Incoming: Tony Benn: Will and Testament
Tony Benn, the longest serving Labour MP in history, is also, arguably, the most popular UK politician of all time. Across the globe and in particular over the last five…
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Incoming: Life After Beth
Zach (Dane DeHaan) is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth (Aubrey Plaza). But when she miraculously comes back to life, Zach takes full advantage of the opportunity…
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Incoming: A Most Wanted Man
When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, brutally tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg’s Islamic community, laying claim to his father’s ill-gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest:…
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Film Festival Preview: Celluloid Screams
Celluloid Screams, the Sheffield horror film festival, is back for another year. Taking place at the Showroom Cinema over the weekend of 24-26th October, it’s safe to say that the…
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Incoming: The Hundred Foot Journey
Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. When Hassan and his family, led by Papa (Om Puri), move to a quaint village…
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Film Season Preview: A Century of Chinese Cinema
When we look at the history of cinema in the West we almost instinctively think of Hollywood or European films. Whilst images from Chaplin, Dreyer or Murnau may be familiar,…
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Incoming: The Keeper of Lost Causes
Following a shootout that left his two partners respectively dead and paralyzed, chief detective Carl Mørck is assigned to the newly established Department Q, a department for old, terminated cases.…
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Film Festival Preview: Portobello Film Festival
The Portobello Film Festival was created in 1996 as a reaction to the moribund state of the British film industry, to provide a forum for new film-makers and give exposure…
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Incoming: The House of Magic
Seeking shelter from a storm, abandoned young cat Thunder sneaks into a mysterious mansion owned by retired magician Lawrence, aka “The Illustrious Lorenzo”. Lawrence shares his fairy-tale world with many…
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Film Season Preview: The Cinema of Childhood
The Cinema of Childhood comes to the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield in July. Curated by eminent film scholar and filmmaker Mark Cousins, the season will be touring around the UK…
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