Glasgow Film Festival 2013

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Marvel Avengers Assemble and 30 Days Of Night
30 Days Of Night (Country: New Zealand, US; Year: 2007; Director: David Slade ; Writer: Steve Niles, Stuart Beattie, Brian Nelson, based on the graphic novel by Steve Niles and Ned Templesmith; Stars: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone Junior, Mark Rendall, Amber Sainsbury, Manu Bennett, Megan Franich, Joel Tobeck, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Nathaniel Lees, Craig Hall, Chic Littlewood, Peter Feeney, Min Windle, Camille Keenan, Jack Walley, Elizabeth McRae)
A group of Alaskan townsfolk try to protect themselves from a group of marauding vampires during the darkest month of the year.
Cartoon College (Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Josh Melrod, Tara Wray; Stars: Lynda Barry, Steve Bissette, Casey Bohn, Charles Burns, Jules Feiffer, Ryland Ianelli, Nomi Kane), Official Site, Trailer
A documentary about the White River Junction cartoon education programme in Vermont, and the careers that beckon to its graduates.
Captain America: The First Avenger (Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Joe Johnston; Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; Stars: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Richard Armitage, Stanley Tucci, Samuel L Jackson,), Official Site
After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals.
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Morgan Spurlock; Writer: Joss Whedon, Morgan Spurlock; Stars: Kevin Smith, Stan Lee, Eli Roth, Seth Rogen, Seth Green, Paul Scheer, Joss Whedon, Grant Morrison)
A documentary celebration of Comic-Con, celebrating its success and the people who attend it.
Dredd (Dredd 3D) (Country: US, UK, India; Year: 2012; Director: Pete Travis; Writer: Alex Garland; Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey)
In the violent dystopia of Mega City One, only the judges can keep order.
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Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope and John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars
Derby, Baby: A Story Of Love, Addiction And Rink Rash (Country: US, Ireland, Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Robin Bond, Dave Wruck; Stars: Juliette Lewis, Robert Stroupe)
A doumentary about the rapidly growing sprt of women's roller derby.
Highlander (Country: US, UK; Year: 1986; Director: Russell Mulcahy; Writer: Gregory Widen; Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart, Beatie Edney, Sheila Gish)
Immortal warriors compete in a game of decapitation with only one possible survivor.
Iron Man (Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Jon Favreau; Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby; Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir, Sayed Badreya, Bill Smitrovich, Clark Gregg, Tim Guinee), Official Site, Trailer
A wealthy industrialist fights evil with a newly invented super-suit.
John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars (Country: US; Year: 2001; Director: John Carpenter; Writer: Larry Sulkis, John Carpenter; Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, Clea Duvall, Jason Statham, Liam Waite, Joanna Cassidy)
Law enforcement officers on Mars are attacked by Alice Cooper lookalikes in a mining town.
Marvel Avengers Assemble (The Avengers) (Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Joss Whedon; Writer: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn; Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Samuel L Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow)
Marvel Superheros assemble to fight dastardly demigod Loki who’s only gone and stolen the Tesseract.
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Iron Man and Captain America: The First Avenger
Wonder Women! The Untold Story Of American Superheroines (Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan; Stars: Lynda Carter, Jane Espenson, Kathleen Hanna, LS Kim, Shelby Knox, Carmela Lane)
A documentary charting the hidden history of the superheroine.
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