MARCH 2011
Tales from the shipyard A major celebration of our shipbuilding heritage
Norwegian Wood Submarine
Richard ‘The IT Crowd’ Ayoade’s debut feature
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A Big Warm Thanks from Glasgow Youth Film Festival The GFF Youth Team and everyone at Glasgow Youth Film Festival express their warmest thanks to all the wonderful supporters who donated via the Big Arts Give, raising £13,834 for the Glasgow Youth Film Festival. We would especially like to thank Allison Gardner, Co-director of Glasgow Film Festival, for her most generous pledge which enabled us to take part in the Big Give Campaign. GYFF 2011 welcomed its first Major Sponsor, Muvizu, whose sponsorship further secured a New Arts Sponsorship Grant supported by the Scottish Government in conjunction with Arts & Business Scotland. This grant will help develop an online short film competition for young people. We thank the following:
Kerry Kasim (Muvizu) Barclay Price, Kathryn Holmes, Jeanie Scott, Vina Obelander, Carol Taylor (Arts & Business Scotland) Ashley Bowe and Libby Sutcliffe (The Big Give) GFT customers: Donations Box and Smithycroft Secondary School Parent Council
Big Give Donors:
Allison Gardner Marion & Jimmy Pearson Philip Leckie Charles & Amanda Wood Paul Zealey Andrew Leitch Michael & Merryn Lloyd Charlie Macgregor Gary & Suze McGuigan Gavin & Penny McElhinney Cara Lusk Kirsty Lusk Catherine Mills Elaine McChesney Katherine Hughes Douglas Young Alison Kay Suzanne Halliday Seonaid Daly
Angela Campbell Andrew Oji Aileen Primrose David Bruce Jean M Shand Hazel Mills Jim Hickey Lillian Munro Emily Munro & Matt Lloyd Jen Davies Rachel Oglethorpe Liana Marletta Kathryn Hannan Jamie Dunn Harry Clarke Chris Turpie Peter Mills Paul Macgregor Karen O’Hare
Raymond Antebi Bridget McGeechan Carolyn Mills Mitch Miller Mary Carmichael Eilidh Macaskill Sarah Howitt Ian Douglas Ian Hutcheon Jennifer Armitage Aldo Palumbo Michael Richardson Norman Fraser Chris Biggam Susannah Howe Thomas Gardner
Brenda Auterson Liz Evans Maria Leahy Lucy Conway Ian Garwood Peter Lynn Kathryn Deeming Michael Moohan Sambrooke Scott Vina Oberlander Shona Thomson J Gilmour Paula Cowan Elizabeth Lindsay Jessica McDermott
Mother’s Day Screening
Stella Dallas Sunday 3 April (14.00) Vidor’s take on Olive Higgins Prouty’s novel has Stanwyck as the title character, who starts the film a working class woman seeking upward mobility. She marries Stephen Dallas (Boles) and they have a daughter Laurel (Shirley). When Stella becomes restless and frustrated, Stephen becomes irritated by her lack of breeding, and runs off with a rich old flame. Laurel becomes the focus for Stella, and she vows that no sacrifice will be too great for her daughter. Deliciously melodramatic and soapy, Stanwyck puts in an extraordinary performance of some complexity. Her final sacrifice is devastating, but ambiguous ... is this what she had planned all along? Director King Vidor / Cast Barbara Stanwyck, Anne Shirley, John Boles / USA 1937, 1h46m, U
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Contents Diary
Abel
3–4 6
The African Queen
22
An American Werewolf in London
24
Animal Kingdom
5
Archipelago
6
Benda Bilili!
10
The Big Sleep
22
Bodies of Work
12
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
7
Civic Life
10
Les Diaboliques
22
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
9
His & Hers
8
Howl
8
The Insatiable Moon
11
The King’s Speech
23
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
23
Men on the Bridge
7
Never Let Me Go
23
New York, I Love You
10
Norwegian Wood
8
Patagonia
11
Route Irish
9
Son of Babylon
6
Submarine
9
This is Spinal Tap True Grit Walkabout
24 5 11
Waste Land
7
Wild at Heart
24
LIVE BY SATELLITE EVENTS
17
Red Ensign
15
Red Skirts on Clydeside
15
The Shipbuilders
16
The Ship
16
Tales from the Shipyard: Glasgow
17
Access Take 2
25
Film Discussion Group
28
GFT Learning
26
Horror/Cult Film Discussion Group
28
Late Night Classics
24
Monorail Film Club
23
Psychotronic Cinema
24
The GFT Film Quiz
28
Silver Screen
27
GFT REGULARS
Take 2: Free Saturday Films for Families
12
Don Quixote
12
NT Live: Frankenstein & The Cherry Orchard
31
29–30
2 for 1 tickets
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Monday 28 February Animal Kingdom (15)
16.15 / 20.40
Abel (15)
14.15 / 18.45
The King’s Speech (12A)
13.00 / 18.00
True Grit (15)
15.30
Tuesday 1 March
14.00 / 18.20
Abel (15)
16.20 / 20.45
The King’s Speech (12A)
15.30 / 20.30 12.45
Wednesday 2 March Animal Kingdom (15)
16.00 / 20.40 15.30 / 20.30
True Grit (15)
13.00 / 18.00
19
Horror / Cult Film Discussion Group
Twosome
20
Thursday 3 March
The Liners
16
13.30 / 18.15
The King’s Speech (12A)
Katka
17
/ 18.00
Son of Babylon (15)
20
A Century of Shipbuilding: Tales from the UK
/ 20.30
Animal Kingdom (15)
The Karamazovs
THIS WORKING LIFE: TALES FROM THE SHIPYARD
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USEFUL INFORMATION
True Grit (15)
Coppélia
MADE IN PRAGUE
On the Clyde
18.30
Animal Kingdom (15)
16.00 / 20.40
Son of Babylon (15)
13.45 / 18.30
The King’s Speech (12A)
13.00 / 18.00
True Grit (15)
15.30 / 20.30 continued...
