Film Events in April

The Cameo in Edinburgh continues its Werner Herzog season with Even Dwarfs Started Small (6 April), featuring a cast entirely made up of dwarves. It is followed by The Enigma of Kasper Hauser (13 April), based on the true story of a man who appeared in Nuremberg in 1928 after allegedly being held captive for his entire life, and Heart of Glass (20 April). A prolific director with sixty films under his belt, Herzog is one of the most fascinating and diverse filmmakers today, and this is a rare chance to see his earlier works on the big screen.

The Filmhouse in Edinburgh is collaborating with the Edinburgh International Science Festival, screening a season of documentaries and classic films between 9-18 April. Included in the programme is The Big Blue, a rare cult classic by Luc Besson starring Jean Reno, and Peter Greenaway's A Zed & Two Noughts, a black comedy about twin zoologists and their growing obsession with life and death. The latter is followed by a Q&A session with Frank Hepburn of BBC Scotland's project Afterlife: The Science of Decay.

In Dundee the DCA is offering a chance to see Howard Hawks' convoluted classic, The Big Sleep on 3 and 4 Apr. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, the detective story featuring blackmail, gambling and murder is based on a novel by Raymond Chandler and demands multiple viewings – mainly in an attempt to understand the plot, but also for the sizzling onscreen chemistry between the two leads.

All Night Horror Madness returns to the Cameo on 23 April, with five more films to give you nightmares – if you dare to fall asleep, that is. Starting at 10pm, this is not an event for the faint hearted or very sleepy, with movies like Re-Animator, a gory horror-comedy based on an H P Lovecraft story, and Dario Argento's Opera, a slick, stylised tale of obsession and murder. Also screening are Flesh For Frankenstein, Society and Braindead.

Finally, the GFT in Glasgow is hosting a special event in which Keith James, a well known acoustic guitarist and singer, provides a live concert of Leonard Cohen songs. Cohen is one of the most famous Canadian singer-songwriters, with a lucrative and influential career. James' interpretations of his songs aim to 'strip the songs down to their roots'. A special documentary about Cohen's life and music will be screening as part of the event on 10 April.