July Film Events: 2010

Bona fide legend of the silver screen, one of the Golden Boys of the Golden Age, Tony Curtis will be at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh on 2 July for An Affair with Tony Curtis. The special night features Curtis discussing his Hollywood career (including his experiences of working with Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe) with clips from his films. The evening is followed by Billy Wilder's classic comedy Some Like It Hot, ensuring this is one night you won't want to miss.

In Glasgow the GFT has teamed up with the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival to give Scottish audiences a chance to watch some of the key films from the festival on their home turf. It's a battle of the sexes, with Here Come the Girls on 11 July and Boys on Film on 12 July, offering the finest selection of lesbian and gay short films.

On 23 July Billy Bragg, whose music blends folk, punk and some hard-hitting protest songs, will be at the GFT for a live acoustic set following a screening of Breaking Rocks, a documentary about Jail Guitar Doors, Bragg's independent initiative that provides musical instruments to inmates as a method of rehabilitation. Featuring performances from the 'graduates' and interviews from the initiative's supporters, this is a film for music and documentary fans alike. Also attending for a Q&A is director Alan Miles.

The DCA is hosting a series of films that complement the first UK solo exhibition by Chicks on Speed, a radical, punk-inspired art group currently pushing the boundaries of art, fashion and music. Amongst the selected films is Brit Chic (19 July), a series of short films from the BFI tracing the development of British fashion from WWII onwards, and Peter Whitehead's classic film, Tonight Let's All Make Love In London (27 July), a snapshot of swinging sixties London featuring cameos from Mick Jagger, Michael Caine and Julie Christie.

Finally, as part of the CCA's ongoing Reflections On Black strand, Keren Cytter's Untitled, a short film based on the true story of a jealous young boy who shoots his father's lover, is showing 27-31 July. Featuring two of Germany's finest melodramatic actors, Bernhard Schütz and Carolin Peters, the free event shows selected films on a loop throughout the afternoon, so you can pop in whenever you choose.