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Friday 4 March Archipelago (15) p6
13.00
/ 15.20
Waste Land (PG) p7
/ 20.20 18.15
Animal Kingdom (15) p5
13.15
/ 18.00
True Grit (15) p5
15.30
/ 20.30
Saturday 5 March Archipelago (15) p6
Waste Land (PG) p7
17.50 / 20.20 15.45
Animal Kingdom (15) p5
15.30 / 20.30
True Grit (15) p5
13.15 / 18.00
Take 2: Alpha and Omega (U) p25
11.30
Access T2: Alpha and Omega (U) p25
12.30
Sunday 6 March Archipelago (15) p6
17.10
Waste Land (PG) p7
19.30
Animal Kingdom (15) p5
13.00
True Grit (15) p5 Don Quixote p12 Red Ensign (U) p15
Monday 7 March
19.45 15.45 15.15
Archipelago (15) p6
15.45 / 20.20
Waste Land (PG) p7
13.40 / 18.15
Animal Kingdom (15) p5
13.30 / 18.20
Men on the Bridge (15) p7
16.00 / 20.40
Tuesday 8 March Archipelago (15) p6
Waste Land (PG) p7 Animal Kingdom (15) p5 Men on the Bridge (15) p7 The Big Sleep (PG) p22 Red Skirts on Clydeside (N/C 12+) p15
Wednesday 9 March Archipelago (15) p6
Waste Land (PG) p7 Animal Kingdom (15) p5
15.45 / 20.20 13.40 15.15 / 20.30 12.45 18.10 18.30 13.30 / 18.15 16.00 13.00 / 18.30
Men on the Bridge (15) p7
20.50
The Big Sleep (PG) p22
15.30
Wild at Heart (18) p24
20.30
Film Discussion Group p28
18.30
Thursday 10 March Archipelago (15) p6
13.30
Animal Kingdom (15) p5
15.30 / 20.30
The Big Sleep (PG) p22
13.00 / 18.00
Bodies of Work (N/C 12+) p12
Friday 11 March Norwegian Wood (15) p8
18.30 14.30
/ 17.30 / 20.10
Howl (15) p8
16.45
His & Hers (U) p8
14.45
An American Werewolf in London (15) p24
Saturday 12 March Norwegian Wood (15) p8
/ 20.45 / 18.45 23.00
14.30 / 17.20 / 20.10
Howl (15) p8
16.45 / 20.45
His & Hers (U) p8
18.45
Take 2: Whale Rider (PG) p25
11.30
Sunday 13 March Norwegian Wood (15) p8
16.30 / 19.10
Howl (15) p8
14.15 / 20.15
His & Hers (U) p8
16.15
Civic Life (N/C 15+) p10
18.00
The Ship (N/C 12+) p16
Monday 14 March
14.00
Norwegian Wood (15) p8
14.30 / 17.30 / 20.10
Howl (15) p8
12.45 / 16.45 / 20.45
His & Hers (U) p8
14.45
Katka (N/C 15+) p19
18.45
Tuesday 15 March Norwegian Wood (15) p8
15.00 / 20.10
Howl (15) p8
14.45 / 20.45
His & Hers (12A) p8 Never Let Me Go (12A) p23 The Liners (N/C 8+) p16
Wednesday 16 March Norwegian Wood (15) p8 Howl (15) p8
16.45 12.45
/ 18.00 18.45
12.45 / 17.45 20.45
His & Hers (12A) p8 Never Let Me Go (12A) p23
Thursday 17 March Norwegian Wood (15) p8 Howl (15) p8
18.45 15.30 / 20.30 14.45 / 20.15 16.15
His & Hers (12A) p8 NT Live: Frankenstein p31
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15.40 / 20.20
Waste Land (PG) p7
14.15 / 18.15 18.45
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Friday 18 March Submarine (15) p9
14.00
/ 16.15
/ 18.30 / 20.45
Route Irish (15) p9
18.00
Norwegian Wood (15) p8
15.00
Genius Within... (U) p9
12.30
/ 20.20
Saturday 19 March Submarine (15) p9
14.00 / 16.15 / 18.30 / 20.45 20.30 12.45 / 17.50
Genius Within... (U) p9
15.30
Take 2: Ramona and Beezus (U) p25
11.30
First Light: Young Scriptwriters p26
Sunday 20 March
11.00
Submarine (15) p9
13.00 / 17.30
Route Irish (15) p9
12.45
Norwegian Wood (15) p8
20.00
Genius Within... (U) p9
17.15
New York, I Love You (15) p10
15.15 / 19.45
The Shipbuilders (PG) p16
15.00
Monday 21 March Submarine (15) p9
16.15 / 20.45
Route Irish (15) p9
13.30 / 20.30
Norwegian Wood (15) p8
15.45
New York, I Love You (15) p10
14.00 / 18.30
Twosome (N/C 15+) p20
18.30
Tuesday 22 March Submarine (15) p9
16.15 / 20.45
Route Irish (15) p9
15.45
Norwegian Wood (15) p8
13.00 / 20.10
The African Queen (PG) p22
12.45
A Century of Shipbuilding (N/C 8+) p17
18.30
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (CTBC) p7
Wednesday 23 March
18.15
Submarine (15) p9
14.00 / 18.15
Route Irish (15) p9
20.30
Norwegian Wood (15) p8
15.00 / 17.45
The African Queen (PG) p22
16.00 / 20.30
Thursday 24 March Submarine (15) p9
20.45
Route Irish (15) p9
15.30
Norwegian Wood (15) p8
12.45
NT Live: Frankenstein p31 Special features
Benda Bilili! (PG) p10
14.15
/ 18.40
The Insatiable Moon (15) p11
16.00
/ 20.30
Walkabout (12A) p11
16.15
/ 20.45
Submarine (15) p9
14.00
This is Spinal Tap (15) p24
Route Irish (15) p9 Norwegian Wood (15) p8
Friday 25 March
18.45 £4.00 tickets
/ 18.30 23.00
Saturday 26 March Benda Bilili! (PG) p10
16.00 / 20.30
The Insatiable Moon (15) p11
14.15 / 18.40
Walkabout (12A) p11
14.00 / 18.30
Submarine (15) p9
16.15 / 20.45
Take 2: Stardust (PG) p25
11.30
Sunday 27 March Benda Bilili! (PG) p10
13.15
The Insatiable Moon (15) p11
15.00
Walkabout (12A) p11
15.15 / 19.45
Submarine (15) p9
13.00 / 17.30
On the Clyde (N/C 8+) p17
17.15
Ladies and Gentlemen... (N/C 15+) p23
19.30
Monday 28 March Benda Bilili! (PG) p10
15.45 / 20.30
Les Diaboliques (15) p22
15.15
Submarine (15) p9
13.00 / 20.45
The Karamazovs (N/C 15+) p20
18.00
Coppélia p12
18.15
Tuesday 29 March Benda Bilili! (PG) p10
14.45
Les Diaboliques (15) p22
15.15 / 18.15
Submarine (15) p9
13.00 / 20.45
Patagonia (15) p11
20.30
Tales from the Ship... (N/C 8+) p17 12.45 The GFT Film Quiz p28
/ 18.30 20.45
Wednesday 30 March Benda Bilili! (PG) p10
Les Diaboliques (15) p22
15.45 / 20.30 16.15 / 20.45
Submarine (15) p9
14.00 / 18.30
Patagonia (15) p11
13.15 / 18.00
Thursday 31 March Benda Bilili! (PG) p10
18.00
Submarine (15) p9
14.00 / 16.15 / 18.30 / 20.45
Patagonia (15) p11
15.45 / 20.30
Scottish Comedy: The Best Kept Secret... p21 13.30 Free events
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Animal Kingdom Monday 28 February – Thursday 10 March Welcome to the jungle known as the Melbourne underworld. Animal Kingdom uses this edgy locale to unspool a gripping tale of survival and revenge. Pope Cody, an armed robber on the run from a gang of renegade detectives, is in hiding, surrounded by his roughneck friends and family. Soon Pope’s nephew, Joshua ‘J’ Cody, arrives and moves in with his hitherto-estranged relatives. When tensions between the family and the police reach boiling point, ‘J’ finds himself at the centre of a cold-blooded revenge plot that pulls the family apart. Reviewers have compared writer/director David Michôd’s work to that of Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese. Here he shows complete command of every frame as he shifts between simmering intensity and gut-wrenching drama. Winner of the World Cinema Jury Prize for Drama at Sundance Film Festival 2010. The screening on Wednesday 2 March (18.15) will be introduced by Dr Christopher Gow. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director David Michôd / Cast James Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton / Australia 2010, 1h52m, 15
True Grit Monday 28 February – Sunday 6 March Filmmakers extraordinaire Ethan and Joel Coen make a welcome return, adding their unique and characteristically well-crafted stamp to this reworking of Hathaway’s 1969 western. With a stellar cast, including Jeff Bridges who takes up the reins to reprise John Wayne’s character Rooster Cogburn, this is a stylish tale of murder, revenge and a daughter’s devotion to her father. Directors Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Cast Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin USA 2010, 1h50m, 15
