Tag Archives: 2016

Silence Programme Note for GFT

Posted on December 31, 2016 by SMW

Sean Welsh is right about films. Continue reading →

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Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by SMW

Sean Welsh is right about films. Continue reading →

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Chi-Raq Programme Note for GFT

Posted on December 2, 2016 by SMW

‘In da year 411 BC, before baby Jesus, y’all, Da Greek Aristophanes penned a play satirizin’ his day. And, in the style of his time, ‘Stophanes made dat shit rhyme…’ Chi-Raq (Spike Lee, 2015) is screening at GFT from Friday 2nd December to Thursday 8th December. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Film, GFT, Glasgow, Movies, Programme Note | Tagged 2016, Aristophanes, Chi-Raq, Chicago, GFT, Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre, Kevin Willmott, Lysistrata, Nick Cannon, Programme Note, Spike Lee, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes | Leave a comment

Hunt For The Wilderpeople Programme Note for GFT

Posted on September 16, 2016 by SMW

Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi, 2016) is screening at GFT from Friday 16th September to Thursday 22th September. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings and there’s an online version at GFT’s blog here. GFT archives all its programme notes online here.

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Captain Fantastic Programme Note for GFT

Posted on September 9, 2016 by SMW

Captain Fantastic (Matt Ross, 2016) is screening at GFT from Friday 9th September to Sunday 18th September. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings and there’s an online version at GFT’s blog here. GFT archives all its programme notes online here. Sean Welsh

Posted in Cinema, Film, GFT, Glasgow, Movies, Preview, Programme Note | Tagged 2016, Captain Fantastic, Cinema, Film, Frank Langella, George MacKay, GFT, Glasgow, Kathryn Hahn, Matt Ross, Movie, Movies, Programme Note, Steve Zahn, Viggo Mortensen | Leave a comment