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.That Good Night, GFT
11 – 17 May, 2018 In his final lead performance, the late Sir John Hurt plays Ralph, a terminally ill film director whose fortune has faded. Ralph has two objectives as he reaches the final stages of his life: to reconcile with his estranged son and to ensure that he is not a burden to […]
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Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Cured, GFT
11 – 17 May, 2018 A brilliant low-budget zombie film with a difference, The Cured is a powerful, thought provoking tale set in a Dublin that has survived a zombie plague. What were once flesh-eating, bloodthirsty monsters have now been treated with an antidote but can society ever forgive them for what they did? Senan (Sam Keeley) cannot forget the horrible acts […]
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Vacancy: Development Manager, GFT
Development Manager Maternity Cover Minimum of 8 months contract – start May 2018 £26,148 (pro-rata) GFT is hiring a Development Manager for a temporary maternity cover position. Looking for an experienced fundraiser to work with Senior Development Manager across all Glasgow Film teams. You will have previous experience of fundraising in a “not for profit sector” […]
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Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, CCA
Thursday 10 May — Sunday 13 May 2018 The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, led by the Mental Health Foundation, is one of Scotland’s most diverse cultural events, covering everything from music, film and visual art to theatre, dance, and literature. The festival takes place across Scotland, aiming to support the arts and challenge preconceived ideas about […]
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Goodbye First Love, Glasgow Film Theatre
15 May, 2018 Mia Hansen-Løve examines the reverberating effect that young love has on our lives with a delicate and tender story about fifteen-year-old Camille and her infatuation with Sullivan, an older college student. Sullivan has made no secret of his plans to travel, leaving Camille to find her own path and heal her heartbreak. As she grows […]
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Tully, GFT
4– 17May, 2018 Charlize Theron plays Marlo, a suburban mother of two who is struggling to cope with the weight of her responsibilities. Upon the birth of her third child, she is gifted a night nanny by her wealthy brother. Resistant at first, Marlo eventually yields and upon arrival, free spirited Tully (Mackenzie Davis) instantly relieves the pressure […]
Best Before Bed – Wilde (1997), citizenM, Glasgow
12 May, 2018 This National Limerick Day, we invite you to enjoy the wit, charm, humour and drama of Oscar Wilde, in everyone’s favourite screening room at citizenM Glasgow. Join us from 7.00 PM onwards to view the film Wilde, starring Stephen Fry, Jude Law and Vanessa Redgrave. what: best before bed film night film: […]
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Revolt She Said: The Girls plus Discussion GFT
6 May, 2018 Exploring the feminist revolution 50 years after the protests of May ’68 triggered revolution, ICO and Club de Femmes have curated a season focusing on women filmmakers post ’68. In The Girls, three female friends (played by Ingmar Bergman regulars) tour a production of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata as the spirit of ’68 sweeps Sweden. […]
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Sunday, May 6, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
For A Few Dollars More, Glasgow Film Theatre
6 and 8 May, 2018 Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood and composer Ennio Morricone reteamed soon after the release of the original A Fistful of Dollars with this loose sequel. Eastwood’s Man with No Name teams up with the equally lethal Colonel Douglas Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef) in order to take down – and receive the bounty for […]
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Friday, May 4, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Lean on Pete, Glasgow Film Theatre
4 – 10 May, 2018 Andrew Haigh (45 Years, Weekend) transforms Willy Vlautin’s acclaimed 2010 novel into a heartfelt coming of age drama. Teenager Charley (Charlie Plummer) escapes a hard knock life with his deadbeat father, finding work and a newfound sense of family with grizzled horse trainer Del (Steve Buscemi) and weary jockey Bonnie (Chloë Sevigny). When […]
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IberoDocs, CCA, Glasgow
Fri 4 May — Sat 5 May 2018 The Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival comes to Glasgow, for its fifth edition, to explore different perspectives on the transition between childhood and adulthood from various corners ofIbero-America. Join us for two days of immersion into Ibero-American culture; its different languages, traditions and expressions as we journey from La Gomera […]
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The Greatest Showman, Glasgow Film Theatre
7 May, 2018 Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for… Inspired by the true story of P.T. Barnum’s ‘Greatest Show on Earth’, the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Michael Gracey’s directorial debut is a spectacular blend of song and dance from the lyricists behind La La Land. Starring Hugh Jackman as […]
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World Disco Soup, CCA, Glasgow
Saturday 28 April, 2018 5:30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages / F-rated Book Online / 0141 352 4900 A new year has arrived and guess what? We’re back! The World Disco Soup is a gastronomic, musical and artistic experience which aims to unite people against food waste across the planet. Last year there were more than […]
Bill Viola: The Road To St Paul’s, GFT
29 April, 2018 This film follows the husband and wife team of Bill Viola and Kira Perov on their twelve-year odyssey to create and install two permanent video installations, Mary and Martyrs (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) on either side of the High Altar in St Paul’s Cathedral. Made by the award-winning arts documentary director Gerald […]
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Ghost Stories, GFT
27 April – 3 May, 2018 Paying homage to such classic Amicus horror anthologies as From Beyond the Grave and Ealing’s Dead of Night, Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s smash hit stage show comes to the big screen to terrify in a whole new thrilling and chilling dimension. Professor Philip Goodman (Nyman) is a renowned sceptic of the supernatural and clairvoyant. When an […]