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Abel Monday 28 February (14.15/18.45) & Tuesday 1 March (16.20/20.45) Diego Luna, star of Mexican hit Y Tu Mamá También, makes his directorial debut with this magical family drama. Nine-year-old Abel reacts surprisingly to his father’s departure by taking on the role of head of the family. His mother urges his brother and sister to play along with his strange performance, which includes interrogating his sister’s new boyfriend and ordering everyone around the house. Gradually Abel gains their respect, until his father shows up at the breakfast table and threatens to ruin his game. Abel balances its foreboding tone with a delightful sense of humour. Director Diego Luna Cast Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Karina Gidi Mexico/USA 2010, 1h25m, subtitles, 15
Son of Babylon Wednesday 2 March (16.00/20.40) & Thursday 3 March (13.45/18.30) Twelve-year-old Kurdish boy Ahmed has not seen his father for over a decade. He and his grandmother set out across Iraq to find him, just weeks after the fall of Saddam Hussein. The road is hard and the pair find themselves torn between hope and despair as they gradually learn more about Iraq’s missing people. This is a powerful and significant film, emotionally poignant and artistically accomplished. Winner of the Amnesty International Film Award and the Peace Film Award (Berlin, 2010). Director Mohamed Al-Daradji Cast Shazada Hussein, Yasser Talib Iraq/UK/France 2009, 1h40m, subtitles, 15
Archipelago Friday 4 – Thursday 10 March British director Joanna Hogg follows her critically-acclaimed feature Unrelated with another astute observation of English upper middle class life. Archipelago centres on a family holiday to Tresco in the Scilly Isles, a last chance for Edward to spend some time with his mother Patricia and sister Cynthia before he departs for a year in Africa. As the film unfolds tensions begin to rise and Hogg’s skill at capturing the nuances of family politics is revealed. The realism of Hogg’s filmmaking plus the convincing performances and all-too-recognisable scenarios make Archipelago a film that sticks in the mind long after the credits have rolled. Director Joanna Hogg / Cast Tom Hiddleston, Kate Fahy / UK 2010, 1h54m, 15
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Waste Land
Men on the Bridge Köprüdekiler
Friday 4 – Thursday 10 March This award-winning uplifting feature documentary highlights the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Topselling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with local catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, whose lives he helps transform. Winner of the World Cinema Audience Award for Documentary at Sundance Film Festival 2010. Director Lucy Walker Brazil/UK 2009, 1h38m, PG
Monday 7 – Wednesday 9 March This multi-award-winning Turkish film interweaves the lives of three young men who use Istanbul’s often gridlocked Bosporus Bridge on a daily basis: a taxi-driver, a traffic cop and a flower-seller, all played by non-professional actors. Originally planned as a documentary about this trio, Asli Özge’s fresh, pacy and touching film offers an insightful and unusually authentic account of life in a rapidly changing multicultural metropolis; its reflections on how money, family, sex, race, tradition and globalisation affect its characters’ lives are of universal importance. Director Asli Özge Cast Fikret Portakal, Murat Tokgöz, Umut Ilker Germany/ Turkey/Netherlands 2009, 1h27m, 15, subtitles
Cave of Forgotten Dreams Tuesday 22 March (18.15) Following Encounters at the End of the World, Herzog once again takes us deep behind the frontier of an extraordinary place. In the mesmerising Cave of Forgotten Dreams, he reveals to us a breathtaking subterranean world and leads us to the oldest cave paintings ever discovered. In true Herzogian fashion, his hypnotically engaging narration weaves in wider metaphysical contemplations as we learn more about the palaeolithic art and its creators. Shown in 2D. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Werner Herzog, beamed live from Clapham Picturehouse in London. Director Werner Herzog / USA 2010, 1h35m, CTBC
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Norwegian Wood Noruwei No Mori
Friday 11 – Thursday 24 March Tran Ann Hung’s breathtaking adaptation of the bestselling Haruki Murakami novel Norwegian Wood is likely to stand as one of the most elegant and moving love stories of the year. Told with the most delicate of touches it will not disappoint the countless devotees of the book or incurable romantics alike. The tale unfolds in late 1960s Tokyo where rebellion is in the air and student Watanabe (Ken’ichi Matsuyama) is drawn to Naoko (Rinko Kikuchi). The intimacy between them is tinged by a profound sadness over a shared tragedy in their past and is threatened when Watanabe meets the beguiling, flirtatious Midori (Kiko Mizuhara). Torn between two women, he is caught between the ties of the past and the promise of the future. The screening on Wednesday 16 March (17.45) will be introduced by Dr Christopher Gow. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org Director Tran Anh Hung Cast Ken’ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara Japan 2010, 2h13m, 15, subtitles
Howl Friday 11 – Thursday 17 March In 1955, Allen Ginsberg performed a poem about sex, drugs and race that became a battle cry for the US counterculture. It also led to an obscenity trial. It’s San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society’s reaction to the obscenity trial and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment – the birth of a counterculture. Directors Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein Cast Alessandro Nivola, James Franco, Jeff Daniels USA 2010, 1h24m, 15
His & Hers Friday 11 – Thursday 17 March Ken Wardrop’s award-winning documentary takes a simple notion and transforms it into an acutely observed and profoundly moving salute to the joys and hopes, longings and sorrows that we all experience. Filmed in the small Irish towns of Athlone and Tullamore, it collects testimonies from a whole spectrum of women who discuss their husbands and fathers, sons and lovers. The ages range from cradle to grave and the memories touch on the happiest of times and the saddest of occasions. A truly heartwarming and heart-breaking film. Director Ken Wardrop / Ireland 2009, 1h20m, U
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Submarine
Route Irish
Friday 18 – Thursday 31 March
Friday 18 – Thursday 24 March
The first feature from comic genius Richard ‘The IT Crowd’ Ayoade is one of the most entertaining and refreshing British debuts of the year. Ayoade captures the growing pains of a neurotic adolescent with verve, cinematic sleight of hand and some splendid comic performances. He retains the literary flavour of Joe Dunthorne’s novel as we enter the mind of cowardly, misunderstood misfit teenager Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) who views the world through the delusional eyes of a latterday Billy Liar. The heart of the film is his burgeoning relationship with Jordana (Yasmin Paige), an aggressively unromantic pyromaniac, and his heroic efforts to save the floundering marriage of his parents.
