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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Another Manic Monday
Tue 24 Apr 2018This festival has us rushing about like a bunch of blue-arsed flies, and we love it. Here's today's round-up of all the groovy poetry that came out of Monday 24th April, 2018.
Nottingham Craft Beer Festival is Happening in Sneinton Market
Mon 23 Apr 2018The secret is out. We’re gerrin’ involved in summat exciting, soon to hit the avenues...
Record Store Day 2018 at Rough Trade
Sun 22 Apr 2018Following the scrum for all of the limited edition Record Store Day vinyl, it was time for some free music upstairs at Rough Trade. We popped down to hear what they had on offer.
Film Review: Western
Sat 21 Apr 2018Valeska Grisebach takes an unknown cast and crafts a tense drama about German construction workers in remote Bulgaria.
Nottingham Record Stores are Celebrating Record Store Day 2018
Thu 19 Apr 2018Forever Records, Rough Trade and Plates Records are all taking part this year...
Film Review: 120 BPM
Wed 18 Apr 2018Director Robin Campillo draws on own personal experience in his emotional exploration of homosexuality and the AIDS epidemic in France during the 1990s.
A Look Back at the Glory Days of the LeftLion Forum
Tue 17 Apr 2018Back in the day, our forum was a HIT...
The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 Survival Guide
Tue 17 Apr 2018Nottingham's gone poetry mad, and with stellar events popping up in venues all over the city it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, your old pal LP Mills is here to give you the rundown on this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival.
Film Review: Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
Tue 17 Apr 2018Before this documentary was even released, Vivienne Westwood publicly denounced it. Nice to see the old girl has a bit of punk still in her.
Film Review: A Quiet Place
Tue 17 Apr 2018Real-life couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinkski (who also directs) star in the horror film where the rules are simple: you make a noise, you die.
Live Music Review: Acoustickle's 9th Birthday at The Maze
Fri 13 Apr 2018Our Angel chats to promoter Parisa East as they celebrate Acoustickle's 9th birthday in style with great music, delicious food and plenty of fairy lights...
9 Summer's Day Outings in Nottinghamshire and Beyond
Thu 12 Apr 2018British summers may be unpredictable and fleeting, but that just means we know how to make the most of them. Nottinghamshire offers a great range of stunning countryside hotspots both near and far, so if you need a bit of fresh air in your lungs and fancy escaping the city for a bit, read on to find the best spots to do so. Whether you want a leisurely stroll, a challenging hike or somewhere with a bit a history, Nottinghamshire’s got summat for everyone.
Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Bodega
Mon 09 Apr 2018I’m Not From London’s Fuzzbox, a night of dirty garage rock and psych, steps up a notch for its Easter egg-travaganza, moving on up to The Bodega. We went along for a listen.
Film Review: Isle of Dogs
Tue 03 Apr 2018Boasting a great cast and beautiful animation, Wes Anderson’s latest may not be his best film, but it’s certainly worth a watch.
Film Review: A Wrinkle in Time
Tue 03 Apr 2018Director Ava DuVernay gives us a well-meaning, but underwhelming take on the Young adult classic.
Fortune & Glory Film Club
Fri 30 Mar 2018Based at the National Videogame Arcade in Hockley, Fortune & Glory Film Club is known for cult film screenings with a difference: a super interactive, immersive, fancy dress and goody bag type of difference. Miriam Blakemore-Hoy met up with club's founder and creative force, Emma Duncan, to discuss the past, present and history of Nottingham's most unique cinema experience.
Film Review: Journeyman
Fri 30 Mar 2018We caught an advanced screening of Paddy Considine's directorial follow-up to 2011's Tyrannosaur at Broadway Cinema, where the director/writer/star was present to give a post-screening Q&A...
Film Review: Ready Player One
Mon 26 Mar 2018Legendary director Steven Spielberg's 33rd film takes us into a futuristic world of video games and virtual reality...
Film Review: Ravenous
Sun 25 Mar 2018Robin Aubert's new zombie film might be decent for viewers of The Walking Dead, but real horror fans may be slightly less impressed...
Film Review: The Square
Sat 24 Mar 2018Hang on to your champagne and get ready to squirm – this is going to be the worst week of Christian the art curator's life.
LeftLion Film Podcast #5: Fabrizio Federico
Fri 23 Mar 2018Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by local filmmaker Fabrizio Federico to discuss his career, his Pink8 Manifesto, the time a witch put a curse on him, working with pimps, the time he burnt his house down and plenty more. Things got really weird, really fast...
Kids and Culture in Nottingham: An Experiment
Thu 22 Mar 2018“Kids change you, you know.” They all told me, and annoyingly, they were right. I see the world differently, I see people differently, and I see myself differently. And besides all that deep stuff, my life seems to have moved seamlessly from trips, gigs, and events to soft play areas, cold swimming pools, and church playgroups. It wasn’t deliberate, but the fact of the matter is it’s far easier to do stuff with kids that they like, because it statistically lowers the chances of them acting like d*cks. Although, inevitably, they still do, leading me to wonder if I should have another go at doing the things I actually want to.
So I’ve spent the last two weeks running an (admittedly small) social experiment. Is it possible to enjoy fun and culture in Nottingham with feral nippers in tow? Can it be done? Let’s find out:
Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018
Wed 21 Mar 2018Festival season officially starts here, and it’s kicking off with a right wordy celebration of all things lyrical...
Film Review: Tomb Raider
Tue 20 Mar 2018Alicia Vikander’s astonishingly average take on the headstrong heroine made famous by the 90s video game franchise
Photos: St Patrick's Day in Nottingham
Mon 19 Mar 2018We got in the thick of the snow in St. Patrick's Day to take some snaps...
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