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INTERVIEW: David Julian Leonard on Big Star: Live In Memphis

Big Star: Live In Memphis is screening at GFT on Thursday 07/08. Filmmaker and photographer David Julian Leonard edited the concert film from footage that had been left in a cupboard for almost 20 years. Filmed in 1994 at one of Big Star’s first reunion … Continue reading

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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

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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.

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The Selfish Giant Programme Note for GFT

The Selfish Giant (Dir. Clio Barnard, 2013) is screening at GFT from Monday 21st October to Thursday 31st October. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings – read it online here! GFT archives all its programme notes online here. The film will also be … Continue reading

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View History #1

Quick synopsis: This is the first in a series of weekly blogs talking about and around the films I’ve watched in the week gone by, Monday to Sunday. The idea is to fill in the blanks between incredibly long essays … Continue reading

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