JUNE 2011
Potiche Journeys of Courage
Powerful portrayals of refugees on film
Classic Slasher Double Bill
Featuring The Funhouse & Slaughter High
Senna
Adrenalin-pumping doc on the Formula One icon
GLASGOW FILM THEATRE
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Emma Hedditch presents
Cinenova
Tues 21 June 7:30pm £4.50 / £3.50 Cinenova is a London-based non-profit organisation dedicated to distributing films and videos made by women.
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SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN! GFF12 (16–26 February) is now open for submissions. The Festival welcomes features, shorts and work in all genres. Go to www.glasgowfilm.org/festival/submissions for further information and full terms and conditions.
Fees and Deadlines
Shorts Early Bird £10 until Friday 29 July Regular £15 until Friday 16 September Late £30 until Friday 14 October Features Early Bird £35 until Friday 29 July Regular £40 until Friday 16 September Late £50 until Friday 14 October
Contents Diary
3–4
Angels of Evil
5
Apocalypse Now
9
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
19
But I’m a Cheerleader
14
Clueless
22
Donor Unknown
20
Fire in Babylon
12
The Funhouse
21
The Great Escape
18
The Green Wave
20
Heartbeats
6
Heathers
22
JIG
8
Julia’s Eyes
5
Kaboom
12
Life, Above All
11
Love Like Poison
8
Mammuth
7
Point Blank
9
Potiche
10
Le Quattro Volte
6
Robinson in Ruins
19
A Screaming Man
10
Senna
8
Slaughter High
21
Sunrise by F W Murnau with Olivier Mellano
14
V for Vendetta
22
Vidal Sassoon Viva Riva!
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GLASGOW JAZZ FESTIVAL Les demoiselles de Rochefort
13
Jazz on a Summer’s Day
13
Glyndebourne: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
23
NT Live: The Cherry Orchard
24
Captive
15
Half Moon
16
Human Rights Activism and Filmmaking
17
Last Resort
16
Mother Fish
17
Pushing the Elephant
17
Access Take 2
27
Film Discussion Group
24
LIVE SATELLITE EVENTS
JOURNEYS OF COURAGE
GFT REGULARS
The GFT Film Quiz GFT Learning
24 25–26
Horror/Cult Film Discussion Group
24
Late Night Classics
22
Lock Up Your Daughters Film Club
14
Silver Screen
28
Take 2: Free Saturday Films for Families
27
USEFUL INFORMATION
29–30
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Wednesday 1 June
Wednesday 8 June
Angels of Evil (15) p5
12.40 / 17.45
Senna (12A) p8
14.00 / 18.15
Heartbeats (15) p6
16.15 / 20.30
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
16.00 / 20.45
14.15
Angels of Evil (15) p5
13.15 / 18.00
Love Like Poison (15) p8
16.15 / 20.30
Le Quattro Volte (U) p6 Julia’s Eyes (15) p5
15.15 / 20.25
Vidal Sassoon (PG) p7
18.30
Horror / Cult Film Discussion Group p24
18.30
Thursday 2 June
Film Discussion Group p24
18.30
Thursday 9 June Senna (12A) p8
15.00 / 18.15 / 20.30
Angels of Evil (15) p5
15.15 / 20.15
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
15.45
Heartbeats (15) p6
14.15 / 18.30
Angels of Evil (15) p5
13.00 / 20.15
Le Quattro Volte (U) p6
16.30
Donor Unknown (N/C 15+) p20
Julia’s Eyes (15) p5
17.50
Vidal Sassoon (PG) p7
20.45
Friday 10 June
Friday 3 June Senna (12A) p8
15.00
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
/ 18.15 / 20.30 16.00
Angels of Evil (15) p5
Saturday 4 June Senna (12A) p8
/ 20.45 18.00
15.45 / 18.15 / 20.30
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
14.30 / 20.45
Angels of Evil (15) p5
18.00
JIG (PG) p8
13.30
Take 2: Animals United (U) p27
11.30
Access T2: Animals United (U) p27
12.30
Sunday 5 June Senna (12A) p8
15.45 / 20.30
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
15.15
Angels of Evil (15) p5
12.45
JIG (PG) p8
13.30 / 18.15
The Funhouse / Slaughter High (18) p21
Monday 6 June
17.15
Point Blank (15) p9 14.45 Mammuth (CTBC) p7
16.15
Clueless (12) p22
Saturday 11 June Point Blank (15) p9
16.00 / 20.30
JIG (PG) p8
14.30
Take 2: War of the Buttons (PG) p27
Sunday 12 June Point Blank (15) p9
17.45 / 20.00 13.15 / 19.45
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
15.30
JIG (PG) p8
17.30
Apocalypse Now (15) p9
13.30
Monday 13 June Point Blank (15) p9
14.00 / 18.15 16.15 / 20.30
Apocalypse Now (15) p9
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
15.45 13.00 / 20.15
Love Like Poison (15) p8
Tuesday 14 June Point Blank (15) p9 Senna (12A) p8
12.45
/ 18.30
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (N/C 10+) p19 18.00
Apocalypse Now (15) p9
Wednesday 15 June
16.00 / 18.00
Point Blank (15) p9
12.45
/ 18.30
13.00 / 20.00 13.45 / 18.45 / 20.45
Senna (12A) p8
14.00 / 18.15
A Screaming Man (PG) p10
16.15 / 20.30
Apocalypse Now (15) p9
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17.50
14.45 / 20.30
A Screaming Man (PG) p10
Angels of Evil (15) p5
15.30 / 20.45
Senna (12A) p8
15.30
16.15 / 20.30
11.30
Senna (12A) p8
13.30 / 20.45
Senna (12A) p8
16.45 / 18.45 / 20.45 14.00 / 18.30
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
Tuesday 7 June
/ 20.30 23.00
Mammuth (CTBC) p7
Angels of Evil (15) p5
18.15
/ 18.15
Senna (12A) p8
A Screaming Man (PG) p10
Robinson in Ruins (U) p19
/ 18.45 / 20.45 14.00
16.15 / 20.30
14.15 / 18.30
/ 16.45
Senna (12A) p8
Senna (12A) p8
Love Like Poison (15) p8
18.00
15.45
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Friday 24 June
Thursday 16 June
Viva Riva! (15) p11
16.15
/ 20.40
Senna (12A) p8
16.15 / 20.30
Kaboom (15) p12
14.15
/ 18.30
A Screaming Man (PG) p10
14.15 / 18.30
Potiche (15) p10
Point Blank (15) p9
14.45 / 16.45 / 18.45 / 20.45
Friday 17 June Potiche (15) p10
13.45
/ 16.00
Point Blank (15) p9
/ 18.15 / 20.30 15.45
V for Vendetta (15) p22
/ 20.45 17.45
Potiche (15) p10
13.45 / 16.00 / 18.15 / 20.30
Point Blank (15) p9
14.45 / 16.45 / 18.45 / 20.45
Take 2: Gulliver’s Travels (U) p27
11.30
Sunday 19 June Potiche (15) p10
14.00 / 16.00 / 18.00
The Great Escape (PG) p18
16.30
Lock Up Your Daughters: But I’m a... (15) p14 20.00
Monday 20 June Potiche (15) p10
13.45 / 16.00 / 20.30
Point Blank (15) p9
15.30 / 20.45
Life, Above All (12A) p11
18.15
Captive (N/C 15+) p15
18.00
Tuesday 21 June Potiche (15) p10
15.00 / 18.15 / 20.30
Point Blank (15) p9
13.30 / 15.30 / 20.45
Life, Above All (12A) p11
12.45
Last Resort (15) p16
18.30
Wednesday 22 June
