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.Ponyo, GFT, Tuesday 12 July, 2016
Hayao Miyazaki’s eighth animated feature with Studio Ghibli is a touching story of love and friendship. Tuesday 12 July (18.00) Running time: 1h41m Ponyo is a goldfish princess with the magic of the sea at her disposal. Director Hayao Miyazaki Cast Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Japan 2008, 1h41m, subtitles, U Japan’s renowned animation […]
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Friday, July 8, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
British Film Industry 2022 Consultation
BFI 2022 consultation Have your say If you are a filmmaker, or want to enjoy or learn about a wider range of film, television and the moving image, we want your help shaping our next five-year plan. Public consultation closes on 8 September 2016. ‘The UK is one of the most creative nations on earth. […]
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The Mafia Kills Only In Summer GFT Friday 8 – Sunday 10 July, 2016
The Mafia kills Only In Summer An inspired coming of age comedy with a true crime twist. Friday 8 – Sunday 10 July Running time: 1h30m An inspired coming of age comedy that pays heartwarming tribute to all of those who have fallen in the long struggle against the Mafia. Arturo is born in 1970s […]
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Cities & Digital Desperados MAJOR! CCA Wed 13 July 2016
Cities & Digital DesperadosMAJOR!Wed 13 July 2016 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema14+ accompanied by an adult0141 352 4900 Related CCA EventsSummer Discussion: Cities Fri 1 July — Wed 31 August 2016 CCA MAJOR!Dir. Annalise Ophelian, 90 mins, USA 2016 A documentary exploring the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy – a veteran of the Stonewall […]
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Lajee Centre | In the Line of Fire: Journalism in Palestine Mon 11 July 2016
Lajee Centre | In the Line of Fire: Journalism in PalestineMon 11 July 2016 7pm, £3 + £1 booking fee, Cinema14+ accompanied by an adultBook online / 0141 352 4900 CCA Mohammad Al-Azza is a photographer and filmmaker from Lajee Center in Aida Refugee Camp. His work, which will be screened here, documents life in […]
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UK Jewish Film Mr Gaga Sun 10 July 2016 CCA
UK Jewish Film Mr Gaga Sun 10 July 2016 7.30pm, £8 via Eventzilla, Cinema 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 CCA Following world-renowned choreographer Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Israeli Batsheva Dance Company, over a period of eight years, this engaging and insightful documentary introduces us to the world of a remarkably innovative […]
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Just Eat It, South Side Film Festival, 3 July, 2016
Pollokshields Playhouse, Albert Drive, G41 2PE Sunday 3 July, 2016 6.30 p.m. Where is your food going? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions […]
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Sunday, July 3, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Elvis and Nixon, GFT 15 – 18 July, 2016
The tall story behind a meet-and-greet between two American icons. Friday 15 – Monday 18 July Running time: 1h26m On a December morning in 1970, the King of Rock ‘n Roll turns up on the doorstep of the White House to meet the most powerful man in the world with the bizarre request of being […]
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Friday, July 1, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema
Southside Film presents Wee Green Cinema 2 and 3 July, 2016
Southside Film presents Wee Green Cinema, a bicycle and solar powered cinema tent, that will be poping up at Pollokshields Playhouse (opposite Tramway) 16 Albert Drive. On the corner of Albert Drive and Barrland Street. First weekend in July, 2016 There will be FREE film screenings and events/workshops that explore what it means to be […]
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Queen of Earth GFT 1 and 2 July, 2016
Queen of Earth GFT 1 and 2 July, 2016 8.30 p.m. A psychological horror movie with an emphasis on the psyche. Buy tickets online GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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King of Cups, 5 and 6 July, 2016 GFT