Ken Loach and regular screenwriter Paul Laverty turn their attention to the human cost of the privatisation and commercialisation of the war in Iraq in this gripping story of an ex-soldier trying to uncover the circumstances of his best friend’s death. Driven by Mark Womack’s forceful depiction of a man wrestling to come to terms with the fall out of war and his own complicity in it, this intricately plotted thriller is one of Loach’s most accessible films to date. It is also one of his darkest, appropriately so. Sandra Hebron, LFF
The screening on Wednesday 30 March (18.30) will be introduced by Dr Christopher Gow. Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org
Programme notes are available in the cinema and online at www.glasgowfilm.org
Director Richard Ayoade Cast Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine UK 2010, 1h34m, 15
Director Ken Loach Cast Mark Womack, John Bishop, Andrea Lowe UK 2010, 1h49m, 15
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Friday 18 – Sunday 20 March An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould continues to captivate twenty-seven years after his untimely death. Intimately revealing the man behind the myth, Genius Within casts fresh light on the mysterious pianist whose ideas were as controversial, and his private life as passionate, as his music. The film features never-before seen footage of Gould, photographs and excerpts from his private home recordings and diaries, plus personal memories from Gould’s closest friends and lovers, some of whom have never spoken about him publicly before. Directors Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont Canada 2009, 1h51m, U
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Civic Life Sunday 13 March (18.00) A portmanteau film by Desperate Optimists, aka filmmakers Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy. Best known for their critically acclaimed feature Helen (2008), they have created a richly cinematic series of short films made in collaboration with local residents and community groups in the UK and beyond. Foregrounding the relationship of these communities to the environments in which they live and work, Civic Life provides a newly edited feature length programme of all the films in the series from 2003 through to last year’s Tiong Bahru, shot in Singapore. The other films range from a meditation on the city of Liverpool to an unflinching and empathetic look at a Swahili-speaking African community in Dublin. www.desperateoptimists.com Directors Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor Various countries 2003 – 2010, 1h46m, N/C 15+
New York, I Love You Sunday 20 (15.15/19.45) & Monday 21 March (14.00/18.30) After the enormous success of Paris je t’aime it was only a matter of time before the whole process was repeated in another iconic city. New York, I Love You invites eleven international filmmakers to offer their vision of the Big Apple and the diverse cross-section of individuals seeking to find romance and relationships within its warm embrace. Highlights include Julie Christie as a melancholy retired opera singer, Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman as a bickering elderly couple, Natalie Portman’s tender tale of a divorced couple and the children trapped by their bitterness, and Albert Hughes’ memorable evocation of a passionate one night stand. Directors include Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes Cast Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Shia LaBeouf, Justin Bartha, Hayden Christensen, Christina Ricci, John Hurt USA 2009, 1h43m, 15
Benda Bilili! Friday 25 – Thursday 31 March Leon Libaku is a man with an impossible dream. On the streets of Kinshasa, he managed to unite a group of homeless, disabled Congolese musicians who played both conventional and improvised instruments. As guitarist Coco Yakula observed, he made them believe that ‘one day we will be the most famous disabled men in Africa’. Leon was right and Benda Bilili! charts the long and winding road to securing a recording contract and finding global success. Filmed over five years, this is an infectious feel-good film that pays tribute to the remarkable tenacity of the band members and their incredible journey from the slums of Kinshasa to the concert halls of Europe. Directors Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye Democratic Republic of Congo/France 2010, 1h25m, subtitles, PG
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Walkabout Friday 25 – Sunday 27 March Nicolas Roeg’s stunning debut as sole director makes breathtaking use of its Australian outback locations. When a teenage girl and her brother are abandoned in the outback following their father’s suicide, they have to learn to fend for themselves in the natural world. Along the way, they meet a young Aboriginal on ‘walkabout’, a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone. What develops is a tale of thwarted love across cultural barriers and a haunting meditation on time and civilisation. With a beautiful score by legendary composer John Barry, who died last month. Director Nicolas Roeg Cast Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil Australia 1971, 1h40m, 12A
The Insatiable Moon Friday 25 – Sunday 27 March A real crowd-pleaser, this gem of a movie tackles mental illness and homelessness with heart and compassion. Set in Auckland, New Zealand, the film follows Arthur (Rawiri Paratene, Whale Rider), a Maori psychiatric patient who claims to be the second son of God, as he tries to prevent the closure of a boarding house for men with mental illness. The performances are superb, especially from Paratene and Kiwi acting legend Ian Mune, and the sensitive subject matter is portrayed with just the right amount of humour. Director Rosemary Riddell Cast Rawiri Paratene, Ian Mune, Greg Johnson New Zealand 2010, 1h40m, 15
Patagonia Tuesday 29 – Thursday 31 March The cultural and linguistic connection between Patagonia and its mother country are explored in the latest film from Marc Evans. In Cardiff, Gwen and her photographer boyfriend Rhys are having problems. He is about to embark on an assignment photographing Patagonian churches, so Gwen goes with him for a trip that will make or break their relationship. In Patagonia, elderly Argentinian native Cerys cons her introverted young neighbour Alejandro into accompanying her on a pilgrimage to her ancestral homeland. Alejandro is a reluctant chaperone initially, but he begins to appreciate the old woman and her motives, eventually enjoying the journey, particularly after he meets Welsh student Sissy. Contrasting landscapes form a striking backdrop to these discrete stories. Michael Hayden, LFF Director Marc Evans / Cast Matthew Rhys, Nia Roberts, Duffy UK 2010, 1h58m, some subtitles, 15
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BALLET at gft The Bolshoi Ballet With a wide repertoire ranging from national classics and world-class masterpieces to grandiose new productions, The State Academic Bolshoi Ballet Theatre of Russia places its classical heritage in the context of modern Russia and embraces new approaches to creativity.
