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Boutella & Idris Elba Star Trek Beyond is the third in the J.J Abram’s produced reboot series and, like its predecessors, is enjoyable, totally […]
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Saturday, July 30, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Film Reviews by Calum Maclean, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Comfort and Joy, GFT Sunday 31 July, 2016
Comfort and Joy (PG) A quirky story of disc jockeys and ice cream wars Sunday 31 July (17.00) Running time: 1h40m Bill Forsyth followed up the classic Local Hero with this quirky story of disc jockeys and ice cream wars. A few days before Christmas, radio host Alan Bird (Bill Paterson) witnesses […]
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Friday, July 29, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema
Closet Monster GFT
Stephen Dunn’s first feature film puts an imaginative twist on the coming-of-age tale Thursday 4 August (20.40) Running time: 1h30m A creative and driven young teen struggles to find his own way in life. Oscar is confused with his sexuality, fearful of his macho father and haunted by a gay-bashing […]
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Traders GFT 29 July – 4 August, 2016
Traders A violent and blackly humorous film about ‘econocide’ Friday 29 July – Thursday 4 August Running time: 1h30m This violent and blackly humorous film deals with ‘econocide’: the act of committing suicide as a result of bad economic conditions. When Vernon (Game of Thrones’ John Bradley) and Harry (Killian Scott) lose their jobs, Vernon […]
The Commune GFT 29 July – 4 August, 2016
The Commune A touching and funny look at the frailties of togetherness Friday 29 July – Thursday 4 August Running time: 1h52m Academic couple Erik and Anna decide to set up a Danish commune in bohemian 1970s Copenhagen. Erik embarks on a love affair with a young student and eventually asks her to join […]
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Born to be Blue GFT 29 July – 4 August, 2016
A thrillingly reimagined anti-biopic about jazz legend Chet Baker. Friday 29 July – Thursday 4 August Running time: 1h37m Jazz legend Chet Baker’s tumultuous life is thrillingly reimagined in this anti-biopic. In the 1950s, Chet Baker was a famous trumpeter renowned as a pioneer of the West Coast Jazz scene. However, by the 1960s his […]
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Les Saigantes, CCA, 4 August, 2016
Digital Desperados Les Saignantes Thu 4 August 2016 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 15+ 0141 352 4900 Les Saigantes Dir. Jean- Pierre Bekolo, 93 mins, Cameroon/France 2005 Two glamorous young friends and sex workers get stuck with a dead client who is also a high-powered politician. Les Saignantes is the best African sci-fi vampire political satire […]
30th Anniversary re-release of Alex Cox’s SID & NANCY
30th Anniversary re-release of Alex Cox’sSID & NANCYNew restoration supervised by cinematographerRoger Deakins[cid:F35CBC82-5833-4918-B719-2A1367357C9F] In cinemas on 5th August 2016available on EST on 22nd Augustand new special edition DVD/Blu-ray available to buy from 29th August 2016 DIRECTED BY ALEX COXSCREENPLAY BY ALEX COX and ABBE WOOLSTARRINGGARY OLDMAN, ANDREW SCHOFIELD, CHLOE WEBB, DAVID HAYMANand featuring COURTNEY LOVE, […]
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Thursday, July 28, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Cemetery of Splendour GFT Friday 22 – Sunday 24 July, 2016
Cemetery of Splendour A hypnotic wonder that delves into Thailand’s myths and traditions Friday 22 – Sunday 24 July, 2016 Running time: 2h2m Soldiers afflicted by a mysterious sleeping sickness are stationed in a temporary clinic in a former school. A young medium named Keng helps visitors communicate with their comatose loved ones, while a […]
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Friday, July 22, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Wait GFT Friday 22 – Monday 25 July, 2016
The Wait GFT An atmospheric and elegant relationship drama Friday 22 – Monday 25 July Running time: 1h40m Two women from different generations meet unexpectedly at a villa in Sicily, with profound consequences for them both. Jeanne (Lou de Laâge) arrives on the island before her fiancé, Guiseppe (Giorgio Colangeli), whose continued delays and lack […]
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Chevalier, GFT, 22 – 28 July, 2016
Chevalier A richly comic reflection on the male ego Friday 22 – Thursday 28 July Running time: 1h45m The third feature from Attenberg director Athina Rachel Tsangari is a richly comic reflection on the male ego. Six men are on an expensive yachting holiday in the Aegean. They range in age and social status from […]
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