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.Bad Reputation, GFT
26 – 28 October, 2018 Bad Reputation chronicles the life of Joan Jett, from her early teenage years as founding member of The Runaways to her enduring presence over four decades later as a Rock ‘n’ Roll icon. The film shows the evolution of a young girl with a radical notion that girls could play electric guitars, into a woman whose place in […]
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Thursday, October 25, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Utoya – July 22 GFT
26 October – 1 November, 2018 On July 22nd 2011, more than 500 youths at a political summer camp on an island outside Oslo were attacked by an armed, right-wing extremist. Earlier that day he bombed a Government building in Oslo before making his way to Utøya. In this first fictional movie about the attack […]
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Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot, GFT
26 October – 1 November, 2018 Based on a true story, this poignant, funny drama about forgiveness and the healing power of art is adapted from cult cartoonist John Callahan’s autobiography. Following a car accident that left him paralyzed, Callaghan (Joaquin Phoenix) reluctantly attends a 12-step meeting to get sober, run by a charismatic and […]
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An Evening With Beverley Luff Linn GFT
26 October – 1 November, 2018 Lulu Danger sees a TV commercial for the magical event of the film’s title, and is stunned when she recognises a mysterious man from her past. Fleeing her scheming husband, she enlists a bumbling ‘hitman’ and together they go in search of the mysterious Beverly Luff Linn. Set in […]
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The Guilty GFT
26 October – 1 November, 2018 This Danish box office hit is a nerve-racking single-location thriller, packed with twists and featuring an intense central performance from Jakob Cedergren. He plays Asger, a police officer who has been taken off active duty to man a phone in an emergency call centre. When he picks up a call […]
Fahrenheit 11/9 GFT
26 October – 1 November, 2018 Bowling for Columbine director Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9 is a provocative look at the times in which we live. It will explore the two most important questions of the Trump Era: “How did we get here, and how do we get out?” GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Buy tickets online
A Woman Captured GFT
30 October, 2018 Presented by Sheffield Doc/Fest: Slavery is a European invention, and still exists. Filmmaker Bernadett Tuza-Ritter encounters Eta in Hungary, a woman proud of keeping domestic slaves. Violent, abusive, and manipulative, Eta has stripped 53-year-old Marish of her belongings, her family and her identity. As trust builds between Marish and the filmmaker, Marish […]
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Africa in Motion – I Still Hide To Smoke, GFT
Tuesday 30 October, 2018 – 6 p.m. In 1995 during the Algerian civil war, Fatima (Palestinian superstar Hiam Abbas) runs a hammam, a space where women go to wash, chat and socialise. The film interweaves the narratives of the different women who use the hammam. Through the voices and stories of these women, we see a […]
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Africa in Motion Film Festival 2018
Africa cinema rebels against dominant narratives this Autumn Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival runs from the 26 October – 4 November 2018 Africa in Motion is Scotland’s major annual celebration of African cinema, and is delighted to return for the 13th year to bring audiences in Edinburgh and Glasgow a wide variety of creative […]
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Friday, October 19, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Standing on Their Shoulders, UK Premier, Africa in Motion Film Festival
Thursday 1 November 2018 / 6pm Free and ticketed Glasgow Women’s Library Book Now Celebrated South African filmmaker Xoliswa Sithole takes us on a historical journey through time in this award-winning documentary that connects female resistance movements in South Africa. The starting point of the documentary is 9 August 1956, which marks the day that 20,000 women marched […]
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John Carpenter: Master of Horror at Glasgow Film Theatre
October and November, 2018 Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB John Carpenter has maintained his place as one of the most loved and highly lauded directors in the realm of cult, fantasy and horror filmmaking for over 40 years. From the moment that Halloween broke through to audiences worldwide in 1978, Carpenter has created […]
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I Remember It Well Symposium, Paisley
Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New St, Paisley PA1 1EZ Thursday 1 November, 2018 The ‘I Remember It Well!’ symposium will bring together academics, practitioners from community learning and community groups to discuss the role of archive film in remembering, building life-narratives and to promote wellbeing. Further details
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Teenage Superstars, GFT
28 October, 2018 – 5 p.m. This new documentary from the creators of Big Gold Dream tells the story of what happened next in the uncompromising world of Scottish indie music. The Vaselines, BMX Bandits, The Pastels, The Soup Dragons, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream and Teenage Fanclub all appear. Bursting with new interviews, rare […]
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Thursday, October 18, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Decolonising the Speculative: Journeys to African Futures – Africa in Motion 2018
EDINBURGH: Mon 29 Oct, 2019 at 5.45pm, Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, See Africa in Motion website to book GLASGOW: Thurs 1 Nov, 2018 at 7.30pm at University of Glasgow (Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill 9 University Ave Glasgow G12 8QQ), Free and unticketed As part of our Decolonising the Speculative strand, this short-film series showcases the speculative work from […]
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Afri Adventure, Africa in Motion for Kids, Glasgow
Sat 3 November, 2018 at 2pm The Africa Art Centre, 286 Broomloan Road, G51 2GK For 3-12-year-olds, free and unticketed. The annual African in Motion Family Day Taking kids on adventures across Africa through storytelling and film. The amazing Zimbabwean storyteller, Tawona Sithole, will transport them to real and imaginary worlds through inspiring tales. The […]
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CINE[STHESIA] – Scots and America, Kelvin Hall
