Category Archives: Movies

BAD ROMANCE at Glasgow Film Festival

Posted on February 4, 2016 by SMW

As a counterpoint to GFF 2016’s Dream Teams of the Silver Screen theme, Physical Impossibility presents an event dedicated to the very worst cinematic couplings. A roster of special guests has scoured the history of cinema to present to you their takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Comedy, GFF 2016, Glasgow, Movies, Physical Impossibility, Preview, Star Wars, Zine | Tagged Bad Romance, Becky Bartlett, Cayley James, CCA, Cinema, Craig McClure, Document International Human Rights Film Festival, Dream Teams of the Silver Screen, Film, GFF16, Gigli, Glasgow, Glasgow Film Festival, Grosvenor Cinema, Kate Coventry, Morvern Cunningham, Movies, Nekromantik, Nerdvana, Physical Impossibility, Shona McCombes, Star Wars, VHS Trash Fest | Leave a comment

Matchbox Cineclub presents ALTERED STATES in IMMERS-O-SOUND!

Posted on January 21, 2016 by SMW

In the basement of the Harvard Medical School, Dr Edward Jessup floats naked in total darkness. The most terrifying experiment in the history of science is out of control and the subject is himself! Ken Russell’s cult classic was originally … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Film, GFF 2016, Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Movies, Preview | Tagged 1980, 2016, Altered States, Cinema, Film, GFF, GFF16, Glasgow, Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow Film Festival 2016, Immersosound, Ken Russell, Matchbox Cineclub, Movie, Movies | Leave a comment

The Ruthless Weegie Gaze of Bala-Tik

Posted on January 3, 2016 by SMW

Never mind the [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] or the grinning, winning strides for representation – for many Scottish film-goers, the surprise of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the sudden interjection of a distinctly Glaswegian voice. That voice belongs to Bala-Tik, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Film, Glasgow, Movies | Tagged Accent, Bala-Tik, Brian Vernel, Dougray Scott, Glasgow, Glaswegian, Guavian Death Gang, JJ Abrams, Kanjiklub, Kate Dickie, Scotland, Scottish, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Force Awakens | Leave a comment

Matchbox Cineclub #5: Turkish Star Wars

Posted on May 1, 2015 by SMW

Our May screening at The Old Hairdressers will be Çetin Inanç’s Turkish Star Wars (Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam, 1982). The screening takes place at 7pm on Thursday 21/05, upstairs in the gallery area of the bar. Back in 1982, big western movies didn’t get screened in … Continue reading →

Posted in Copywrongs, Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Movies, Preview, Turkish Remakesploitation, Zine | Tagged Cinema, Film, Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Movies, Star Wars, The Old Hairdressers, Turkish Remakesploitation, Turkish Star Wars | Leave a comment

Define Irony: Destructive Heroes of the Movies

Posted on April 30, 2015 by SMW

Hiding in plain sight, bolstered by swelling music, hugs and high-fives, sometimes the good guys are actually really, really not the good guys. Sure, they win in the end, but how bad do they make things before then? Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Age of Ultron, Avengers, Brilliant Jerks, Cinema, Con Air, Destructive Heroes, Die Hard 2, Film, Furious 7, John McClane, Jon Cusack, Joss Whedon, Liam Neeson, Man of Steel, Movies, Nicolas Cage, Superman, Taken 2, Vin Diesel, Zack Snyder | 2 Comments