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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 […]
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
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
3rd October 2012

The Rise and Fall of The Old Republic

Jonathan Edwards looks at the issues facing the most expensive video-game of all time
3rd October 2012

Fable: The Journey

Jack Crutcher looks at the latest entry in the Fable series
3rd October 2012

Guild Wars 2 – Review

Jonathan Lee and Sam Mossop review Guild Wars 2
3rd October 2012

‘Death Watch’

Our Cornerhouse Pick of the Week is Bertrand Tavernier’s 1980’s hit
3rd October 2012

Top 5: Cross-dressing Films

Flora Anderson guides us through her Top 5 cross-dressing countdown!
3rd October 2012

Hitchcock biopic set to leave us “Spellbound”

With the movie poster and release date unveiled last week, Sophie James anticipates the success of Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock”

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3rd October 2012

Preview: ‘On the Road’

Joshua Brown explains why he is so excited about the upcoming Kerouac adaption
2nd October 2012

ODEON Cinema Listings 1st – 7th October

Your guide to what’s on at Manchester ODEON this week.
2nd October 2012

Review: ‘Looper’

Andrew Home guides us through the lastest time travel movie
2nd October 2012

Is Daniel Day-Lewis the best working actor?

Nihal Tharoor-Menon explores Daniel Day-Lewis’ devotion to his craft
26th September 2012

Hollywood loves time-travel

An insight into the importance of time-travel within the film world.
26th September 2012

Nothing left untouched

Sophie James explores how films are going further to include and inspire everyone.
25th September 2012

Retro Corner: Crash Bandicoot

Andrew Williams reminisces about a brilliant game from a simpler time – the 1996 masterpiece Crash Bandicoot
24th September 2012

Borderlands 2 – Review

Alasdair Preston takes a look at Borderlands 2.
24th September 2012

Gamers get social

Robert Muirhead looks at the phenomenon of social gaming.
24th September 2012

Preview: ‘Taken 2’

Liam Neeson’s latest attempt at action proves to be a success. UK release date: October 4th 2012