13.45 / 16.00 / 18.15 13.30 / 15.30 / 20.45
Life, Above All (12A) p11
20.30
Half Moon (PG) p16
Thursday 23 June
18.15
Potiche (15) p10
13.45 / 16.00 / 18.15
Point Blank (15) p9
13.30 / 15.30 / 20.30
Pushing the Elephant (N/C 15+) p17 Sunrise by F W Murnau with... (U) p14
18.15
Heathers (15) p22
23.00
Saturday 25 June Viva Riva! (15) p11 Potiche (15) p10
13.30 / 18.00
£4.00 tickets
15.45 16.00 / 18.15 / 20.30
Jazz on a Summer’s Day (U) p13
13.45
The Green Wave (N/C 15+) p20
20.15
18.00 20.45
Sunday 26 June Viva Riva! (15) p11
17.15
Kaboom (15) p12
13.00 / 19.30
Potiche (15) p10
12.30
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg p23
15.00
Human Rights Activism... (N/C 12+) p17
Monday 27 June Viva Riva! (15) p11 Potiche (15) p10
15.00 15.45 / 20.40
Kaboom (15) p12
13.30 13.45 / 16.00 / 18.15
Fire in Babylon (12A) p12
20.30
Les demoiselles de Rochefort (PG) p13
18.00
Tuesday 28 June Viva Riva! (15) p11
14.30 / 18.40
Kaboom (15) p12
16.40 / 20.45
Potiche (15) p10
14.45 / 18.15 / 20.30
Fire in Babylon (12A) p12
12.45
The GFT Film Quiz p24
20.45
Wednesday 29 June Viva Riva! (15) p11
16.30 / 20.40
Kaboom (15) p12
14.30 / 18.40
Potiche (15) p10 Fire in Babylon (12A) p12
Thursday 30 June
13.45 / 16.00 / 20.30 18.30
Viva Riva! (15) p11
14.30 / 18.40
Kaboom (15) p12
16.40 / 20.45
Potiche (15) p10
13.45 / 16.00
NT Live: The Cherry Orchard p24
Special features
/ 20.30
Mother Fish (N/C 15+) p17
Take 2: The Secret of Moonacre (U) p27 11.30 19.45
Point Blank (15) p9
Point Blank (15) p9
/ 16.00
Kaboom (15) p12
Saturday 18 June
Potiche (15) p10
13.45
Free events
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Captioned films
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Julia’s Eyes
Angels of Evil
Friday 20 May – Thursday 2 June
Friday 27 May – Thursday 9 June
A woman investigates the death of her twin sister while slowly losing her sight in this tense Spanish thriller, produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth). When Julia’s (The Orphanage’s Belén Rueda) twin sister is found hanging in the family basement, everyone assumes she committed suicide. Not convinced, Julia sets out to discover the true cause of her sister’s death. Suffering from a degenerative disease that will eventually leave her blind, she soon senses the sinister presence of an ‘invisible man’. Does he really exist or is he merely a distortion of her failing eyesight? Is he responsible for her sister’s death? This stylish throwback to the giallo era is genuinely shocking.
In recent years there have been biopics on infamous criminals the Baader Meinhof Gang, Carlos the Jackal and Mesrine. Now meet Renato Vallanzasca, scourge of the Italian police throughout the 1970s and 80s. A criminal by the age of nine, Vallanzasca grows up to become the country’s most notorious mobster, wresting control of the Milan underworld through a string of high-profile robberies, kidnappings and murders. His actions and devilish charm catch the attention of a celebrity-starved public while his many daring escapes from prison only serve to feed his legend. This exceptional crime epic is stylishly shot throughout, colour grading recreating the period perfectly, and features a phenomenal performance by Kim Rossi Stuart as the narcissistic and ruthless crime lord.
Los ojos de Julia
Director Guillem Morales Cast Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar, Pablo Derqui Spain 2010, 1h57m, subtitles, 15
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Vallanzasca – Gli angeli del male
Director Michele Placido Cast Kim Rossi Stuart, Filippo Timi, Paz Vega Italy 2010, 2h8m, subtitles, 15
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Heartbeats Friday 27 May – Thursday 2 June Precociously talented and critically adored twenty-one-year-old director Xavier Dolan follows up his acclaimed I Killed My Mother (GFF 2010) with a stylish depiction of youthful obsession and bad romance. Best friends Marie and Francis are inseparable until they both fall for gorgeous new boy Nicolas. While they compete comically for his attention, sly Nico refuses to divulge where his sexual preferences lie. Another hit for Dolan at Cannes, Heartbeats is an amusing and tender portrayal of young people adapting to the constantly shifting rules of modern love. Director Xavier Dolan / Cast Monia Chokri, Niels Schneider, Xavier Dolan / Canada/France 2010, 1h40m, subtitles, 15
Le Quattro Volte Friday 27 May – Thursday 2 June Hailed as a ‘genre defying work of cinematic transcendence’, Le Quattro Volte was one of the great discoveries of last year’s Cannes Film Festival. The eagerly awaited second feature from Michelangelo Frammartino is a spellbinding fusion of languidly beautiful imagery and bracing philosophical rumination. The circle of life lies at the heart of a film shot in the countryside of Calabria and focusing on an elderly shepherd who will eventually become a baby goat, a giant tree and a lump of coal as his soul undergoes a journey from human to animal, vegetable and mineral. A work of great originality and poise, Le Quattro Volte is also playful, tender and surprisingly poignant. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Michelangelo Frammartino Cast Giuseppe Fuda, Bruno Timpano Italy 2010, 1h28m, subtitles, U
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Vidal Sassoon
Mammuth
Monday 30 May – Thursday 2 June
Friday 3 – Sunday 12 June
Vidal Sassoon is more than just a hairdresser – he’s a rock star, an artist, a craftsman who ‘changed the world with a pair of scissors’. With the geometric, Bauhaus-inspired hairdos he pioneered in the 1960s and his ‘wash and wear’ philosophy that liberated generations of women from the tyranny of the salon, Sassoon revolutionised the art of hairstyling and left an indelible mark on popular culture. This fun, fast-paced documentary traces with visual gusto the life of a self-made man whose passion and perseverance took him from a Jewish orphanage in London to the absolute pinnacle of his craft, combining vintage footage and modern-day conversations with family and colleagues and, of course, plenty of heartfelt reminiscences with the charismatic 81-year-old master himself.
