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Sunday Mail Stars flock to the people's film festival author not available The Sunday Mail has teamed up with McEwan's to bring the Scottish People' s film festival to a cinema near you. A series of gala screenings of top films will be on show during the event, which opens on September 26. Top stars from both sides of the Atlantic - including Oscar-winner Robert Duvall and Scots hunk Dougray Scott - are due to attend. Among the movies being showcased are A Shot At Glory, starring Robert Duvall and Ally McCoist, Enigma, with Kate Winslet and Dougray Scott, and Ghosts Of Mars. The festival will close in style with an all-star awards night, when some of the film world's big names will be honoured. Previous winners included Ewan McGregor and the late Ian Bannen. Tickets for the film galas will be on sale at the various cinemas which are supporting the event. Full details of how to get tickets will be announced soon.Among the gala screenings to lookout for are: ENIGMA A Second World War thriller that harks back to the golden age of movies like Brief Encounter and The 39 Steps. It's based on the Robert Harris best-seller in which a troubled expert frantically races against time to crack the Nazis' Engima code and solvethe mystery surrounding the woman he loves. Starring Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows and Jeremy Northam. GHOSTS OF MARS A story of human colonists on Mars who must be rescued after becoming possessed by vengeful Martian ghosts. The latest film from cult director John Carpenter, whose work includes Escape From New York, The Thing, Starman and Hallowe'en, has a cast thatfeatures Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge and Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels star Jason Statham, above. A SHOT AT GLORY Gordon McLeod is the manager of a struggling Scottish football team from the lower divisions who recruits a former star to have a shot at glory. Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton and Brian Cox star and Ally McCoist makes his big-screen debut. ROCK STAR The story of a wannabe rock singer who got to be the front man of the world's top heavy metal band. Inspired by events that happened to legendary outfit Judas Priest. With Planet Of The Apes star Mark Wahlberg and Friends favourite Jennifer Aniston,left. WOMEN TALKING DIRTY Edinburgh is one of the stars of the first production from Elton John' s film company. An outspoken single mother in Edinburgh develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist. The film stars Helena Bonham Carter, Gina McKee, James Nesbitt and ElaineC. Smith. Keep an eye on your Sunday Mail for details of more
movies and events at the festival.
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