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Another News Story, GFT
2 and 3 May, 2018 Since 2015 the current refugee crisis has flooded every news and media outlet across the globe. Another News Story takes a unique approach to capturing this narrative. While still giving a groundfloor perspective of migrants fleeing Syria and Turkey and their struggle to find a country where they are welcome, director Orban Wallace simultaneously turns the […]
The Old Dark House, GFT
27 – 29 April, 2018 Frankenstein director James Whale directed this classic dark comedy horror film, an adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s novel and stage play, Benighted. Seeking shelter from a storm, five stranded travellers stumble upon a strange old house, and find themselves at the mercy of the highly eccentric, and potentially dangerous, Femm family. […]
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Beast, GFT
27 April – 3 May, 2018 Earning comparisons with Andrea Arnold and Jane Campion, director Michael Pearce emerges as a striking new voice in British cinema with this smouldering, sexy thriller set on Jersey. Moll (Jessie Buckley) has always been considered the black sheep of her family, but when she meets rugged, blue-eyed stranger Pascal (Johnny Flynn) it marks the […]
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Western, GFT
27 April – 3 May, 2018 Travel can broaden the mind but sometimes it just cements prejudices. In Western, a German construction team head to Bulgaria to install a waterpower facility. The boisterous incomers set up camp and raise the national flag but laconic loner Meinhard (Meinhard Neumann) is more curious about the local community. He […]
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Selected 8 New film & video from across the UK, CCA
The Blushing Valley, Gery Georgieva, 2018 Tuesday 1 May 2018 CCA 6:30pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 18+ 0141 352 4900 Afro-Glitch, Kamile Ofoeme, 2017 Selected is a new collection of diverse artists’ film and video touring the UK in May-July 2018, taking place at some of the UK’s leading venues for showcasing artists’ film and video. Nominated by the artists shortlisted […]
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Thursday, April 26, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Love, Simon GFT
27 April – 3 May, 2018 Teenage years can be tricky enough without having a secret that you’re not sure whether to share. 17-year-old Simon (Nick Robinson) is gay but hasn’t told any of his friends or family. He is starting to fall in love with an equally closeted, anonymous classmate that he has met […]
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Radical Film Network 6818 Launch, Glasgow
May Day – Tuesday 1 May, 2018 at 7 p.m. citizenM, 60 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3BW Radical Film Network Scotland commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of 1968, a tumultuous year in politics and cinema. Anti-Vietnam protests rocked the world and students rioted with workers in Paris, as tanks rolled into Prague to quell its spring. […]
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Memento, GFT
23 April, 2018 Due to a violent attack, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) suffers from a rare disorder which means that he can no longer form new memories. Christopher Nolan’s neo-noir psychological thriller unfolds in reverse chronological order, following Leonard’s attempt to track down his attacker and his wife’s killer using photographs and a complex system […]
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Friday, April 20, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, GFT
24 April, 2018 Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou and his crew (Team Zissou) set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly non-existent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou’s partner, Estaban, during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. They are joined on their voyage by a young airline co-pilot who may or […]
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Grease, GFT
19 – 22 April, 2018 Released in the US on 17 June 1978, Grease became the biggest American box office hit of that year. Danny and Sandy’s classic tale of Summer Lovin’ at Rydell High School quickly became a worldwide favourite, with audiences slayed at the sight of John Travolta’s pout and Olivia Newton-John’s leathers. […]
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An Unashamed Claim to Visibility: films about queerness + dis/ability, CCA
Thu 26 April 2018 7pm, Free/ £1/ £3/ £5/ £7 + £1 booking fee, Theatre 18+ / F-rated Book Online / 0141 352 4900 As queer communities strive to embrace intersectional politics, those with a disability or functional diversity are often left behind. Despite the higher prevalence of disability among LGBTQIA+ communities, disabled, D/deaf, visually impaired, learning disabled, […]
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Cool Hand Luke, GFT
22 April, 2018 An Oscar-nominated Paul Newman plays the ultimate rebel in this gritty, compelling prison drama. After a drunken spree, Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years on a brutal Florida chain gang. He refuses to accept the authority of his gaolers or the rigid pecking order among his fellow prisoners. Luke endures through physical hardship and […]
Custody, Winner of GFF18 Audience Award at GFT
13 – 26 April, 2018 Xavier Legrand won the Glasgow Film Festival Audience Award for this, his debut feature: a tense, gripping depiction of the fallout from a bitter custody battle. Miriam (Léa Drucker) has left her husband Antoine (Denis Ménochet) and is now seeking sole custody of their son Julien (Thomas Gioria). Both sides seem to be […]
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A Gentle Creature, GFT
20 – 26 April, 2018 Inspired by Dostoevsky’s short story, In the Fog director Sergei Loznitsa takes us into a lawless Russia where crime is often unpunished. A woman lives alone on the outskirts of a Russian village, when one day, she receives a parcel that she sent to her incarcerated husband marked ‘return to […]
Funny Cow at GFT
20 26 April, 2018 Charting the rise to stardom of a female comedian through the 1970s and 1980s, Funny Cow is set against the backdrop of working men’s clubs and the stand-up comedy circuit of the North of England. From her troubled childhood to her turbulent adult relationships, the ‘Funny Cow’ (Maxine Peake) uses the […]
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