Live by Satellite: Don Quixote
Sunday 6 March (15.45) A stunning production, based on the epic masterpiece by Miguel de Cervantes, originally created for the Bolshoi by Marius Petipa in 1869. Choreography by Alexei Fadeyechev. The ballet will be broadcast to GFT live via satellite. 3h + two intervals
Le Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris Le Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris is one of the world’s finest ballet companies. Its repertoire is incredibly extensive, ranging from major romantic and classical ballets to creations by the most prestigious contemporary choreographers.
Live by Satellite: Coppélia
Monday 28 March (18.15) In this joyful version, a beautiful mechanical doll interferes with the happiness of two lovers. Original choreography by Marius Petipa. New version by Sergei Vikharev. Music by Léo Delibes. The ballet will be broadcast to GFT live via satellite. 1h55m + interval TBC
Tickets are £15 and £10 to CineCard holders
Scottish Ballet presents: Bodies of Work Thursday 10 March (18.30) From filmmaker Daniel Warren comes a series of films presenting three very different sides of Scottish Ballet. Inspired by the works of Edgar Degas, Public: Private (2004) captures dancers preparing in the wings. Marionettes (2007), featuring Limor Ziv’s choreography, places its puppet characters Pieretta and Puro in an unusual location, accompanied by music by Achinoam Nini. Finally, Mercury (2009) enters a secret, slowed down world of motion, featuring dancers receiving intensive instruction in movement technique. This screening will be introduced by Daniel Warren. 1h30m, N/C 12+
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Just as “Clydebuilt” is synonymous with the Clyde’s past, so Clyde Waterfront’s regeneration symbolises its future.
Visit these Clyde Waterfront attractions, old and new, to get the full story. The People’s Palace & Winter Gardens • Merchant City SECC • Glasgow Science Centre • Riverside Museum • The Tall Ship Braehead • Xscape • Renfrew Town Hall • The Titan Crane Bowling Basin • Dumbarton Castle
There are two Clydes to every story. Experience both.
For more information, please ask for a copy of the Clyde Heritage Guide.
Clyde trips available via: www.seaforce.co.uk www.clydelink.co.uk www.clydecruises.com www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk www.lochlomondseaplanes.com
More info at www.clydewaterfrontheritage.com
THIS WORKING LIFE: TALES FROM THE SHIPYARD The heft and grace of Britain’s great ships have long provided potent subject matter for filmmakers. In Tales from the Shipyard we revisit some of these vivid and moving shipping delights. This Working Life: Tales from the Shipyard is part of a major project by the BFI, Scottish Screen Archive, GFT, Tyneside Cinema and Queens Film Theatre, Belfast to celebrate our industrial heritage. For more information visit www.bfi.org.uk/shipyard. Ticket deal 4 tickets for £20 (no further discounts apply) Tales from the Shipyard DVD (2011). Published by the BFI, this 2 disc set contains 8½ hours of a diverse collection of documentary films capturing Britain’s shipbuilding heritage. Includes Seawards the Great Ships and The Bowler and the Bunnet (plus a 10 minute interview with Sean Connery). Available from GFT Box Office for £20. Programme notes for selected screenings will be available in the cinema
Red Ensign
Red Skirts on Clydeside
Sunday 6 March (15.15)
Tuesday 8 March (18.30)
This early feature by Michael Powell is a stirring, melodramatic tale of romance and labour relations on Clydeside. The glorious photography by Leslie Rowson includes epic shots of men at work in the shipyards. Starring Leslie Banks as the wonderfully domineering managing director of a shipbuilding company and Carol Goodner as his strong-willed love interest.
Tuesday 8 March 2011 marks the centenary celebration of International Women’s Day which was set up to inspire women, celebrate their achievements and to bring to attention the injustice suffered worldwide by women, because they are women.
Preceded by Men of Iron, the story of a family firm of propeller manufacturers in Hurlford, Ayrshire (c.1947, 18m). Director Michael Powell Cast Leslie Banks, Carol Goodner UK 1934, 1h9m, U
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In 1915, a year into the First World War, landlords in Glasgow put up tenement rents. Women in Govan responded with a rent strike. In Red Skirts on Clydeside, directors Jenny Woodley and Christine Bellamy chart the careers of Jean Ferguson, Mary Barbour and Helen Crawford Agnes Dollan through their involvement in the strike. Twenty-seven years after the original film was made, Govan women reflect on their lives and roles by the Clyde in a unique collaborative women’s history film project led by filmmaker, Kirsten MacLeod, in association with Plantation Productions and the University of the West of Scotland. The screenings will be followed by a panel discussion on women and the shipyards. UK 1984/2011, 40m/20m, N/C 12+
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The Ship
The Liners
Sunday 13 March (14.00)
Tuesday 15 March (18.45)
This powerful television version of Bill Bryden’s spectacular theatre production The Ship portrays the pride, resilience, wit, hardships and humour of shipbuilding communities on the Clyde. It was staged – and filmed – in Harland & Wolff’s former engine shed in Govan and culminated each night in a remarkable recreation of a launch – an astounding coup de théâtre.
