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LeftLion Film Podcast #15 - Jessica Hynes

Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto chat to BAFTA Award winning actress Jessica Hynes, star of Spaced, Twenty Twelve and W1A, about her new film The Fight. The film, which marks Hynes' directorial debut, is the story of a mother of three who steps into the boxing ring as a method of dealing with the anger that stems from her dysfunctional family and a dark period in her past. 

Live Music Review: Deaf Havana at Rock City

Taking to the Rock City, four-piece Deaf Havana further established their place in mainstream music with an impressive performance...

Theatre Review: The Magic Flute

Opera North lay on a magical night, with bells on

Film Review: Fisherman's Friends

The remarkable true story of The Fisherman's Friends folk group gets the big-screen treatment... 

Film Review: Everybody Knows

Real-life husband and wife team Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem pair up for Asghar Farhadi's latest feauture. But does their on-screen chemistry make Everybody Knows worth watching? 

Film Review: Captain Marvel

Marvel is either the gift that keeps on giving, or a cinematic plague that's clogging up screens all year round, depending on your point of view. Either way, they're back with another film: Captain Marvel. 

Elizabeth Price: FELT TIP at The Nottingham Contemporary

A spectre is haunting Nottingham Contemporary… After weeks of technical difficulties, Elizabeth Price’s new solo show FELT TIP is finally open to the public in its entirety. Our writer Daniel Welton shares his thoughts...

Live Music Review: Blue Planet II Live in Concert at Motorpoint Arena

Blue Planet II Live in Concert offered the opportunity for viewers to see some spectacular scenes from the show accompanied by a full orchestra and choir...

DiY Collective's Pete Woosh on His Battle With Cancer and His New Musical Project The 52 Card Trick

As a founder member of the DiY collective, one of Britain's first house sound-systems, Pete Woosh has been a leading figure in the UK counter-culture for almost thirty years. Whether DJing solo or with his long-time DiY sidekick, Digs, he has performed everywhere from Glastonbury to Dismaland, Banksy’s apocalyptic theme park style art exhibition. But after being diagnosed with highly aggressive head and neck cancer in December of 2015, he decided to take a natural approach to treatment, and is about to launch The 52 Card Trick project to give something back to everyone that helped him...

This Grief Thing: A Project by Fevered Sleep

It’s six o’clock on a Friday night, the sun is setting behind a ceiling of grey clouds as the city centre shrugs off the working week. And I’m on my way to talk to a room full of strangers about grief...

Nottingham's St Patrick's Day 2019 Celebrations in Photos

Photographer Mann Hans got down to Old Market Square on Sunday to snap some picks of your lot...

Happy Dough Lucky Serves Authentic, Napoli-Style Pizza in the Heart of The City

Dough yer really like it...

School of Hard Notts: Face Time with Visage

Meet Visage - Nottingham’s Wrestlin’ Bitch Face. Another House of Pain alumnus building momentum on the UK’s grappling scene Visage is a flamboyant and instantly recognisable character. He’s also proper nails - mock his collection of amazing wigs and he’ll slap the taste out of your mouth. Visage’s blend of humour, innuendo and merciless bludgeoning is an unusual in-ring fusion invoking classic performers like Gorgeous George and Cassandro. We cornered Visage for a chat in a pleasingly kitsch tiki-bar.

Film Review: Triple Frontier

After years in production hell, Triple Frontier has finally been released on Netflix. We gave it a gander to see if it was worth the wait... 

Live Music Review: Fantastic Worlds

A thrilling film score binge from a top orchestra

Gentleman's Dub Club on Bringing Their Lost In Space Tour to Nottingham

Renowned for raucous live shows and a coalescent approach to making music, Gentleman’s Dub Club are a nine-man force to be reckoned with. This month sees them return to Nottingham, hot off the heels of the release of their latest album Lost In Space. We grabbed vocalist, Johnny Scratchley, for a chat about his band’s sound, their intergalactic ambitions and the possibility of an alien abduction…

The Nottingham Astronomical Society Have Been Scanning the Skies for Decades

Anyone who casts their eyes skyward on the evening of Thursday 21 March might be treated with a view of the supermoon – a phenomenon whereby the moon appears especially large in the sky. One man guaranteed to be watching is John Hurst, chairman of the Nottingham Astronomical Society, a group dedicated to discovering the secrets of space...

Rock With a Western Twist: Red Rum Club

Our Tina Sherwood spoke with the band before they take over Rough Trade this March.

Soft Girls & Boys Club Are Releasing New Tunes

Addie Kenogbon has a chat with Soft Girls & Boys Club as they prepare to launch their latest EP with a knees-up this March.

Live Music Review: Self Esteem at The Bodega

The people flocked down to The Bodega last week for Self Esteem's inaugural tour. Here's what our Emily reckoned..

Under Cover Artist: Alex Traska

What do Nottingham and outer space have in common? Well, if you’ve got the creative skills of Alex Traska, quite a bit. We had a chinwag with the Nottingham artist to find out how he managed to put together such a cracking cover and pull-out poster...

Louisey Rider Cup: Local Charity Sports Event Comes Back Brighter Than Ever

Nottingham’s brightest sports event, the Louisey Rider Cup, is back for its fourth year on March 30th and is going to be bigger, better and more fun than ever before.

EXCLUSIVE: Leader of Nottingham City Council Steps Down

He’s been a fixture in local politics for many people’s lifetimes. To date Jon Collins has served for 32 years as councillor of St Ann’s, and for sixteen years as Nottingham City Council leader. 

Now, in an exclusive and frank interview with LeftLion, he reveals that from May he will leave our local authority behind forever. He also gives his thoughts on the council going forward, how our city has changed, how local government should be reorganised, the shambolic state of national politics, Brexit and a whole lot more. Read on...

Nusic Future Session: Soft Girls and Boys Club

New Nottingham music from these talented boggers...

Art Works: David Smee

David gives us the lowdown on his illustrations...