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17th October 2012

Uni life on the big screen

Are films set at university ever that close to the truth?
17th October 2012

Preview: ‘Skyfall’

Will the latest Bond film meet expectations?
17th October 2012

Top 5: High school movies

Moya Crockett takes us down memory lane with some high school favourites
17th October 2012

Woody Allen: the most charming egoist in modern cinema

Jessie Cohen on egos, gender and what’s next for the movie-making wonder
17th October 2012

‘Moulin Rouge!’

The Cornerhouse re-shows this modern classic
16th October 2012

Where did it all go wrong for Pro Evo?

Shanda Moorghen looks at fall of Pro Evo and the rise of FIFA
16th October 2012

Review: ‘On The Road’

Nihal takes us through Walter Salles’ adaption of the Kerouac classic
16th October 2012

Need For Speed: Most Wanted Preview

EA demos new Need for Speed in Piccadilly Gardens, here are our first impressions
16th October 2012

FIFA 2013

Shanda Moorghen looks at EA’s yearly entry in the Fifa franchise
15th October 2012

Manchester in Film

A look, through archive footage, at Manchester in the last century

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15th October 2012

ODEON Cinema Listings

A look at what’s showing at Odeon this week
10th October 2012

Deja Vu: Fans angry at EA for releasing identical game

Gamers angry as EA releases carbon copy FIFA 13 on the WIi and PS Vita
10th October 2012

‘Holy Motors’

Our “Cornerhouse Pick of the Week” is Leos Carax’s star-studded “Holy Motors”
10th October 2012

Review: ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’

Robbie Davidson reviews Emma Watson’s latest acting venture
10th October 2012

For the love of film

The Greater Manchester Film Festival delivers a day to celebrate Manchester as the City of Cinema
10th October 2012

Review: ‘Girl Shaped Love Drug’

GMFF founder Simon Powell presents the World Premiere of his first feature length film at the Greater Manchester Film Festival
10th October 2012

BAFTA 2012 short films

Even in this first ever year of Manchester’s film festival a strong precedent has been set on the standard that the GMFF has to offer. A lucky relationship was forged when BAFTA contacted the organisers after seeing some of their activity on Twitter. They were in fact so impressed by the potential this new film […]
8th October 2012

Smartphones: The Future of Gaming?

Alasdair Preston looks at the rise of smartphone gaming
8th October 2012

Retro Corner: Resident Evil 1

Matthew Humphreys looks at a survival horror classic