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Ken Russell Immersion Day at Bradford’s National Media Museum
February 22, 2012 – 12:40 pm | No Comment
Ken Russell Immersion Day at Bradford’s National Media Museum

Jamie McHale immersed himself in the late, great British director Ken Russell at the National Media Museum’s Saturday Day School. Read about his day here.
In any cinéphile’s mind there are those few directors whose oeuvres …

In Summary – The Northern Art Prize
February 20, 2012 – 11:54 pm | 4 Comments
In Summary – The Northern Art Prize

Louisa Parker visits the fifth Northern Art Prize on the final day of the exhibition. What’s her verdict, did the right artist win?

Hauschka Vs Vampyr at the Howard Assembly Room
February 20, 2012 – 8:20 pm | No Comment
Hauschka Vs Vampyr at the Howard Assembly Room

Adam Ryan went to the Howard Assembly Room to check out a fascinating evening of (almost) silent cinema with musical accompaniment: Seaming To Vs Maya Derren’s Meshes of the Afternoon and Hauschka Vs Dreyer’s Vampyr
Once …

Madama Butterfly; a novice review.
February 19, 2012 – 5:21 pm | No Comment
Madama Butterfly; a novice review.

One more example why reviews should be left to the professionals; editor of airy nothings, @philkirby gets to waste a ticket to the brilliant Madama Butterfly at Opera North.

The Oh F*** Moment Review
February 18, 2012 – 10:24 pm | No Comment
The Oh F*** Moment Review

Guest post from @AtkiTeach
“Oh fuck!” We’ve all said it. We’ve all thought it. We’ve all forced it out between gritted teeth, eyes simultaneously closing and drifting skyward. “Oh fuck!” “Ohhhhhh fuck!” “Oh fuuuuuuuuuuck.” “Oh FUCK!” …

Five Truths at the Howard Assembly Room.
February 15, 2012 – 9:27 am | No Comment
Five Truths at the Howard Assembly Room.

Five Truths at The Howard Assembly Room . . . go get some Grotowski!

50 Films to Watch Before You Turn 14
February 12, 2012 – 5:09 pm | 22 Comments
50 Films to Watch Before You Turn 14

Irna Qureshi and her six year old come unstuck as they try to make their way through the BFI’s 50 films to watch before you turn 14.

Bradford African Film Festival – Bamako
February 10, 2012 – 3:07 pm | No Comment
Bradford African Film Festival – Bamako

Jamie Cross reports from his vist to the Bradford African Film Festival last week

Behind the scenes at the new exhibition at The Hepworth.
February 9, 2012 – 4:53 pm | One Comment
Behind the scenes at the new exhibition at The Hepworth.

My trip to the Culture Vultures blogger event at The Hepworth Gallery.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – A Family Review
February 7, 2012 – 9:30 am | No Comment
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – A Family Review

On top of blogging, writing articles, studying for my MA, running Minicine and actually trying to earn some money, there’s my number one priority, being a dad to my five year old son Corey. Being …

Leeds produced Son of Babylon on BBC4 at 23.10 this evening (Sunday 5th Feb)
February 5, 2012 – 8:58 am | 2 Comments
Leeds produced Son of Babylon on BBC4 at 23.10 this evening (Sunday 5th Feb)

You must not miss out on Son of Babylon says Mike McKenny.

DVD & Blu-Ray Review: Tyrannosaur
February 4, 2012 – 4:04 pm | No Comment
DVD & Blu-Ray Review: Tyrannosaur

Filmed in Leeds, Paddy Considine’s feature debut Tyrannosaur is one of the most talked British movies of 2011. Laurence Boyce reviews it as it comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Award winning films, cocktails, hot chocolate and big jumpers! Kino Pop-Up Film Festival
February 2, 2012 – 5:37 pm | 2 Comments
Award winning films, cocktails, hot chocolate and big jumpers! Kino Pop-Up Film Festival

Like Danish drama? Then you must fancy Finland? And some international award winning shorts? Washed down with flavoured vodkas, a new cocktail, pastries and popcorn? Bring your favourite jumper….this is the Kino Pop-Up Film Festival
There …

Book Review: A History of Violence
February 2, 2012 – 9:16 am | No Comment
Book Review: A History of Violence

Laurence Boyce looks at the re-release of this seminal graphic novel

Let’s hear it for the boys!
February 1, 2012 – 5:47 pm | No Comment
Let’s hear it for the boys!

