aAh! Magazine
You are here: Home / Posts created by aAh!
  • Entertainment, Review

    Review: Art Bastard

    8th March 2016 By 0 127

    By Ian Peek Art Bastard. Surely, the most magnificently titled movie of all time? The ‘Art Bastard’ of the title is Robert (Bob) Cenedella, an American artist, and the movie premiere is a documentary biopic of his life recently screened at the Manchester Film Festival. The words ‘Art Bastard’ suggest a hard-hitting, confrontational aspect that…

  • Lifestyle, Manchester, News

    Queer Story Showcase at Manchester Met

    7th March 2016 By 0 156

    By Jacqueline Grima Photography: Rachael Burns Manchester Metropolitan University’s Humanities in Public Festival continued its frank discussion about sex last week with an event that explored the worlds of ‘chemsex’ and ‘slamming’ parties. The event, hosted and organised by Queer Media Festival director Jamie Starboisky, was entitled ‘Queer Story Showcase: Let’s talk about sex’. The…

  • Entertainment, Manchester, News

    Review: Josie Long @ Pub/Zoo

    7th March 2016 By 0 197

    By Jack Holmes Group Therapy’s monthly comedy nights have been pulling in some big names of late. Their March gig is no different, with a headline spot from Josie Long, who we covered in a spotlight piece just last week. For one month only it’s been moved from its usual Gorilla venue, to the club…

  • Entertainment, Manchester, Review

    Manchester Film Festival: Made in Taiwan

    7th March 2016 By 0 160

    By Helen Clarke Today at Manchester Film Festival, Humanity Hallows sat down to watch Made in Taiwan. Set in TaiPei, the title of this film really gives thong away besides location. This meant we didn’t know what to expect. What we were faced with was a postmodern masterpiece drawing influence from Roman Polanski‘s – Rosemary’s Baby, Alejandro…

  • Entertainment, Manchester

    Myra Breckinridge: Sure Hard to Handle?

    2nd March 2016 By 0 350

    Words by Jack Holmes Photography by Rachael Burns The SEX strand of Manchester Metropolitan University’s (Manchester Met) Humanities in Public Festival continued last Friday with a particularly insightful screening of cult comedy Myra Breckinridge. Described by Time Magazine as “about as funny as a child molester”, the 1970 film is a perfect catalyst for debate…

New Issue Out Now


About Us

aAh! is Manchester Metropolitan University's official arts and culture student magazine.

Latest Articles