Festivals >> Glasgow >> 2009 >> Great Scots

Comfort & Joy (Comfort And Joy) (Country: UK; Director: Bill Forsyth; Writer: Bill Forsyth; Cast: 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; Director: Frank Lloyd; Writer: Forrest Halsey, based on the book by E. Barrington.; Cast: 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; Director: Jim Hickey; Writer: Jonathan Hickey, Ross Crombie; Cast: Gavin Paul, Ross Hornby, Robin Mitchell, Maria Thordar, Gilchrist Muir, Cassandra Steele, Lauren Pope)
Two young filmmakers investigating rumours of big cats on the moors find themselves in trouble as a mad scientist undertakes a sinister experiment. Full Review See: Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009

Infinite Space: The Architecture Of John Lautner (Infinite Space) (Country: UK, US; Director: Murray Grigor; Cast: Sean Connery, John Lautner, Frank Gehry, Frank Escher)
Documentary about the life and work of the famously sensual architect. Official Site

In The Loop (Country: UK; Director: Armando Iannucci; Writer: Jesse Armstrong, Armando Iannucci; Cast: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini, Mimi Kennedy, Anna Chlumsky, Steve Coogan, David Rasche, Gina McKee, Olivia Poulet)
A fast-paced film about Britain and America's special relationship in the lead-up to a war no one seems to be able to stop. Full Review See: Sundance Day Four, Sundance Diary: Day Six, Diary feature about the Glasgow Film Festival 2009, James Gandolfini and Mimi Kennedy interview about In The Loop, Interview with Peter Capaldi, Armando Iannucci and Chris Addison about In The Loop. Official Site, View Trailer

New Town Killers (Country: UK; Director: Richard Jobson; Writer: Richard Jobson; Cast: James Anthony Pearson, Dougray Scott, Alastair Mackenzie, Liz White, Charles Mnene)
Two young private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Kelly a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She’s in debt he’s going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash. He soon realises he’s walked into 12 hours of hell where survival is the name of the game. Full Review

One Day Removals (Country: UK; Director: Mark Stirton; Cast: Patrick Wright, Scott Ironside)
Six corpses. Two removal men. One bad day. Official Site

Box office and information