In 1939 the first art-house cinema to be built outside of London, The Cosmo, was opened on Rose Street Glasgow. This was then bought by the Scottish Film Council and the Glasgow Film Theatre was opened in 1974.
The cinema has three screens where they do screenings, lectures, workshops, Q&As and hold the Glasgow Film Festival. With screen one being able to show 16mm to 70mm film, the options of films are endless. This is the only remaining cinema in the west of Scotland with the ability to show 70mm film.
GFT shows big budget, new release cinema but what makes it better than the other options in Glasgow is their programme of classic film and art house releases. They have themes/seasons where they will show a range of films that all have something in common. Right now, some of the seasons running are Cult Classics such as The Shining, Dazed and Confused and Blade Runner BFI Musicals Tour, showing Singing in The Rain, Calamity Jane, Cabaret and many more. And as the holidays approach Christmas films such as ELF, It’s a Wonderful Life and White Christmas.
With it being an art-house cinema, you would expect the tickets to be expensive, but this is not the case. Student tickets are around £8, and you can apply for a free 15-25 card that will get you in for only £5.50.
You can find what’s on at the GFT here.
Film By Euan 