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  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    Spending a lot of time bedridden as a child allowed Warhol to draw, collect images of film stars and to ‘develop his personality’. He moved to New York in the 60s and, after finding fame in illustration, he tur […]

  • Beth Kirkbride wrote a new post 11 years ago

    This time of year is perfect for pensive reflection.

    In the last twelve months, we’ve seen a host of phenomenally talented artists firmly establish themselves as here for the long haul – including FKA Twigs, […]

  • Beth Kirkbride wrote a new post 11 years ago

    Anybody who has come down to the Leadmill this evening for the launch of Parka’ Ego Trip EP is lucky enough to get not one, not two, but five bands for their money’s worth. Tonight showcases just some of the […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    There’s something about literature that intrigued me from a young age, prompting a love that I hope will last forever. I’ve always been in awe of stories and interested in finding out little details of lives I’ve […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    It’s become a sort of fashion for the film industry to adapt popular novels into feature length films. Whilst it’s extremely exciting when the news breaks that the book you’ve read is finally being manufactured […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    ‘In Case You Missed It’ Is the first in our new episodic series of film news, presented to you by Annie Honeyball and I (Eddie Michael). We round up the biggest headlines including casting news and the trailer for […]

  • Beth Kirkbride wrote a new post 11 years ago

    ‘Neath The Moon is the latest release from Loor a Los Heroes, a delightful jangly entity that’s bound to get your head bopping – embarrassingly, as I found – if you listen to it in public. ‘Lucy’ is a carefully […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    NBC have had a knack recently of creating one of the most disgusting hours of television. Yes, am I talking about Hannibal. As much as I adore that show, I would have never thought that NBC would be supporting the […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    Anastasia (1997)

    As a nineties kid, I feel like I was spoilt for choice when it came to animated films. I honestly believe that we, as a generation, got the best of them. It was a wonderful transitional […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    I have seen so many web and magazine articles on the amount of comic books movies being released in the next 6 years or so, In my head I keep thinking ‘surely we’ll all be tired of them by then’. But this year we […]

  • Beth Kirkbride wrote a new post 11 years ago

    Secondary school (or as our friends across the pond call it ‘High School’) can be really tough. Our teenage years are supposed to be the best years of our lives – but not everyone sails through on a tidal wave of […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    Ho ho ho! Christmas is just around the corner and during this festive time you can be sure to find more than a few DVD-shaped presents under the tree… Here’s my pick of the crop this month, which includes a […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    Recently, I have been in the process of receiving offers from my chosen universities. This a daunting experience for thousands of Year 13 students across the country. It means constantly checking your emails for […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    In the second ever ‘My Life In Films’, Sophie bares all and tells us all about the films that made her the person she is today.

    Toy Story (1995)
    Dir: John Lasseter

    The year was 1996. My Mum sat three […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years ago

    “I don’t need to hear the whole story.”
    St.Vincent is the latest in a spew of films being released this Oscar season. It boasts a more than capable cast which consists of Bill Murray (Ghostbusters), Melissa […]

  • Beth Kirkbride wrote a new post 11 years ago

    Just over a month ago I watched The Time Sellers take to the stage of Sheffield’s O2 Academy, a bundle of nerves and anticipation, as they were about to unleash the product of hours spent in the practice room upon […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years, 1 month ago

    I’m sat in bed and have been staring at a painfully blank page on Microsoft word for the best part of half an hour, knowing not what I want to write but just that I want to write something. I’m angry and tired and […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years, 1 month ago

    Title: Jurassic Park

    Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sir Richard Attenborough

    Synopsis: Based on Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 action-packed […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years, 1 month ago

    With well over a year having passed since Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul hung up their boots as the unforgettable duo of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, it seems the powers that be at AMC (the show’s network) have […]

  • wrote a new post 11 years, 1 month ago

    Title: If I Stay

    Author: Gayle Forman

    What I think so far: It is taking me far to long read this book, with it’s length suggesting it should really only take me a few days. Alas, I’m only half way through […]

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