Saturday, 24 November, 2018 – 12.00 p.m. Celebrate Thanksgiving at National Library of Scotland, Kelvinhall Come along to CINE[STHESIA] – the film club which showcases hidden gems from the National Library of Scotland’s Moving Image Archive. To celebrate Thanksgiving, we’re rerunning CINE[STHESIA] Scots and America. From Neil Armstrong to Nessie, you’re sure to spot some […]
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Dublin Film Festival celebrating New Scottish Cinema
Dublin Film Festival Welcomes Glasgow Film Festival presenting Voyageuse and Super November at the Lighthouse Cinema on Tuesday 23 October, 2018 Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival collaborated during the GFF 2018 festival, presenting a season of Irish films and we are delighted to collaborate again with an evening of new Scottish Filmmaking Talent […]
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Saturday, October 13, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Texas Chainsaw Massacre at The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema
Friday 19 October, 2018, 7 p.m. The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: Pizza and Picture Nights Tobe Hooper’s original Texas Chainsaw Massacre continues to petrify audiences with its blunt, grotesque and unrelenting pursuit of terrified teenagers. A horror classic. BE WARNED: WEAR RUNNING SHOES, AND BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING… The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema, […]
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Lady Vengeance at Glasgow Film Theatre
17 and 18 October, 2018 The final instalment of the Park Chan-wook’s ‘Vengeance trilogy’ follows Lee Geum-ja upon her release from prison, where she spent 13 years for a murder she didn’t commit. Enlisting the help of her former cellmates, she embarks on a journey to exact her revenge on the man responsible for her incarceration. […]
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My 20th Century Glasgow Film Theatre
16 and 17 October, 2018 The debut from Ildikó Enyedi (whose latest film On Body and Soul has gone on to be a huge prize-winner), this magical film spins a tale of twin girls, Dora and Lili, who are born in 1880 Budapest on the same moment Thomas Edison presents his electrical lightbulb to the world. The […]
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Thursday, October 11, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Scotland Loves Anime Glasgow Film Theatre
12 – 14 October, 2018 Scotland Loves Anime is back for its 9th year, boasting an incredible array of stunning anime films. With 4 UK premieres and 1 European premiere, plus join us for a Q&A with director Kazuto Nakazawa after B: The Beginning. It’s a special year for anime fans! Films in this Season Image for […]
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I Am Not Your Negro, Glasgow Film Theatre
18 October, 2018 Fifty years after the Civil Rights movement, race remains a defining issue in America. James Baldwin’s final book ‘Remember This House’ was due to address the lives and assassinations of his friends Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. The unfinished manuscript has been entrusted to director Raoul Peck who […]
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1945 at Glasgow Film Theatre
12 – 18th October, 2018 When two black clad men arrive at a country railway station, a classic western set up appears to be unfolding. But it’s 1945 in Soviet-occupied Hungary in the immediate aftermath of World War II, and by their appearance the men are Orthodox Jews. As the two men make their way […]
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Mandy, GFT
12 – 18 October, 2018 Somewhere in the primal wilderness near the Shadow Mountains in the year 1983, Red Miller has fallen deeply for the beguiling Mandy Bloom. But the life he has made for himself comes suddenly and horrifyingly crashing down when a vile band of ravaging idolaters and supernatural creatures penetrate his idyllic […]
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European Art Cinema Day, Dogman GFT
14 October, 2018 Marcello, an expert dog groomer, runs petty errands for local thieves in a grotty seaside village near Rome. But his fragile existence is torn to shreds when he falls under the influence of Simone, a bullying and violent criminal. An understated, tragicomic atmosphere is complemented by Marcello Fonte’s terrific central performance, which […]
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The Handmaiden – GFT
24 and 25 October, 2018 GFT Inspired by Sarah Waters’ best-selling novel ‘Fingersmith’, the latest film from visionary director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Thirst, Stoker) is a ravishing, epic and sensual rollercoaster ride. 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation: a new girl, Sookee is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko […]
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Shake Hands With The Devil, CCA
Screening Irish History Wednesday 24 October 2018 6pm, £6 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 12+ Book Online / 0141 352 4900 Starring James Cagney, this 1959 film about the Irish War of Independence offers revealing representations of the conflict and women’s participation in it. Followed by Q and A. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 […]
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We See The World Differently Screening 24 October, 2018
Please join Starchild for an exclusive screening of our short film on autism with the Communication Support Service from Williamwood High School. There will be a Q and A afterwards with teas, coffee and cakes being served. 24 October, 2018 at 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Netherlee Parish Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL
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Nation – Special Screening with Lesley Riddoch
Monday 8 October, 2018 7 p.m. Blythswood Hall, Renfield St Stephens Church, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP NATION is a series of films about Scotland’s successful European neighbours by Phantom Power films and Lesley Riddoch. Norway – the twin nation explores what Scotland can learn from our nordic neighbour just across the sea which shares a very […]
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Saturday, October 6, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Rider GFT
5 – 7 October, 2018 Everyone who loved Chloé Zhao’s debut feature Songs My Brothers Taught Me should rush to The Rider, a soulful portrait of a young Sioux cowboy at a crossroads in his life. After a near fatal rodeo accident, Brady (Brady Jandreau) is told he must never ride again. How can he bear to bid farewell […]
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Friday, October 5, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
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