The story of a man, a mission and a motorbike. Serge (Gérard Depardieu) is an abattoir worker who retires only to find that he doesn’t have a pension and needs to track down paperwork from his former employers. Hitting the road on his Mammuth bike, he has a series of variously humiliating and inspiring encounters – including a reunion with a long-lost cousin, the cue for one of the most outrageous sight gags in recent cinema. Isabelle Adjani makes an eerie appearance as a woman from the past, while outsider artist Miss Ming makes her distinctly oddball mark. Above all, the screen is filled – and then some – by Depardieu, casting vanity, long hair and often clothes to the winds. Reconnecting with the spirit of Bertrand Blier’s Les Valseuses, Depardieu clearly hits it off a treat with the directors Delépine and de Kervern, whose anarchic cheek and up-yours radicalism are, despite a new-found lyricism, here in full force. Jonathan Romney
Director Craig Teper Cast Mary Quant, Ronnie Sassoon, Vidal Sassoon USA 2010, 1h33m, PG
Directors Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine Cast Gérard Depardieu, Yolande Moreau, Isabelle Adjani France 2010, 1h32m, subtitles, CTBC
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Senna Friday 3 – Thursday 16 June The story of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest race car driver who ever lived, is an epic tale that literally twists at every turn. In the mid 1980s, Senna, a young, gifted driver, exploded onto the world of Formula One racing. As a Brazilian in a predominantly European sport, a purist in a world polluted with backroom deals, and a man of faith in an arena filled with cynicism, Senna had to fight hard – both on and off the track. Facing titanic struggles, he conquered Formula One and became a global icon who was idolized in his home country. Told solely through the use of archival footage, Asif Kapadia’s documentary is a thrill ride worthy of its daring subject. Adrenalin will be pumping as cameras from inside Senna’s car put you smack-dab in the driver’s seat. Winner of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Asif Kapadia / UK 2010, 1h45m 12A: Contains infrequent strong language and footage of motor racing crashes
Love Like Poison Un poison violent
Monday 6 – Wednesday 8 June Family, sex and religion are explored in this coming-of-age story by young French director Katell Quillévéré. Fourteen-year-old Anna returns home from boarding school for the holidays to find emotions running high. At home her mother and father have separated. Her mother seeks solace by forming an uneasy relationship with the village priest whilst Anna spends time with her bed-ridden grandfather. She struggles to understand her feelings on Catholicism in the face of her upcoming communion and attentions from an eager choir boy. A rich drama made especially memorable by a standout performance from the young Clara Augarde. an auspicious debut... beautiful and unsettling. Sight and Sound Director Katell Quillévéré Cast Clara Augarde, Lio France 2010, 1h25m, subtitles, 15
JIG Saturday 4 & Sunday 5, Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 June JIG is the remarkable story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Thousands of dancers, their families and teachers descend upon Glasgow from around the globe for one drama-filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses worth thousands of pounds, they compete for the coveted world titles. This is the first time a documentary crew has been given access to the little-known world of competitive Irish Dancing and what they discover is a world of dedication, hard work, obsession, passion, success and failure, populated by wonderful characters of all ages. Director Sue Bourne / UK 2010, 1h37m, PG
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Point Blank À bout portant
Friday 10 – Thursday 23 June The latest film from Anything For Her (Pour elle) director Fred Cavayé is a full throttle thriller that takes a heart-stopping situation and exploits it for every last drop of breathless, white knuckle tension. Gilles Lellouche is Samuel, an auxiliary nurse devoted to his wife Nadia (Elena Anaya) who is expecting their first child. When Nadia is kidnapped, the only chance of seeing her alive again is to help injured gangster Hugo Sartet (Roschdy Zem) to escape from the hospital where Samuel works. An ordinary man is forced to discover extraordinary reserves of cunning and courage when he is given just three hours to save the woman he loves. An edgy, action-packed tale from a new master of suspense. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Fred Cavayé / Cast Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin / France 2010, 1h24m, subtitles, 15
New Digital Print
Apocalypse Now Sunday 12 – Wednesday 15 June Heralded by many as the film that crystallises most perfectly the experience of the Vietnam War, Francis Ford Coppola’s hallucinatory masterpiece Apocalypse Now has been painstakingly restored for this new digital print. Martin Sheen stars as a battle-wearied Army Captain who is sent on a top secret mission down the river into Cambodia to assassinate rogue Green Beret Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). As Willard ventures deeper and deeper into the wilderness of the jungle, he embarks on a strange journey that leads him to Kurtz – but also forces him to come face to face with the terrifying heart of darkness in us all. An acid trip into madness, evil and the violence of human nature. Watershed Director Francis Ford Coppola / Cast Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper USA 1979, 2h27m, 15
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A Screaming Man Un homme qui crie
Monday 13 – Thursday 16 June Set in present day Chad, A Screaming Man is the story of Adam, a former swimming champion who works as a pool attendant at a smart hotel. When the premises are taken over by new owners he is forced to give up his job to his son, an act which has a profound effect on Adam, leading to unforeseeable consequences. The relationship between father and son is tenderly explored against a backdrop of violent civil war. This is accomplished filmmaking that depicts a part of the world that rarely reaches cinema screens. A well deserved winner of the Jury Prize at 2010’s Cannes Film Festival. Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Cast Youssouf Djaoro, Dioucounda Koma France/Belgium/Chad 2010, 1h31m, subtitles, PG
Potiche From Friday 17 June This irresistible crowd-pleaser stars Catherine Deneuve in one of her best roles in years as Suzanne Pujol. In the small town of Sainte-Guenole in 1977, she makes the most of her unvarying life as supportive wife to insufferably chauvinistic husband Robert (Fabrice Luchini). She is a trophy wife, or a potiche. When the workers at their umbrella factory go on strike and Robert is sidelined with ill health, Suzanne reluctantly steps up to take charge. It is a transformation worthy of Cinderella as she suddenly finds her voice and reclaims her life from years of dreary servitude with a little help from town mayor Maurice (Gérard Depardieu) who just happens to be an old flame. There is no limit to what Suzanne might achieve but Robert is not a man likely to welcome change or support a wife he no longer recognises. The gloves are off in a sly, witty, fun-filled excursion into the entrenched attitudes of the 1970s and the glorious rise of a woman who represents the future. Pure, unadulterated joy. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director François Ozon Cast Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini France 2010, 1h43m, subtitles, 15
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Life, Above All
Viva Riva!
