Glasgow Film Festival 2009

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

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In The Loop and The Dungeon Moor Killings
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.
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 .
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.
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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