Hyde Park Picture House, in Leeds, was sold out for the eagerly anticipated screening of the film which accompanies the latest Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album, “Skeleton Tree. One More Time With Feeling” started
Thursday at the Aubin Cinema saw the animation and student shorts categories of the 2013 UK Film Festival, with a packed audience which numbered some of the film’s directors. Animations First of the animations was
I can safely say that this year’s Celluloid Screams was the best yet. It gets bugger, busier and better every year, but still manages to maintain the same friendly atmosphere it’s had since the beginning.
With the Oscars only a few months away, the short list for Best Film in a Foreign Language has been released, and Gloria is Chile’s entry. Sebastián Lelio’s film won’t blow you away or set
Slinkies, Kerplunk, Matey (bubble bath), Ringo Star, treadmills and Postman Pat have been given a new – and in some instances, marginally disturbing – meaning. The well-crafted work of Sheffield comedy trio, Staple/Face took these
The UK has a rich history of Social-Realist cinema dating back to the early days of film. In more recent times, Ken Loach and Mike Leigh have carried the flag, but arguably it was at
As the nights draw in, the evenings begin to carry a hint of danger, magic and mystery, and there’s something more than a little disturbing happening at the Showroom. Cult Tuesdays are reported to be
There are two things to note about Director Hirokazu Kore-eda films. Firstly, He has produced a string of high quality dramas, characterised by their humanity and tenderness. No One Knows, I Wish, Still Walking and
With the season turning and the nights drawing-in, Paul Miller’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s genre hopping play could not be more timely. The Winter’s Tale may not be one of his most well know, and I’ll
On the face of it, Sunshine on Leith should be a very hard concept to sell. Take a stage show which is essentially a “jukebox musical” based on the songs of The Proclaimers, and transform
Now in its fifth year, Art Sheffield festival of contemporary art will include new and significant work from international and Sheffield-based artists. Between 4 October and 14 December there will be a succession of thought-provoking
Like Father, Like Son Hirokazu Koreeda, the director of such brilliant films as Nobody Knows, Still Walking and After Life, is back with a film which won the Jury Prize at Cannes. Like Father, Like