In the first half of the 20th century, ocean liners were regarded as great technological achievements and also as symbols of luxury and modernity whose grand hotel-like First Class saloons were occupied by celebrities and plutocrats. The golden age of the ocean liner paralleled that of cinema and, not surprisingly, liners were depicted in films of various genres, ranging from documentaries to musicals, as well as in romances, film noirs and disaster movies.
We hope members of the cast and crew will join Bill Bryden at this special screening. Directors Bill Bryden, Derek Bailey Cast Joseph Brady, Phil McCall, Hugh Martin BBC Scotland 1990, 1h40m, N/C 12+
Bruce Peter – whose interests are in transport, modernity and leisure design – will give an illustrated lecture inspired by film to tell the story of liners. Bruce lectures in architecture and design history and theory at The Glasgow School of Art. He is the author of several books on modern ship design and has also written about cinema architecture. 1h30m, N/C 8+
The Shipbuilders Sunday 20 March (15.00) In this Clydeside drama, intimate family scenes convey a vivid sense of the living and working conditions of shipyard communities spanning the 1930s and the Second World War. It features lively performances, particularly from Nell Ballantyne as the long-suffering Mrs Shields. The idealised view of relations between boss and worker contrasts sharply with Red Ensign. The screening will be introduced by Dr Martin Bellamy, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre. Director John Baxter / Cast Clive Brook, Nell Ballantyne / UK 1943, 1h29m, PG
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A Century of Shipbuilding: Tales from the UK
On the Clyde
Tuesday 22 March (18.30)
Who are the people who make the Clyde? This programme encompasses three different takes on the themes of people and place, from the 1950s to the present day. Featuring the wonderfully playful promotional film Sea City Greenock (Laurence Henson, 1975, 20m); Glasgow’s Docklands, a lyrical piece shot by filmmaker Enrico Cocozza (1956, 10m); and a recent film, Fairfields – Past and Present (2010, 36m), which commemorates the UCS strikes and was made by people in Govan, on the Fairfields shipyard.
This selection of films ranges from the stunning SS Olympic (1910, 7m, silent), showing the building and launch of the Titanic’s sister ship in Belfast, to Sunderland Oak (Philip Donnellan, BBC 1961, 30m) which beautifully combines songs, workers’ voices and evocative imagery. Amber Films’ impressionistic Launch (Murray Martin & Peter Roberts, 1974, 10m) features VIPs and workers and their different experiences of the big day of a launch. The Little Ships of England (1943, 13m) is a patriotic and picturesque documentary on the building of various types of small craft in SW England to support the war effort and Paul Rotha’s modernist classic Shipyard (1935, 24m), filmed at Barrow in Furness, captures the building of a liner with the eye of a painter.
Sunday 27 March (17.15)
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with those involved in the making of Fairfields – Past and Present. Thanks to the Scottish Screen Archive and Plantation Productions. UK 1956 – 2010, 1h6m, N/C 8+
UK 1910 – 1974, 1h24m, N/C 8+
Scottish Screen Archive
Tales from the Shipyard: Glasgow Tuesday 29 March (12.45 & 18.30) A programme of films which celebrates Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritage. Sean Connery directs and presents a startling, stylish and wry look at the shipyards of Govan in The Bowler and the Bunnet (STV 1967, 36m). The stunning Oscar-winning documentary Seawards the Great Ships (Hilary Harris, 1960, 29m) showcases Scotland’s role as shipbuilder to the world. There’s glorious colour footage of Queen Mary Leaving the Clyde (1936, 2m), newly restored by the Scottish Screen Archive. Plus excerpts from All We’re Skilled In, a cinematic project which merges archive footage of Glasgow shipbuilding with a fresh, new soundscape created by young people from South West Glasgow (2011, 15m). A special ‘making of’ documentary shows the behind-the-scenes process of the All We’re Skilled In project (Jamie Dempster, 5m). The screening at 18.30 will be introduced by some of the All We’re Skilled In team. Thanks to Plantation Productions Directors Various / UK 1936 – 2011, 1h22m, N/C 8+
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Glasgow College of Nautical Studies has joined with Central College Glasgow and Glasgow Metropolitan College to form the City of Glasgow College
SHORE BASED OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATION ENGINEERS AND DECK OFFICERS LECTURERS (FULL TIME): ENGINEERING REF: 30/10 LECTURERS (FULL TIME): MARITIME STUDIES REF: 31/10 Max. salary on appointment: ÂŁ34,905 GCNS has recently joined with two other Colleges in Glasgow to form the City of Glasgow College. We continue to take pride in the education and training we provide to Merchant Navy personnel from all over the world and this is an exciting time to join the staff who educate the seafarers of the future. You should possess a Class One Certificate of Competency or a degree in a relevant area along with good communication skills and a desire to teach. Recruitment packs are available from www.gcns.ac.uk or by contacting the HR Section on 0141 565 2533. Application forms should be returned as soon as possible.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER A Scottish Charity No SCO36198 Ref: GFT / Feb 2011
Fax: 0141 565 2599 E-mail: recruitment@gcns.ac.uk Web site: www.gcns.ac.uk
MADE IN PRAGUE GFT is delighted to be screening these exciting titles from the Czech Republic. The season launched on Tuesday 22 February with Protector (20.15) and continues throughout March. Made in Prague, The New Czech Cinema UK Tour 2011. See www.czechcentre.org.uk for details.
