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.Glasgow Film Annual Review 2015-2016
Published as submissions open for Glasgow Film Festival 2017 Submissions for Glasgow Film Festival 2017 Glasgow Film, comprising Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, and the Learning and Engagement programme, celebrates a hugely successful year as the call for film submissions for the 2017 festival opens. The last twelve months have […]
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Friday, May 27, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Fail Better: if you close the door, McChuills, 9 June, 2016
McChuills, 40 High Street, G1 1NL the night could last forever. Keep the sunshine out and say hello to never. All the people are dancing and they’re having such fun, I wish it could happen to YOU Come away from the sunshine and join us in the arched neverland of McChuills to hear some of […]
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Sing Street – review by Calum Maclean
Sing StreetWritten and Directed by John CarneyCast – Ferdia Walsh–Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Aiden Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Don Wycherley, Ben Carolan, Mark McKenna, Percy Chamburuka, Conor Hamilton, Kelly Thornton, Karl Rice, Ian Kenny and Lydia McGuinessRunning time 105 minutes There is a moment in John Carney’s Sing Street where one character tells another […]
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SWOU: What do sex workers want? Short movies CCA, 3 June, 2016
> Fri 3 June 2016 7pm, £7(£3) + £1 booking fee, Cinema Ages: 14+ accompanied by an adult Book online / 0141 352 4900 For International Sex Workers’ Day, Sex Worker Open University is inviting to a projection of three short movies exploring the diverse realities of sex workers around the world, followed by a […]
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Monday, May 23, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Jungle Book – review by Calum Maclean
The Jungle BookDirected by Jon FavreauScreenplay by Justin MarksCast – Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo EspositoRunning Time – 105 minutes I went into this one with a bit of scepticism. The 1967 Disney animation has always been one of my favourite musicals, with its iconic […]
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Friday, May 20, 2016 | Filed under: Calum Maclean – poet and aspiring writer, Cinema, Film Reviews by Calum Maclean, Pat's Home Page Blog
La Giubba (The Coat) Fri 20 May 2016, CCA
6.30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 La Giubba is a loose adaptation of Aristophanes’ The Birds which follows the intersections of five drifters as they set out for something better in the Italian south. A young Albanian man and his daughter search for a swimming coach who fled […]
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Thursday, May 19, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Visible Cinema: Iona, GFT, Monday 23 May, 2016
Visible Cinema: Iona (15) Scott Graham returns with his second independent film following critical acclaim with debut, Shell. Monday 23 May (18.20) Running time: 1h23m Visible Cinema is for Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences, featuring captioned, subtitled or BSL interpreted screenings, followed by a post-film discussion. Iona is a place of escape for director […]
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Departure, GFT, 24 – 26 May, 2016
A sensitively-handled coming-of-age tale. Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 May, 2016 Andrew Steggall’s assured first feature is a sensitively-handled coming-of-age tale set in the Languedoc region of France. English teenager Elliot (Alex Lawther, The Imitation Game) and his mother Beatrice (Juliet Stevenson) arrive to clear their summerhouse in preparation for its sale. An aspiring writer, […]
Truman, GFT, 20 – 22 May, 2016
A wise and witty buddy movie. Friday 20 – Sunday 22 May, 2016 The brilliant Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes) and Almodovar regular Javier Camara are perfectly cast in this bittersweet study of a friendship that endures through all the hardships and heartaches that life provides. Tomas (Câmara) flies from Canada to Madrid […]
Grave Of The Fireflies, GFT, Tuesday 24 March, 2016
A powerfully moving tale of two children living during the conflict of World War II. Tuesday 24 May (18.20) Running time: 1h29mJapan’s renowned animation house Studio Ghibli has been delighting audiences since 1985 with beautiful hand-drawn feature films. Following the enthusiastic response to our short season of Miyazaki films last summer, GFT is excited to […]
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Ivan’s Childhood, Sunday 22 May, 2016 GFT
Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature is a poignant and powerful story of war and revenge. Sunday 22 May (19.30) Running time: 1h 35m Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature is a poignant and powerful story of war and revenge. In World War II, twelve-year-old Ivan loses his parents after Nazis attack his village. Seeking revenge the young […]
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Southside Film Festival, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 21 May, 2016
Southside Film Festival, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Autism Friendly Screening with Chocolate Workshop Chocolate! Roald Dahl! May 21st, 2016 at 12.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Loks Bar, 16 Newlandsfield Road, G43 2 XU Join Southside Film for an autism friendly screening of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) with a spectacular chocolate making workshop […]
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Mustang, GFT, 13 – 22 May, 2016
Mustang – Winner of the Audience Award at Glasgow Film Festival 2016 Friday 13 – Sunday 22 May Running time: 1h37m Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s extraordinary debut depicts the way female sexuality becomes a challenge in a … More… Specially commissioned programme notes will be available. Director Deniz Gamze ErgüvenCast Günes Nezihe Sensoy, Dogba Zeynep Doguslu, […]
Southside Film Festival: Inside Out 15 May, 2016
Autism Friendly Screening May 15, 2016 at 10.00 a.m. Loks Bar, 16 Newlandsfield Road, G43 2 XU Southside Film presents: Inside Out with pillows! Come along to Loks for our extra comfy autism friendly screening of new Pixar classic Inside Out, with lots of extra pillows and comfy things for everyone to lie on at […]
