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Behind the curtain: How Kino Kolo are spotlighting Eastern European cinema for East Midlands audiences
Fri 15 Nov 2024Launched one year ago, Mansfield based community cinema project Kino Kilo Notts, has been covering exciting Eastern European cinema throughout the entirety of Nottinghamshire. Screen Editor Autumn Parker spoke to two of the members Liam Skillen and Lila Yakimova about their work so far and their big ambitions to bring various communities together throughout the whole region.
Ava Liversidge: Liversidge Laughersidge Loversidge @ Wormhole Weekend @ Nottingham Comedy Festival
Sun 10 Nov 2024Ben Macpherson: the Fall Of Byron Montrose: Poet, Gentleman, Lover @ Wormhole Weekend @ Nottingham Comedy Festival
Sat 09 Nov 2024Finding your palette: we tried a colour analysis with Lisa Loves Style
Thu 07 Nov 2024Colour consultant and personal stylist Lisa Wood from Lisa Loves Style, has a career built on inspiring others to embrace the rainbow, and find empowerment and inner strength from the clothes they wear. Fashion Editor Addie Kenogbon caught up with Lisa at her West Bridgford studio to find out more about how a decades-old styling method is helping others feel more confident in the skin they’re in.
How a Mini Cooper led to success on the stage and an acclaimed solo performance of A Christmas Carol
Wed 06 Nov 2024Guy Masterson's renowned Scrooge performance is coming to the Playhouse. He lets Leftlion in on how Richard Burton helped him along the way...
Concrete Jumble: how Nottingham could reinvent itself ready for an ever-evolving future
Tue 05 Nov 2024A pertinent question is being asked across the country: what to do about the once busy city centres now rife with empty buildings? Bereft of the bustle, and with a derelict shopping centre to boot, Sophie Gargett explores how Nottingham could reinvent itself ready for an ever-evolving future.
We tried out two immersive escape rooms at Escapologic
Fri 01 Nov 2024When the LeftLion team were invited to Escapologic for a competitive, team-building afternoon, it seemed too good of an opportunity to miss, but what mind-bending and mysterious fun awaited...
Watch: Road to Tram Line Spot
Wed 30 Oct 2024Road to Tram Line Spot is a new short film by Georgianna Scurfield, which tracks the creation of the city's first (intentional) city centre skate spot, whilst documenting the famous (unintentional) Broadmarsh Banks spot it has replaced. LeftLion are proud to co-present this sixteen and a half minute movie for your viewing pleasure...
Refreshing research: How Co(l)laboratory is putting communities at the front of the academic field
Wed 16 Oct 2024Nottingham boasts two top universities, but how often do most of us come across their work? Who is able to decide what gets researched, and what tangible results does it all deliver for local people? We find out more about Universities for Nottingham’s Co(l)laboratory project, which aims to close the gap between academia and communities.
Back to our Roots: How Roots Allotments are changing the gardening game
Tue 08 Oct 2024Whether it’s a hunger for connection with nature, or healthier, nutrient rich food, allotment gardening has seen a surge in interest in recent years. In the face of towering waiting lists for council-run plots, Roots Allotments are shaking things up with a fresh approach. We visited their new Nottingham patch to find out what the excitement’s all about.
Gig review: Love with Johnny Echols at Rescue Rooms
Tue 06 Aug 2024Cited as a major influence on rock luminaries including Led Zeppelin, The Doors, REM and Primal Scream, Love just might be the most important band you’ve never heard of. LeftLion stopped by Rescue Rooms for a night of psychedelic wonder, and much more besides. Support came from Midnight Rodeo and Bye & Bye...
A House in Jerusalem: How this Nottingham company made the first UK and Palestine co-produced film
Tue 06 Aug 2024For 24 years Al Clark and Rachel Robey have produced independent films, from all around the world, through their Nottingham based company Wellington Films. They've just wrapped up their tenth feature film, Sister Midnight, which saw the pair travel to Mumbai to shoot on location, aired at Cannes recently and set to be released early next year. Their most recent film, A House in Jerusalem, saw them travel to Palestine - the film is the first ever UK/Palestine co-production - for several months. Last month it screened in Broadway, which is where the company is based, but it is returning for two more screenings due to popular demand.