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Top Ten Bands in Film
Fri 22 Aug 2014We give a rundown of our favourite musical groups on celluloid to celebrate the re-release of the classic Beatle's film, A Hard Day's Night
Alison Moore on short stories
Fri 25 Jul 2014"I do seem to have an interest in characters who walk willingly into situations they then can't get out of"
Grex Film
Fri 27 Jun 2014We chatted to the lad involved in the upcoming Nottingham movie making crew
A Story of Children and Film
Tue 29 Apr 2014"The mind of a child is beautifully explored, instilling in the viewer a sense of reminiscence"
Interview: Airheads Inflatable Crowds
Thu 06 Feb 2014What to do when you’re making a film and you need a few thousand people for a crowd scene. It’s a logistical nightmare that has plagued directors since the dawn of cinema. But not any more thanks to Airheads who have inflatable extras by the dozen and none of them will let you down…hopefully.
Mayhem Film Festival 2013 Preview
Wed 30 Oct 2013Mayhem Film Festival has been striking fear, and laughter, into the hearts of cinema goers for over eight years with line-ups rammed to the bloody hilt with exclusive screenings and cult classics. We spoke to directors Chris Cooke and Steven Sheil, the men who control an audience’s heart rate for four full days...
UK Green Film Festival
Mon 03 Jun 2013As our only national environmental film fest, The UK Green Film Festival is in its third year and will span sixteen cities. Broadway will be part of the festival, showing films that focus on local and global environmental issues. We spoke to the festival’s co-founder, and Nottingham resident, John Long, about the festival’s ethos and rapid growth…
Homeless Film Festival 2012
Mon 02 Apr 2012This April sees the inaugural Homeless Film Festival, a nationwide turning of the spotlight back on to a problem that’s getting bigger and runs deeper, than ever before - and it’s all down to Notts and Manchester collective, Donkey Stone. We spoke to Jamie Rhodes about its aims and ambitions...
The Grey Topper in Jacksdale
Mon 09 Jan 2012In the days before Rock City, the Arena or even the Concert Hall, the best music venue in Notts was the Grey Topper in Jacksdale. Tony Hill, author of a new book documenting the club and the bands that passed through it on the way to something far bigger, takes us through his scrapbook…
The Bothy: A Short Story by Niki Valentine
Mon 31 Oct 2011Niki Valentine - formerly Monaghan - releases her fourth novel, The Haunted, this October, just in time for Halloween. The tale of a couple holidaying in the Scottish Highlands that takes a turn for the worst, this bonus extract not available in the novel is just a taster...
ArtWorks: The Time Freeze Fan Club
Thu 20 Oct 2011"The fact that we somewhat resemble the original cast is only due to the impact this show had on our lives"
Interview: Tim Smith of Fourmost Films
Mon 06 Jun 2011Fourmost Films come from the Shop stable with a can-do attitude, a string of short films that have garnered attention from all over the place and a hunger to turn Nottingham into one of the hubs of the UK indie-film scene. Head honcho Tim Smith manages to drag his head from the edit suite long enough to spell out his masterplan…
Interview: Rosamund Hanson on This Is England '86
Thu 21 Oct 2010Taking the original film cast - most of whom come from Notts - and plunging them deep into the mire of mid-eighties Britain, Shane Meadows’ Channel 4 series This Is England ‘86 was a runaway success on it's TV run and has just been released on DVD. We collared Rosamund Hanson (Smell) for a natter…
Interview: Wellington Films
Wed 01 Sept 2010"People say about Unmade Beds that they’ve never seen London look so good – that’s because it’s Nottingham"
LeftLion Radio: World Cup Special
Fri 11 Jun 2010Nish and The K - BACK! And they're bleddy World Cup MAD
Hillsborough: The Away Fans Point of View
Thu 15 Apr 2010The Hillsborough disaster was a national tragedy, but it wasn’t our fathers, siblings and children who died there. Nevertheless, there are thousands of people in Nottingham who had to stand and watch 96 people die. This is just a fraction of their story...
The Evolution of Robin Hood 1262-2010
Mon 12 Apr 2010The full run-down on the evolution of England's greatest folk legend in books, films and television
24-Hour Arty People
Mon 29 Dec 2008BritFilms gathered 30 film crews and set them the task of creating and delivering a short film in just 24 hours. LeftLion were there to follow one plucky team throughout
the process, blogging live via mobile phone. Here’s what happened...
Interview: Neville Staple
Mon 07 Jan 2008"There’s probably loads of stuff I’ve said on stage and regretted, but I just can’t remember any of it"
A Canadian on Fantasy League Football
Fri 03 Aug 2007"Here are a few tips on winning Fantasy Football when you know exactly two things about football; 'Jack' and 'Shit'"
Preview: This Is England
Sun 01 Apr 2007"The quintessential Shane Meadows picture and also his most mature film yet"
Interview: Simon Ellis
Tue 01 Aug 2006"I don’t like anything on the telly, so I thought I’d make my own stuff"
A History of Robin Hood in Film and Television 1938-2005
Sun 02 Oct 2005We take a look at the long history of the original gangster on both the big and small screen...
Notts County Fans Meet Gudjon Thordarson
Thu 28 Jul 2005Notts County supporters Trust offered fans the chance to meet new manager Gudjon Thordarsson and a few of the players