Terrence Malick’s seventh feature film as director Tuesday 5 & Wednesday 6 July, 2016 Running time: 1h58m Terrence Malick’s seventh feature takes its title from the Tarot card depicting a romantic adventurer guided by his emotions. Rick (Christian Bale) is a writer indulging in all the desires that Las Vegas and Los Angeles have […]
Beatrice Gibson: Cadenza GFT 3 July, 2016
Beatrice Gibson: Cadenza (N/C 15+) Curated by internationally renowned and award-winning artist Beatrice Gibson Sunday 3 July (19.45) Running time: 1h11m This programme explores abstraction as subject and form, looking at music, money, numbers and narrat… More… Director various, UK/USA 1976 – 2015, 1h11m, N/C 15+ Buy Tickets
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Notes On Blindness GFT until 7 July, 2016
A thought-provoking documentary exploring the loss of sight. Friday 1 – Thursday 7 July, 2016 Running time: 1h26m Notes on Blindness is a thought-provoking documentary exploring the loss of sight. As theologian and writer John Hull began to lose his sight, he made a series of audio recordings of his experience. Over three years John […]
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Holding The Man, GFT Wednesday 6 July, 2016
Holding the Man A sensitive and poignant tale of love and loss Wednesday 6 July (20.10) Running time: 2h7m GFT Timothy, an aspiring actor and John, the captain of the football team, fell in love as teenagers at an all-boys high school in Melbourne in the 1970s. Their 15-year romance endured throughout their lives despite […]
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Elvis & Nixon – film review by Calum Maclean
Elvis & NixonCertificate 15Directed by Liza JohnsonWritten by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal and Cary ElwesCast – Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Colin Hanks, Evan Peters, Tate Donovan, Sky Ferreira and Johnny Knoxville One of the strangest meetings of twentieth century cultural figures is the inspiration for this slight yet enjoyable film. On December 21 […]
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Thursday, June 30, 2016 | Filed under: Calum Maclean – poet and aspiring writer, Cinema, Film Reviews by Calum Maclean
Remainder GFT 24 – 30 June, 2016
Remainder A mysterious mind-bender, adapted from Tom McCarthy’s cult novel Friday 24 – Thursday 30 June, 2016 GFT A young, unnamed man (Tom Sturridge) is struck on the head by an object falling from the sky. As he recovers from the accident, the company responsible pay him £8 million to drop all legal charges. Haunted […]
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Thursday, June 23, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Tale of Tales, GFT, 17 – 30 June, 2016
‘Gloriously mad, rigorously imagined, visually wonderful’ – The GuardianFriday 17 – Thursday 30 JuneRunning time: 2h5m Once upon a time there were three neighbouring kingdoms from which ruled kings and queens. Loosely inspired by the Neapolitan fairytales of Giambattista Basile, Matteo Garrone’s (Gomorrah) English language debut is a spectacular gothic fantasy with a unique vision […]
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Nostalgia, GFT, Sunday 26 June, 2016
Tarkovsky’s first film to be made outside Russia. Sunday 26 June (19.20) Running time: 2h Tarkovsky’s first film to be made outside Russia explores the experiences of Andrei Gorchakov, an expatriate Russian poet in Italy. Arriving at a Tuscan village spa accompanied by Eugenia, his beautiful Italian interpreter, Gorchakov is beset by homesickness and […]
Glasgow Comic Festival Batman and Robin Thu 30 June 2016
Glasgow Comic FestivalBatman and RobinThu 30 June 2016 6.30pm, £6 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema12+Book online / 0141 352 4900Related CCA EventsGlasgow Comic FestivalTue 28 June — Sun 3 July 2016 Batman (George Clooney) and Robin (Chris O’Donnell) go up against Mr Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) as they attempt to […]
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Glasgow Comic Festival Retro Gaming Night: Marvel vs Capcom Tue 28 June 2016
Glasgow Comic FestivalRetro Gaming Night: Marvel vs Capcom | Winner Decides the MovieTue 28 June 2016 CCA 6.30pm, £6 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema12+Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA EventsGlasgow Comic Festival Tue 28 June — Sun 3 July 2016 Glasgow Comic Festival are travelling back to the 90s to revisit one […]
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Refugee Festival Scotland 2016, 14 – 26 June