Monday 20 – Wednesday 22 June
Friday 24 – Thursday 30 June
Newcomer Khomotso Manyaka lights up Life, Above All, a moving adaptation of Allan Stratton’s bestselling novel Chanda’s Secrets. A classic coming-of-age story is given added dramatic heft by placing it in a South Africa where so many children have been orphaned by the AIDS pandemic. Twelve-year-old Chanda (Manyaka) lives in the small township of Elandsdoorn near Johannesburg. It is a place where maintaining the appearance of happy normality is more important than acknowledging the reality of a disease that is rife in the country. Chanda’s fearless hunger for the truth makes her a dangerous force in a community comforted by lies and evasions.
An explosive feature debut from writer-director Djo Tunda Wa Munga, Viva Riva! has put Congolese filmmaking on the map. Winning comparisons with the macho movies of Tony Scott and the knife-edge tension of a classic like The Wages of Fear, Viva Riva! is set in a Kinshasa where life is cheap and petrol is more precious than gold. Riva (Patsha Bay Mukana) is a hustler with his eye on a lucrative stash of gas. His eye is also on the knockout Nora (Manie Malone), mistress of crime boss Azor (Diplome Amekindra). What follows is an unpretentious, briskly-edited frenzy of doubledealing action, sweaty sex and outrageous genre filmmaking. Quentin Tarantino has to take a shine to this.
Director Oliver Schmitz Cast Khomotso Manyaka, Lerato Mvelase, Harriet Manamela South Africa/Germany 2010, 1h45m, some subtitles, 12A: Contains moderate language and sex references
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Director Djo Tunda Wa Munga Cast Patsha Bay Mukana, Manie Malone, Hoji Fortuna Democratic Republic of the Congo 2010, 1h38m, subtitles, 15
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Kaboom Friday 24 – Thursday 30 June The latest film from iconoclast Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, Nowhere) is a hyper-stylised take on Twin Peaks for the Facebook generation, featuring a gorgeous young cast. Bisexual film student Smith (Dekker) spends his time lusting after his hunky surfer roommate until he eats some hallucinogenic cookies and suddenly finds himself embroiled in a cataclysmic murder mystery that could signal the end of the world. Youthful existentialism has never seemed so much fun. A chaotic, oddly likable film. A O Scott, New York Times Director Gregg Araki / Cast Thomas Dekker, Juno Temple, Chris Zylka / USA 2010, 1h26m, 15
Fire in Babylon Monday 27 – Wednesday 29 June In the glory days of the 1970s and 80s, the West Indies cricket team was the one thing that united fifteen very different Caribbean countries. Stevan Riley’s brilliantly compelling documentary celebrates the players who overcame the brutal racism of their opponents and the patronising disdain of their former colonial masters to establish the West Indies as a formidable force in world sport. It is a remarkable tale of the triumph of the underdog in which the former ‘calypso cricketers’ shattered their easygoing media image and inflicted stunning defeats on Australia and England. Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards and Colin Croft are among the proud survivors recounting this rousing tale of sport as a battleground in the fight for self identity. Director Stevan Riley UK 2010, 1h26m, 12A: Contains moderate language and discriminatory terms
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GLASGOW JAZZ FESTIVAL Two delightful jazz films screened in association with Glasgow Jazz Festival which runs from 29 June – 3 July 2011. For full details on the Festival visit www.jazzfest.co.uk.
Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Les demoiselles de Rochefort
Saturday 25 June (13.45)
Monday 27 June (18.00)
This stunning feature-length documentary captures all the highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. Often hailed as one of the first and most influential live concert films, it paved the way for later classics like Monterey Pop and Woodstock. A dazzling array of jazz giants are captured on celluloid, including Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Anita O’Day and Glasgow Jazz Festival’s 1988 Composer in Residence, Gerry Mulligan. Unquestionable highlight, however, is the extraordinary Mahalia Jackson, whose soulful renditions of ‘Didn’t it Rain’, ‘Shout all Over’ and ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ send a shiver down the spine.
Jacques Demy’s luminous musical about dreams, romance and destiny is a loving homage to Vincente Minnelli and MGM. The film centres on Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac as a pair of twins looking to escape the sleepy environs of Rochefort for life in the big city. When an all-singin’, all-dancin’ motorcycle roadshow rolls into town, the girls decide to give one last big performance before upping sticks and moving on. Be prepared to be swept off your feet by Michel Legrand’s scintillating jazz-pop score, charismatic supporting turns from Gene Kelly, Danielle Darrieux and Michel Piccoli, and – predominantly – Demy’s own infectious joie de vivre. Academy Award-winning composer, conductor and pianist Michel Legrand is appearing at this year’s Glasgow Jazz Festival on Saturday 2 July.
This screening will be introduced by jazz and film journalist Alison Kerr. Director Bert Stern USA 1960, 1h25m, U
This screening will be introduced jazz and film journalist Alison Kerr. Directors Jacques Demy, Agnès Varda Cast Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Gene Kelly France 1967, 2h6m, some subtitles, PG
Jazz Photography Exhibition in Café Cosmo:
Are You Jazzed?
Throughout June until Sunday 3 July Glasgow Film Theatre and Grains de Beaute Promotion present a retrospective of the work of three internationally renowned French jazz photographers: Jean-Marc Milliere, Cherif B and Stephen Buisson. Photo, left, legendary Swedish jazz pianist Esbjorn Svensson. Copyright Jean-Marc Milliere.
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Sunrise by F W Murnau with Olivier Mellano Thursday 23 June (20.45) As part of ‘La Fête de la Musique’, the Alliance Française de Glasgow and GFT present a movie concert with French guitarist Olivier Mellano. Armed with only a guitar and a multiple effects pedal, Mellano provides a live soundtrack to F W Murnau’s classic expressionist silent film Sunrise, enhancing the cinematographic and poetic force of this masterpiece. Sunrise tells the story of a farmer who, seduced by a temptress from the city, decides to drown his wife during a boating trip. When the young woman escapes, he follows her to the city where he experiences a change of heart. This is guaranteed to be a unique musical and visual experience! Tickets £10 full price, £8 for concessions, AF members and CineCard holders Director F W Murnau / Cast George O’Brien, Janet Gaynor / USA 1927, 1h45m, silent, U
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But I’m a Cheerleader Sunday 19 June (20.00) Jamie Babbit’s super-camp debut feature is a hilarious twist on queer coming out stories and features a stellar cast including RuPaul, Mink Stole, Bud Cort and Clea Duvall. The film perfectly skewers gender roles, ex-gay rehab programmes and queer stereotypes, whilst also charting a hot romance. The soundtrack favours the softer side of riot grrrl, featuring Lois, Go Sailor, Tattle Tale and, of course, RuPaul. This cult classic is a must-see for everyone! This screening will be introduced by a special LUYD guest. All welcome to join LUYD in Café Cosmo after the screening. Director Jamie Babbit / Cast Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, RuPaul USA 1999, 1h32m, 15
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JOURNEYS OF COURAGE 20–26 JUNE Activists, filmmakers and researchers consider the changing history of refugees on film, from the 1950s onwards, during Refugee Week Film Festival 2011. Courage: 60 Years of the Refugee Convention, a short film (1m30) made by refugees living in Scotland, with Media Co-op and the Scottish Refugee Council, will screen before all the main features throughout the Festival. Ticket deal: see 4 films for £22/£18.
