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.Our Time, GFT
19 – 21 July, 2019 Carlos Reygadas’ Our Time charts the relationship of Juan and Esther, who live on a ranch in the rugged territory of Eastern-central Mexico. Esther runs the ranch with power and grace, while Juan, a world-renowned writer, gives himself to the task of raising the beasts. Reygadas’ most accessible work to date; Our Time is […]
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Friday, July 19, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Varda by Agnes GFT
19- 21 July, 2019 Whether in front of the camera or behind it, Agnès Varda was a visual storyteller who eschewed convention and prescribed approaches to drama. In Varda by Agnès — Varda’s final film — she offers a personal insight into her oeuvre, using excerpts from her work to illustrate her unique artistic visions and ideas. Why We Love […]
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Back to the future: 1979-1989 Film Screenings at Kelvin Hall
Yoof TV – Archive film screening – a 1980s BBC ‘playlist’ you won’t want to miss! Saturday, 20 July, 2019 (1.45pm) 1.30pm: Doors open 1.45pm: Showreel of 80s footage from the Moving Image Archive 2pm: Yoof TV Kids from Greenock and Aberdeen tell it like it is about their lives in the 1980s in this […]
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African Film Touring Programme Summer 2019
Africa 3.0 shows obsession as represented in African cinema. The season will screen in cities across the UK this Summer and forms part of the Film Feels: Obsession season, supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network. Films in the programme adhere to three relatives of obsession – 1.0 Vanity, 2.0 Joy and […]
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Dance with a Stranger, GFT
24 July, 2019 – 5.55 p.m. Plus Discussion Champions of women in cinema, Reclaim The Frame present this classic British noir starring Miranda Richardson and written by Shelagh Delaney (A Taste of Honey). It tells the true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain following her conviction for the murder […]
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Gwen, GFT
22 – 24 July, 2019 William McGregor’s atmospheric gothic period drama features a breakout performance from newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox alongside BAFTA-nominated Maxine Peake. In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching […]
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Matchbox Cineclub + Sad Girl Cinema Der Fan
CCA Sunday 21 July 2019 7pm, £0/2/4/6/8 via Matchbox Cineclub, Theatre 18+ Book Online / 0141 352 4900 A rare screening of the cult ‘80s German horror exploring the extremes of pop obsession. Der Fan, released in 1982, is an adaptation of the director Eckhart Schmidt’s own novel of the same title. Schmidt’s film became a […]
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Gregory’s Girl, Back to the Future at Kelvin Hall
Wednesday, 24 July, 2019 5.45pm Back to the future: 1979-1989 Film Screenings at Kelvin Hall – Gregory’s Girl (Cert 12A) 5.30pm: Doors open 5.45pm: Showreel of 80s footage from the Moving Image Archive 6pm: Gregory’s Girl Football, love, Cumbernauld… come and have your heart warmed by this classic Bill Forsyth romantic-comedy. (Ranked No 30 in British […]
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Of Fish and Foe GFT
26 July – 1 August, 2019 A surprising and often funny look at contemporary eco-activism on the Scottish Seas, new documentary Of Fish and Foe follows brothers Kevin and John Pullar, who are struggling to sustain the family business of net fishing for wild Atlantic salmon off the coast of Scotland. Watching their every move, animal activist groups […]
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Thursday, July 18, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Special Events at Glasgow Film Theatre July 2019
SPECIAL EVENTS This July, acclaimed director Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Viceroy’s House) will attend GFT for a Q&A following a preview screening of her latest feature Blinded By the Light, (16 July) a film inspired by British journalist Sarfraz Manzoor’s memoir Greetings From Bury Park, where a teenager learns to find his own […]
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The Mask 25 year anniversary The Seamore
10 August, 2019 7 p.m. The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema, community central halls, 304 Maryhill Rd, Glasgow G20 7YE, UK The Seamore becomes the Coco Bongo as we celebrate 25 years of THE MASK. Stanley Ipkiss, a bank clerk with self esteem issues, becomes emboiled with gangsters, nightclub singers and the law as he comes into […]
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Scarred GFT
14 July, 2019 – 3 p.m. A domestic tragedy turned courtroom drama of sorts, this is the Naples-set story of Assunta Spina (Magnani), whose face is scarred by her brutish husband when she shows signs of dissatisfaction. Scarred was the third film adaptation based on this original story, which was initially a novel by Salvatore Di Giacomo, […]
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Friday, July 12, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
The Brink GFT
12 – 14 July, 2019 When Steve Bannon left his position as White House chief strategist less than a week after the Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally in August 2017, he was already a notorious figure in Trump’s inner circle for bringing a far-right ideology into the highest echelons of American politics. Unconstrained by an […]
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Eureka GFT
15 July, 2019 – 8.10 p.m. 16 July, 2019 – 2.30 p.m. Gene Hackman leads a powerhouse cast as a prospector who becomes the world’s wealthiest man after finding an incredible haul of gold in the Klondike. 20 years later, living in the Caribbean, his life is crumbling. Eureka was barely released at the time of its […]
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Pavarotti plus satellite Q & A GFT
13 July, 2019 From the team behind the worldwide success The Beatles: Eight Days a Week comes two-time Academy Award winning director Ron Howard’s documentary celebrating the life of the beloved opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who sold more than 100 million records in his lifetime. The 1990 World Cup in Italy was the moment opera left the […]
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In Conversation with Gurinder Chadha GFT
16 July, 2019 Glasgow Film Industry Team are delighted to present an In Conversation with writer/director Gurinder Chadha. During this session Gurinder will discuss the upcoming release of her latest film Blinded by the Light, her career successes to date, and look at the qualities that make for a successful career in film. Gurinder began her career at BBC […]
