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March 29, 2011
New Releases

Battle: Los Angeles

Who’s in it?: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan

March 29, 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean

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March 29, 2011
Actor Profile: Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, stars in Faster due to be released next Friday. Known for his role in wrestling, his last WWE match was in 2004, a decision to quit allowed him to focus solely on an acting career.

March 29, 2011
HITCHIN' A RIDE

IN JUST one week, over sixty Swansea students will be embarking on a charity hitch-hike to Morocco or Prague.

The Hitch is an annual event run by the charity Link Community Development, whose aims revolve around improving the educational system in sub-saharan Africa.

IN JUST one week, over sixty Swansea students will be embarking on a charity hitch-hike to Morocco or Prague.

The Hitch is an annual event run by the charity Link Community Development, whose aims revolve around improving the educational system in sub-saharan Africa.

March 29, 2011
Taliesin: Brighton Rock

Those who have enjoyed the Boulton brothers’ 1947 adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel Brighton Rock will be keen to see what the last 60 years of cinematographic development has to add to the acclaimed original.

Those who have enjoyed the Boulton brothers’ 1947 adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel Brighton Rock will be keen to see what the last 60 years of cinematographic development has to add to the acclaimed original. In 2011 Sam Riley replaces Richard Attenborough as the chilling and ruthless gangland leader Pinkie Brown, Andrea Riseborough as Rose the wallflower waitress and Helen Mirren as the no-nonsense Ida Arnold. 

March 29, 2011
Theatre: Beauty and the Beast at Swansea Grand

This April, New World Productions is making sure Panto season is not just for Christmas festivities. Their Panto style production of Beauty and the Beast, which is widely considered one of Disney’s greatest animated films, is blessing Swansea Grand with two fun-filled performances.

March 29, 2011
What About?...

Throughout history, many great villains have struck a chord with film viewers. Whether you’re thinking about crooked witches, animal hating fashionistas, hoarse voiced Siths, or grinning clowns with a penchant for explosives. Science gives an explanation for our fascination for all these marginalised heroes of entertainment.

Throughout history, many great villains have struck a chord with film viewers. Whether you’re thinking about crooked witches, animal hating fashionistas, hoarse voiced Siths, or grinning clowns with a penchant for explosives. Science gives an explanation for our fascination for all these marginalised heroes of entertainment.

March 29, 2011
You Haven’t Seen!?... Chasing Amy

To say a film with Ben Affleck in is your favourite is often a controversial call, however I am proud to say that Chasing Amy is just that.

To say a film with Ben Affleck in is your favourite is often a controversial call, however I am proud to say that Chasing Amy is just that. Kevin Smith’s third feature tells the story of creators of the Bluntman and Chronic comic book, Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) and Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) as Holden falls for the lesbian-identified Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams) and the effects that has on all three of their lives.

March 9, 2011
Gnomeo and Juliet
March 9, 2011
New Releases

Read our verdict on Gnomeo and Juliet, Yogi Bear, Paul and the King's Speech.

Gnomeo and Juliet

Who’s in it? James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Matt Lucas.

What’s it about? A modern and animated version of the classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet with the protagonists depicted as gnomes. Gnomeo and Juliet fall in love and must overcome their family’s feud in order to stay together.

March 9, 2011
What About?... The mad genius behind a terrible Nicolas Cage film

If, like me, you’re a believer in the ‘so bad it’s good’ film category, then there is one actor who is the very definition of this concept, Nicolas Cage.

 

If, like me, you’re a believer in the ‘so bad it’s good’ film category, then there is one actor who is the very definition of this concept, Nicolas Cage. Whilst it is true then when he is good, in films like Leaving Las Vegas or more recently Kick-Ass he is astounding but it’s without question the bad and insanely over the top performances when his skills really shine through.

February 22, 2011
Actor Profile: Jeff Bridges

 

By Rhys Williams

February 22, 2011
CUT OR KEEP: Awards Season

 

With the Critics Choice Movie Awards, BAFTAs and Oscars all following one another in quick succession, it can be easy to become oversaturated and dismiss awards season as a slightly redundant hype-machine. Awards evenings can be seen as simply lots of famous people telling one other how wonderful they are, but when this superficiality is looked past, there are many aspects of awards season that are genuinely rather important and necessary to a healthy artistic culture.

February 22, 2011
New Releases

 

True Grit

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld

What’s it about?: When Mattie Ross’s father is murdered by the outlaw Tom Chaney. A tough U.S Marshall called Rooster Cogburn helps track down her father’s murderer.

February 22, 2011
What About?... Award-Baiting Films

By Charles Gallery

With the award season underway and the Oscars on the horizon, now is a good time to talk about the films which are considered by many to be ‘Oscar Bait’.

February 22, 2011
What’s Hot, What’s Not

 

HOT - The Soccer Saturday boys are loving the amount of goals flying in; left, right and centre. This is the time of year the Premier league really hots up and the banter flies around the studio like it’s The Waterfront office

MEDIUM - Take Me Outhas enjoyed a very successful run on primetime Saturday nights, bringing back the dating show for the first time since Blind Date. With Paddy McGuinness stealing the show with terrible lines and catchphrases... No Likey, No Lighty.

February 8, 2011
Actor Profile: Natalie Portman

 

February 8, 2011
Film: RED at the Taliesin

 

By Culture Writer Sarah Mahoney

February 8, 2011
Film: The Tourist at The Taliesin

 

 By Culture Writer Stephanie Absalom

February 8, 2011
Literature: The Winter House

 

By Culture Writer Elin Davies

In looking for a good read over the Christmas holidays I was immediately attracted to The Winter House.

February 8, 2011
New Releases

 

Black Swan

Starring: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mina Kunis.

What’s It About?:  A ballet dancer struggles to prepare for her companies upcoming production of Swan Lake as the line between fantasy and reality becomes increasingly distorted.

February 8, 2011
Theatre: Competition to win free tickets to Spamalot at the Grand Theatre

 

By Culture Editor Suzanne Beynon

December 9, 2010
New Releases

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Who’s in it? Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

December 9, 2010
Taliesin: Meet Me in St Louis

MEET Me in St. Louis, made in 1944, is one of the classic musicals, filmed in Technicolor, which marked the beginning of a golden age in musicals for MGM. It is set in St. Louis, 1903, just before the World’s Fair commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase.

 By Verity Rogers - Culture Writer

MEET Me in St. Louis, made in 1944, is one of the classic musicals, filmed in Technicolor, which marked the beginning of a golden age in musicals for MGM. It is set in St. Louis, 1903, just before the World’s Fair commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. It stars Judy Garland, in her second great success after The Wizard of Oz (1939), as one of four daughters living in St. Louis.