Sarah Cockburn enjoys some gender-bending jollity at the Lyceum with Propeller’s all-male production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. It’s far from being a drag.

Print is Dead/Long Live Print
February 1, 2012 – 11:25 am | 8 Comments
Print is Dead/Long Live Print

Amy of Tiger Tea makes us want to sniff ink…in a good way. Here’s her review of the first (and definitely not the last) Leeds Print Festival

DVD & Blu-Ray review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
January 30, 2012 – 10:32 am | No Comment
DVD & Blu-Ray review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Laurence Boyce takes a look at the acclaimed new adaptation of the classic spy novel coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on 30th January

Gig review: Weird Dreams, The Louche FC, Best Friends
January 27, 2012 – 10:15 pm | No Comment
Gig review: Weird Dreams, The Louche FC, Best Friends

Guest blogger Nicole Paciello (@nicoledandy) and old hand Nicola Chapman (@nicochapo) venture into The Nation of Shopkeepers for a night of Vice. Photography also by Nicole – check it!

Book Review: Anno Dracula
January 22, 2012 – 9:47 am | No Comment
Book Review: Anno Dracula

Laurence Boyce reviews a tour-de-force of modern gothic horror as it gets a well deserved re-release

“The Great Ordinary Show” – Daniel Meadows’ Early Photographic Works
January 20, 2012 – 2:28 pm | No Comment
“The Great Ordinary Show” – Daniel Meadows’ Early Photographic Works

Guest post by Maria Spadafora
If you haven’t yet experienced Daniel Meadows’ exhibition in Gallery Two at National Media Museum, Bradford, you have until 19th February – and I heartily recommend it.
Daniel Meadows is an inspirational …

Jack and the Beanstalk at West Yorkshire Playhouse
January 16, 2012 – 9:20 pm | No Comment
Jack and the Beanstalk at West Yorkshire Playhouse

Guest blog by Billy Patch, Arthur Patch and @lizipatch
It is very good, (especially the chickens) because it was funny and at the same time nice. The giant was very, very funny (and a bit …

Northern Art Prize artist talk; James Hugonin.
January 15, 2012 – 9:22 am | No Comment
Northern Art Prize artist talk; James Hugonin.

A review of last week’s artist talk at Leeds Art Gallery with James Hugonin and Matthew Hearn.

Bigger and brighter – The Reliance’s new dining area
January 14, 2012 – 5:45 pm | 4 Comments
Bigger and brighter – The Reliance’s new dining area

Pen Coles checks out the new bigger and brighter Reliance in Leeds

25 Best Romantic Films of all Time
January 11, 2012 – 6:44 am | 12 Comments
25 Best Romantic Films of all Time

Irna Qureshi felt so culturally inept to have seen so few of the Guardian’s top romantic films, that she challenged herself to watch the lot.

United Enemies: The Problem of Sculpture in Britain the1960s and 1970s
January 1, 2012 – 8:42 pm | No Comment
United Enemies: The Problem of Sculpture in Britain the1960s and 1970s

Louise Atkinson finds a common thread amongst the artists exhibited at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds…not all of them are British so what might it be?

Jack and the Beanstalk, WYP.
December 31, 2011 – 2:23 pm | No Comment
Jack and the Beanstalk, WYP.

Jack and the Beanstalk, West Yorkshire Playhouse. A belated review.