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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...

Architects of Air's 2018 Luminarium at Highfields Park in Photos

Wed 30 May 2018

Ahhh, so pretteh. Our Dan got down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts to take a few snaps of the latest Luminarium from Architects of Air...

Film Review: Western

Sat 21 Apr 2018

Valeska Grisebach takes an unknown cast and crafts a tense drama about German construction workers in remote Bulgaria.

Short Story Competition: City Arts at 40

Thu 11 Jan 2018

They celebrated their fortieth birthday in September, and have been ringing in the celebrations ever since. We were promised a year-long schedule of exciting opportunities and events, and they haven’t disappointed…

The Worst Films of 2017

Sat 30 Dec 2017

The LeftLion Screen team pass judgement on some of the stinkers released in 2017...

The Best Films of 2017

Fri 29 Dec 2017

The LeftLion Screen team give their picks for the best films of 2017...

LeftLion Film Podcast #3 Part 2 - The Worst Films of 2017 with Daniel Turner

Fri 29 Dec 2017

The second of a two-parter in which Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner to discuss the worst films released in 2017...

LeftLion Film Podcast #3 Part 1 - Best Films of 2017 with Daniel Turner

Sat 23 Dec 2017

The first of a two-parter, where Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Nottingham filmmaker Daniel Turner to discuss their picks for the best films of 2017

Literature Review: Henry Normal's Love, Relationships and Other Realistic Expectations at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Wed 13 Dec 2017

We got down to Djanogly Theatre to check out the latest from our Henners...

David Knight on the Archaeological History of Nottingham

Sat 25 Nov 2017

On the eve of a new exhibitions about Vikings in Nottingham, the Lakeside Arts Centre at the University of Nottingham present David Knight talking about The History of Nottingham, including looking at the cities defences and caves.

Exhibition Review: Collected Words at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Wed 15 Nov 2017

A celebration of Nottingham’s literary wares, past and present...

Happy 40th Birthday to City Arts Nottingham

Mon 06 Nov 2017

City Arts is a community arts organisation based at the bottom of Hockley that’s done nowt but good for local people. The creative boggers turned forty in September, and are celebrating their anniversary with a year-long series of events for everyone to get stuck into. We delved into a bit of their history, had a chat with a few of the organisers, stuck our party hats on, and did a little dance...

Top 5 Most Successful Marvel Films

Sat 21 Oct 2017

In the run up to the third Thor film, we look the most successful Marvel movies yet…

Man Alive! Readings from Man Booker Prize Shortlist at Lakeside Arts

Wed 11 Oct 2017

This October, the best and brightest of the literary world will be celebrated in this year's Man Booker Prize 2017. We decided to head on down to Lakeside's Djanogly Theatre for a reading from some of this year's shortlisted authors.

David Hone Talks Feathered Dinosaurs at Lakeside Arts

Tue 03 Oct 2017

As part of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition, David Hone joins us at Lakeside Arts to talk about whether T-Rex had feathers and to bust some myths started by Jurassic Park. Since our Gav is a mathematician, he put on his best Jeff Goldblum outfit to hear all about it

Top Ten Alternative Westerns

Wed 13 Sep 2017

To celebrate the release of Sam Masud's My Pure Land at Broadway this week, we take a look at some more quality alternative Westerns...

Art Review: Kaleidoscope at Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Gallery

Fri 11 Aug 2017

We got down to Highfields Park to check out all the colours going on behind the doors of Djanogly Art Gallery...

The Jungle Book is Coming to Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Tue 11 Jul 2017

In a collaboration between Nottingham Lakeside Arts and New Street Theatre, The Jungle Book is coming to town. True to the Kipling score, and definitely not Disney, the production has an awesome new musical makeup. We speak to director of the show Martin Berry about what to expect from the bogger...

Theatre Review: Nonsuch presents The Party's Over at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Wed 28 Jun 2017

We got down to Lakeside's Djanogly Theatre to check out the latest offering from local heads Nonsuch...

Golesedi at Lady Bay Arts Festival

Wed 28 Jun 2017

Right then, we're right in the middle of festival season and our vlogger Golesedi and her mate Mark ditched the wellies, booze and music for tea, cakes and art at Lady Bay Arts Festival...

The Attenborough, Beeston, and Chilwell Arts Trail and The Importance of Artist Space

Sun 14 May 2017

At the beginning of June, there's gonna be an art trail in Nottingham South, and our Rita is here to tell us all about it, and provide a little context to the idea...

12 Nottingham Grime-Influenced Artists to Watch in 2017

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Grime is coming up large in the global community, as one of the most authentically British sound to emerge from the UK in decades. Since its creation in the early noughties, it's been one of the staple sounds of Nottingham, and its growing popularity has opened doors to twisted paths for UK hip hop and r 'n' b artists, producers and DJs. With events like Detonate and venues like Stealth supporting and encouraging the growth of alternative musical talent from the Midlands, it is easy to see why some of the most groundbreaking artists are Nottingham born and bred...