End of the World Film Club #2: Assault on Precinct 13
“There are no heroes anymore, Bishop.” Join us for our next End of the World Film Club, in which we’ll watch and discuss John Carpenter’s masterful cult classic, Assault on Precinct 13… A...
Racing Against Time: 24/7 Society & Helga Schmid
“In global lockdown, how we experience time has unexpectedly shifted.” Gabriella Warren-Smith considers her pre-coronavirus experience in Uchronia, artist Helga Schmid’s ‘clockless utopia’… If I granted you three wishes, what would they be?...
Playlist: Comics Youth Radio: Lockdown! at the Disco
Issues posed by the lockdown – not least, the impacts of social isolation – are being mitigated by innovative and supportive group initiatives. Now, with added positive vibes, Young People’s community organisation Comics Youth are...
Research In The Wild: “An ever-changing map of connected relationships”
What issues effecting the arts are to the fore in Lancashire and Cumbria right now? In the first of a new series commissioned by Contemporary Visual Arts Network North-by-NorthWest (CVAN NbyNW), Ross Dalziel highlights those embracing an...
End of the World Film Club #1: A Matter of Life and Death
“Would you die for her?” “I would, but, er, I’d rather live.” Join us for our inaugural End of the World Film Club, in which we’ll watch and discuss Powell & Pressburger’s classic romantic...
People Places: On Music and Nostalgia
Why does the music we listen to in our teens matter so much? Mike Pinnington takes a deep dive into his own formative years to investigate… I’m four years old. A sickly child,...
Self-Isolation Culture Special: Free Film, Music, Art, Essays, Books and More
Welcome to the strange new normal – how are you doing? If you’re anything like us, the constant reporting of all things Coronavirus (COVID-19) is taking its toll. With huge numbers of us...
The Lighthouse and Bait: Striving for Authenticity in Narrative Cinema
“There is tension between the real and the virtual, the authentic and the simulated.” Lee Ashworth searches for the authentic in the choppy waters of narrative cinema… The Lighthouse (2019) is one of...
Culture Diary w/c 09-03-2020
Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from around the North of England and the rest of the UK – and loads of it’s free! Monday – New Writings:...