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.Tracking Edith, GFT
21 – 23 August, 2018 Edith Tudor-Hart was one of the most innovative and iconic photographers working in Britain during the 1930s and 1940s. Her naturalistic style unsparingly depicted social issues of the day. However, the photographer was also a communist spy and was largely instrumental in recruiting Kim Philby before becoming one of the […]
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Friday, August 17, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, GFT
19 and 20 August, 2018 When Henry Jones Senior (Sean Connery) goes missing whilst on the hunt for the Holy Grail, Indy is tasked with tracking him down. The search leads him on the same crusade as his father was on, the quest for the Cup of Christ and everlasting life. Will the Jones boys uncover the ultimate secret? Or will […]
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Death Watch, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
Sunday 19 August, 2018 Back to the Botanics Death Watch (1980) directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Entrance from 8.30pm from entrance on Queen Margaret Drive, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow G12 0EU . Film starts at 9 pm . When French director Bertrand Tavernier was searching for a city in which to film his highly prescient vision of the […]
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I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess, Govanhill Picture House
22 August, 2018 Queer Classics Govanhill Picture House, 49 Bankhall St, Glasgow G42 8SW 7pm, Free but ticketed 18+ Book Online / 0141 352 4900 I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess is a one-off screening event held in the unique surroundings of Govanhill Picture House, presented by Queer Classics Film Festival. Screening back-to-back will […]
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Glasgow Youth Film Festival, 10 Anniversary Edition Programme (2018)
Glasgow Youth Film Festival 10th Anniversary Edition Programme Announced: Skate Kitchen + Q&A, Never Goin’ Back, Late Night: Superbad, pop-up screening of School of Rock and more One of the most innovative youth film festivals in Europe Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) returns from 14 – 16 September 2018, celebrating both its 10th anniversary edition […]
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Thursday, August 16, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Hearts Beat Loud, GFT
14 August, 2018 – 6 p.m. Access Film Club GFT, together with The National Autistic Society Scotland is delighted to provide Access Film Club: screenings and post-film discussions in a friendly and welcoming environment. GFT is the first cinema in the UK to receive the Autism Friendly Award 2017. In Brooklyn neighbourhood of Red Hook, single dad […]
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Saturday, August 11, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Murder of Mr Devil, GFT
11 August, 2018 The Murder of Mr Devil is the only directed film by Ester Krumbachová, who imbued numerous films of the Czechoslovak New Wave through her costume and set design and scriptwriting, to name few: Daisies, The Party and the Guests, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, Witchhammer, Diamonds of the Night, Fruit of Paradise. The Murder of Mr Devil is a complete […]
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Friday, August 10, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange, GFT
15 and 16 August, 2018 Jean Renoir’s political masterpiece encapsulates the mood of its pre-war time. When a publishing firm’s oppressive boss suddenly disappears, its employees take over the business by creating a successful co-operative. When he unexpectedly reappears to reap the benefits of their success, however, chaos reigns… Presented as part of Cinema Rediscovered on […]
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The Escape, GFT
10 – 16 August, 2018 Gemma Arterton just gets better and better, delivering a commanding performance of unwavering conviction in The Escape. Playing a dutiful, careworn wife and mother to two daughters, she is advised to count her blessings rather than question a life that increasingly feels like a crushing weight on her shoulders. Husband Mark […]
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The Heiresses, GFT
10 – 16 August, 2018 A classy and enthralling Paraguayan drama starring Ana Brun as Chela and Margarita Irun as Chiquita, two women descended from wealthy families who have lived together for more than 30 years. Their lives enter a state of flux when their financial situation worsens, and they start to sell off their […]
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The Negotiator, GFT
10 – 16 August, 2018 The collateral damage of civil war is all-encompassing and unforgiving; a brutal setting for tense negotiations, especially when the results could have monumental consequences. Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike star as CIA agents in this nail-biting intelligent thriller. From the writer of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Negotiator is a suspenseful […]
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John Waters’ Polyester – Launch of Scalarama Programme 2018
August, 11, 2018 at CCA Launch of the Scalarama 2018 programme, and a rare screening of John Waters’ Polyester (1981) as it was intended – in original scratch ‘n’ sniff Odorama! Meet Francine Fishpaw, tortured suburban housewife. With a pornographer husband, a pregnant teenage daughter, and a son with a foot-stomping fetish, Francine smells trouble […]
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The Eyes of Orson Welles, GFT
12 August, 2018 + Q & A with Mark Cousins 17 – 23 August, 2018 Granted exclusive access to hundreds of private drawings and paintings by Orson Welles, filmmaker Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of this legendary director and actor, to reveal a portrait of the artist as he’s never been seen before – through his own eyes, […]
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Cinemasters: Alfred Hitchcock Season at GFT 2018
Alfred Hitchcock casts a long shadow over contemporary cinema. His visual style has inspired hundreds of iconic moments in movies. His intuitive sense of how to thrill an audience has often been imitated, but seldom bettered. To mark the 60th anniversary of Vertigo, Hitchcock’s suspenseful masterpiece, we have picked 10 films that represent his finest achievements. For Hitchcock beginners and […]
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Pope Francis: Man of His Word, GFT
10– 16 August, 2018 Pope Francis – A Man of His Word is a personal journey with Pope Francis: his ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to today’s global questions. From his deep concern for the poor and wealth inequality, […]
