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LeftLion's Best Films of 2014
Thu 01 Jan 2015So what, in our humble opinions, were the top films of the year?
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LeftLion's Worst Films of 2014
Wed 31 Dec 2014We choose the year's movies that probably should have stayed unmade
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Top of the Notts 2014
Tue 30 Dec 2014A round-up of some of our favourite music that has come out of Nottingham this year
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Top 14 LeftLion Articles of the Year
Tue 30 Dec 2014We get all nostalgic and have a look back at the cream of our wordy crop from the past twelve months
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New Wave Short Films
Tue 02 Dec 2014We chat to Derry Shillitto about his production company and short film festival
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Bang! Short Film Festival Is Calling It A Day
Thu 27 Nov 2014Short films are perfect. Perfect for the filmmaker wanting to showcase what they can do, perfect for the YouTube generation struggling to concentrate on anything for more than an hour, perfect for creating some of the most diverse film festivals out there. Bang! Short Film Festival started off small but, as the digital age took hold and their audiences got bigger, it grew into a beast of a festival. Unfortunately, after fifteen years of filling Broadway’s screens with bite-sized reels, they’ve called it a day. We get all nostalgic and look at what the festival meant to filmmakers and audiences alike...
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Gallery 47 All Will Be Well - A Poddingham Film
Tue 18 Nov 2014Jack Peachey has just released his second album, the perfect excuse for a short film that includes live footage from his support slot with Paul Weller
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Mr Stitch Films: Anthony Winson
Mon 10 Nov 2014We interview the Nottingham based filmmaker who has just made a feature film set in a haunted house
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Top Hat
Fri 07 Nov 2014Massed ranks in Top Hats & Tails tap it out in this lush take on the Fred Astaire film
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Boardwalk Empire and the Ongoing Battle Between TV and Film
Wed 05 Nov 2014"HBO are doubtlessly at the forefront of small-screen entertainment, having produced some of the greatest series of all time."
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Mayhem Film Festival 2014: Day Four - Part Two
Wed 05 Nov 2014What We Do In The Shadows, Daughter of Horror, with a live score from 8mm Orchestra, and Monsters: Dark Continent were the last films of this year's festival
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Mayhem Film Festival 2014: Day Four - Part One
Tue 04 Nov 2014Predestination and The ABCs Of Death 2 were a great start to the festival's last day
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Mayhem Film Festival: Day Three - Part Two
Mon 03 Nov 2014Scary Shorts, The Canal, and Stagefright led us into the early hours of the morning
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Mayhem Film Festival: Day Three - Part One
Sun 02 Nov 2014Dead Snow 2, Starry Eyes, and Housebound were the first films on the menu for Saturday.
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Mayhem Film Festival 2014: Day Two
Sat 01 Nov 2014Coherence, The Town That Dreaded Sundown and the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre were Friday night's Halloween entertainment
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Mayhem Film Festival 2014: Day One
Fri 31 Oct 2014The tenth anniversary of the festival starts its main four days with an Astron-6 showcase and the Scottish/Irish film Let Us Prey
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Mayhem 2014: Astron-6
Wed 29 Oct 2014We caught up with Matt Kennedy, one sixth of the collective, prior to the Mayhem screenings of their short films and their feature The Editor
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Mayhem 2014: 8mm Orchestra
Tue 28 Oct 2014We caught up with 8mm Orchestra prior to their live soundtrack performance at Mayhem Film Festival.
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World War II in Film
Sat 25 Oct 2014A decade by decade rundown of some the greatest films made about the Second World War
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Jennifer Makumbi at the Festival of Words
Fri 24 Oct 2014The Commonwealth Short Story winner was in town to discuss Uganda's complex history in her debut novel Kintu
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Writing Workshops at the Festival of Words
Mon 20 Oct 2014Lara Elena Donnelly and Judith Allnatt examine the power of words
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Interview: Will Self
Wed 15 Oct 2014He’s got a brain the size of a large planet and he’s in Nottingham for the Festival of Words. Get yer dictionaries out, people. It’s Mr Will Self.
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Festival of Words 2014
Wed 08 Oct 2014A letter-laden shindig is set to take over the city for a whole week and we've got the lowdown on the best bits
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A Beginner's Guide to Silent Films
Wed 17 Sept 2014The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has been remastered, and is set for a re-release, so we decided to recommend a few other silent movies
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Live: Macmillan Festival 2014
Tue 16 Sept 2014The strongest line up in its history - fans from all over the East Midlands and UK witnessed some of the hottest rock and metal acts in the land
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