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We chat with Rob Green about music, musicals, and the value of the grassroots

Uplifting alt soul-pop Notts sensation Rob.Green is back and has dialled everything to the absolute max - bringing the emotion, fierce hyped energy and brand-new music for his first ever headline UK tour, which kicks off at Saltbox on 20th March. Rob shared his infectious joy with us in a conversation covering the tour, his collaboration with Cassell the Beatmaker, his ventures into musicals, and the value of grassroots venues...

The making of Sister Midnight: a multinational fable premiering at Broadway Cinema

Nottingham producers Alastair Clark of Wellington Films and Anna Griffin of Griffin Pictures have a wealth of projects to their names: A House in Jerusalem, Calibre, and The Levelling to name but a few. Ordinarily, their home is Nottingham’s very own Broadway Cinema, but their latest project Sister Midnight took them a little further afield. We met them to hear all about it…

A new play shines a light on the first pioneer of film-length animation and it is not Disney!

Lakeside Arts hosts this intriguing and inspiring play about Lotte Reiniger...

Film review: 1% of War, a new documentary reveals harrowing details from the frontline in Ukraine

Ukraine war three years on: new documentary, 1% of War reveals harrowing details from the front...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #16: Notts music we're currently spinning

In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Otala, Sam Shaw & The Real Eyes, Green Grango, Fallowed and Divorce...

Film Review: The Monkey

If the villain in Final Destination was a toy monkey...

Film Review: Heart Eyes

A horror comedy that slices into your brain right from the opening scene…

Hips Don’t Lie: we hear from belly dancer Marija Zinkevica about the upcoming Belly Dance Festival and building connection with the body through dance

After a career in computer science, Marija Zinkevica swapped life behind the screen for days onstage: teaching belly dance in Nottingham and performing in competitions around the world. Ahead of the first Belly Dance Festival at the start of March, we caught up with Marija to hear how this ancient dance can build confidence, community and a deep connection with the body.

We hear from The Sherwood People’s Forest who are bringing the greenery of our northern woodlands a bit closer to the city

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit,” so goes the Greek proverb. Nottingham is a county known worldwide for the leafy Sherwood Forest, but for several years plans have been afoot to create the Sherwood People’s Forest to bring the greenery of our northern woodlands a bit closer to the city. Organiser Sarah Manton tells us more…

Film Review: Companion

A Barbie girl, living in a non-Barbie world...

Musical comedy, Craig David, Festival of Science, and film screenings: Here's what's on this week 10-16 February 2025

This week in Nottingham! Head out with the family to the Festival of Science and Curiosity or the Sooty Show, go retro with Craig David and Lemar, check out some musical comedy or get into some thought-provoking film... 

Film review: Rave on for the Avon

Poppy Wildman dives into this 'bold, beautiful and profoundly moving' documentary, coming to Mammoth - A Climate Action Cinema this Saturday 15 February....

Splendour 2025 Line-Up Announced: Bloc Party, Jake Bugg, Clean Bandit, Kaiser Chiefs, Travis, Levellers & More

Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Travis and Jake Bugg will headline Splendour Festival this July along with Clean Bandit, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Natasha Bedingfield, Echo & The Bunnymen, Seasick Steve, The Levellers, The Fratellis and many more...

Film Review: A Complete Unknown

How well can a film capture an enigma? Join us as we review A Complete Unknown and wonder just that...

Ahead of this weekend's Palestine Film Festival we chat to Iro Bagiantera of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign

In advance of Nottingham’s very first Palestine Film Festival, we spoke to the vice-chair of our city’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Iro Bagiantera, about what exactly attendees can expect from the event, taking place on Sunday 2 February at Nottingham Contemporary.

Bowie, True Romance, theatre, film, exhibitions and flamenco: Here's what's on in Nottingham, 27 January - 1 February

There's such a variety of events happening in Nottingham this week that we couldn't stick to five. Whether you're a David Bowie aficionado, a cinephile, a museum-goer or somebody invested in local politics, there'll be something for you... 

Film Review: Babygirl

We had high hopes for Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, the seductive and daring film about a married CEO who has an affair with an intern at her company and… drinks some milk?

Review: Backyard Festival at The Bodega

When Nottingham’s music scene comes together for a cause, magic happens — and that’s exactly what unfolded at this year’s Backyard Festival at The Bodega...

Standing In This Place: Artist Rachel Carter tells us her inspirations behind a new sculpture for Nottingham's Green Heart park.

With just 17% of statues in the UK depicting women and only 2% dedicated to people belonging to ethnic minorities, there is a clear need for more varied representation in public art. Luckily, one local artist is looking to change this in Nottingham, whilst also representing the long and diverse history of our city’s textile industry. 

Standing In This Place, a sculpture by Rachel Carter will be erected in the Green Heart park in February. We asked Rachel to tell us more about the piece, how she became an artist, and what it’s like to work as a sculptor.

Film Review: Nosferatu

We review Nosferatu, a timeless nightmare reimagined...

Film Review: Better Man

In a sea of musical biopics, we take a look to see if the new Robbie Williams one sinks or swims...

Film Review: Nightbitch

Is this dark horror comedy all bark and no bite? Join us as we review Nightbitch...

Film Review: Conclave

Sometimes a film just doesn't amount to more than the sum of its parts...

Interview: Barnaby Blackburn on his new short 'Pylon'

We chat to Barnaby Blackburn about his new Bafta-qualified short film, Pylon. 

Film Review: Gladiator 2

Join us as we battle through the Gladiator 2 remake...