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Film Review: Ride Your Wave
Tue 21 Jul 2020Following a wave of successful recent anime film releases in the UK, this charming new animated feature makes its digital debut...
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Art Works: Naa Ahinee Mensah
Tue 21 Jul 2020Artist Naa Ahinee Mensah tells us about her George Floyd triptych...
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Interview: A Catch-up with Nactus Kunan
Mon 20 Jul 2020Sitting on lots of newly released material but with no imminent chance to share it live with fans, we caught up with Jack and Joe of local alternative four-piece Nactus Kunan to see how they've been keeping busy...
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Beeston Film Festival Has Added an LGBTQ+ Category
Mon 20 Jul 2020After experiencing an increase in submissions, Beeston Film Festival is launching a brand new category for LGBT+ filmmakers in time for Pride 2020...
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"No Disney princesses wear glasses and that made me feel like I wasn't beautiful enough." - Lowri Moore and Our Head Designer, Natalie Owen on Their New Children's Book
Sun 19 Jul 2020“If you don’t like something, change it.” That’s what poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote and preached throughout her life. And, it’s exactly what Lowri Moore has done – fuelled by the lack of representation for glasses-wearing characters in Disney films, the eleven-year-old has collaborated with our very own designer, Natalie Owen on their new children’s book, Princess Rose and the Golden Glasses…
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Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage's David Edgley on Our City's LGBTQ+ History
Sun 19 Jul 2020Established in 2008, Nottinghamshire’s Rainbow Heritage aims to preserve the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history. With many of the city’s venues under threat of closure due to COVID-19, Caroline Barry talks to the project’s David Edgley about Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ history, the dangers of complacent activism and what can be done to preserve the city’s safe spaces.
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The Big Notts Quiz: Part IV
Sat 18 Jul 2020Some say these quizzes have been the highlight of their lockdown life, others think they’ve been an enormous waste of everyone’s time. Either way, we’ve done one more, and made it extra difficult to finish things off…
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intu Victoria Centre Calls for Photographers to Share Lockdown Photos
Sat 18 Jul 2020intu Victoria Centre is calling for local photographers to submit images captured during lockdown, to form part of a new Lockdown Gallery that will be installed in the centre...
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Splendour at Home: Dig Deep in Aid of Framework
Fri 17 Jul 2020This Saturday, when we should have all been moseying down to Wollaton Park for a day of dancing and drinking, the tireless team behind Splendour will be hosting a one-off digital festival, aiming to bring the essence of the festival directly to our homes, while asking us to dig deep for local charity Framework….
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The Winners of the Young Creative Awards 2020 Are...
Fri 17 Jul 2020The Young Creative Awards are an annual celebration of all the amazing things the mega-talented youths in our city can produce. Previous winners have performed at Splendour, published books and even designed for Beyonce. Every year the standard gets higher and higher, and 2020 has been no exception. Get impressed and inspired by this year’s winning work, and get their names on your radar – we’ve got a feeling they’re all worth keeping an eye out for in the future…
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The Art of Beer's Seth Smith Has Drawn 41 of Our City's Best Boozers
Thu 16 Jul 2020Meet Seth Smith, aka the Art of Beer. He’s spent the last half-decade creating illustrations inspired by the nation’s favourite alcoholic beverage. This year he’s drawn 41 of the city's best boozers in conjunction with Nottingham Craft Beer Week and soon they’ll be available as free postcards at a pub near you…
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FlyGirl Are Launching to Empower Wxman of Colour in Nottingham
Wed 15 Jul 2020With the aim to empower womxn all across Nottingham – with particular focus on womxn of colour – FlyGirl is set to launch later this year. We caught up with Avarni Bilan, one half of the Wigflex team, to see what it’s all about…
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25 Years Later: Batman Forever
Tue 14 Jul 2020We take a trip to the neon-coated streets of Joel Schumacher's Gotham City...
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Film Hub Midlands Invites Aspiring Filmmakers to Creative Producers School
Tue 14 Jul 2020Film Hub Midlands, a partner of the BFI Network, is giving Nottingham filmmakers the chance to gain skills and experience in the production process...
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TV Classics: Revisiting Mad Men
Tue 14 Jul 2020Daniel Turner explores the themes of two key episodes of Mad Men’s final season...
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Are Socially Distanced Raves the Future of Nottingham Nightlife?
Mon 13 Jul 2020This month, despite Nottingham’s bars and pubs reopening, the city’s nightclubs as we know them remain shut. Fortunately for all of the dancefloor addicts out there, some folks are coming up with a solution. Eileen Pegg speaks with promoters to understand what clubbing might look like in the current climate...
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Film Review: The Old Guard
Mon 13 Jul 2020The gun-toting, sword-slinging, kick-ass Charlize Theron is firmly back in her comfort zone in this combat-packed superhero saga.
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For King, Not Country: Why We Need a More Inclusive War Narrative in the UK
Mon 13 Jul 2020As the world gets ready to remember the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, photographer Jagdish Patel explores the role of Commonwealth soldiers – many of whom were conscripted under the threat of violence – in Britain’s victory.
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LeftLion Film Podcast #28 - The Lockdown Tapes: Part 1
Mon 13 Jul 2020Separated due to lockdown, hosts Ash and Derry virtually reminisce over some of their favourite and most humiliating moments from three years of the LeftLion Film Podcast. Featuring getting pied off by Vicky McClure, stalking Emilio Estevez, grilling Nick Frost about Captain Pugwash and plenty more...
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The Nottingham Project Launches to Rejuvenate the City’s Cultural Scene
Mon 13 Jul 2020The major new project, which includes Vicky McClure, Shane Meadows and Director of the London 2012 Organising Committee Greg Nugent, will aim to breathe new life into the city post-COVID.
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Happy Dough Lucky are Launching Vegan Doughnuts
Sun 12 Jul 2020Doughnuts. Just that one word alone can make you salivate. But sometimes when you sink your teeth into one, it doesn’t taste as good as it looks. Dry. Chewy. Not good stuff. The boys at Happy Dough Lucky – Sach, Lewis and TK – are aiming to change all that. They’ve spent a load of time perfecting their recipes and flavours, so their brand new vegan doughnuts are as delicious as can be. We chat to Sach Nijran about their upcoming launch and why you should give their bad boys a shot…
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Nottingham Community Engagement Worker Josh Osoro Pickering on the Deep-Rooted Problems of Systemic Racism
Sun 12 Jul 2020English-Kenyan community engagement worker and writer Josh Osoro Pickering explores the deep-rooted problems of systemic racism, the impact of capitalism on black communities and why now is the time for change...
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Art Works: Kai-Yan Lai
Sat 11 Jul 2020After bagging success at the Young Creative Awards, Kai-Yan Lai has earned himself a successful career behind the camera...
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Film Review: Mucho Mucho Amor - The Legend of Walter Mercado
Sat 11 Jul 2020The stars align in Netflix's latest documentary feature...
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