The UGC opened in 2001 but was taken over by Cineworld in 2005 and is now known mostly by that name. Situated on Renfrew Street, it was in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest cinema and was also the UK's busiest cinema, based on admissions, in 2003. With 18 screens and 12 stories the cinema holds 4,300 people and shows mostly blockbuster films. With a bar on level 1 and sweet and popcorn stands on every few levels, the cinema is well set out. As in my previous entry, I discussed how Cineworld was the first cinema in the UK to play host to D-Box seats, i.e. 4D cinema. They show a lot of 3D films as well and although the prices are quite steep; at peak times an adult 3D ticket could cost around £10, the cinema is always busy. The cinema is a bit of a landmark in the city and if you're looking for the latest Hollywood film, it's just the place for you.
In complete contrast to Cineworld, the Glasgow Film Theatre is an independent cinema with only two screens. Located on Rose Street, the cinema opened in 1939 as the "Cosmo" cinema. The Scottish Film Council bought the cinema in 1973 and it reopened the next year as the Glasgow Film Theatre, or GFT. It shows art house movies, foreign films, documentaries and late night screenings of cult films and although Cineworld is only a few streets away, it's usually different film fans who frequent the GFT. I've only ever been there to see Back to the Future, one of their cult films late on a Friday night, and the cinema was fairly busy. The staff at the cinema volunteer and the theatre even has its own "Cafe Cosmo" which is highly praised. They host films from the Italian Film Festival as well as Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.
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