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NewsCall Me By Your Name’s director explains the film’s lack of nudity
Call Me By Your Name screenwriter James Ivory has expressed disappointment that his most sexually explicit scenes didn’t make it into the much praised gay romance. We ask the film’s director, Luca Guadagnino, why the sex scenes are so coy Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
NewsTwitter suspends Rose McGowan over Ben Affleck tweets
One of the strongest voices against misogyny in Hollywood just got reprimanded by the social networking site for calling out one of Affleck’s tweets regarding the Harvey Weinstein scandal Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
NewsT2 Trainspotting dominates Bafta Scotland nominations
The sequel to Trainspotting picks up five nominations, including a clean sweep in the Best Actor category Read more »| 04 Oct 2017 -
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First look at Alex Garland's Natalie Portman-starring sci-fi
In the first trailer for Annihilation – the much-anticipated new film from Ex Machina director Alex Garland – Natalie Portman is looking for answers to what happened to her husband Read more »| 27 Sep 2017 -
NewsWatch the gorgeous Blade Runner 2049 anime prequel
Flying Lotus provides the score for Blade Runner: Black Out 2022, the anime by Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe, which fills the gap between the original and new film Blade Runner 2049 Read more »| 27 Sep 2017 -
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Claire Denis is GFT's latest CineMaster
Claire Denis is celebrated at Glasgow Film Theatre this month with a mini-retrospective spanning from 1999 masterpiece Beau Travail to the French director’s dark noir Bastards Read more »| 25 Sep 2017
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NewsAfrica in Motion reveals 2017 programme
The full programme for this year’s Africa in Motion film festival (27 Oct - 5 Nov) has been announced, and once again the festival offers up a lively lineup of African cinema, both new and old Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
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Armando Iannucci brings The Death of Stalin to GFT
Glaswegian satirist and the creator of The Thick of It Armando Iannucci screens new comedy The Death of Stalin at Glasgow Film Theatre and will take part in a Q&A following the film Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
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Watch the delightful trailer to Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs
Science fiction, dogs and whimsy collide in the first trailer for Wes Anderson’s new stop-motion animation, Isle of Dogs Read more »| 21 Sep 2017 -
Festivals
A look ahead to Homage to Catalonia: Scotland's Catalan Film Festival
Film festival Homage to Catalonia aims to explore the relationship between Scotland and Catalonia through cinema Read more »| 21 Sep 2017 -
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Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin pisses off Russia
The satirist's new comedy, The Death of Stalin, faced a ban in the country after being described as a "planned provocation" by Russian officials Read more »| 21 Sep 2017 -
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Watch the hilarious trailer for James Franco’s The Disaster Artist
Franco plays Tommy Wiseau in this wild comedy detailing the making of cult classic The Room, the “greatest bad movie ever made” Read more »| 13 Sep 2017 -
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Watch eerie first clip from Blade Runner 2049
The first extended look at Blade Runner 2049 sees Ryan Gosling’s character wonder through a desolate wasteland Read more »| 11 Sep 2017 -
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Fleabag is coming back for a second series
Phoebe Waller-Bridge confirms she’s making a new series of her comedy Fleabag, but it won’t be with us until 2019 Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
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First glimpse of Black Mirror season four
Charlie Brooker’s twisted sci-fi series returns with six new episodes, and the episode titles and casts have been announced Read more »| 25 Aug 2017