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.Only Yesterday (PG)Subtitled GFT Saturday 31 October – Sunday 1 November, 2016
Only Yesterday (PG)Subtitled GFT Saturday 31 October – Sunday 1 November, 2016 Based on the manga by Yuko Tone and Kei Okamoto, and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Isao Takahata, this coming-of-age tale follows 27-year-old office worker Taeko, who takes a trip down memory lane when she leaves Tokyo to visit relatives in the […]
Friday, October 30, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema
Death of a Gentleman GFT Thursday 5 November, 2015
Death of a Gentleman12A GFT Thursday 5 November, 2015 6 p.m. A full game of Test Cricket takes five days to play and is the purest form of the sport. However, it is in danger of being ousted in favour of its shorter, more financially viable cousin ‘Twenty20’. In this film, two fans join forces […]
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution GFT Sunday 1–Wednesday 4 November, 2015
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution15 GFT Sunday 1–Wednesday 4 November, 2015 In the late 1960s, change was coming to America, whether the nation was ready for it or not. Focusing on the short and tumultuous existence of the titular organisation, documentarian Stanley Nelson bracingly brings the era to life, painting a portrait of […]
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Black Souls GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
Black Souls15 GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015 The grey, lawless Calabrian Mountains are an area where honour demands respect and the slightest insult must be avenged. When Luciano leaves the family ‘business’ to dedicate himself to farming, his young son Leo cannot wait to fire a shot in anger. Leo’s impetuous […]
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Taxi Tehran GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
Taxi Tehran12A GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015 Virtuoso Iranian director Jafar Panahi (This Is Not a Film, The White Balloon) returns with his latest film from within a country that continuously attempts to suppress his voice. For this latest work, Panahi uses the device of a yellow taxi that drives through […]
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Audition GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015
Audition18 GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015 6 p.m. Takashi Miike’s notorious masterpiece, which garnered both acclaim and outrage upon its release in 2001, Audition remains one of the most infamous and shocking films of the past 20 years. It is also one of the finest Asian horror films ever made. When lonely widower Aoyama (Ryo […]
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Wings of Desire at Paisley Abbey Sunday 1 November, 2015
Wings of Desire at Paisley Abbey15 Sunday 1 November, 2015 6.30 p.m. Buy tickets On All Saints’ Day Glasgow Film Festival presents a cinematic spectacular that will take you to another world. Wim Wenders’ 1987 classic Wings of Desire is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of humanity and the desires that connect us to people, places […]
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Under Milk Wood GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015
Under Milk Wood15 GFT Friday 30 October – Thursday 5 November, 2015 Kevin Allen’s radically surreal and erotic Welsh language film of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood stars Rhys Ifans and Charlotte Church in the first cinema production of the brilliant, haunting radio play since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s 1972 film. Moving away from […]
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An American Werewolf in London GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015
An American Werewolf in London15 GFT Saturday 31 October, 2015 8.30 p.m. A mysterious creature attacks two American college students who are backpacking across the Yorkshire moors. Although Jack falls victim to the beast, David is able to make it out alive when a local shoots the being dead. Awaking in a London hospital weeks […]
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UK Jewish Film Festival Sat 14 November — Sat 21 November 2015 CCA
UK Jewish Film Festival Sat 14 November — Sat 21 November 2015 CCA Times vary; see event listings for details, £8 (£6 concessions for members) + £1 booking fee, Cinema ukjewishfilm.org Related CCA Events UK Jewish Film Festival – Apples From The Desert Sat 14 November 2015 UK Jewish Film Festival – Raise the Roof […]
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Photography exhibition: ‘Ways We Watch Films in Africa’ The Old Hairdressers 23 October – 1 November, 2015
Photography exhibition: ‘Ways We Watch Films in Africa’ The Old Hairdressers 27 Renfield Ln, Glasgow G2 23 October – 1 November, 2015 Across Africa local film industries are flourishing, and as commercial and independent cinema spaces slowly begin to cater for African cinema, audiences have found a myriad of innovative ways to watch […]
Friday, October 23, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Cinema
For Ailsa – Women in the Workplace, Monday 26 October, 2015 GFT
For Ailsa – Women in the WorkplaceN/C 12+ Monday 26 October 18:00 Professor Ailsa McKay, Glasgow Caledonian University, was a feminist economist who worked with others to evidence and articulate a radical economic model that recognises all work paid and unpaid. Ailsa died on the 5th March 2014. As part of the film, former First […]
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48 Hour Film Project GFT Wednesday 28–Thursday 29 October, 2015
48 Hour Film ProjectN/C 18+ GFT Wednesday 28–Thursday 29 October, 2015 8.15 p.m. The worldwide phenomenon that is The 48 Hour Film Project returns to Glasgow to celebrate its fifth birthday! Over the course of one weekend, teams of budding filmmakers will produce a series of all-new short films. These legendary screenings offer audiences the […]
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The Shining GFT Sunday 25 October, Tuesday 27 October, 2015
The Shining15 GFT Sunday 25 October, Tuesday 27 October, 2015 This Halloween, GFT brings back one of the greatest horror movies of all time: Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece of psychological dread, The Shining. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, this tale of a family man and would-be writer going mad as winter caretaker of the cursed […]
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Kill Your Friends GFT Friday 30 October, 2015
Kill Your FriendsN/C 18+ GFT Friday 30 October, 2015 8 p.m. When the road to success is littered with losers and even your closest colleagues are desperate for you to fail, what would you do to make it to the top? In 1997, the British music industry is on a winning streak – Britpop is […]
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Red Army GFT Friday 23–Sunday 25 October, 2015
Red Army15 GFT Friday 23–Sunday 25 October, 2015 Gabe Polsky’s hugely appealing documentary tells the story of Slava Fetisov, a legendary Russian ice hockey player who became a key figure in the intense rivalry between Soviet Russia and America and Canada. Fetisov paved the way for huge changes in the game, as communism gave way […]
