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In the footsteps of Romans: Aldborough’s May Day Celebrations
May 7, 2012 – 10:08 am | No Comment
In the footsteps of Romans: Aldborough’s May Day Celebrations

Guest blogger Rebecca Turgoose, @RebeccaLouise07, invites us spread our wings and head to North Yorkshire for an ancient May Day celebration on Sunday 13th May.

Families Assemble: A blockbusting morning at the multiplex
May 3, 2012 – 1:19 pm | One Comment
Families Assemble: A blockbusting morning at the multiplex

Mike and Corey Kenny check out the latest Marvel superhero offering to hit cinemas.

Laughter Lines | Leeds Comedy Festival
May 2, 2012 – 4:09 pm | No Comment
Laughter Lines | Leeds Comedy Festival

Laughter Lines comes to a close on Friday and organiser Patrick Turpin gives us an insight to what they’ve learnt since the first festival last year.

BIFF’s Bradford After Dark: Horror films from all around the world
April 17, 2012 – 10:55 am | No Comment
BIFF’s Bradford After Dark: Horror films from all around the world

James Voller (@James_Voller) previews the Bradford International Film Festival’s Bradford After Dark strand. Old to new, spooky to slashy, British, American, French and Cuban; not just for horror aficionads, but for fans of cinema in …

Bollywood for Beginners
April 14, 2012 – 5:14 pm | 2 Comments
Bollywood for Beginners

Bollywood for Beginners at the National Media Museum is THE place to learn a thing or two about Indian film, says Irna Qureshi.

Minicine Presents Cine-Polskie: A feast of Polish Cinema on Saturday 7th April
April 1, 2012 – 11:19 am | No Comment
Minicine Presents Cine-Polskie: A feast of Polish Cinema on Saturday 7th April

Next Saturday (7th April), Minicine will be holding its largest event thus far. The Polish Parish Club, on Edmund Street in Bradford centre, will be installed with a big screen to show …

A Marvellous New Venture
March 30, 2012 – 9:32 am | One Comment
A Marvellous New Venture

A preview of a Marvellous new alternative tea room in Leeds

The buried history of Harewood House
March 30, 2012 – 9:31 am | One Comment
The buried history of Harewood House

Guest blogger Emily Raynor tells us about the archaeological digs taking place at Harewood House

Hyde Park Picture House’s Creatures of the Night: Altered States Review
March 17, 2012 – 2:11 pm | No Comment
Hyde Park Picture House’s Creatures of the Night: Altered States Review

This is the first post of what will be a regular feature, as Sam Reeves lets us know what’s going bump in the night in Hyde Park Picture House’s Creatures of the Night series. Below …

Sneaky Experience – Saturday 10th March
March 5, 2012 – 4:51 pm | No Comment
Sneaky Experience – Saturday 10th March

Minicine programmer Woody (Twitter – @MawScrawl) is attending this month’s Sneaky Experience event. (Image above taken from Sneaky Experience’s Raiders of the Lost Ark screening)
I’m off to my first Sneaky Experience this weekend (Sat …

Rare screening of Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr with live accompaniment by Steven Severin at Left Bank Leeds tonight
March 4, 2012 – 9:32 am | One Comment
Rare screening of Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr with live accompaniment by Steven Severin at Left Bank Leeds tonight

Laura Ager reviews her evening of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr + Accompaniment from Steven Severin. The very same show that will be playing at Left Bank Leeds this evening. The very fact that this is …

Sex Lies and… Shame
February 10, 2012 – 10:39 am | No Comment
Sex Lies and… Shame

Mike McKenny attended the day school event at the National Media Museum where similarities or divergances were investigated between Steven Soderbergh’s Sex Lies and Videotape and Steve McQueen’s Shame

NO PASARAN! : Leeds Antifascist Film Festival
February 1, 2012 – 5:56 pm | No Comment
NO PASARAN! : Leeds Antifascist Film Festival

Georgia Halston previews this weekend’s Antifascist Film Festival. Get thee down there, or watch this space for Georgia’s thoughts on the weekend.
On Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th of February Leeds Anarchist Black Cross …

Sex Lies and… Shame – Saturday School at the National Media Museum
January 27, 2012 – 9:05 am | 5 Comments
Sex Lies and… Shame – Saturday School at the National Media Museum

The National Media Museum, aside from having three screens (including IMAX) in which to fill with great films, also have a lot more film-goodness to offer. This Saturday (28th January) for instance there will be …

Book club members needed
January 23, 2012 – 12:42 pm | 3 Comments
Book club members needed

We’re looking for new members for our Boy’s Book Club – are you that person?

Playful Leeds
December 30, 2011 – 3:53 pm | 5 Comments
Playful Leeds

Could Leeds be more playful? The first in a series of events & excursions into exploring Play and our experience of it kicks off at Leeds City Museum 14th January 1pm

Have Your Say: Paid Focus Group Participants Needed
December 19, 2011 – 9:51 pm | No Comment
Have Your Say: Paid Focus Group Participants Needed

Earn £25 for attending an hour-long focus group and have your say about cultural events in Yorkshire.

Spaces & Places – Sandal Castle
December 2, 2011 – 2:09 pm | One Comment
Spaces & Places – Sandal Castle

In this weeks post in the series Spaces & Places, our love affair with the world we live in, James Butterworth looks at the historical Sandal Castle

Illuminating York
October 27, 2011 – 1:15 pm | No Comment
Illuminating York

The yearly light festival comes again to York. Alexandra Boyle went along to see the city in a whole new light.

Sunday Cinema Club at The Oak
October 18, 2011 – 11:06 pm | No Comment
Sunday Cinema Club at The Oak

News on the Sunday Cinema Club at Headingley’s Original Oak pub, starting up this month…
Do you ever find yourself stuck for things to do when it gets to Sunday night? With the dread of Monday …

Love, Romance & a Dollop of Lust…
October 13, 2011 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
Love, Romance & a Dollop of Lust…

ACDC heading up a romantic playlist? Hell yes! Bloody Nora picks her favourite swoon tunes

Leeds Lights Up!
October 3, 2011 – 4:25 pm | One Comment
Leeds Lights Up!

Leeds is lighting up for this year’s Light Night Leeds. Tell us what you want to see, what you’re involved in, and what you’re looking forward to most….

Ways of Looking
September 29, 2011 – 8:01 am | No Comment
Ways of Looking

Photography festival Ways of Looking opens in Bradford this weekend and there’s a playful app for visitors to explore more of Bradford’s hidden delights

High above the Street
September 15, 2011 – 11:41 pm | One Comment
High above the Street

October 6th sees High above the Street open for four days of unique partying. Fusing fashion, fun, food, fussball and Fred Perry table tennis.

Orlagh’s Fest – A Great Night for a Great Cause
September 12, 2011 – 9:44 pm | No Comment
Orlagh’s Fest – A Great Night for a Great Cause

Orlagh’s Fest – A Great Night for a Great Cause: Friday 23rd September – Leeds’ Irish Centre, York Road, Leeds.

British Science Festival: Exploring New Worlds
September 9, 2011 – 7:50 am | No Comment
British Science Festival: Exploring New Worlds

Exploring New Worlds: British Science Festival Bradford 10th-15th September