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Friday, May 13, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Southside Film Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Natural Resistance CCA Wed 18 May 2016
Wed 18 May 2016 CCA 6.30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 12+ 0141 352 4900 Four Italian winegrowers have encountered fierce resistance. Not everyone believes in their struggle for an ecologically progressive, economically just and historically rich expression of Italian agriculture. 10 years after Mondovino, the wine world has changed just like the world itself. The […]
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Florence Foster Jenkins GFT, 6 – 19 May, 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins Stephen Frears (Philomena) directs Meryl Streep in this charming and almost unbelievable true story. Friday 6 – Thursday 19 May Stephen Frears (Philomena) directs Meryl Streep in this charming and almost unbelievable true story. Florence is a New York heiress who pursues her dream of being an opera singer, unaware that the […]
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Flying High, GFT, Sunday 15 May, 2016
This programme of archive aviation films celebrates the 50th anniversary of Glasgow Airport. Sunday 15 May (14.30) Running time: 1h30m To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Glasgow Airport, we present a programme of archive aviation films from 1932-2013, featuring air shows and circuses, Concorde’s first Scottish visit, the Maia/Mercury experiment on the Tay and […]
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut 14 amd 15 May, 2016 GFT
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 May, 2016 We’re offering possibly the last chance to see Ridley Scott’s masterpiece on the big screen for the foreseeable future, before the current distribution rights expire. Adapted from Philip K Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner has gripped audiences and inspired passionate and fierce debate. […]
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Eye in the Sky film review by Calum Maclean
Eye in the SkyDirected by Gavin HoodWritten by Guy Hibbert Cast – Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Ian Glen, Pheobe Fox and Aisha TakowRunning Time – 102 minutes At this time of year, with the saturation of superhero franchises and big budget Disney remakes, it’s easy to overlook a smaller, […]
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CinemaAttic: Spanish and Latin American Short Film Night CCA Friday 13 May, 2016
Fri 13 May 2016 CCA 7.30pm, £5 (£4 students) + £1 booking fee, Cinema Ages 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 […]
Friday, May 6, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
That Sugar Film Tue 10 May 2016 CCA
Tue 10 May 2016 6.30pm, Free and unticketed, Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 That Sugar Film is one man’s journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived […]
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Colours of the Alphabet, GFT, Wed 11 May, 2016
Colours of the Alphabet Launch event featuting Q&A with director Alastair Cole, producer Nick Higgins and Scottish poet and former Makar Liz Lochhead. Wednesday 11 May (18.15) To launch the film’s Highland and west coast preview tour, director Alastair Cole and producer Nick Higgins will be joined by Scottish poet and former Makar Liz […]
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Just Eat It – A Food Waste Story , GFT, Sunday 8 May, 2016
Just Eat It – A Food Waste Story GFT Sunday 8 May, 2016 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 of dollars of good food that is […]
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Son of Saul, GFT until Thursday 12 May 2016
Son of Saul GFT Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars. Until Thursday 12 May Running time: 1h47m Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars, László Nemes’ astonishingly assured debut feature breaks from traditional depictions of the Holocaust in cinema. Saul Ausländer, a prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944, is […]
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Evolution, GFT until 9 May, 2016
Friday 6 – Monday 9 May Running time: 1h21m Nicolas lives in a remote Mediterranean island village populated solely by pre-teen boys and their mothers. One day, after making a strange discovery, Nicolas reports to the island’s hospital where he comes face-to-face with the bizarre origins of his community. Lucile Hadžihalilovic conjures a uniquely strange […]
This Changes Everything – CCA 7 May, 2016
This Changes Everything: An Avi Lewis Film of the book by Naomi Klein Sat 7 May 2016 CCA 6pm, Free and ticketed, Theatre All Ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? ‘This Changes Everything’ is an epic […]
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Radical Shorts at RFF 2016, Gilmorehill, 2 May
Radical Shorts at RFF 2016 2 May, 2-16 at 7 p.m. Gilmorehill, 9 University Avenue, G12 8QQ The Film Club is delighted to be hosting an event as part of the 2016 Radical Film Festival at our venue in the Gilmorehill Cinema. Hosting a programme of short films, exploring political and activist issues based largely […]
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Saturday, April 30, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Room – film review by Calum Maclean
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson Cast – Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers and William H. Macy Running time – 118 minutes The difficulty in recommending Room, which I absolutely do, is that part of the enjoyment comes from a sense of mystery. In my opinion this is a film best enjoyed with as […]
Glasgow Zine Fest Presents! ! Lost Grrrls: Riot Grrrl in Lost Sat 30 April 2016 CCA
Glasgow Zine Fest Presents! ! Lost Grrrls: Riot Grrrl in Lost Sat 30 April 2016 8pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 CCA Related CCA Events Glasgow Zine Fest Sat 30 April 2016 Glasgow Zine Fest gal-dem film screening and Podcast Recording Sat 30 April 2016 UK Premiere of […]
Digital Desperados The Pearl Button at CCA Thursday 5 May, 2016
CCA Thu 5 May 2016 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 14+ accompanied by an adult 0141 352 4900 The Pearl Button Dir. Patricio Guzman 82 mins Chile 2015 In this new documentary the craft of the renowned filmmaker Patricio Guzman invites us to experience both time and space as they emerge in human history in simultaneously […]
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