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Glasgow Film Festival · 2016

Glasgow Film Festival 2016

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7 films · 4 reviews

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April And The Extraordinary World (Avril Et Le Monde Truqué)

Review preview for April And The Extraordinary World

Another sumptuously realised and animated film that will be creeping onto lists of “films you probably haven’t seen” in a decade or so.

Luke Shaw · 3.5 out of 5
A teenager and her talking cat go in search of her missing scientist parents.

(Country: France, Belgium, Canada; Year: 2015; Director: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci; Writer: Benjamin Legrand, based on the graphic novel by Jacques Tardi.; Stars: Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort)

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Altered States

A scientist floats naked in total darkness as he participates in an experiment.

(Country: US; Year: 1980; Director: Ken Russell; Stars: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban)

The Hitcher

Review preview for The Hitcher

For all that the Hitcher is an ambiguous horror film it is also a spectacular piece of Eighties action cinema.

Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5
A thriller about a hitch-hiker with murderous intent.

(Country: US; Year: 1986; Director: Robert Harmon; Writer: Eric Red; Stars: Rutger Hauer, C Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn, John Jackson, Billy Green Bush)

Full review See: Interview with Robert Harmon about The Hitcher

Love And Peace (Rabu & Pîsu)

Review preview for Love And Peace

It's visually stunning, endlessly creative, and it doesn't fail to deliver on the kaiju promise, even if the stomping scenes are also metaphorical.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Punk rock, magical turtles and underground sewer communities.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2015; Director: Shion Sono; Writer: Shion Sono; Stars: Kumiko Asô, Suidôbashi Hakase, Hiromi Hasegawa, Gen Hoshino, Inuko Inuyama, Megumi Kagurazaka, Erina Mano, Miyuki Matsuda, Kenichirô Mogi, Ayaka Morita, Shôko Nakagawa, Toshiyuki Nishida, Ikue Ohtani, Eita Okuno, Kiyohiko Shibukawa)

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Raiders Of The Lost Ark: The Adaptation

A shot for shot remake made by fans.

(Country: US; Year: 1989; Director: Eric Zala; Stars: Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, Jayson Lamb)

Raiders!: The Story Of The Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

Story of some film fans' obsession to recreate the Harrison Ford adventure classic.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Jeremy Coon, Tim Skousen; Writer: Jeremy Coon, Tim Skousen; Stars: Ernest Cline, Casey Dillard, James Donald, Rob Fuller, Chris Gore, John E. Hudgens, Guy Klender, Harry Jay Knowles, Jayson Lamb, Scott Lionberger, Michael Mobley, Ryan Pierini, Karl Preusser, John Rhys-Davies, Angela Rodriguez)

The Road To Civil War: Marvel Renaissance

Review preview for The Road To Civil War: Marvel Renaissance

Pacy, to the point and smart enough not to outstay its welcome.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
The story of Marvel and the men who saved it from collapse.

(Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Philippe Guedj, Philippe Roure; Writer: Philippe Guedj, Philippe Roure; Stars: Mark Waid, Tom DeSanto, Louis Leterrier, Mark Millar)

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