Captive Cautiva
Monday 20 June (18.00) During Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ as many as 30,000 Argentineans disappeared without trace including hundreds of pregnant women whose children were adopted by those loyal to the regime. This film focuses on one of those children, now a typical teenager living in Buenos Aires. When informed of her true identity, Cristina’s life is thrown into turmoil as she discovers the horrors of Argentina’s recent past. This screening will be introduced by Latin American cinema expert Professor Mike Gonzales, University of Glasgow. Director Gaston Biraben / Cast Bárbara Lombardo, Susana Campos, Hugo Arana / Argentina 2004, 1h55m, subtitles, N/C 15 +
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Last Resort Tuesday 21 June (18.30) A naive young Russian woman, Tanya, and her streetwise son are detained at a London airport when her elusive English fiancĂŠ fails to collect them. In a panicked effort to avoid deportation, Tanya asks for political asylum and she and her son are immediately transported to the dreary seaside resort of Stonehaven. In a state of virtual imprisonment, Tanya befriends the manager of an amusement arcade whose affection and generosity buoys her spirits and helps ease her despondency. This Bafta-winning feature from renowned documentary filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski is beautifully acted and photographed, its semi-improvised script imbued with humanity. Director Pawel Pawlikowski / Cast Dina Korzun, Paddy Considine, Artyom Streinikov / UK 2000, 1h13m, some subtitles, 15
Half Moon Wednesday 22 June (18.15) Half Moon is an exuberant and unconventional road movie that tells of Mamo, an elderly Iranian Kurd and renowned musician, who is determined to travel to Iraqi Kurdistan where he will be allowed to play freely for the first time in thirty-five years, since the fall of Saddam Hussein. He gathers his ten sons, who double as his backing band, loads them onto a ramshackle bus along with his favourite chicken, and sets off on a long and dangerous journey fraught with complications. This magic realist film combines rich symbolism, a strong musical pulse and anarchic humour in a tribute to the indomitability of the human spirit. This screening will be introduced by the author of Cinematic Journeys (2010), Dr Dimitris Eleftheriotis, University of Glasgow. Director Bahman Ghobadi Cast Golshifteh Farahani, Ismail Ghaffari, Allah-Morad Rashtian Iran/Iraq 2006, 1h48m, subtitles, PG
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Pushing the Elephant
Mother Fish
Thursday 23 June (18.00)
Friday 24 June (18.15)
An intimate documentary set against the backdrop of the 1998 conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pushing the Elephant tells the story of Rose Mapendo, who was separated during the conflict from her five-year-old daughter, Nangabire. Rose survived the atrocities of those years and was eventually resettled in Phoenix, Arizona, with her other children. Now, after twelve years apart, Rose and her daughter Nangabire are reunited in the US. Through the story of their reunion, we come to understand the excruciating decisions Rose made in order to survive and the complex difficulties Nangabire faces as a refugee in the US – torn between her painful past and a hopeful future.
This is the remarkable story of four Vietnamese refugees fleeing to Australia in 1980, a time when some 1.5 million people made the hazardous journey across the sea after the Vietnam War. Set almost entirely in a clothes factory, an incidental event triggers one woman’s memories and causes her to relive the extraordinary journey she and her sister undertook in a creaky river boat, in search of a better life. A film of astonishing beauty, deeply unsettling terror and profound emotion.
This screening will be followed by a panel discussion with local filmmakers and festival organisers on activist documentaries and human rights film festivals.
This screening will be introduced by Gary Christie of the Scottish Refugee Council.
Directors Beth Davenport / Elizabeth Mandel USA 2010, 1h31m, N/C 15+
Director Khoa Do Cast Kathy Nguyen, Sheena Pham Australia 2010, 1h32m, N/C 15+
Human Rights Activism and Filmmaking Sunday 26 June (15.00) Robert Vas’s Refuge England records the experiences of a Hungarian refugee arriving in 1950s London with no English, little money and with his only prospect of help an incomplete address written on a postcard. Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Mobile Men is a portrait of Jaii, a migrant worker from Burma, in a rare moment of escape from the realities of everyday life. These contrasting films will be followed by selected shorts from local filmmakers – Camcorder Guerillas, Digital Desperados, Diversity and Media Co-op – working with asylum seekers. This screening will be followed by a panel discussion on human rights activism and filmmaking. Director Robert Vas, 1959, 27 mins (Refuge England) Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2008, 3 mins (Mobile Men) N/C 12+
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Father’s Day
The Great Escape Sunday 19 June (16.30) John Sturges’s dramatisation of the true story of a group of British, American and Canadian POWs who executed a massive escape from Stalag Luft III in Upper Silesia in 1944, is arguably the best Second World War adventure film ever made. The German high command has filtered out all the most talented escape artists of the Allies’ and placed them in a POW camp specifically designed to foil any unwanted departures. Of course, as soon as they arrive, the prisoners begin work on a series of tunnels under the direction of Roger ‘Big X’ Bartlett (Richard Attenborough). His motley squad includes Charles Bronson as a Polish trench-digging expert, James Garner as an American with a talent for theft, Donald Pleasence as a masterful forger and Steve McQueen as an American rebel. Featuring a rousing Elmer Bernstein score and exciting action sequences – including the notorious motorcycle chase between McQueen and the Nazis – this is the perfect Father’s Day treat. Director John Sturges / Cast Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, Donald Pleasence / USA 1963, 2h52m, PG
world class opera from glyndebourne GFT are delighted to announce that we’ll be beaming in world class opera from Glyndebourne via satellite this summer.
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Don Giovanni The Turn of the Screw See p23 for details.