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Listen to Me Marlon15 GFT Friday 23–Thursday 29 October, 2015
Listen to Me Marlon15 GFT Friday 23–Thursday 29 October, 2015 A fascinatingly original look at one of Hollywood’s most towering figures, the inimitable Marlon Brando. Innovatively utilising archive media and computer generated reconstructions, Brando’s story is told in his own words, reflecting on the demons that plagued him throughout his life. Less a straightforward biography […]
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The Program GFT Friday 16–Thursday 29 October, 2015
The Program15 GFT Friday 16–Thursday 29 October, 2015 When an Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that champion cyclist Lance Armstrong is using performance-enhancing substances to fuel his Tour de France victories, he begins hunting for evidence that will take down the legend. Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena, High Fidelity) tackles the now legendary case that […]
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The Lobster GFT Friday 16–Thursday 29 October, 2015
The Lobster15 GFT Friday 16–Thursday 29 October, 2015 The first English-language film by Dogtooth director Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster brings an all-star cast but retains the obscure explorations of humanity seen in the director’s previous work. Set in a dystopian future where single people are forced to The Hotel and must find a romantic partner […]
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Suffragette GFT Monday 12–Thursday 29 October, 2015
Suffragette12A GFT Monday 12–Thursday 29 October, 2015 At the turn of the century, British women suffered at the hands of the patriarchy – forbidden the right to vote and basic equality. This film tells the story of the select few who stood up to the social norm, working women who radicalised the status quo and […]
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Africa in Motion’s film screening of “Tar El-Layl – Narrow Frame of Midnight” Thurs, October 29, 2015 Rosemount Lifelong Learning
Africa in Motion’s film screening of “Tar El-Layl – Narrow Frame of Midnight” Part of Black History Month Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8:30pm Rosemount Lifelong Learning Rosemount Lifelong Learning is hosting Africa in Motion’s film screening of “Tar El-Layl – Narrow Frame of Midnight” in partnership with Black History Month Scotland. Come […]
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Free Popcorn Horror Hallowe’en Film Party Queen Margaret Union 30 October 2015
The ultimate Halloween party at Queen Margaret Union 30th October 6 p.m. A FREE alternative to the traditional Glasgow Halloween nights. Bringing together all the best parts of Halloween, with host Lacy Rain (lacyrain.tumblr.com) kicking off the night with short film screenings. The films will showcase the best of indie horror, including the work […]
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Balkanarama Saturday 24 October, 2015 The Art School
Balkanarama Saturday 24 October, 2015 The Art School The first Balkanarama of the season welcomes to Scotland for the very first time ERRICHETTA UNDERGROUND – an explosive Rome-based 7-piece playing a fantastic collection of klezmer and balkan music with richness, originality and boundless energy! PLUS, of course, our fabulous Balkan Beats DJs, early LIVE JAM […]
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Saturday, October 17, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema, What's on Glasgow: Students
Document Human Rights Film Festival Fri 16 October — Sun 18 October 2015 CCA
Document Human Rights Film Festival Fri 16 October — Sun 18 October 2015 CCA Opening: 12noon, £4 (£3 concessions) + 60p booking fee, Free for refugees and asylum seekers, Theatre. Day Passes (Sat & Sun): £12 (£9 concessions) All ages 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Document HRFF Opening Night: A Quiet Inquisition Fri 16 […]
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Friday, October 16, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
They Will Have To Kill Us First GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015
They Will Have To Kill Us FirstN/15+ GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015 5.30 p.m. ‘A gripping, powerful documentary’ – Indiewire Following Malian musicians such as Songhoy Blues and Moussa Sidi, this documentary looks at the aftermath of a jihadist takeover and subsequent banning of music. Music, one of the most important forms of communication in […]
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Visible Cinema: The Wolfpack GFT Sunday 18 October, 2015
Visible Cinema: The Wolfpack15 GFT Sunday 18 October, 2015 16:45 October’s Visible Cinema is a subtitled screening of The Wolfpack. Visible Cinema is for Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences, featuring captioned, subtitled or BSL interpreted screenings, followed by a post-film discussion. This fascinating documentary uncovers the story of a group of brothers, brought up […]
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Riddles of the Sphinx Monday 19 October, 2015 GFT
Riddles of the SphinxU Monday 19 October, 2015 18:10 GFT ‘…one of the most important avant-garde films to have emerged from Britain’ – BFI Laura Mulvey’s groundbreaking avant-garde classic is an incredible evocation of her own influential writings. The film focuses on the spaces occupied by the protagonist, a middle class women named Louise who […]
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Dalai Lama’s Compassion in Action GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015
Dalai Lama’s Compassion in ActionN/C 5+ GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015 – 6.10 p.m. In honour of the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday, Los Angeles Director Khashyar Darvich presents his newest film, Dalai Lama’s Compassion in Action, with a Q&A afterwards. Open your heart and become the change. What truly brings us happiness? In this inspiring […]
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GI Blues Film Society Event Sunday 18 October, 2015 O’Neill’s Merchant Square
Film Society Event Sunday 18 October, 2015 2:00pm O’Neill’s Merchant Square ‘G.I. Blues’ feature film; ‘Memories of the King’ documentary; Tribute to Marty Pasetta – director of ‘Aloha from Hawaii’; Elvis on stage footage from May 1977. TICKETS are £5 each, available at desk on the day. Event runs from 2pm to 6:45pm. Starring Elvis […]
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Dear White People GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015
Dear White People15 GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015 Winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent, Dear White People is an important and provocative satire of race relations in the age of Obama. A group of African American students navigate campus life and racial politics at a predominantly […]
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