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UK and International Shorts at Manchester Film Festival

8th March 2016 By aAh! 0 167

By Zoe Turner Saturday 5th March saw the screenings of a series of UK and International shorts at the Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF). First up were the UK, who presented the audience with some highly symbolic and ambiguous content in films such as Strange Weather, starring Maxine Peak and directed by Tom Shrapnel. This film…
Entertainment, Review
Review: Art Bastard

8th March 2016 By aAh! 0 180

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 aAh! 0 197

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 aAh! 0 256

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 aAh! 0 208

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…

UK and International Shorts at Manchester Film Festival

Review: Art Bastard

Queer Story Showcase at Manchester Met

Review: Josie Long @ Pub/Zoo

Manchester Film Festival: Made in Taiwan

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