Robinson in Ruins Monday 6 June (18.15) Patrick Keiller’s latest sees his shadowy, somewhat eccentric titular researcher embark on another tour of ‘sites of scientific and historical interest’ in and around Oxford. A decade after his earlier trips around London and England, film cans and writings are discovered suggesting that Robinson resumed his investigations upon release from prison. Keen to cure the world of ‘a great malady’ (symptoms include the banking crisis, global warming, war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the transfer of British land to obscure owners), Robinson sought – or so we’re told by an ex-lover (Vanessa Redgrave) – to communicate with ‘nonhuman intelligences’ determined to preserve life on Earth... Keiller’s witty, revealing script weaves together philosophy, the arts, history, politics, economics, science, agriculture, architecture and much else, even as surreal, mysterious and beautiful images, imbued with a deep love of the natural world, remind us of what’s at risk. Timely indeed. Geoff Andrew This screening will be introduced by Aimee Mollaghan, the course leader of Space is the Place: Landscape in Artists’ Films (see page 25 for full details). Director Patrick Keiller UK 2010, 1h41m, U
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Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo Tuesday 7 June (18.00) It may sound like a cult B-movie from the glory days of Godzilla but Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (GFF10) is actually a lyrical, spellbinding documentary on Japan’s fascination with insects. All children have a ghoulish attraction to creepy crawlies but in Japan it seems like a national pastime. Director Jessica Oreck is a New York-based filmmaker and her first feature has all the curiosity and wonder of a true enthusiast. She encourages experts and authors to trace the cultural history of Japan’s love affair with insects and captures enthralling footage of the children, collectors and sellers who have taken the bugs to their hearts. GFT is delighted that director Jessica Oreck will introduce the screening and participate in a Q&A afterwards. Director Jessica Oreck USA 2009, 1h31m, N/C 10+
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Donor Unknown
The Green Wave
Thursday 9 June (18.00)
Saturday 25 June (20.15)
Donor Unknown is a documentary feature film following the story of JoEllen Marsh, twenty, as she goes in search of the sperm donor father she knows only as Donor 150. What she discovers is moving, provocative and surprising. A uniquely 21st century story, Donor Unknown raises intriguing questions about identity, parenting, family – and the strange power of our genetic connections.
Fresh from Sundance, The Green Wave is one of the hottest and most timely feature docs of the year. When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared victor of Iran’s 2009 elections under suspicious circumstances, a movement ignited whose flame and testimony to oppression has since spread right across the country. Combining animation, live-action, tweets and testimonial from the ground, this innovative and urgent film is a remarkable portrait of modern political rebellion, an exposé of government-sanctioned violence, and a vision of peace and hope that may yet galvanize a new Iran.
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and specialists from the fields of reproductive medicine, fertility and medical ethics. In association with Glasgow Science Festival www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk Director Jerry Rothwell UK 2010, 1h18m, N/C 15+
GFT is delighted that director Ali Samadi Ahadi will introduce the screening and participate in a Q&A afterwards. Presented by Take One Action, Scotland’s global action cinema project. For more world-changing films and ideas visit www.takeoneaction.org.uk. Director Ali Samadi Ahadi Germany 2010, 1h20m, some subtitles, N/C 15+
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CLASSIC SLASHER DOUBLE BILL A double bill of slice and dice destruction from the golden age of the genre! Tickets are £12 full price / £10 concession With thanks to Arrow Video www.cult-labs.com
The Funhouse Sunday 5 June (17.15) Four college students decide to spend the night at a visiting carnival – in the funhouse of the film’s title – only to be knocked off, one by one, at the hands of a mutated madman! A timeless thrill ride from Tobe Hooper, the master of horror behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist, GFT is proud to present a brand new, digitally re-mastered print of The Funhouse. The film will also be released on Blu Ray, from Arrow Video, on Monday 18 July. Director Tobe Hooper / Cast Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Miles Chapin / USA 1981, 1h36m, 18
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Slaughter High Sunday 5 June (17.15) For murder Marty gets ten out of ten. A high school reunion gets gruesome in this slapstick shocker in which a bullied schoolboy seeks revenge, ten years after-the-fact, on the bullies who left him burned and beaten during his younger years. Scream queen and former Bond girl Caroline Munro (The Spy Who Loved Me, Maniac, Starcrash) heads the cast. GFT will be presenting a new digitally re-mastered print of Slaughter High before the film is finally unleashed to UK DVD on Monday 11 July. Slaughter High star and legendary scream queen, Caroline Munro will take part in Q&A session and autograph signing following the screening. Moderated by journalist Calum Waddell. Directors George Dugdale, Mark Ezra, Peter Litten / Cast Caroline Munro, Billy Hartman, Simon Scuddamore USA/UK 1986, 1h27m, 18
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late night classics All tickets cost £5 for students and £7 for everyone else. Plus FREE entry to NICE N SLEAZY on presentation of your ticket after each film. High School Special
High School Special
Friday 10 June (23.00)
Friday 24 June (23.00)
Clueless
Heathers
A loveable adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, this clever teen flick took audiences by complete surprise back in 1995 for being extremely quotable and funny. Alicia Silverstone plays Cher, a rich valley girl who dedicates her extra-curricular activities to match-making at her Beverly Hills high school. When she transforms Tai, a ‘clueless’ transfer student, into a beautiful Betty, Cher soon discovers that she’s turned her prodigy into a socially ambitious monster. Will Tai’s driving licence and sexual experiences ruin the virginal Cher’s chances at finding the Baldwin of her dreams? If you love Mean Girls, you’ll adore Clueless.
Winona Ryder is perfect as Veronica, the jaded student who no longer wants to be friends with the ‘Heathers’, three megabitches who rule the high school hallways. When she hooks up with handsome rebel JD (Slater), little does Veronica realise that his psychotic behaviour will have deadly consequences. The blackest of black comedies, Heathers is a scathing and hilarious subversion of all those countless teen movie clichés.
Director Amy Heckerling Cast Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd USA 1995, 1h37m, 12
Director Michael Lehmann Cast Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty USA 1988, 1h43m, 15
V for Vendetta Friday 17 June (17.45) Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving star in this futuristic tale set in a Great Britain that has become a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society and in the process rescues a young woman from the secret police. Together they become unlikely allies in the fight against the state. This adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s cult graphic novel provides plenty of food for thought alongside its visual pyrotechnics and impressive Matrix-style fight sequences. Followed by a Q&A with the graphic novel co-creator David Lloyd. In partnership with the Glasgow Comic Convention, Saturday 18 June. www.glasgowcomiccon.com Director James McTeigue / Cast Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea USA/UK 2006, 2h12m, 15
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WORLD CLASS OPERA FROM GLYNDEBOURNE GFT are delighted to announce that we’ll be beaming in opera from Glyndebourne via satellite this summer. Book now for:
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Sunday 26 June (15.00, 6h, live) A festive hymn to the transformative power of young love, Wagner’s warm-hearted Midsummer’s Day comedy is the natural follow‐up to Glyndebourne’s historic first foray into Wagnerian territory with Tristan und Isolde in 2003. For not only is Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg a glorious celebration of art and the shared joy of song – with a major role for the world‐famous Glyndebourne Chorus – but its tale of a young knight who wins the hand of a goldsmith’s daughter with the help of the canny cobbler‐poet Hans Sachs was deliberately designed as a life‐affirming counterpoint to the death‐entangled love triangle at the heart of Tristan und Isolde. Given its sheer scale alone, any production of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg is always a major event. Directed by David McVicar, fresh from completing his first Ring cycle, and conducted by the Festival’s Music Director, Vladimir Jurowski. Tickets: Full Price £25 / Concessions £21.50 / CineCards £19.50
Don Giovanni Sunday 31 July (18.00, 3h30m, pre-recorded) Set at a time of seismic social and cultural change – in a Fellini‐esque vision of post‐war life – Jonathan Kent’s urgently propulsive production offers a ‘white‐knuckle rollercoaster ride’ through the events of Don Giovanni’s last day. Tickets: Full Price £15 / Concessions £13 / CineCards £12
The Turn of the Screw Sunday 21 August (18.00, 2h30m, live) Britten’s brilliantly scored, insidiously compelling adaptation of Henry James’s novella takes its themes of childish innocence and adult corruption, then twists and turns them to disturbing and devastating effect. Tickets: Full Price £15 / Concessions £13 / CineCards £12
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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE The Cherry Orchard Thursday 30 June (18.45) The National Theatre’s version of Chekhov’s classic play will be beamed in live to GFT. This new adaptation is directed by NT Associate Director Howard Davies, whose recent productions of Russian plays (including Philistines, Burnt by the Sun and The White Guard) have earned huge critical acclaim, and stars Zoë Wanamaker as Madame Ranevskaya. GFT will screen an encore of this production on Sunday 3 July (13.00). Tickets are £15 and £10 to CineCard holders.
