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Synecdoche, New York

May 11th, 2009
Alec Hawley

“A miracle movie” (Time magazine), “a wildly ambitious and gravely serious contemplation of life” (Variety). Synecdoche, New York is certainly a film that has had the heavy weight of critical acclaim placed firmly around its neck. With such powerful plaudits, the film demands to be appreciated; you must recognise its genius or be derided as unintellectual. It can be argued that this critical celebration is not the film’s fault, but then Synecdoche seems the kind of film specifically targeted at those critics: wilfully obtuse, thought provoking and depicting the trials and tribulations of a man not a million miles from themselves. [Full Article]

Outlander

April 27th, 2009
Jack Marteau

Director: Howard McCain Starring: Jim Caviziel, Sophia Myles, John Hurt Out Now I would say this movie was disappointing, but you don’t tend to go and see anything within the genre of historical sci-fi with particularly high hopes. Jim Caviezel (a.k.a. Jesus from The Passion of the Christ) [Full Article]

MISSING: Palestinian Plaque

October 6th, 2008
Lucy Henson and Jennie Agg

A plaque put up to symbolise an alliance between the University of Manchester and the Palestinian An-Najah University has been stolen – on the very day that it was put up. [Full Article]

Newshound

April 26th, 2009

Misspelling Officials AN AMERICAN lake has been misspelled for years, embarrassed officials have admitted. Tongue-twisting Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Massachusetts was spelled wrongly on signs for years, as local newspaper The Worcester Telegram and Gazette had been pointing out since 2003. Following research into the different variations of spelling the name, [Full Article]

Alcohol Banned In Fallowfield And Rushholme

December 8th, 2008
Jane McConnell, News Editor

Nuisance, harm and antisocial behaviour are being targeted in a new booze crackdown that will directly affect students. [Full Article]

Graduation Fiasco

October 6th, 2008
Shalina Vyas and Thomas Freeman

Graduation day was ruined for one surprised student, after she was not allowed to graduate due to unpaid library fines. [Full Article]

Low Value Degrees

December 14th, 2008
Rhona Ezuma

Students are being “deceived” into believing that a degree guarantees a substantial increase in earnings, according to one University Vice Chancellor. [Full Article]

Top 5 Bond Movies

November 18th, 2008
Jack Marteau

Oh, there’s a new Bond movie out? Well nobody told me, I wish they’d promote this stuff. Is it starring up and coming youngster George Lazenby? Never say Never Say Never Again. Anyway, the top five Bond films is a tough list to compile because it depends on what [Full Article]

Backing Bobby

April 20th, 2009
Susannah Birkwood

Susannah Birkwood talks to one of the English game’s true legends, Sir Bobby Charlton, about the Munich air disaster, being awarded the freedom of Manchester and why for him it’s never been grim up north… At the age of 13, little Bobby Charlton moved to Manchester. “It was black and [Full Article]

SINGLES: Jack White and Alicia Keys – Another Way To Die

November 5th, 2008
Danielle Turton

If you like your theme tunes as dramatic and big budget as the movie itself, then you’ll love this. [Full Article]

Preview: Mencap Masterclass Season

December 1st, 2008
Helen Pearce

The Mencap Masterclass Season has begun! From wine tasting to Christmas party make-up, this is a great chance to try something totally new, happy in the knowledge that you are raising money for a valuable cause. [Full Article]

Online

October 13th, 2008

Launched this month, studentclothing.com is the first UK site to offer samples (up to six months before they become available in stores) and stock clothes specifically catering for the student market, at up to 80% off normal prices. [Full Article]

Stitsh.com

October 13th, 2008

Stitsh.com is the answer to that age-old fashion dilemma: you see someone extremely stylish wandering around nonchalantly and really want to ask them where they got that top/jacket/hat from, but a combination of your mum telling you not to talk to strangers and their scary, pouting face prohibits you from [Full Article]

What You Need To Know

February 9th, 2009
Alena Eis, News Editor

The tenancy deposit scheme and a factfile of your rights. [Full Article]

Moving To a Different Beat

March 16th, 2009
Anneka White

Anneka White talks to the underground artists of Rio de Janeiro [Full Article]

Long Live Viva

March 16th, 2009
Alec Hawley

The Viva Spanish and Latin American Film Festival, the largest of its kind in the UK, invaded Cornerhouse last week. Film Editor Alec Hawley braved everything from Argentinian horror to Colombian gangster films to find the best of the bunch. [Full Article]

Surveillance

March 9th, 2009
John Roache

I have a sneaking suspicion that Surveillance’s director, Jennifer Lynch (David’s daughter), feels that her film has something very clever to say. I'm just not sure what it is. Her last effort, 1993’s Boxing Helena, told the story of a surgeon who stalks a woman, kidnaps her and amputates all of her (mostly healthy) limbs, before she begins to fall for him. It was critically destroyed, flopped miserably at the box office and garnered a small, cultish group of fans with an interest in amputee fetishism. Considering this, and the 15-year gap between Helena and Surveillance, you could be forgiven for thinking that Lynch’s attitude to filmmaking may have changed a little – and you’d be right. [Full Article]