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.No Fathers in Kashmir, GFT
29 January, 2020 Noor, a British-Kashmiri teenager, retraces her roots in search of her missing father. She is joined by Majid, a smitten local boy. Unwittingly, they become involved in a 70-year-old Kashmir conflict in one of the deadliest parts of the world. When the pair stumble upon a dark secret and are set upon […]
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema
The Personal History of David Copperfield, GFT
Friday 24 January – Thursday 6 February “I think he’s the finest comedian we’ve ever produced. Much comedy today is still conditioned by the way Dickens wrote it in the 19th century.” – Armando Iannucci Acclaimed Glaswegian filmmaker Armando Iannucci is perhaps best known as the creator of political sitcom The Thick of It and irreverent satire […]
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Red Thread Film Club Lynne Ramsay – Gasman and Ratcatcher
Lynne Ramsay – Gasman and Ratcatcher Sat 18 January 2020 7.30pm, £5 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ / F-rated Book online / 0141 352 4900 With a keen eye for human subtlety and a camera lens which uncovers the hearts of her characters, Lynne Ramsay focuses on the curious way in which parents […]
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Friday, January 17, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema
A Hidden Life, GFT
17 – 23 January, 2020 Based on real events, A Hidden Life is the story of unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis after Hitler invaded Austria. When the peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, his unwavering faith and his love for his wife, Fani, and children keeps […]
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Weathering With You GFT
24 – 25 January, 2020 The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, […]
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Cleanin’ Up The Town Remembering Ghostbusters GFT
21 January, 2020 – 8.40 p.m. More than a decade in the making, this is the definitive retrospective Ghostbusters documentary. Fascinating and funny, it charts the making of the blockbusting 1980s comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. The documentary highlights the extraordinary achievements made by the filmmakers working […]
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Preview: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote + Recorded Q&A GFT
Thursday 23 January, 2020 (19.45) It’s the film that has taken Terry Gilliam 20 years to make. His first attempt to bring Miguel de Cervante’s novel to the big screen was famously left incomplete and the final result is far from a straightforward adaptation. Adam Driver plays film director Toby, who is attempting to film […]
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Everything – The Real Thing Story Q & A
Monday 20 January, 2020 – 8.15 p.m. Against a backdrop of racism and social and political turmoil, The Real Thing were the first all-black British band to hit Number 1 in the pop charts – with ‘You to Me Are Everything’ – and as a result became the original black pin-ups for teenage fans in […]
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Film: Invading the Skin of the Earth: Soil
Thursday 23 January, 2020 – 6 p.m. Archival films about crofting and farming in Scotland and discussion about the future of farming and agroecology Andalus, New City Road, Glasgow G4 9PA About this Event An evening using archival films looking back at crofting and farming in Scotland to frame a discussion about the future of […]
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema
Little Women, GFT
Until 13 January, 2020 Lady Bird writer/director Greta Gerwig’s take on the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms as they come of age in the aftermath of the American Civil War – is both timeless and timely. The star-studded cast includes Saoirse Ronan, […]
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Saturday, January 11, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema
Knives Out GFT
29 November – 12 January, 2019 Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in Knives Out, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive […]
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Calamity Jane Singalong GFT
12 January, 2020 2 p.m. Starring Doris Day as the titular gun-toting, whip-cracking Wild West whirlwind, Calamity Jane is a classic Golden Age musical. Screening with sing-along subtitles so you can join in with the Oscar-winning musical numbers. Deadwood City, deep in Dakota territory, is largely the abode of men. But Calamity Jane is as hard-riding, boastful […]
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Jojo Rabbit GFT
2 – 16 January, 2019 This provocative anti-hate satire from writer/director Taika Waititi (Thor Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) was one of the most talked-about films on the autumn festival circuit. In the dying days of the Second World War, a lonely German boy discovers that his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl […]
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Seberg GFT
1 – 17 January, 2020 Inspired by true events, the film tells the story of À bout de souffle (Breathless) star and darling of the French New Wave, Jean Seberg, who in the late 1960s was targeted by the illegal FBI surveillance programme COINTELPRO. Seberg’s political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal made her […]
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El Topo GFT
15 and 16 January, 2020 Jodorowsky himself plays ‘The Mole’: a black-clad, master-gunfighter in this Mexican acid Western. The film opens with El Topo journeying across a desert dreamscape with his young son to duel four sharp-shooting Zen masters, who each bestow a Great Lesson before they die. El Topo’s journey sees him become the […]
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Friday, January 10, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema
Hitler’s Hollywood, GFT
15 January, 2020 – 5.55 p.m. Rüdiger Suchsland’s film takes a closer look at the thousand feature films made in Germany between 1933 and 1945, examining how stereotypes of the enemy and values of love and hate managed to be planted into the heads of the German people, through the cinema screens. While these German […]
