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Glasgow Film Festival 2009

Big Hollywood hits, beloved classics and bright new things, all from Scotland.

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Comfort & Joy (Comfort And Joy) (Country: UK; Year: 1984; Director: Bill Forsyth; Writer: Bill Forsyth; Stars: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Clare Grogan, Alex Norton, Patrick Malahide, Rikki Fulton)
A radio presenter gets caught up in the violent struggle for control of Glasgow's ice cream trade.
The Divine Lady (Country: US; Year: 1929; Director: Frank Lloyd; Writer: Forrest Halsey, based on the book by E. Barrington.; Stars: Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H.B. Warner, Ian Keith, Marie Dressler, Montagu Love)
A portrait of the illicit romance between Admiral Nelson and the married Lady Hamilton.
The Dungeon Moor Killings (The Dungeon Moor Murders) (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Jim Hickey; Writer: Jonathan Hickey, Ross Crombie; Stars: Gavin Paul, Ross Hornby, Robin Mitchell, Maria Thordar, Gilchrist Muir, Cassandra Steele, Lauren Pope)
Two young filmmakers searching for big cats suddenly find themselves being hunted.
Full Review See: Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009
In The Loop (Country: UK; Year: 2009; Director: Armando Iannucci; Writer: Jesse Armstrong, Armando Iannucci; Stars: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini, Mimi Kennedy, Anna Chlumsky, Steve Coogan, David Rasche, Gina McKee, Olivia Poulet), Official Site, Trailer
Politicians spin while they're winning on the brink of a Middle East war. Plus read our interview with .
Full Review See: Interview with Peter Capaldi, Armando Iannucci and Chris Addison about In The Loop.
, James Gandolfini and Mimi Kennedy interview about In The Loop
, Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009
, Sundance Diary: Day Six
, Sundance Day Four
Infinite Space: The Architecture Of John Lautner (Infinite Space) (Country: UK, US; Year: 2008; Director: Murray Grigor; Stars: Sean Connery, John Lautner, Frank Gehry, Frank Escher), Official Site
Documentary about the life and work of the famously sensual architect.
New Town Killers (Country: UK; Year: 2008; Director: Richard Jobson; Writer: Richard Jobson; Stars: James Anthony Pearson, Dougray Scott, Alastair Mackenzie, Liz White, Charles Mnene)
A skint teenager realises his life may be on the line after entering into a deadly game of hide and seek.
Full Review
One Day Removals (Country: UK; Director: Mark Stirton; Stars: Patrick Wright, Scott Ironside), Official Site
Six corpses. Two removal men. One bad day.
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