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Review: Nottingham International Film Festival 2020

Sun 06 Dec 2020

Roshan Chandy reports from the online Nottingham International Film Festival, whose format could signal the future for film festivals worldwide.

Tim Bryn Smith on TAWN-19, The Actors Workshop Nottingham's new, socially-distanced film

Fri 27 Nov 2020

Our Screen Co-Editor George White speaks to Tim Bryn Smith, founder of The Actors Workshop Nottingham, about their new, socially-distanced film, TAWN-19...

Film Review: Casino

Sun 22 Nov 2020

A quarter of a decade ago, Martin Scorsese took a trip to Vegas. But did it lead to a good film? Screen Co-Editor George White finds out...

25 Years Later: GoldenEye

Sat 21 Nov 2020

We might still have to wait a bit longer for the latest Bond outing, but now is the perfect time to revisit the 1995 classic GoldenEye, writes Miriam Blakemore-Hoy...

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Surrealism and Nottingham Poetry Festival 2020

Thu 12 Nov 2020

As part of this year’s stellar online Nottingham Poetry Festival line-up, we chat to Anthony Anaxagorou: publisher, writer, poetry educator, Eliot Prize nominee and all-round prolific wordsmith. We talk lockdown, surrealism and his new book How To Write It...

Lone: Filmmakers Luke Radford and Toby Curson on Their New Promotional Short Film for Emmanuel House

Thu 12 Nov 2020

Filmmakers Luke Radford and Toby Curson and Emmanuel House fundraising officer Rosie Needham-Smith tell us about the support centre’s new promotional short film, Lone…

Film Review: Operation Christmas Drop

Wed 11 Nov 2020

Is it too early to start watching Christmas movies? Netflix reckons not. Here's what Joanna Hoyes thinks of this one...

Enter the Nottingham Poetry Hunt and Win Goodies from Rough Trade, Five Leaves Bookshop, Metronome and More...

Wed 11 Nov 2020

Like a beacon of light in a seemingly endless sea of darkness, Nottingham Poetry Festival is back with (at time of printing) a nine-day programme of online events, performances and workshops. As part of this year’s festival, you can bag yourself some goodies by taking part in a poetry hunt around the city.

Simply use the clues to work out these Nottingham venues – there’s treasure in poetic form waiting to be dug up in their windows, websites and social media pages.

Film Review: The SpongeBob Movie - Sponge on the Run

Wed 11 Nov 2020

Silly seawater escapades arrive on Netflix…but does this sponge scrub up?

Nottingham International Film Festival Moves Online

Tue 03 Nov 2020

The Nottingham International Film Festival will now present its 30-film selection online...

Film Review: Saint Maud

Wed 28 Oct 2020

Morfydd Clark is electrifying in Rose Glass’s sexuo-religious horror, says Roshan Chandy…

Film Review: Rebecca

Fri 23 Oct 2020

It's been 80 years since the release of Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, but does that mean it's time for another take on the story? Screen Co-Editor George White thinks not...

Film Review: Ammonite

Tue 20 Oct 2020

Manvir Basi brings our London Film Festival coverage to a close with a review of romantic period drama Ammonite...

Film Review: Supernova

Mon 19 Oct 2020

Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth each offer a deeply moving performance in Supernova, says Joanna Hoyes...

Film Review: Rocks

Mon 19 Oct 2020

Rocks is a riotous riot of pure girl power, writes Roshan Chandy...

The Licengoons: A Short Film Which Pokes Fun at the BBC's Decision to Scrap Free TV Licenses for Pensioners

Mon 19 Oct 2020

Our Screen co-editor Jamie Morris speaks to the stars of The Licengoons, Miles Anthony and Alex Greensmith, about their hilariously punchy new short film…

Film Review: Trial of the Chicago 7

Sun 18 Oct 2020

Miram Blakemore-Hoy reviews Netflix’s timely new legal drama...

10 Years Later: The Social Network

Thu 15 Oct 2020

Is this just another blockbuster film that glorifies people who don’t deserve it? Hollie Anderson finds out...

Film Review: Days

Tue 13 Oct 2020

Daniel Turner reviews the 11th feature film from Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang following its UK debut at the 2020 London Film Festival...

Film Review: The 40-Year-Old Version

Mon 12 Oct 2020

Winner of the Sundance Directing award, Radha Blank directs, writes and stars in this semi-autobiographical piece based on a struggling playwright going through a midlife crisis.

Sherwood-based Stone Sword Games Raised £90,000 in Two Days to Create a Hogs of War Minatures Game

Fri 09 Oct 2020

There’s an element of risk in launching any crowdfunding campaign. If you don’t reach an audience, the failure can hang around the neck of a project like an albatross. But get it right, and the rewards can be limitless. The latter situation is one that Sherwood-based Stone Sword Games found themselves in recently, when their Kickstarter campaign for a miniatures version of classic PS1 game Hogs of War smashed through £90,000 in just two days. We caught up with co-owner Paul Allen to find out more...