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Notts Screenwriter William Ivory on the Films That Influenced His Success

Southwell’s own William Ivory, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter of Made in Dagenham and Burton and Taylor, discusses the films that...

Film Review: Palm Springs

13 April 21

This Groundhog Day–inspired romance is a funny and relatable watch, says Katie Green...

Film Review: Judas and the Black Messiah

12 April 21

Daniel Kaluuya is electrifying in this gripping, incendiary Black Lives Matter drama, writes Roshan Chandy...

Film Review: Minari

04 April 21

Minari has received countless nominations and tonnes of awards, but does it win the coveted approval of LeftLion Screen Co-Editor George White? Very much so...

Generations of Film: The Movies That Shaped Our Lives

03 April 21

Films have the power to shape our identities and the way we see the world, as well as transporting us back to simpler times. We asked our screen section writers to each share three movies that left an impact on them at three different stages over the course of their lives...

Film Review: Godzilla vs. Kong

02 April 21

The much-anticipated monster mashup is a mostly enjoyable blockbuster that fails to tell a compelling story, says Jamie Morris...

15 Years Later: V for Vendetta

29 March 21

It's been 15 years since this iconic film, but does it still deserve hold up? Screen Co-Editor George White thinks so...

25 Years Later: Toy Story

22 March 21

Is the original Toy Story really still worth the hype? Chris King takes us back to where it all began…

25 Years Later: Space Jam

21 March 21

The Michael Jordan–starring Looney Tunes adventure Space Jam turns 25 this year—Katie Green takes a look back at this crazy 1996 live-action (and animated) sports comedy...

Film Review: Zack Snyder's Justice League

21 March 21

The director’s cut of DC Comics’ superhero team-up is four hours of wacky, over-the-top fun, writes Screen section co-editor Jamie Morris...

Film Review: Paper Lives

20 March 21

Netflix’s new Turkish-language drama, Paper Lives, is a melodramatic slog…

50 Years Later: Get Carter

20 March 21

Does Get Carter get a good review fifty years on? More or less...

Review: Patricia Francis’ The Art of Oppression at New Art Exchange

18 March 21

Alex Stubbs checked out Patricia Francis’ The Art of Oppression as it premiered at New Art Exchange

Film Review: Coven of Sisters

17 March 21

Why is Netflix’s latest release about witches lacking in magic?

Film Review: Coming 2 America

12 March 21

Prince Akeem's long-awaited return is a messy and soulless nostalgia trip...

Beeston Film Festival returns for its seventh year

08 March 21

Beeston Film Festival is set to return for its seventh year.

Notts Filmmaker Jay Martin to Direct BBC Documentaries

02 March 21

Jay Martin won awards for his political documentary REDt'Blue, which focused on Mansfield voters' decision to vote Conservative in the 2019 General Election. Now the Notts filmmaker talks to LeftLion about his upcoming trio of BBC shorts which will focus on the impact of Coronavirus on health workers, the creative industry and more...

25 Years Later: Sense and Sensibility

23 February 21

This period drama, released in 1996 in the UK, is in many ways a standard nineties rom-com; but does this adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel actually have too much sense, and not enough scandal?

Notts duo launch campaign to fund animated sitcom

22 February 21

A pair of Notts creatives have launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund an animated sitcom.

20 Years Later: In the Mood for Love

18 February 21

Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love arrives on BFI Player as part of a retrospective of his work, with his films now available in 4K as part of a restoration process supervised by the director himself.

Film Review: News of the World

18 February 21

Tom Hanks’ latest outing is an intriguing yet slow-moving journey, says Joanna Hoyes...

Film Review: Red Dot

17 February 21

The new Swedish-language survival thriller, Red Dot, starts out as a tense ride but ends up feeling about as empty as its barren scenery…

20 Years Later: The Emperor’s New Groove

16 February 21

The Emperor’s New Groove is a funny, charismatic film, with enjoyable characters that showed a new generation what slapstick comedy is capable of…

Film Review: To All the Boys - Always & Forever

14 February 21

In the third and final instalment of the Netflix original trilogy, this time we see Lara Jean and Peter set off for college, with LJ having to make some tough decisions not only in terms of her own future, but her relationship with Peter…

Star-Studded Line-up Announced for Confetti's Digital Industry Week

11 February 21

Students will get the chance to learn from a number of media legends during this exciting virtual event...

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