Katka Monday 14 March (18.45) Filmed over a period of thirteen years, this documentary follows Katka, Lada and Jana through their world of drugs, prison, love and responsibility. They live on the streets in Prague, hustling for drugs, stealing and attempting murder. Lada and Jana end up in prison. Katka ends up expecting a child. Will she find the strength to change and embrace motherhood? This is not a film about drug abuse, but a film about the replenishing power of life, about values and their price, about mothers and their relationship with their children. Premiered at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in 2010 and awarded two prizes at RIDM, Montréal International Documentary Festival. Director Helena Třeštíková / Czech Republic 2010, 1h30m, subtitles, N/C 15+
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Twosome Monday 21 March (18.30) After five years together, Michael and Veronika reach a crossroads. Michael, serious and responsible, would like a family, while Veronika, who has just finished college, would like to have some fun. To surprise her Michael books a holiday in Sweden, but when the romantic hotel booked via the internet proves to be a scam they find themselves stranded. A chance encounter with easygoing Simon seems to be a blessing, but soon his presence tests their relationship to the limit, forcing them to reflect upon their lives together and apart. Director Jaroslav Fuit / Cast Kristýna Fuitová-Nováková, Jakub Wagner / Czech Republic 2009, 1h29m, subtitles, N/C 15+
The Karamazovs Monday 28 March (18.00) A Prague theatre company arrives in Krakow to present a stage adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov in a local steelworks. As rehearsals get under way, we follow not only the emotional story examining issues of faith, immortality and the salvation of the human soul, but also the relationships within the acting troupe itself, which strangely reflect Dostoevsky’s ‘great’ themes. The stage drama is transferred to the real world when a tragedy occurs during rehearsal involving one of the spectators. Winner of Best Film and Best Director at the 2009 Czech Lions, and the International Film Critics Award (FIPRESCI) at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2008. Director Petr Zelenka Cast Ivan Trojan, Igor Chmela, Martin Mysicka, David Novotny Czech Republic/Poland 2008, 1h50m, subtitles, N/C 15+
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The Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema Friday 18th March – Sunday 20th March 2011 A galaxy of stars. Three jam-packed days. One unique cinema. Scotland’s first silent film festival set in the glorious Hippodrome Cinema, Bo’ness: the original picture palace. Enjoy a weekend of classic and rare movies with live accompaniment from one of the UK’s leading silent film pianists – Neil Brand. The Hippodrome, 10 Hope Street, Bo’ness, EH51 0AA Box Office: 01324 506850 www.falkirk.gov.uk/silentcinemafest
Scottish Comedy: The Best Kept Secret in the World? Thursday 31 March (13.30 – 15.00) What is it about Scotland that makes us so funny? Or are we as funny as we think we are? Audiences across the UK rave about Frankie Boyle, Billy Connolly, Rab C Nesbitt and Kevin Bridges but is there enough representation of the funny side of Scotland south of the border? A panel of industry experts from television, stand up and scripted comedy will discuss our successes and failures as a comedy nation, what we need to do better and invite you to tell us what you think about the Scottish sense of humour. Free tickets available now from GFT Box Office.
Sponsored by Creative Scotland
CLASSICS AT GFT New 35mm Print
New Digital Print
Tuesday 8 – Thursday 10 March
Tuesday 22 (12.45) & Wednesday 23 March (16.00/20.30)
The Big Sleep Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star in this classic adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel. Bogart’s gumshoe Marlowe is a sardonic PI hired by the wealthy General Sternwood to investigate a blackmail attempt. Like all good noir/pulp stories the plot plays second fiddle to the style and chemistry that sizzle between the two main stars (who were madly in love at the time of filming). The Big Sleep is a sexy and funny trip through the darker side of 1940s Los Angeles. Director Howard Hawks Cast Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall USA 1946, 1h54m, PG
The African Queen One of cinema’s great adventure classics, The African Queen won Humphrey Bogart his only Best Actor Oscar. Working under the direction of his great friend and frequent collaborator John Huston, Bogart is irresistible as a cynical, gin-sodden riverboat captain. Katharine Hepburn is perfectly cast as the missionary spinster he transports through the treacherous rapids of Africa at the height of the First World War. Mutual dislike ultimately melts into a fond appreciation during a thrilling, action-packed yarn shot on location by Technicolor maestro Jack Cardiff and restored to all its sparkling glory for this 60th anniversary cinema re-issue. Director John Huston Cast Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley USA 1951, 1h45m, PG
New Digital Print
Les Diaboliques The Fiends
Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 March Re-issued in a new digital print, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s classic thriller is set in a memorably seedy boarding school for boys where the sadistic, self-centred headmaster (Paul Meurisse) is the intended victim of a murder plot hatched by his downtrodden wife (Véra Clouzot) and his resentful mistress (Simone Signoret). This masterpiece of Grand Guignol suspense is an acknowledged influence on Hitchcock’s Psycho. Director Henri-Georges Clouzot Cast Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse France 1955, 1h54m, 15, subtitles
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did you miss? The King’s Speech
Never Let Me Go
Monday 28 February – Thursday 3 March
Tuesday 15 (12.45/18.00) & Wednesday 16 March (15.30/20.30)
The King’s Speech tells the story of the man who would become King George VI, the father of the current Queen, Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ‘Bertie’ VI reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a stammer and considered unfit to be King, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war. Director Tom Hooper Cast Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush UK/Australia, 2010, 1h58m 12A: Contains strong language in a speech therapy context
A poignant and thoughtful drama, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the dark secret that hangs over their future. Starring Carey Mulligan as Kathy, a sensitive portrayal that won her the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress. Director Mark Romanek Cast Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield UK, 2010, 1h43m, 12A: Contains moderate sex and nudity
Monorail Film Club
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Sunday 27 March (19.30) This film is a rarely seen and deeply subversive tale of a trio of misfit teenage girls who start a band and go on the road with an ageing metal band and British punks The Looters (Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook and Paul Simonon of The Clash). The Stains swiftly front their way to stardom with a winning combination of mouthy attitude and incredible hair, leaving a trail of empowered copy-cat punk girls in their wake. Featuring a barely post-adolescent Diane Lane and Laura Dern, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains offers a merciless take on the music industry and the nature of exploitation, and proved inspirational to the social and musical movement of Riot Grrl. Selected and introduced by Tara Quinn, a friend and supporter of the Monorail Film Club. Join the film club after the screening in Café Cosmo. Director Lou Adler / Cast Diane Lane, Laura Dern / USA 1982, 1h27m, N/C 15+
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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. 30th Anniversary Screening
An American Werewolf in London Friday 11 March (23.00) A werewolf on the Yorkshire moors attacks two young American backpackers. Jack is slaughtered but David survives, only to discover he’s now a werewolf too. Taken in by a kind nurse who treated his injuries, David is haunted by gruesome nightmares and warnings from a deceased Jack who urges him to kill himself before it’s too late... Perfect late night viewing for horror fans. I love how it manages to do several things: it’s laugh-out-loud funny; it’s genuinely very scary, but it’s got a lot of heart as well. Edgar Wright, director of Shaun of the Dead Director John Landis Cast David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter USA 1981, 1h37m, 15
This is Spinal Tap Friday 25 March (23.00) GFT turns it up to eleven as we smell the glove and join the world’s most ludicrous metal band for a disastrous reunion tour across the USA. Filmed backstage as they attempt to reclaim their former glory, this mockumentary was so convincing that many audiences initially thought Spinal Tap were a real band. A glorious parody of deluded rockers who take their fame and themselves far too seriously. Director Rob Reiner Cast Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer USA 1984, 1h22m, 15
Psychotronic Cinema
Wild at Heart Wednesday 9 March (20.30) Psychotronic Cinema is proud to present this rare 35mm screening of David Lynch’s ultra-violent headtrip of a movie. Unfolding with unhinged adrenalin, Wild at Heart is an unclassifiable oddity – in equal parts road movie, gangster movie, hyper-intense love story and Wizard of Oz homage. Full of his trademark surrealism, Wild at Heart finds Lynch right at the top of his game and proves an unforgettable, cinematic assault. Director David Lynch Cast Laura Dern, Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe USA 1990, 2h5m, 18
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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
Alpha and Omega U
Saturday 5 March 11.30 (1h28m) Two young wolves work together to get home safely.