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Thursday, July 11, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Armstrong GFT
15 – 18 July, 2019 Dramatic, moving and insightful, Armstrong tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong. It is the story of a quiet, determined man who became an aviator, astronaut, husband, father and reluctant hero. Made with the full support of his surviving family, it includes previously unseen home-movie footage shot by Armstrong himself. Neil also provides the […]
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Midsommar GFT
5 – 18 July, 2019 From the visionary mind of Ari Aster (Hereditary) comes a cinematic fairy tale, where a world of darkness unfolds in broad daylight. Dani and Christian (Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor) are a young couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart, when Dani joins Christian and his friends on a trip […]
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UKJF: Inside the Mossad CCA Glasgow
Wednesday 17 July 2019 7:30pm, £8 + £1 booking fee, Cinema 14+ accompanied by an adult Book Online / 0141 352 4900 Like the CIA and MI6, Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, has spawned many myths since its foundation in 1950. The tales behind its top secret operations have been the basis for books and films that, in turn, have […]
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Pure Love – The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald review by Jim Byrne
In ‘Pure Love – The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald’, filmmaker Katja Duregger celebrates the voice and musicality of Ella Fitzgerald – charting her rise, from the low of working as a lookout at a bordello (1930’s), to the high of receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom (highest civilian awards of the United States) in 1992. […]
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Saturday, July 6, 2019 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Cinema
Vita and Virginia GFT
5 – 11 July, 2019 Based on a true story, Vita and Virginia details the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), and enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton). When their paths cross, the magnetic Vita decides the beguiling, stubborn and gifted Virginia will be her next conquest, no matter the cost. The ensuing relationship […]
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Friday, July 5, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Don’t Look Now, GFT
5 – 7 July, 2019 Roeg’s psychological horror follows John (Donald Sutherland) and his wife Laura (Julie Christie) on a trip to Venice shortly after a traumatizing incident at their home resulting in the death of their young daughter. Adapted from Daphne du Maurier’s occult-themed short story, Roeg’s trademark visual style and innovative editing create an uncanny, doom-laden mood that is equally bewitching and […]
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Blue My Mind GFT
8 – 11 July, 2019 A mythical portrayal of puberty, Lisa Brühlmann’s Blue My Mind is a powerful coming of age body-horror that shares as much with Catherine Hardwicke’s Thirteen as it does with David Cronenberg. As questionable relationships develop in an already volatile stage in her life, 15-year-old Mia’s body begins to transform in terrifying ways. Disappearing in a haze of alcohol […]
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Never Look Away GFT
5 – 11 July, 2019 From the Academy-Award winning director of The Lives of Others comes an intergenerational tale of love, sorrow, art and politics. With stunning cinematography and an evocative score, Never Look Away follows 30 years in the life of artist Kurt Barnert: from his upbringing during the Nazi years, to his escape to West Germany. Tom […]
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Preview: Armstrong plus Recorded Q & A
9 July, 2019 Dramatic, moving and insightful, Armstrong tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong. It is the story of a quiet, determined man who became an aviator, astronaut, husband, father and reluctant hero. Made with the full support of his surviving family, it includes previously unseen home-movie footage shot by Armstrong himself. Neil also provides the narrative thread, […]
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Thursday, July 4, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
The Cure Live at Hydepark – Anniversary 1978 – 2018
11 July, 2019 8 p.m. The Cure, acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest live bands, take the stage on a perfect July evening in London’s Hyde Park 2018 to deliver a set of songs celebrating four decades of music making. The ensuing film Anniversary 1978-2018, directed by long-time collaborator Tim Pope, captures them in glorious […]
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Anna Magnani: Made in Rome GFT
23 June – 21 July, 2019 Complementing May’s Italian Film Festival, GFT’s present a season of films featuring the Oscar-winning Italian actress Anna Magnani – known as ‘La Lupa’ (‘The She-Wolf’). Born in 1908, she worked with some of the most illustrious names in European cinema – including Roberto Rossellini, Jean Renoir and Vittorio De Sica. These films are incredibly rare to […]
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Nae Pasaran – Clyde Community Hall
Thursday, 4 July, 2019 Glasgow South Branch of the Scottish Socialist Party are holding the inaugural “Socialist Film Club” event at 6.30pm on Thursday 4th July at the Clyde Community Hall, 41 Whitefield Rd, Cessnock, Glasgow G51 2YB. With unprecedented access and research, NAE PASARAN reveals for the first time the incredible impact made by […]
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Pick it Up! – Ska in the 90s Pity Party Film Club
CCA Friday 12 July, 2019 8pm, £6 + 98p booking fee via EventBrite, Cinema All ages Book Online / 0141 352 4900 Pity Party Film Club presents the first ever UK screening of Pick It Up!, a new documentary about the rise of ska music in the 1990s, often referred to as ska’s third wave, following the two-tone invasion […]
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Monday, July 1, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Doc’n Roll presents: It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story
CCA June, 2019 5:45pm, £8 (£6) + 50p booking fee, Cinema 12+ Book Online / 0141 352 4900 Sunday 30 June 2019 It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story Dir. Eric Friedler, 2018, Germany/USA, 115 min In 1939, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two young émigrés from Berlin, founded the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records in New […]
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Saturday, June 29, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
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