paisleyfilmsociety

The list of our scheduled films are below. For screen times, ratings and presentation information hover your mouse over the dates.

All of our showings are taking place at our new home, Paisley Arts Centre.

* denotes a matinee screening at 2.00pm

February 2nd 2010 :  On A Clear Day (with an introduction from our patron Peter Mullan) 19:30 February 2nd 2010 On A Clear Day (12A) (2005) Introduction by Peter Mullan, Patron of Paisley Film Society Set in modern-day Glasgow, this comedy drama follows an ex-shipworker coping with the recent loss of his job as well as the grief he still has over a lost son. Honest and heartwarmingly funny

Starring :
Peter Mullan
Brenda Blethyn
Billy Boyd

* February 13th 2010 :  Step Up 2 The Streets 14:00 February 13th 2010 Step Up 2 The Streets (PG) (2008) Can dreams really come true? Andie West strives to gain acceptance both at the Maryland School of Dance, and in the 'The Streets' - an illegal dance competition.

Starring :
Briana Evigan
Robert Hoffman
Adam G Sevani

February 16th 2010 :  Is Anybody There? 19:30 February 16th 2010 Is Anybody There? (12A) (2009) Clarence is in the early stages of dementia and is resident in a care home. Edward, the owners son, is obsessed with finding evidence of the afterlife. Their unexpected friendship helps them both cope with their situation.

Starring :
Michael Caine
Bill Milner
David Morrisey

March 2nd 2010 :  Slumdog Millionaire 19:30 March 2nd 2010 Slumdog Millionaire (15) (2008) Multi Oscar winner set in India, sees a young man desperate to locate his true love. He gets selected as a contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? but his success on the show sparks suspicion and the authorities are alerted. Has he cheated? Can he be reunited with his love?

Starring :
Dev Patel
Freida Pinto
Madhur Mittal

* March 13th 2010 :  The Iron Giant 14:00 March 13th 2010 The Iron Giant (U) (1999) A lonely boy, raised by his widowed mother, finds a giant iron man which fell from space. Set during the height of the Cold War, the boy decides to try to stop the US Military finding and destroying his new friend.

Featuring the vocal talents of :
Eli Marienthal
Jennifer Aniston
Harry Connick Jnr

March 16th 2010 :  Mission X (with introduction and Q&A session with writer director David Baker) 19:30 March 16th 2010 Mission X (18) (2009) Introduction and Q&A session with Writer/Director David Baker Grant is a documentary film maker. His interview with a mercenary fresh from Iraq leads to more than he bargained for.

April 6th 2010 :  Buddies Choice 19:30 April 6th 2010 Buddies Choice (TBC) We're giving you the chance to pick the movie. Check the poll on the main page and cast your vote for the film that we should show.

The choices are -

Cinema Paradiso
Jungle Book
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
Passport to Pimlico
The Usual Suspects

Votes close on Tuesday 16th March 2010.

April 20th 2010 :  Rear Window 19:30 April 20th 2010 Rear Window (U) (1954) Classic Hitchcock starring James Stuart and Grace Kelly. Rear Window is considered to be one of Hitchcocks best and most thrilling films. Whilst recuperating from a broken leg, wheelchair bound voyeuristic photojournalist L.B. 'Jeff' Jeffries witnesses a murder. Or does he?

Starring :
James Stuart
Grace Kelly
Thelma Ritter

May 4th 2010 :  Moon (Introduction by John Pressley, Renfrewshire Libraries) 19:30 May 4th 2010 Moon (15) (2009) Introduction by John Pressley, Renfrewshire Libraries In Partnership with Renfrewshire Science Week Nearing the end of his three year solitary mining mission on the Moon, Sam Bell wakes after an accident to find he is not alone. Who is the mysterious stranger, and can lunar base computer GERTY (voiced by Kevin Spacey) be trusted? This modern classic lends much to 2001 and '70's science fiction classic Silent Running.