Refugee Week is an umbrella festival, with events held by a wide range of arts, voluntary, faith and refugee community organisations, schools, student groups and more. Past events have included arts festivals, exhibitions, film screenings, theatre and dance performances, concerts, football tournaments and public talks, as well as creative and educational activities in schools. Through […]
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Edinburgh Film Festival 2016
Edinburgh International Film Festival is delighted to announce that, for the third consecutive year, the festival will play host to a series of outdoor screenings across Edinburgh with Film Fest in the City. Last year we screened a series of classics old and new at St Andrew Square, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Raiders of […]
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Artist Kate Davis Announced as Winner of 2016/17 Margaret Tait Award
Glasgow Film Festival is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2016/17 Margaret Tait Award is Glasgow-based artist Kate Davis. Davis will receive a £10,000 commission to create a new piece of work, and the opportunity to present this work at Glasgow Film Festival in February 2017. ABOUT THE AWARD Supported by Creative Scotland and LUX, […]
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Purple Rain, GFT – 26 June, 2016
Purple Rain A special screening of the 1984 cult classic. Sunday 26 June (13.30) GFT Pay tribute to one of the most important musical icons of all time with this special screening of the 1984 cult classic Purple Rain, which catches a youthful Prince Rogers Nelson at the top of his game. The Kid (Prince) […]
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The Nice Guys film review by Calum Maclean
The Nice GuysWritten by Shane Black and Anthony BagarozziDirected by Shane BlackCast – Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David and Kim BasingerRunning Time 116 minutes After watching The Nice Guys I’ve come to the conclusion that Shane Black should direct movies more often. As a screenwriter he created the […]
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Monday, June 20, 2016 | Filed under: Calum Maclean – poet and aspiring writer, Cinema, Film Reviews by Calum Maclean
West End Festival 2016: Outdoor Cinema, E.T. at University of Glasgow, Saturday 18 June
Outdoor Cinema University Of Glasgow G12 8QQ Saturday 18 Jun 10:00pm £10 The ever-popular outdoor pop-up cinema screenings return to the dramatic and atmospheric surroundings of the University of Glasgow’s famous Quad. Tonight we feature one of the most famous and popular films of the last 30 years, also by Steven Spielberg. Bring something […]
Friday, June 17, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, West End Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Where You’re Meant To Be review by Calum Maclean
Where You’re Meant To Be Directed by Paul Fegan Cast – Aidan Moffatt, Sheila Stewart Running Time – 76 minutes Due to be released on June 17, Where You’re Meant To Be is a funny and deeply poignant documentary exploring the conflict between tradition and innovation in the arts. Through the efforts of former Arab […]
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Where You’re Meant To Be GFT, 17 – 20 June, 2016
Where You’re Meant To Be GFT Funny and warm documentary about Aidan Moffat’s discovery of folk singer Sheila Stewart. Friday 17 – Monday 20 JuneRunning time: 1h15m Scottish cult pop raconteur Aidan Moffat, best known for his songs about sex, drugs and male anxiety, decides to rewrite his country’s oldest songs. The only thing standing […]
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Digital Desperados When the Road Bends – Tales of a Gypsy Caravan, Thursday 23 June, 2016
Digital Desperados When the Road Bends – Tales of a Gypsy Caravan Thu 23 June 2016 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 When the Road Bends – Tales of a Gypsy Caravan Dir. Jasmine Dellal 110 mins UK US & India This celebratory musical documentary follows five Romani bands from four countries […]
UK Jewish Film The Venice Ghetto, 500 Years of Life + The Guitar, CCA Wed 22 June, 2016
UK Jewish Film The Venice Ghetto, 500 Years of Life + The Guitar Wed 22 June 2016 7.30pm, £8 (Tickets available on the door), Cinema 18+ 0141 352 4900 The Venice Ghetto, 500 Years of Life The remarkable story of Venice, the oldest ghetto in Europe, is reconstructed in this fascinating documentary told through the […]
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