Scotland Film Event Highlights – June 2014

Nineties nostalgia is in the air as Pulp and Pulp Fiction crop up on your cinema screens this month. Plus there's a screening of Jaws to get you in the mood for that beach holiday you've been looking forward to

Preview by Becky Bartlett | 02 Jun 2014

There's a special screening of Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets, streaming from Sheffield Film Festival, across cinemas in Scotland on 7 June. Documenting the iconic 90s band's farewell concert in Sheffield in December 2012, the film features access-all-areas footage of the gig and exclusive interviews. It also pays special attention to the city itself, offering a portrait of both the band and the place that shaped it. The film will be followed by a special satellite Q&A with Jarvis Cocker and the rest of Pulp, hosted by comedian Adam Buxton.

From Pulp to Pulp Fiction: Tarantino fans should head to the Cameo in Edinburgh for a special triple-bill feature (7 June). With Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown also showing, it's a great opportunity to see some of the writer-director's most acclaimed films, each paying homage to the glory days of exploitation, on the big screen – put on your finest black suit and tie, grab a Royale with cheese, and settle in for an evening of cult classics.

The CCA in Glasgow is showing a selection of films by Chantal Akerman, described as “the most important European filmmaker of her generation” by film critic J. Hoberman. News From Home, a film essay shot on the streets of New York, is preceded by experimental short La Chambre (4 Jun), while Je, Tu, Il, Elle is showing on 10 June. The latter, Akerman's breakthrough feature, explores themes of sexuality, self and otherness, and will be introduced by Professor Karen Boyle.

It's hard to underestimate the importance of Jaws: it's honoured as the first summer blockbuster, and turned cheap monster movies into big budget Hollywood productions. It became the highest grossing film of all time (until Star Wars two years later) and made everyone pick inland holiday destinations for years. You can see it in all its (admittedly dated) glory at the GFT (10 Jun), where it's screening as part of Glasgow Science Festival – and it's educational too, with a special Q&A session with a panel of marine biologists following the movie.

Anyone who thinks alcohol can benefit the moviegoing experience should head to the Grosvenor, where two special screenings are happening: celebrating the 30th anniversary of Bill Forsyth's Local Hero, the film is accompanied by a whisky tasting (14 Jun). If the water of life's not to your taste, there's a wine tasting (18 Jun) following a screening of comedy Bottle Shock, starring Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman, charting the rise of the California wine industry.