Starring :
Sam Rockwell
Kevin Spacey

* May 15th 2010 :  Wall-E 14:00 May 15th 2010 Wall-E (U) (2008) Robot Wall-E has been left on a deserted and desolate Earth. His purpose is to clean up after the human race depart Earth leaving it as a floating bin. Everything changes when WALL-E meets EVE, falls in love and follows her into space.

Featuring the vocal talents of:
Ben Burtt
Jeff Garlin
Sigourney Weaver

May 18th 2010 :  Shorts Evening (including Q&A session with a BAFTA winner!) 19:30 May 18th 2010 Shorts Evening Extreme Luggaging (comedy)
Scotland's newest extreme sport is chronicled in this short mockumentary. Directed by Christian Welsh.

Student Short by a student at the University West of Scotland
Helping to showcase local student talent.

Laurel and Hardy
It may be short, but they knew how to pack in the gags!! Classic shorts from the kings of knockabout comedy.

The Finger Trap (animation, comedy)
Directed and animated by Julia McLean, produced by Shian Holt, The Finger Trap is the story of the young at heart Wilson Brown who becomes stuck in his Chinese finger trap toy whilst preparing an anniversary surprise for his wife.

Saltmark (drama)
A short film about love, drama and growing up. In a small Scottish town, a teenage girl is forced to visit her grandfather. When his infirmity turns the outing from a chore into outright humiliation, she must make a stark choice: his dignity or her own? Saltmark was produced by David Hancock and Kat Hebden.

I Love Luci (comedy drama)
Short listed at both the Glasgow Short Film Festival and London Short Film Festival, and winner of the Prix de Mediatheque at Clerrmont-Ferrand Short Film Festival this is a belter of a homegrown comedy drama. Filmed around Glasgow, this doesn't miss the mark.

Kickabout (drama - Gordon McLean and David Newbigging)
Teenager Chris McMillan desperately tries to stop his older brother joining a Glasgow gang, only to end up becoming a part of his violent initiation. Selected for the Clerrmont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, the biggest film festival in Europe dedicated to Shorts. Written by Gordon McLean. Directed by David Newbigging.

Eyes on the Street (comedy - Gordon McLean)
Fish and chip shops located in an area patrolled by Community Wardens can boast of anything up to a 15% increase in profits. We follow a pair of Community Wardens in their quest to make it through the Police exam, deal with the local scallywags, and go home at night knowing they have made a difference.
Bafta Scotland Winner New Talent 2009

The evening will include a Q&A session with a Gordon McLeanand David Newbigging.

June 1st 2010 :  Zatoichi 19:30 June 1st 2010 Zatoichi (18) (2003) Blind samurai protects a village threatened by the local Yakuza gang.

Starring :
Beat Takeshi
Tadanobu Asano
Michiyo Okusa

June 14th 2010 :  Persepolis (as part of Refugee Week) 19:30 June 14th 2010 Persepolis (12A) (2007) Shown as part of Refugee Week Based on the autobiographical graphic novel, this award winning film follows the story of a young girl coming of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution.

Featuring the vocal talents of :
Chiara Mastrioianni
Catherine Deneuve
Danielle Darrieux

June 15th 2010 :  The Kite Runner (as part of Refugee Week) 19:30 June 15th 2010 The Kite Runner (12A) (2007) Shown as part of Refugee Week Amir and Hassan's friendship is bonded through kite flying -a popular sport in Kabul. This story follows their friendship across the years set against the backdrop of Afganistans recent history.

Starring :
Khalid Abdalla
Zekeria Ebrahimi
Ahmad Khan

June 29th 2010 :  Dirty Dancing 19:30 June 29th 2010 Dirty Dancing (12A) (1987) This film really needs no introduction, but for the uninitiated, its summer 1963. JFK is in the White House, Beatlemania is on the horizon and America is set to change forever. Seventeen year old Baby holidays with her family at Kellermans resort and falls for Johnny Castle, the resort's dance instructor. A classic soundtrack and 'that' dance at the end. It still shines after over two decades.

Starring :
Jennifer Grey
Patrick Swayze
Jerry Orbach

Tickets: £3 Members, £4 Discounted, £5 Non-Members

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