“PhD student Matt Barlow has taken his love of extreme mountain-biking to a whole new level. Twenty-seven year old Matt, who is currently studying sports psychology at Bangor University, has teamed up with local production company Bamboo Chicken TV to create a film about his biking endeavours. Aptly named ‘Short Cut,’ the film follows Matt as he takes an unusual route home from the office one day…”

The last EVE with guest DJ KITO. A student run night at SMACK club, Leamington Spa. 11pm-3am. All proceeds go to Save the Children. £5 entry. Drink deals available.

Battle of the Bands 2010 SEMI-FINAL coverage: featuring band photos, live tracks, performance photos, and videos from Fourth Wave, Narwhals, 3=Car, Cannibal Fish, and Lilac Joke.

“I have nurtured a particular strong attachment to photography depicting scenes of decadence, discontent, and abandonment, however I have a very broad-minded and experimental attitude to my own creations. As a result, the plenitude of seedy, backstreet scenes in my work are offset by my frequent forays into ‘light graffiti’ – creating an image in a long exposure by manually introducing lightsources…”

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this is a true story. at least im telling it how it was told to me by someone who claims the story is true. i think its true. some parts might seem a little farfetched but you can judge well enough for yourself i guess.
before i joined the force my partner jones worked with a guy named cookie. weird name not sure if that was his real name or a nickname or what. something cook could be the original version. i dont know. anyway according to jones cookie was a …

Battle of the Bands 2010 Heat 5 coverage: featuring band photos, live tracks, performance photos, and videos from Fourth Wave, Lethe, Coco Sioco, Gold Label, This Way Up and Yak Factory.

Battle of the Bands 2010 Heat 4 coverage: featuring band photos, live tracks, performance photos, and videos from 3=car, Fly By Night, Mari-Rae, 3 out of 7, Silencing the Outspoken, and Apache Death Squad.

Oscar nominated back in 2004, it seemed to be a good idea to delve further into the work of Mikael Håfström, best known for recently directing the horror 1408 in 2007 and thriller Derailed back in 2005. With a blunt title filled to the brim with terror and loathing, Evil is exactly about what it proclaims to be. Yet the film is concerned with much more than just acts of pure malevolence – rather is explores ideas of control, manipulation and, most importantly, intense suffering. 
Håfström introduces us to Erik …

“I’m a 2nd Year Film & Literature student and I recently started reviewing the odd film or two for fun. Now I seem to want to get my opinion down all the time. I like to think I’m open to all the new flicks but if its not worth the price of the ticket, I’ll be sure to tell you.”

[EVENT] The Dog & Pony Show lads are back! L-VIS 1990, £5 entry, cheap drinks, Thursday 6th May, 23:00-03:00, SMACK Leamington Spa… what more could you want!?

“Originally achieving some sort of semblance of fame as the singer-guitarist of ’80s alternative band Pop Will Eat Itself, Clint Mansell is today the man I will happily and enthusiastically call the best film score composer working today. Born in Coventry in 1963, Mansell’s work as an indie musician revealed a spirit keen to explore new ground, encompassing pop, hip-hop, electronica and rock over their 10 year existence from from ’86 to ’96…”

It is difficult to anticipate how a director whose past achievements range from the comedic School of Rock to the sharp animation A Scanner Darkly will handle an almost biographical insight into the volatile personality of the legendary Orson Welles. Cue the inclusion of Zac Efron, renowned all-singing, all-dancing teenage heartthrob, whose fame sprang from the undoubtedly cheesy High School Musical saga and we think we know what to expect from Linklater – the ‘Me’(Zac Efron) overshadowing the ‘Orson Welles’(Christian McKay), and let’s face it, we did not come to …

“A long time ago, in a place far, far away lived four men who invented a new type of music – Rock. Defined as a genre of popular music with a prominent vocal melody, accompanied by electric guitar, bass and drums, these four men travelled the world spreading the word of rock. However, after excessive touring these four men sadly perished. Four youngsters opted to rip off this genre; and they formed the band known as Lead Resonance!”