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Horror/Cult Cinema Discussion Group
Wednesday 1 June (18.30) Free Meet on the first Wednesday of each month to discuss horror and cult cinema. Meet other genre fans in a friendly atmosphere to exchange thoughts and opinions about your favourite flicks. Discuss anything from giallo to exploitation to modern independent films!
Film Discussion Group
Wednesday 8 June (18.30) Free This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month in the Balcony Bar at GFT to discuss both blockbusters and arthouse movies. Led by film writer Eddie Harrison. Come along to chat about recent releases with other film lovers.
The GFT Film Quiz
Tuesday 28 June (20.45) in Café Cosmo, all tickets are £1.50 Test your knowledge of film trivia against our ‘experts’ during a great evening of movie facts and fun. Paul Gallagher is a freelance film critic in print, radio and online and is far too interested in useless film trivia. Paul Greenwood is the film critic for the Evening Times and he’s even worse. Keir Hind is the other guy. Maximum of four in a team.
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Learning
Learning at GFT
We offer regular courses and events at GFT for people who want to discover more about film. If you’d like to be kept up to date, register online at www.glasgowfilm.org to receive the GFT enewsletter. For more information about courses visit www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/courses.
Contemporary Cinema Course Summer, with Dr David Archibald: Wed 22 June – Wed 24 August
Autumn, with Dr Christopher Gow: Wed 14 September – Wed 16 November Course Level: 1 (Introductory / Beginning critical engagement) An ideal beginner’s course for those wishing to broaden their critical understanding of contemporary cinema. Current releases are complemented by engaging discussion around a range of topics. The course comprises five films and five seminars (18.30–20.30) in the GFT Learning space. Films will be in early evening slots but exact times may vary. The course costs £71/£63. Please state which course run you are booking for when enrolling (Summer or Autumn).
Artists’ Film & Video Courses in Association with LUX
Space is the Place: Landscape in Artists’ Films Tues 14 June – Tues 4 July (18.30–21.00) Course Level: 3 (Intermediate / Some film knowledge required) Landscape has long held a fascination for the avantgarde. This course examines how British filmmakers such as William Raban, Chris Welsby, Emily Richardson, Andrew Kötting and Patrick Keiller have gleaned images directly from the landscape of their surroundings and incorporated them creatively into the fabric of their films. Led by Aimee Mollaghan. The course comprises four illustrated seminars and discussions accompanied by key readings held in the GFT Learning space. The course costs £40/£34. A ticket to Patrick Keiller’s Robinson in Ruins, screening on Monday 6 June (18.15), is included in the cost of the course. See page 19 for details of the film. LUX is an agency for artists’ film and video that holds an archive of over 5,000 works and publishes a range of books and DVDs. www.lux.org.uk
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Youth
Youth and Schools
Glasgow Film Learning’s programme for children and young people is supported by The Robertson Trust and Glasgow City Council.
Glasgow Youth Film Festival Seeks New Team Members Want to be part of Europe’s most innovative film festival for young audiences? Over 9,000 people attended GYFF 2011 which was programmed by the GYFF Youth Team. Their other tasks included hosting special Q&A discussions, producing a film trailer, helping to design the festival brochure and even singing at a concert! This is an amazing opportunity to make good friends and gain work experience in the arts. We’re looking for outgoing Glasgow-based teenagers aged 15-18 who are free on Monday evenings from August onwards. All that is required of new members is enthusiasm, regular attendance and, most importantly, a passion for film. If interested, please email paul.macgregor@glasgowfilm.org and tell us why you’d be a good addition to the team. We learnt useful skills for organising and heading up events, plus we met lots of new people and made friends. An amazing experience. Lucy, 17
MOVIES
YOUR CITY, YOUR STORIES
Make a short film inspired by Glasgow's Coat of Arms and your movie could be shown during the Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2012! Four themed filmmaking competitions for under-18s will take place in the run up to GYFF 2012. We're looking for 5-minute short films based on the legend behind the Glasgow city crest – the first theme is Bird so get creative and get cracking!
Competition 1: BIRD – Deadline Monday 4 July For more details, inspiration and how to enter, visit www.glasgowfilm.org/cinema_city/weemovies
Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE! All other tickets at GFT are £4.00. Each child’s ticket admits one adult free of charge. Take 2 screenings are held at both GFT and Cineworld Parkhead. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied. For full film details, please pick up a leaflet in the foyer. Take 2 screenings start promptly at 11.30am. Free tickets are only issued on the day of the screening.
Free Family Films Animals United U
Saturday 4 June 11.00 (1h33m) Get all the family to dress up in celebration of National Family Week 2011. The best-dressed family will win a special prize! Followed by a screening of Animals United at 11.30.
War of the Buttons PG
Saturday 11 June 11.30 (1h34m) Two rival groups of boys get into mischief in this modern family classic.
Gulliver’s Travels PG
Saturday 18 June 11.30 (1h25m) Gulliver (Jack Black) is captured by the tiny people of Lilliput. What will he do? Audio described and captioned at GFT screening only.
The Secret of Moonacre U
Saturday 25 June 11.30 (1h43m) Maria discovers two different worlds when she visits Moonacre Manor. Audio described and captioned at GFT screening only.
Access Take 2: Autism-Friendly Screenings
Access Take 2 screenings are for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families, and are also suitable for any child with any disability who would enjoy seeing a film in a ‘low sensory environment’. The films have no subtitles, the volume is turned down, the house lights left on low, and children can make noise and move around. The screenings will take place on the first Saturday of each month at 12.30pm. Take 2 terms and conditions apply, see above for details. If you have any queries call Paul at GFT Learning on 0141 352 8613. Our Take 2 Autism-Friendly screenings are sponsored by The Wee Curry Shop in association with a New Arts Sponsorship Grant supported by the Scottish Government in conjunction with Arts & Business Scotland.