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Festival 2018, Berlin on Screen GFT
August 2018, Glasgow plays co-host with Berlin to the European Championships. Festival 2018 is a fun-filled cultural programme running alongside the 11 days of sporting activities. At GFT we are diving into the cinematic history of Berlin, showing 5 films that give a sense of the changing face of this incredible city. Watch Berlin on […]
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
17 August, 2018 Back to the Botanics Entrance 8.30pm at Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, G12 0UE. Film starts at 9pm. Make sure to bring your own seating, such as blankets or sun chairs. The garden kiosk will stay open till late, selling hot dogs, popcorn and soft drinks. You can bring your own […]
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Thursday, August 9, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Blade Runner, Back to the Botanics
Thursday 16 August, 2018. Entrance from 8.30pm from entrance at Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow G12. The film starts at 9pm. Make sure to bring your own seating, such as blankets or sun chairs. The garden kiosk will stay open till late, selling hot dogs, popcorn and soft drinks.You may also bring your own picnic; however, […]
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Howl’s Moving Castle, GFT
8 and 9 August, 2018 In Hayao Miyazaki’s thrilling adaptation of the Diana Wynne Jones novel, Sofi is unexpectedly befriended by Howl, a young and flamboyant wizard. Displeased by their blossoming friendship, the Witch of the Waste curses Sofi with an old body, transforming her into a 90-year-old woman. Unable to tell anyone, Sofi takes […]
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Friday, August 3, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Cabbage presents Junkspace: Tap for Sound, The Seamore Centre, Glasgow
Thursday 9 August, 2018 – 6.30 p.m. The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema, Community Central Hall, 304 Maryhill Road, Glasgow G20 7YE Cabbage presents Junkspace: Tap for Sound, a screening event of moving image exploring the spaces inhabited by artists online, post internet culture and the divergence of sound and image. The programme brings together a group […]
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The Happy Prince, GFT
3 – 9 August, 2018 Rupert Everett’s directorial debut is a poignant dramatization of Oscar Wilde’s final years, and the ghosts that haunted him. In late 19th Century Paris, Wilde is out of prison but a pariah. He swings between grief and a determination to wrest whatever pleasure he can from the time he has left. His body ailing and heavy, his […]
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Thursday, August 2, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Cafe Flicker, Glasgow Open Screen for Indie Filmmakers
(Image: ‘Bridge’, Iain Robertson, prizewinner July, 3018) Thursday 2 August, 2018 – 7 p.m. GMAC Films, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Submissions are now open for August’s Cafe Flicker! If you’d like to submit a film, please send it over via wetransfer.com to cafeflicker@gmacfilm.com including a submission form Come along to the next Café Flicker! Glasgow’s open […]
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Monday, July 30, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Kissing Cousins, GFT
Aoife McArdle makes an eye-catching feature debut with a stylish, seductive drama poised between harsh realities and inviting escapism. 17-year-old Candice (an impressive Ann Skelly) feels trapped in a gloomy seaside town riven with violence, and a life defined by chronic seizures. Everything brightens when she meets a handsome young man who is the spitting image of […]
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Iceman, GFT
27 July – 2 August, 2018 5000 years ago: A man lives with his woman and their children in the Ötztals Alps. Coming back to his hut after hunting one day, he finds his family murdered, the shed burned down and a holy amulet stolen. Full of rage, he decides to challenge the freezing mountains […]
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Generation Wealth, GFT
27 – 29 July, 2018 In The Queen of Versailles (2012), director Lauren Greenfield documented how an American billionaire family faced the economic crisis. Her fascination with materialistic, image-obsessed culture continues to bear rich fruit in Generation Wealth. Simultaneously photographic journey, memoir, and historical essay, the film bears witness to the global boom–bust economy, the corrupted American Dream […]
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Apostasy, GFT
27 July – 2 August, 2018 Daniel Kokotajlo’s intelligent, gripping drama is set among a close-knit community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Oldham. Ivanna (Siobhan Finneran) is a true believer and has raised two teenage daughters to follow her values. Luisa (Sacha Parkinson) is at college and facing bad influences and irresistible temptations. Fears for her […]
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Summer, 1993 at GFT
22 – 26 July, 2018 In Carla Simón’s touching autobiographical film, six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother’s apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Although her aunt, uncle, and younger cousin Anna welcome her with open arms, it’s only very slowly that Frida begins to get […]
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Sunday, July 22, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Rear Window, GFT
29 and 31 July, 2018 James Stewart plays L.B. Jeffries, a photographer confined to his apartment with a broken leg. Whilst recuperating he spends his time observing his neighbours across the courtyard and believes he witnesses a murder. Enlisting the help of his girlfriend and nurse he begins to investigate in spite of the fact […]
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The Receptionist, GFT
23 – 26 July, 2018 Jenny Lu’s directorial feature debut is based on a true story. Unable to find a job, Tina, a Taiwanese recent graduate living in London, starts working in an illegal massage parlour as a receptionist. As she gets to know the women who work there, she sees how they struggle to […]
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Princess Mononoke, GFT
26 July, 2018 Subtitles One of Miyazaki’s finest works, Princess Mononoke is brimming with imagination, beauty and tragedy on an epic scale. Afflicted by a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out for the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. He becomes entangled in a vicious conflict […]
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