Category Archives: Glasgow
INTERVIEW: David Bruce on Glasgow Film Theatre, 1974
David Bruce, former chair of GFT, once director of the Scottish Film Council and Edinburgh International Film Festival and author of Scotland – The Movie, gave up his time to speak to me recently on the subject of the 1974 opening of Glasgow Film Theatre. … Continue reading
The Double Programme Note for GFT
The Double (Dir. Richard Ayoade, 2014) is screening at GFT from today to Thursday 17th April. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings – read it online here! GFT archives all its programme notes online here.
#GFF14
Hello! Just a quick update with the full run-down of my contributions to the Glasgow Film Festival website, in my fourth year as official GFF blogger. First, the picks of the programme which, while a little out-of-date by now, are still … Continue reading
Popcorn Droppers
“I enjoyed writing it because I knew on every level that it was never going to get made… It’s what’s called a popcorn dropper.” Nick Cave on his script for Gladiator 2 There’s a Hollywood adage that “no-one sets out … Continue reading
Glasgow Film Festival 2014
I’ve just begun my fourth year as official blogger for Glasgow Film Festival. I’ve got myself a 20-ticket Early Bird Pass, a ticket for Goblin and an armful of screeners and press tickets. I’ll be contributing picks from the programme, … Continue reading
Physical Impossibility 