Next Access Take 2 Screenings:
Animals United U
Saturday 4 June, 12.30 (1h33m)
The Wee Curry Shop is at 7 Buccleuch Street (near GFT at Cowcaddens) and also at 41 Byres Road, Glasgow. On the last Sunday of every month The Wee Curry Shop on Byres Road (0141 339 1339) invites GFT patrons to a delicious two-course lunch for £10, with the full amount going to the National Autistic Society Scotland. Families are welcome.
Megamind PG
Saturday 2 July, 12.30 (1h35m)
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Silver Screen
Every Tuesday at 12.45 GFT programmes films for our more discerning viewers!
Love Like Poison 15
All tickets are £4
Life, Above All 12A
Tuesday 7 June (12.45) - see page 8
Tuesday 21 June (12.45) - see page 11
A Screaming Man PG
Fire in Babylon 12A
Tuesday 14 June (12.45) - see page 10
Seat Dedications D62 I193 J219 J221 J248 J249 J32 K1 K277 K278 K30 K31
John Brown Inksters Solicitors In Loving Memory of Andrew, Nan and Anne Crawford Willie & Isabel Morrison “Tokyo Olympiad” 1965 In Memory Of Miriam Gerber, film enthusiast at GFT Vera Livinstone A Film Lover In loving memory of Patsy Leishman. She loved Glasgow. Jacqueline Hilley, our ever shining star Robert G Tedford Ronni Richards In memory of Nancy Dangerfield, film enthusiast. Helen and Laura Antebi
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Tuesday 28 June (12.45) - see page 12
Jean Morton, nee Singleton. From her family to Kathryn Mary Singleton Kerr John Gerrard and Margaret Mackay, GFT fans Leo - enjoy with friends & family from Nonna & Pappa Leckie. Max - enjoy with friends & family from Nonna & Pappa Leckie. Stuart Wilson In loving memory of Mary Spence In loving memory of Stewart Maclean, filmgoer at the Cosmo Kenny Macleod For my father, Matthew Harvie National Pop League Marguerite and Desmond Morrow Drew Scott
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Elsie Freer Robert Innes James McCluskey - chic Derek Fletcher Yours Always, C John McDonald Miller John McDonald Miller Park Film Society Park Film Society In memory of Alice Atkinson, founding member of the Glasgow Group of the Humanist Society of Scotland. For Willy Slavin a.k.a Barry Norman From the McCormick Family and Mary In loving memory of Dan Buglass “We’ll always have Paris” June xxx Ray McKenzie Ben C G McGuigan
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Useful Information
Café Cosmo
Box Office Opening Hours
Café Cosmo is open: Sunday to Friday from 12noon Saturday from 11am
Sunday to Friday from 12 noon Saturday from 11am Box Office closes 15 mins after start of final film.
Café Cosmo closes 15 mins after start of final film.
Ticket Prices
Unless otherwise stated: Full: £7 Concessions: £5.50 CineCard holders £1 off every ticket all tickets £4.00 free but ticketed events Concessions apply to Children (under 16), full-time students, over-60s, Jobseekers Allowance or Income Support recipients, and registered disabled people. Please produce proof of eligibility when purchasing or collecting tickets. Tickets are non-refundable. Please note that late entry to the cinema for ticket holders is at the discretion of the manager. Cinema management reserve the right of admission and their decision is final. Please note programme may be subject to change.
CineCard
For a single annual payment of £30, receive 4 free tickets and £1 off every screening. Join at Box Office or visit www.glasgowfilm.org.
Saver Tickets
See 5 films for £32.50 / £25 Tickets valid for 3 months
Advance Booking
Online: www.glasgow.film.org Phone: during Box Office hours call (0141) 332 6535 (at busy times you will be asked to leave a contact number). A £1.50 booking charge is made for each transaction online or by phone.
Gift Vouchers
Available from Box Office.
Mailing List
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GFT’s licensed bar serves excellent home made soup, sandwiches and snacks until 5pm. Drinks may be taken into the cinema – just ask for a plastic glass.
Website
www.glasgowfilm.org Features further information on the programme and ticket booking along with ‘Extras’ including programme notes, trailers, and footage of GFT events.
Certification
Films awaiting BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) certification are marked ‘CTBC’ (check the website or call the box office for upto-date information). Films not being certified by the BBFC are marked N/C and accompanied by an age recommendation i.e. N/C 15 + (suitable for ages 15 and older, no-one under 15 will be admitted).
Events, Conferences & Private Hires
A unique venue for a large variety of events. Contact Angela on (0141) 352 8601 or send an email to: angela.freeman@ glasgowfilm.org
Free E-List
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Access Information
GFT accepts the CEA Card (www.ceacard.co.uk). With the exception of the Balcony Bar and Education Room all public areas of the GFT are fully accessible to people using wheelchairs. Toilet facilities for wheelchair users are available on the ground floor. We have a lift to Cinema 1 for customer use. We can offer an infrared sound facility for the hearingimpaired (please ask at Box Office for a head set). There is disabled badge holders’ parking to the rear of the building in Cambridge Street. If you are a wheelchair user, please inform Box Office when booking. Guide dogs are welcome at GFT. Please contact our Manager (0141) 352 8603 or email tickets@gft.org.uk with your specific access enquiries.
GFT Accessible Programme
GFT offers both Audio Description and captioning on selected titles and selected screenings in Cinema 1 only. Audio Description is a service for partially sighted or blind people (AD headphones are available to collect from Box Office when you pick up your tickets prior to the film screening). Captioning is a service for the hearing-impaired or deaf who rely on subtitling to enable them to follow the film’s dialogue.
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Getting Here
It’s easy to find us. We’re right in the city centre just off Sauchiehall Street. By Subway: Nearest subway is Cowcaddens. Leave the station and turn right, then right again turning left onto Rose Street. The GFT is a short walk from here. www.spt.co.uk/subway By Bus: Local bus services stop close to the cinema. www.spt.co.uk By Train: Glasgow city centre is served by both Central and Queen Street Stations. www.nationalrail.co.uk
This Issue’s Accessible Screenings Take 2: Gulliver’s Travels (PG) Saturday 18 June (11.30)
Take 2: The Secret of Moonacre (U)
Saturday 25 June (11.30)
Due to circumstances beyond our control, occasionally we are unable to provide these accessible screenings. You are advised to check with Box Office.
Car Parking: Closest public parking is the supervised 24 hour multi-storey car park in Cambridge Street. Parking after 6pm costs £1.50. There is limited on street metered parking. Glasgow Film Theatre FSC PURE POR Green Whiteout 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB
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Glasgow Film Theatre (known as GFT) is a charity registered in Scotland, No. SCO05932.
GFT is delighted to have been awarded:
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CINEMA CITY
Interested in the history of Glasgow’s love affair with cinema? Visit our Cinema City online project where you can read about films shot in Glasgow, browse interactive maps, watch archive clips and share your own memories of cinema-going. www.glasgowfilm.org/cinema_city