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20 Years Later: Blade II
Tue 29 Mar 2022We're not just looking at it through vampire blood-tinted glasses – Blade II really is still that good...
The Novice Director Lauren Hadaway Chats Sports Dramas, Surrealism and Diversity in Cinema
Fri 25 Mar 2022Up-and-comer Lauren Hadaway’s directorial debut The Novice is making huge waves in the industry and it’s easy to see why. We catch up with Lauren to discuss the film, its inspirations, and the state of the wider cinema scene...
Meet West Bridgford’s ALT BLK ERA, the Sisters Delivering Powerful Messages Through Their Music
Thu 24 Mar 2022We hear from Nyrobi Beckett-Messam, one half of the Notts duo "defying traditional expectations for young black artists"...
Nottingham International Film Festival Announces April Line-Up
Thu 24 Mar 2022The event will take place at both Savoy Cinema and Nottingham Contemporary...
DiY Collective Veteran Harry Harrison Discusses His New Book, Dreaming in Yellow, and the Importance of Rave Culture
Wed 23 Mar 2022We chat to Harry Harrison, founding member of DiY Collective and author of new book Dreaming in Yellow: The Story Of The DiY Soundsystem, which takes a look back at rave culture...
Nottingham Fashion Designer Rebekah Peters Lifts the Lid on Her Iconic Clothing Made From Preloved Bedsheets and Curtains
Tue 22 Mar 2022Notts' own Rebekah Peters is helping to lead the way in the preloved fashion game. We catch up with her to find out more…
We Take a Trip to Cluny Lace, the Last Traditional Lace Maker in the UK
Sat 19 Mar 2022It probably isn’t too much of a stretch to say that lace put Nottingham on the map, the industry reaching its height in the 1890s. But today just one traditional lace manufacturer survives. Utilising the same Leavers machines used in the 1840s, Cluny Lace in Ilkeston has been run by a member of the Mason family for over three centuries. Lizzy O’Riordan visited the factory to talk to Kate Knight and learn more about their history, the intricate process of creating Leavers lace, and how it feels to be the last traditional lace maker in the UK…
Confetti Industry Week 2022: Joe Hobbs, Tim Allen
Thu 17 Mar 2022We stopped by the week-long event, which welcomed some of the biggest names in media...
35 Years Later: Evil Dead II
Wed 16 Mar 2022Before taking on Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, Sam Raimi made his mark on Hollywood with this utterly unique horror flick...
Nottingham-Born Influencer Lauren Black Lifts the Lid on Social Media’s Impact on Body Image and Mental Health
Wed 16 Mar 2022We chat to Lauren Black, an influencer from Nottingham with over 120,000 followers on Instagram, about the potential mental health challenges for models online, how she’s using her own platform for good, and her work on BBC documentary The Instagram Effect, which explores the darker side of an ever-expanding digital world…
We Hear About the Importance of One Thoresby Street as They Begin Their Search for a New Home
Tue 15 Mar 2022As their time at the iconic location looks set to come to an end, Arts Editor Alex Stubbs explores the important creative hub that is One Thoresby Street…
How Notts Photographer Lucie Nechanická’s Book I Didn’t Ask For It Is Breaking Stereotypes Around Sexual Harassment
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Tired of the victim blaming narrative around sexual harrasment, photography student Lucie Nechanická created I Didn’t Ask For It - the photobook chronicling sexual harrasment in Nottingham. We chat to the budding photographer about breaking stereotypes, better sex education, and her process behind making the book…
Notts Sneaker Heads Discuss the Boom of the Trainer Industry
Sat 12 Mar 2022It’s hard to imagine a time when trainers weren’t everywhere you looked. For most of us, figuring out which sneakers to wear is just as, if not more important than, the rest of our outfit. But from an engineering breakthrough of fusing canvas and vulcanised rubber together in the early twentieth century to a multi-billion-dollar global business, the sneaker industry has taken over the world in a relatively short time. And Nottingham is no exception – walk down any high-street in the city and you’ll see multiple retailers flogging the latest creps, with queues forming outside some of the biggest brands before they open on most days. Footwear fan Isabella Read talks to some of Nottingham’s biggest sneaker heads to find out more about trainer culture in the city…
Film Review: Against the Ice
Mon 07 Mar 2022Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Joe Cole team up to explore Greenland in this interesting, but ultimately disappointing, Netflix release...
Omid Djalili Discusses Comedic Inspirations, Finding His Voice and Performing All Over the World
Fri 04 Mar 2022He’s performed stand-up comedy all over the globe, starred in hit West End shows and has a filmography that includes The Mummy, Spy Game and being one of the last people to act with Oliver Reed in Gladiator. But as he enters his 26th year as a comedian, Omid Djalili has emerged from the pandemic as a changed man. We caught up with the award-winning stand-up ahead of his appearance at the Nottingham Playhouse to find out more…
Brand New Immersive Film Festival Coming to Nottingham
Thu 03 Mar 2022Running from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 March, the event will pair films with performance, music, technology and art...
Legendary Filmmaker Don Letts on Nottingham, Countercultures and Being in Front of the Camera
Thu 03 Mar 2022Iconic filmmaker, musician and raconteur Don Letts has directed over 300 music videos for a diverse range of artists from The Clash to Bob Marley. Now, the camera is turned on himself in a documentary exploring his career and his relationship with the UK’s punk scene in the seventies. We hear all about the upcoming film, Rebel Dread, ahead of its run at Broadway Cinema...
Confetti Industry Week 2022 Announces Guests Including Becky Hill, Victor Perez and JD Wu
Thu 03 Mar 2022The event will run from Monday 7 to Friday 11 March, and will include a mix of in-person and online talks...
5 Confetti Graduates Now Working in the Screen Industry
Tue 01 Mar 2022From The Batman to Edge of Tomorrow, graduates from our city have worked on some pretty amazing projects...
In Photos: The Nottingham Protest Against the Invasion of Ukraine
Mon 28 Feb 2022Hundreds of protestors gathered in Old Market Square on Sunday 27 February to voice their solidarity with Ukraine after its invasion by Russia
Embankment Run Club Founders Explain How Group Exercise Can Improve Mental and Physical Wellbeing
Mon 28 Feb 2022We chat to Luke Myers and his partner Millie Caffull, founders of the Embankment Run Club, about how their project came about, and how it’s helping to improve people’s wellbeing and create a sense of togetherness in Nottingham…
Jamal Sterrett on Bruk Up Dancing, His Inspirations, and The Young Creative Awards
Wed 16 Feb 2022Passionate about Bruk Up and Flex dancing, Jamal Sterrett won the Young Creative Awards in 2015. We talk to the dancer about his New York inspirations, dancing as a form of self expression, and growing up in St Ann's.
Film Review: I Want You Back
Tue 15 Feb 2022Taking a break from his antics in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Charlie Day joins Jenny Slate in this thoroughly enjoyable rom-com...
Theatre Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Wed 09 Feb 2022A gifted autistic boy turns detective when his neighbours dog is killed
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