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.Christmas at GFT, 3 – 23 December, 2017
Christmas at GFT Entertainment for all the family throughout December Details and tickets It’s a Wonderful Life (U) 8-24 December,2017 Details and tickets Elf (PG) A highly entertaining ‘fish out of water’ romp with seasonal bells on 15-23 December, 2017 Details and tickets The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) A merry, magical version of Charles […]
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Friday, December 22, 2017 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Blade of the Immortal, GFT
27 – 29 December, 2017 Blade of the Immortal marks Takashi Miike’s (13 Assassins, Audition) 100th film. Based on Hiroaki Samura’s manga series, this film tells the story of Manji, a highly skilled samurai, who becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that fighting […]
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Murder on the Orient Express, GFT
27 – 30 December, 2017 What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone’s a suspect. […]
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Christmas Drive In Movies, The Riverside Museum
Riverside Museum for a magical Christmas movies – 17 December, 2017 This Christmas, make your family movie night one to remember at our first ever Drive in Movie! A fantastic night of fun and laughter is guaranteed, with two Christmas classics to choose from. 6pm – Frozen 9pm – LOVE actually Tickets cost £30 per […]
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Saturday, December 16, 2017 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Song of Granite, GFT
16 – 21 December, 2017 Ireland’s selection for best foreign-language film at the 2018 Academy Awards, acclaimed filmmaker Pat Collins (Silence) brings the dramatic true story of legendary sean nós (old style) singer Joe Heaney to the screen in a fittingly lyrical film, largely in Gaelic dialogue. Weaving traditional narrative episodes with documentary footage and […]
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Mountain, GFT
18 – 21 December, 2017 A unique cinematic and musical collaboration between the Australian Chamber Orchestra and director Jennifer Peedom, Mountain (narrated by Willem Dafoe), is an exploration of our obsession with mountains. Only three centuries ago, climbing a mountain would have been considered close to lunacy. The idea scarcely existed that wild landscapes might […]
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Hans Lucas Psycho/s, CCA
Fri 22 December 2017 7.30pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 15+ 0141 352 4900Glasgow-based independent filmmaker Hans Lucas presents a radical reimagining of Psycho, editing the Hitchcock classic with Gus Van Sant’s homage into a single narrative. Exploring both similarity and difference this unique cinema experience raises questions of authorship in an age of mashups and remixes […]
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White Christmas, GFT
21 December, 2017 Movie Memories is GFT’s dementia friendly film programme. It is designed to allow people experiencing early-to-mid-stage dementia, their carers and/or families to socialise in a safe and welcoming environment. Read FAQs here. A true Christmas classic from Michael Curtiz! Full of laughter, dance and of course the beloved holiday song, ‘White Christmas’. Join […]
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Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, GFT
20 December, 2017 Based on the moving true-life story, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool chronicles the vibrant affair between legendary Oscar-winning Hollywood star Gloria Grahame (Annette Bening) and her young lover, aspiring young actor Peter Turner (Jamie Bell). Their romance quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Peter being the one person Gloria allows herself to […]
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Friday, December 15, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema
Best Before Bed Merry Movies Citizen M Glasgow
Friday 22nd December, 2017 Citizen M, 60 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3BW We’re showing the merriest movies of all time at our festive Best Before Bed Session… and you’re invited! For jolly jingle-bell time, join us in the club room at citizenM Glasgow on 22 December, from 4pm to 9pm to watch: Elf – 4pm […]
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Blueprint – Scottish Independent Cinema The Gaelic King, CCA
Tue 19 December 2017 7.30pm, £6.50 + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Blueprint collaborates with Fellowship Film to continue its promotion of super independent Scottish feature films. The Gaelic King is set in the dark ages of 800AD Scotland and tells the story of young warrior-king Alpin mac Eachdach. When his family is murdered […]
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Thursday, December 7, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema
Rare Exports, Access Film Club, GFT
12 December, 2017 – 6 p.m. 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. Read FAQs here. 486 metres deep in the depths […]
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The Singing Ringing Tree, GFT
Unique East German Fairytale Saturday 9 December, 2017 A haughty princess says that she will marry a wealthy prince only if he presents her with the mythical ‘singing ringing tree’. Can the singing ringing tree live up to its name and bring this mismatched couple everlasting love? GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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The Deputy, GFT
12 December, 2017 During Spain’s transition to democracy following the death of General Franco a communist politician is elected to parliament. As the country opens up to new ideas he slowly comes to terms with his sexuality; embarking upon an affair with a juvenile delinquent. Slowly he realises that his actions expose him to manipulation from the extreme right-wing forces still loyal […]
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Bridgit, Adulteress
LUX Scotland presents: This screening brings together two recent works by Glasgow-based artists Jamie Crewe and Charlotte Prodger, Adulteress (2017) and BRIDGIT (2016) respectively, based in queerness, rurality, communality, care, and time. The screening is accompanied by a new publication designed by the artists, titled BRIDGIT, ADULTERESS, containing transcripts of each video and new elements […]
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Tangerine, GFT
