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The Binks Yard Film Club - A Star Is Born (2018)

School of Hard Notts: Puro-Vision

Wrestle Gate Pro (WGP) landed in Nottingham in January for their exciting debut show Open Gate an event noticeably influenced by Japanese wrestling. Also known as Puro it’s a relatively realistic, punishing style where wrestlers primarily get over* by displaying their “fighting spirit” i.e. willingness to absorb and subsequently dish-out a beating against any odds. In some ways a style at the other end of the spectrum from traditional UK wrestling were intangible factors like charisma can be as significant as pain threshold or athletic ability - Crabtree, I am looking at you.

The Best Films of 2018

The LeftLion Screen team give their thoughts on the best films to be released this year... 

The Worst Films of 2018

The LeftLion Screen team pass verdict on some of the worst films released in 2018... 

LeftLion Film Podcast #11 - Best and Worst Films of 2018 Part Two

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner for a two-part episode on the best and worst films of 2018. In Part Two, they discuss some of the terrible films that were released this year... 

LeftLion Film Podcast #11 - Best and Worst Films of 2018 Part One

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner for a two-part episode on the best and worst films of 2018. In Part One, they discuss their favourite films released this year...

6 Banging New Year's Eve Parties in Nottingham

It's time we see this bogger out in style....

left Brian: Discovering Fire

In his excellent book Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari explains that with the discovery of fire, humans leapt from mid-table in the natural food chain to top of the league, seemingly overnight. And although the physical benefits of this were obvious in terms of our diet and ability to tame the natural world, psychologically humans had evolved to fear predators and therefore subsequently struggled (and indeed, may still be struggling) to adapt to a life which no longer involved checking over our shoulders every five minutes for a peckish lion. Deep in our nature is a fear of the unknown and a natural predilection to suspect you could get eaten at any moment.

12 Christmas Parties in Nottingham That Aren't Naff

Leave the mince pies at home and get yoursen out for a proper good time...

Get on Yer Bike with Nottingham Bikeworks

This month saw the launch of the Nottingham Bikeworks Month of Giving, a drive that promises every cycle purchased through the organisation in December is matched with a donation to the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum.

Left Panther: Starting to Grind out Results

After a disappointing run of results in October, November was a better month for the Nottingham Panthers.

School of Hard Notts Catch up with Stixx

Stixx is Nottingham’s very own HHH; a technician, brawler, trainer and promoter. He has contributed massively to Nottingham wrestling’s ongoing rejuvenation and has fought and trained some of the best in the world. Whilst Stixx benevolently left mainstream recognition to his protégés, to those in the know, there can be no doubt he is he is one of the linchpins of wrestling in the midlands. Sitting in the post-show wreckage after another bruising bout, LeftLion hangs out under the tree of woe with Notts’ most garrulous gigantic grappler.

Preview: London Korean Film Festival 2018 at Broadway Cinema

The London Korean Film Festival is coming back to Nottingham with a pair of one-off screenings at Broadway Cinema... 

Nottingham's John Lewis Advert: Christmas Covers 2018 at The Bodega

What would the season be without a bit of Grey Hairs and Rod Stewart? This year we celebrate seventeen Christmasses filled with the covery wailings of our musical community, all in the cosy comfort of The Bodega. Last year, £1,800 was raised for Notts Hospice and Zephyr's, and so to stir some charitable happenings in Nottingham's belly once more, David Lilley has put together this wonderful advertisement to demonstrate what a Festive Miracle the evening is set to be...

Tribute: Gordon Pollitt (Wholesome Fish) 1965-2018

Gordon Pollitt, a founder member of Wholesome Fish died last month at the age 53 after a two-year journey with cancer. Here’s a tribute to him from his wife and bandmates…

Notts Hosts 2018 Games of Remembrance

Many of you will know the story of the Christmas truce, where both British and German soldiers temporarily cease-fired to play a football match during World War One. Perhaps it’s fitting that with 2018 marking 100 years since the end of the First World War, that a football match between British and German soldiers took place.

Left Brian: Passing the Tough Tests

Being a Nottingham Forest fan without much to complain about is a strange sensation. It's not quite akin to suffering from Stockholm Syndrome - the condition of forming a dependency on your captors - but it's not far off...

Left Panther: Stuttering Start for New Look Panthers

After a summer of rebuilding, and an unbeaten pre-season campaign, the Nottingham Panthers are now two months into the league season, and it has been a period of inconsistency.

Left Magpie: Fans Crave More Than Cheap Chocolate and Stamps

Every week there seems to be gloomy headlines of some aged standard bearer of the British high street stumbling into crisis. Debenhams seem to be the latest victim, with a reported 50 stores set to close nationwide.

Forest Ladies Host Windrush Knees Up

On Sunday 28 October a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush is taking place at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest Ladies FC are taking on the Jamaican national team, the Senior ‘Reggae Girlz’ with a 3.00pm kick off, but the day will be a festival of much more than just football.

Review: Mayhem Film Festival 2018

We look back on four amazing days at Nottingham's biggest and best film festival... 

Flo Skatepark Returns!

Our Skateboarding special issue hadn’t been out five minutes when we got the sad news that Flo had been forced to shut up shop; the barmy summer heatwave had taken its toll on another small business. Fast forward a few weeks and it’s a different story, with local skaters, BMX riders, parents and organisations banding together, making Hood Townesque efforts to see the venue open again from tomorrow.

LeftLion Film Podcast #9 Part 2 - Mayhem Festival with Penny Reeve & Ali Emm

In part two of the one year anniversary episode of the LeftLion Film Podcast, Ashley Carter is joined by Penny Reeve and Ali Emm to discuss the final two days of the 2018 Mayhem Film Festival.

What's Going Down at Hockley Hustle This Year?

Hockley Hustle is back on Sunday 28 October, celebrating its twelfth year, and it's bigger and better than ever. We give you the lowdown on the festival that features over 300 acts across thirty stages...

LeftLion Film Podcast #9 Part 1 - Mayhem Festival with Penny Reeve

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto celebrate the one year anniversary of the LeftLion Film Podcast with a special two part episode recorded during the Mayhem Film Festival.  For part one, they're joined by Penny Reeve to discuss the first two days, including their thoughts on Nicolas Cage's Mandy.