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The Peanut Butter Falcon follows Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, as he escapes from his nursing home and goes on an adventure with out-of-luck crab fisher, Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), and reluctant nursing home employee, Eleanor (Dakota Johnson)...

Film Review: Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon

The latest offering from Aardman studios bounces onto our cinema screens this week, strategically timed to coincide with half term. And, bounce it does. Wit, humour, slapstick – it’s all there, and fans of Shaun and the Aardman legacy will not be disappointed.

Live Music Review: Melt Yourself Down at Metronome

There ain't no better venue than Metronome for a Friday night encounter with purveyors of avant-garde funk jazz, Melt Yourself Down...

Can Samba Bring the Carnival Spirit to Nottingham

Music, drumming, dancing, vibrant costumes and an inclusive community spirit. Meet Can Samba, the organisation that brings the Carribbean Carnival spirit to Nottingham.

10 Halloween Themed Events For Music Lovers In Notts

Sun 20 Oct 2019

Whether you’re into thrash metal or disco cuts, there’s an opportunity for music fans of all genres to get monster mashed this year. Here are our top picks…

The LeftLion Football Podcast #3: Lyndsey Harkin & Precious Hamilton

Sat 19 Oct 2019

Hosts Colin Sisson and Gareth Watts bring Episode Three of the LeftLion Football Podcast, featuring interviews with Nottingham Forest Ladies' captain Lyndsey Harkin and top goalscorer Precious Hamilton

Review: Mayhem Film Festival 2019

Fri 18 Oct 2019

Ashley Carter and Fabrice Gagos give a rundown of their favourite films of Mayhem Film Festival 2019...

Robert Lindsay on His New Show, The Golden Age of Hollywood, and Singing at Derby County

Fri 18 Oct 2019

From studying drama at Nottingham College – then known as Clarendon College – in the sixties, Robert Lindsay has gone on to become one of the most respected and well-loved stage and screen actors of his generation, picking up a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards along the way. Not too shabby for the boy from Ilkeston. We caught up with the actor as he prepares to head back to the local stage with a starring role in Prism, the story of legendary Oscar-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff…

Vikki Stone is Putting on Her Stand-Up Song Show at Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 18 Oct 2019

She’s serenaded the likes of Professor Brian Cox and Phillip Schofield, and now Vikki Stone is bringing her new stand-up show Songbird to Nottingham. We caught up with the award-winning comedian and musician to talk about her comedy inspirations, creative process and what she thinks of our fair city…

LeftLion Film Podcast #23 - Mayhem Film Festival 2019 Review

Thu 17 Oct 2019

Ali Emm and Penny Reeve join hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to give their verdict on Mayhem Film Festival 2019...

Film Review: Official Secrets

Thu 17 Oct 2019

Fabrice Gagos debriefs us on the big-screen adaptation of whistle-blower Katherine Gun...

Interview: Hot Chip Know A Lot About Notts

We chat with the British musical gems before they return to Rock City this October...

Left Magpie: There’s Something Happening at Meadow Lane

I wouldn’t blame fellow Notts fans for having to read that sentence twice, as normally there are words like ‘disturbing’ or ‘depressing’ to clarify the latest activity at the Lane. But happening it is. And I think I like it.

The Confession author Jessie Burton in Conversation at Waterstones

Miniaturist author Jessie Burton was at Waterstones in Nottingham to talk about her new book, The Confession

Oxjam Beeston Returns This Weekend

The annual festival returns to the streets on Saturday, and there's a special guest performing...

Stone Soup Academy is Standing Up to Knife Crime

Stone Soup Academy is a secondary school in the centre of Nottingham that works with troubled students, helping them do better both inside and outside of the facility. We spoke to Headteacher Kerrie Henton and Head of Engagement Oliver Sillito about its recent Stand Up to Knife Crime comedy event and how it engages its students...

Theatre Review: Three Tall Women at Lace Market Theatre

First premiered in 1994 in New York, it's a play about three women at varying stages of life...

Film Review: El Camino

Is the new Breaking Bad film a victim of its own success?

The Best New Places in Notts Presented by GorgeUs

Sam Nahirny and the GorgeUs team check out the city's newest gaffs...

LeftLion Film Podcast #22 - Oli Sillito

Nottingham stand-up comedian Oli Sillito joins Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to discuss Stone Soup Academy and their Stand Up to Knife Crime comedy events...

Nottingham Comedian Scott Bennett: "There’s no such thing as regional comedy – if it’s funny, it’s funny."