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Uncut Gems GFT
11 – 16 January, 2020 Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is a charismatic New York City jeweller always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family and encroaching adversaries […]
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Aquarela GFT
Until 2 January, 2020 Cinema transforms a basic element of life on earth into an exhilarating thrill ride in this astonishing, immersive documentary from Russian master Viktor Kossakovsky. Travelling from the frozen waters of Russia’s Lake Baikal to the mighty Angel Falls in Venezuela, he captures all the raw, glorious power of water and its […]
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Monday, December 30, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Matchbox Cineclub Cage-a-rama 2020
CCA Fri 3 January — Sun 5 January 2020 £0/£2/£4/£6/£8 Single Tickets | £40 Weekend Pass | £20 Day Pass / 18+ Book via Matchbox Cineclub / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Cage-a-rama 2020 Opening Night: Snake Eyes with Marco Kyris Fri 3 January 2020 From the makers of KeanuCon: after two sold-out editions and a 3D party […]
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La Dolce Vita GFT
3 – 6 January, 2019 Federico Fellini’s exquisite tale of celebrity casts an adoring yet critical eye towards post-war Rome. Set over seven decadent days, the film follows Marcello Mastroianni’s philandering journalist, pursuing a happiness that’s always just out of reach. Subject to widespread censorship for its then scandalous sexual frankness and perceived by the […]
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Amanda GFT
3 – 9 January, 2019 What begins as a story of boy-meets-girl is brutally interrupted by a violent terror attack in Paris. David is falling in love with Lena, but when his sister is killed in the attack, his life is turned upside down. In the depth of his shock and pain, he finds himself […]
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Christmas at Glasgow Film Theatre 2019
It simply wouldn’t be Christmas without Buddy the Elf or George Bailey on the big screen. Glasgow Film Theatre fabulous programme for the festive season. Films in this Season It’s A Wonderful Life (U) Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic 13-24 December, 2019 Part of a SeasonChristmas at GFT White Christmas (U) Delighting audiences for 60 […]
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Friday, December 20, 2019 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema
Citizen K GFT
20 – 24 December, 2019 n 2003, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, one of the richest men in Russia, began a ten-year sentence for tax evasion. Many believed that his downfall resulted from challenging then newly-elected president Vladimir Putin. During his time in a Siberian prison, Khodorkovsky became a world-famous dissident. Today, exiled in London, he continues to […]
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Pink Wall GFT
20 – 24 December, 2019 Pink Wall is a modern-day romance, following the six-year relationship of Jenna (Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black) and Leon (Jay Duplass). Intimately told through defining moments along their journey together, the film explores how both friendship and resentments grow as the pressures of adult life confront them. This decade’s Blue Valentine. Jane Crowther, […]
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It’s A Wonderful Life GFT
Friday 13 – Tuesday 24 December, 2019 It’s finally here! It’s A Wonderful Life at GFT has become a Christmas institution, and we can’t wait for it to return to our screens this Friday. Frank Capra’s 1946 classic still has resonance today, earning such a special place in all of our hearts that we’ve even had […]
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
The Bolshoi Ballet Encore: The Nutcracker GFT
Sunday 15 December, 2019 A Christmas treat for the whole family, this timeless story is accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. On Christmas Eve, Marie is gifted a special Christmas present, a Nutcracker doll, from her mysterious godfather Drosselmeyer. When at midnight, the doll comes to life, Marie is enveloped in a battle between toy soldiers […]
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Her Smell, GFT
13 – 19 December, 2019 Becky Something (Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale) is a 1990s rock superstar who once filled arenas with her band Something She. When her excesses derail a national tour, she’s forced to reckon with her past while recapturing the inspiration that led her band to success. Featuring an all-star cast, including Cara […]
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The Kingmaker, GFT
13 – 19 December, 2019 The Kingmaker examines the controversial political career of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines whose behind-the-scenes influence of her husband Ferdinand’s presidency rocketed her to the global political stage. Now pushing to help her son Bongbong win the vice-presidency, Imelda’s comeback story serves as a dark fairy tale […]
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Le Mans GFT
27 – 29 December, 2019 Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in the remarkable true story of visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and fearless British driver Ken Miles (Bale). In 1966, the two men built a revolutionary racecar for the Ford Motor Company to challenge the domination of Enzo Ferrari in the 24-hour […]
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Matchbox Cineclub + Backseat Bingo Dial Code: Santa Claus + Secret Santa Party
CCA Fri 20 December 2019 7pm, Free/£2/£4/£6/£8 via Matchbox Cineclub, Theatre / 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Dial Code: Santa Claus (René Manzor, 1989) 1hr 27m + Secret Santa Party in aid of Refuweegee. What if Home Alone but grindhouse? Made in France the year before the Culkin classic, this has been described as “a blend […]
Saturday, December 7, 2019 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema
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