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Perhaps his most outrageous film to date, Àlex de la Iglesia takes his unique brand of comic horror to new heights in Las Brujas De Zugarramurdi (Witching and Bitching). Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews it for you. #VivaFest2014 #SpanishCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

¡Viva! Festival Coordinator Jessie Gibbs reviews Sin otoño, sin primavera. Catch the UK premiere at this year's festival. #VivaFest2014 #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Dr James Scorer, Lecturer in Latin American Cultural Studies, lets you know what you can expect from Peruvian film El Limpiador. It screens at Cornerhouse as part of ¡Viva! Festival. #VivaFest2014 #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Digital Reporter Chris Chambers reviews Colombian film Chasing Fireflies (Cazando luciérnagas). Catch it Tue 11 and Mon 17 March here at Cornerhouse as part of ¡Viva! Festival. #VivaFest2014 #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

With ¡Viva! opening tonight we thought it was only fair to produce a special festival podcast for all you Spanish speakers out there. Our festival team share their film highlights and touch on some of the events not to miss. ¡Disfrutad el festival! #VivaFest2014 #SpanishCinema #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

With ¡Viva! opening on Friday our festival team share their film highlights and touch on some of the events not to miss. Enjoy the festival! #VivaFest2014 #SpanishCinema #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Cellist and vocalist Laura Moody performed on the soundtrack for Rough Cut, the film documenting Jamie Shovlin’s ‘re-make’ of Hiker Meat. Find out more about the process here http://bit.ly/1mRiuLQ

Writer and curator Laura Mclean-Ferris lent her vocals for Hiker Meat’s soundtrack. In this short clip, we hear how her voice adds an air of existential dread to the music. Find out how composer Euan Rodger created the soundtrack here http://bit.ly/1mRiuLQ

Composer Euan Rodger wrote the soundtracks for Hiker Meat and Rough Cut, two films that form part of artist Jamie Shovlin’s multi-layered collaborative project. Here, Euan shares some music from Hiker Meat, a 1970s exploitation film that doesn’t actually exist. Read more about the process here http://bit.ly/1mRiuLQ

The final film in our all-night celebration of exploitation cinema is The Bird with the Crystal Plumage. Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews this directorial debut from Dario Argento... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilms

Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews the classic mid-1970's American exploitation film Jackson County Jail. Catch it at this weekend's Sleazeathon. #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilms

The fourth film in our Sleazeathon is Act of Vengeance. Down and dirty exploitation cinema at its trashiest, film lecturer Andy Willis reviews it for you... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilm

Sweaty and undoubtedly sleazy, Mandingo is the third film in our weekend Sleazeathon. Film lecturer Andy Willis gives you a taster... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilm

Often cited as the blueprint for the American slasher movie, A Bay of Blood is the second film during our Sleazeathon. Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews it for you... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilms

Kicking off our Sleazeathon in style, The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue delivers masses of gore, excess and social comment to a hypnotic electronic score. Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews it for you... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilms

To mark the opening of our exhibition Hiker Meat, Cinema 1 will turn Grindhouse, 1970s-style, for an all-night celebration of exploitation movies. Film lecturer Andy Willis gives you a taster of what to expect from our Sleazeathon... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilm

Steve McQueen’s powerful 12 Years a Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. Jason Wood the Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas reviews it for you... #12YearsASlave #SteveMcQueen #Film #Cornerhouse

It's the most remarkable film he's seen all year - Jason Wood the Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas reviews Leviathan. #Leviathan #Film #Cornerhouse

Alexander Payne’s latest film Nebraska perfectly balances comedy, drama and pathos. Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, reviews it for you... #Nebraska #AlexanderPayne #Film #Cornerhouse

Paulina García is a renowned Chilean actress, theatre director and playwright. Earlier this year she won Best Actress at Berlin Film Festival for her performance in Sebastián Lelio’s Gloria. Digital Reporter Michael Lyons caught up with her at our preview to find out what it was like playing the strong-willed, fun-loving Gloria... #PaulinaGarcía #Gloria #ChileanCinema #Film