13 December, 2017 A perfect antidote to traditional yuletide snowy sentimentality, GFT is delighted to bring back Sean Baker’s (The Florida Project) breakthrough film for the holiday season. On Christmas Eve, rambunctious trans sex worker Sin-Dee Rella is released from a 28-day stint in prison to discover her pimp boyfriend has been sleeping with someone […]
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The Disaster Artist, GFT
8 – 14 December, 2017 James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. Based on Greg Sestero’s best-selling tell-all about the making of Tommy’s cult-classic disaster-piece The Room (“The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made”, see […]
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Maze, GFT
8 – 14 December, 2017 Maze is based on the extraordinary true story of the 1983 mass breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze high-security prison in Northern Ireland. As Larry Marley (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) schemes his way towards pulling off this feat, he comes into contact with prison officer, Gordon Close (Barry Ward). Larry […]
Peace Education Scotland, Nuclear Savage Film + Skype talk with nuclear tests victim CCA
7pm, £5 via Eventbrite, Cinema 14+ accompanied by an adult Book via Eventbrite / 0141 352 4900 It was a Pacific island paradise – until the United States tested nuclear weapons and conducted secret human radiation experiments. Experiments that would remain top-secret for decades, until now… This documentary reveals a shocking political expose, and an intimate ethnographic portrait […]
Friday, December 1, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema
The Flight, GFT
5 December, 2017 GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Great German actor Armin Müller-Stahl plays a doctor who when he dutifully follows procedure and applies to travel outside the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) to attend a conference is refused permission. Dismayed by the state bureaucracy, he becomes involved with an underground network who promise they can get him out of the country. Given […]
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No Country For Old Men, 2 -4 December, 2017
Arguably the Coen Brother’s darkest and most existential film, their 2007 adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel took home multiple academy awards that year, including Best Motion Picture. When Texas hunter Llewelyn Moss discovers two million dollars alongside the remains of several drug runners, he unwittingly finds himself sought by psychopathic killer Anton Chigurh. A grim and cinematically wondrous modern day Western that features one […]
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The Death of Stalin – film review by Calum Maclean
Directed by Armando Ianucci Screenplay by Armando Ianucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin and Peter Fellows Based on The Death Of Stalin by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin Cast – Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend, Paul Whitehouse, Adrian Mcloughlin, Olga Kurylenko, Paddy Considine Running Time – […]
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Kaleidoscope, GFT
4 – 7 December, 2017 Starring Toby Jones, this taut, psychological thriller inspired by the work of Hitchcock and Polanski, explores the inescapability of a destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother. Written and directed by Toby Jones’ brother Rupert Jones, the film delves deep into man’s psyche, asking unsettling questions; can we […]
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Thursday, November 30, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Jane, GFT
4 – 7 June, 2017 Award-winning filmmaker Brett Morgen (Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck) uses a trove of 16mm footage unearthed from the National Geographic archives to tell the story of a young, untrained woman whose only dream was to live among animals and learn about them. Featuring an original score from legendary composer Philip […]
The Ballad of Shirley Collins, GFT
1 – 3 December, 2017 The Ballad of Shirley Collins is a meditative documentary chronicling one woman’s attempts to sing again after a 37-year battle with a debilitating voice disorder. Rob Curry and Tim Plester explore the story behind the icon, and chronicle Shirley’s battle, at the age of 80, to rediscover that voice she […]
Happy End, GFT
1 – 7 December, 2017 Returning to the director’s chair for the first time since 2012, Michael Haneke reunites Amour stars Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant in this sharp drama. A well-off French family living in a bourgeois bubble in northern France are oblivious to the suffering surrounding them in the nearby port of Calais. […]
Human Flow plus Satellite, GFT, 4 December,2017
Human Flow + Satellite Q&A Wednesday 4 December, 2017 (18.45) Ai Wei Wei artfully captures the massive and shocking breadth of the global migration crisis in this epic film. Today, over 65 million individuals – the highest number ever – have been forced out of their homes by war, famine and climate change on long, […]
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema
French Film Festival, GFT, Glasgow, November – December, 2017
GFT is proud to be one of the founding venue partners of the French Film Festival UK, which this year celebrates its 25th silver jubilee edition. The line-up features some of the most eagerly anticipated Francophone titles of the year, including: Cannes 2017 hit Redoubtable by Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Laurent Cantet’s critically acclaimed The Workshop, plus […]
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CinemaAttic Kimuak: Best of the Basques, CCA, Glasgow
Thu 7 December 2017 7.30pm (doors 7pm), £5 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 “For our last night of the year CinemaAttic focuses on shorts from Basque Country with the programme Kimuak: Best of the Basques.” “Every spring, Basque leader distribution platform KIMUAK selects the best from Basque short film scene […]
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Glasgow Film Festival 2018. The Big Lebowski – A Night of Bowling, 27 February, 2018
Glasgow Film Theatre celebrates the Coen Brothers and Glasgow Film Festival 2018 announces The Big Lebowski special event The CineMasters strand at Glasgow Film Festival is devoted to the work of some of the most accomplished, admired and influential filmmakers in the world. Glasgow Film Theatre recently introduced regular CineMasters seasons to the year-round programme […]
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