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Film Review: Calibre

Fri 29 Jun 2018

The highly anticipated British thriller from Nottingham's Wellington Films is available to view on Netflix now...

LeftLion Film Podcast #8 - Al Clark & Anna Griffin: Wellington Films

Fri 29 Jun 2018

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Al Clark and Anna Griffin of Wellington Films, who talked about their brilliant new film Calibre, which has just won the prestigious Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and is on Netflix now.

Jack McNamara Talks Other Ways of Seeing festival

Wed 27 Jun 2018

Kieran Spiers spoke to Jack McNamara about the up coming pop up theatre festival Other Ways of Seeing, happening at Neale’s Auction House.

Film Review: The Happy Prince

Wed 27 Jun 2018

Rupert Everett writes, directs and stars in the new Oscar Wilde biopic...

Film Review: Hereditary

Fri 22 Jun 2018

The best horror film of the year, or yet another movie that fails to live up to the hype? Natalie Mills gives her verdict on the horror film everyone is talking about...

Film Review: Trentside

Wed 20 Jun 2018

I’m going to lay it out like it is. Trentside by Charlie Delaney a cracking film. It’s 30 minutes of beautiful cinematography and proper good story-telling.

Film Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Tue 19 Jun 2018

The second film of the re-booted franchise, and fifth film in the Jurassic Park world overall, picks up in the chaotic aftermath of Jurassic World

Mayhem Film Festival 2018

Mon 18 Jun 2018

The countdown to Mayhem 2018 has officially begun...

Preview: Shots in the Dark Film Festival returns to Broadway Cinema

Mon 18 Jun 2018

Broadway and Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature have joined forces to revive Nottingham's International Crime, Mystery and Thriller Festival: Shots in the Dark.

LeftLion Film Podcast #7: World Cup Football Film Special

Sun 17 Jun 2018

Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto discuss some of the best and worst football films to celebrate the launch of World Cup 2018

Film Review: The Ciambra

Fri 15 Jun 2018

Jonas Carpignano's compelling new film heralds a return to the neo-realism traditions of Italian cinema...

Live Music Review: Gate to Southwell Festival 2018

Thu 14 Jun 2018

I approached this – I have to admit – with a little caution, but decided to attend without any preconception (and little previous exposure to the expected musical genre), and (dis)cover the Gate to Southwell 2018 Festival for LeftLion.

Eleven Greatest Football Films

Thu 14 Jun 2018

As the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia, we've picked out a starting eleven of cracking football films to get you in the mood for England's inevitable early exit...

Film Review: My Friend Dahmer

Wed 13 Jun 2018

A well-crafted, uncomfortable look into the high school years of future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer

Film Review: Zama

Wed 13 Jun 2018

Lucrecia Martel's big-screen adaptation of Antonio di Benedetto's 1956 novel is currently screening at Broadway Cinema...

5 Places to Grab an Iced Drink on a Roastin' Ott Day in Notts

Tue 12 Jun 2018

On a roastin’ ott day when you’re abaht town, you need summat to cool you down. Otherwise you’ll get into a sweateh, tizzeh mess, and none of us want that. Whether you like it sweet or bitter, we’ve got all your tastes covered. Wotyavin?

LeftLion Film Podcast #6: David Lilley

Sat 09 Jun 2018

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by local filmmaker David Lilley to discuss his upcoming short film Socks and Robbers and Short Stack, his monthly short film event at Broadway Cinema

Film Preview: Calibre

Fri 08 Jun 2018

Nottingham's Wellington Films are back with the highly anticipated Netflix original film Calibre

Film Review: On Chesil Beach

Thu 07 Jun 2018

Based upon Ian McEwan’s novel of the same name, On Chesil Beach follows the lives of a young British couple on their wedding day in 1962.

Film Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story

Thu 07 Jun 2018

Dan Wright checked out the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Julain Onions on Galaxies - One Gigayear at a Time

Wed 06 Jun 2018

Julian Onions is back at SciBar to tell us all about galaxies, one gigayear at a time.

Bru-C on This Year's Outlook Festival

Fri 25 May 2018

This local donny of an emcee has been smashing it recently; touring with his bassline night Krudd, and smashing it in the iTunes charts with his EP Affiliation. We grabbed Bru-C on the phone to ask him a few questions, including what to expect from his appearance at Outlook Festival in Pula, Croatia this year...