Whale Rider PG
Saturday 12 March 11.30 (1h37m) A headstrong Maori girl must rescue a stranded whale.
Ramona and Beezus U
Saturday 19 March 11.30 (1h43m) Naughty Ramona loves to torment her older sister! Audio described and captioned at 11.30 GFT screening only.
Stardust PG
Saturday 26 March 11.30 (2h2m) A falling star causes all sorts of mishaps in this British family favourite. Audio described and captioned at 11.30 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. Next Access Take 2 Screening:
Alpha and Omega U Saturday 5 March, 12.30 (1h28m)
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Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE! Take 2 terms and conditions apply. Admission to Access Take 2 screenings is at the discretion of GFT managers. Take 2 leaflets are distributed through Glasgow Local Authority primary schools. Please let us know if you don’t receive your copy! If you have any queries (not bookings) about Access Take 2 contact Paul at GFT Learning on info@gft.org.uk or call 0141 352 8613.
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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 e-newsletter. For more information about Glasgow Film Learning visit www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/information/gft_learning.
Contemporary Cinema Course
Wednesday 2 March – Wednesday 4 May, £71/£63 Course Level: 1 (Introductory/Beginning Critical Engagement) This is an ideal beginners’ 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 Education Room. Films will be in early evening slots but exact times may vary. Led by Dr Christopher Gow.
Youth and Schools
GFT has a dedicated Learning Projects Coordinator for Children and Young People. Paul Macgregor is available at info@gft.org.uk or 0141 352 8613. Glasgow Film Learning’s Youth programme is supported by The Robertson Trust and Glasgow City Council, Education Services
First Light: Young Scriptwriters Saturday 19 March 11.00 – 12.30
Join us for an exclusive read-through of film scripts created by talented young writers as part of the First Light Script Award. This special outreach project brings together deaf and hearing participants to generate film ideas and promote understanding between young people. This event will be interpreted by a sign language instructor. Free but ticketed. Tickets available on day from GFT Box Office. Special thanks to staff at The Arches, GMAC, Solar Bear and Kate Burton. Supported by the Lottery through the UK Film Council’s First Light initiative.
School Hires and Group Discounts
GFT is the perfect venue for all kinds of school trips – we can supply a choice of suitable films to screen along with projection box tours and catering facilities. To discuss the possibility of hiring the GFT please contact Angela Freeman, Senior Front of House Manager, on 0141 352 8601 or email manager@gft.org.uk. Schools can also book group places for public screenings at GFT. We offer schools a discounted rate of £4 per pupil on all screenings, accompanying teachers go free. To make a group booking please call GFT Box Office on 0141 332 6535.
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Learning
Learning at GFT
Silver Screen
Every Tuesday at 12.45 GFT programmes films for our more discerning viewers! All tickets are £4
True Grit 15
Tuesday 1 March (12.45) - see page 5
Men on the Bridge 15
Tuesday 8 March (12.45) - see page 7
Never Let Me Go 12A
Tuesday 15 March (12.45) - see page 23
The African Queen PG
Tuesday 22 March (12.45) - see page 22
Tales from the Shipyard: Glasgow N/C 8+
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Horror/Cult Cinema Discussion Group
Wednesday 2 March (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 9 March (18.30) Free This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month in the upstairs 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 29 March (20.45) in Café Cosmo 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. All tickets are £1.50
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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Jean Morton, nee Singleton. From her family to Kathryn Mary Singleton Kerr John Gerrard and Margaret Mackay, GFT fans 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 Elsie Freer Robert Innes James McCluskey - chic
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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.
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Website
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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: manager@gft.org.uk
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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
This Issue’s Accessible Screenings
By Bus: Local bus services stop close to the cinema. www.spt.co.uk
Mon 28 February – Sun 6 March, all screenings Mon 28 February (15.30) & Tues 1 March (18.00)
By Train: Glasgow city centre is served by both Central and Queen Street Stations. www.nationalrail.co.uk
True Grit (15)
Never Let Me Go (12A)
Car Parking: Closest public parking is the supervised 24 hour multi-storey car park in Cambridge Street. Parking after 6pm costs £1. There is limited on street metered parking.
Tues 15 – Wed 16 March, all screenings Tues 15 March (18.00)
Take 2: Ramona and Beezus (U) Sat 19 March (11.30)
Take 2: Stardust (PG)
Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB
Sat 26 March (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.
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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live by satellite Frankenstein Thursday 17 March (18.45) & Thursday 24 March (18.45) For the first time ever, NT Live will broadcast two separate performances of a production. Throughout the run of Frankenstein at the National Theatre, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller are alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Audiences in cinemas will have the chance to see both combinations, with two broadcasts a week apart. 17 March: Benedict Cumberbatch (Creature), Jonny Lee Miller (Victor) 24 March: Jonny Lee Miller (Creature), Benedict Cumberbatch (Victor)
The Cherry Orchard Thursday 30 June (18.45) Also in the new season will be Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, 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. Zoë Wanamaker will play Madame Ranevskaya. Tickets are £15 and £10 to CineCard holders.