Cornerhouse's Posts

Our #MyNoir season continues and next up is Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil. Andy Moor, Reader in Cinema History at Manchester Metropolitan University reviews it for you... #MyNoir #FilmNoir #TouchOfEvil

Andy Moor, Reader in Cinema History at Manchester Metropolitan University reviews the classic pulp noir of the fifties and savage critique of Cold War paranoia - Kiss Me Deadly. #MyNoir #FilmNoir #KissMeDeadly

He's a cult legend and joined us earlier this month for a special Q&A - were talking about the ever optimistic John Otway. Our Digital Reporter Matt Akers grabbed him beforehand to chat inspirations and on stage acrobatics... #JohnOtway #RockAndRollsGreatestFailure #OtwayTheMovie #Film #Music #Cornerhouse

As we get closer to our exhibition of David Chadwick’s images of Manchester night spots in the early 1980s, we’re excited to have tracked down one of the most striking people in his iconic ‘punks’ picture. Karen Bentley came forward after a friend spotted our appeal on Facebook... #DavidChadwick #Punks #ManchesterClubScene #Photography

Earlier this month we put a call out for Manchester clubbers captured on camera over 30 years to step forward and identify themselves from our series of photographs by David Chadwick. And with help for the MEN we've tracked down the mysterious lady in the iconic photo, Girl in a Discotheque. We caught up with her... #DavidChadwick #GirlInADiscotheque #ManchesterClubScene #Photography

This week our LiveWire team have been busy making props for their joint production of Hansel And Gretel with the Library Theatre's Young Company. We dropped in to see how it was all going... #HanelAndGretel #LiveWire #Props #Puppets #YoungPeople #Theatre #Art

In collaboration with the Library Theatre's Young Company our LiveWire team are gearing up for a summer theatre production of Hansel and Gretal. As part of the show our young team will be working with local puppeteer Ben Moores to bring the show to life. We caught up with Ben down at rehearsals to find out more... #Puppets #ShadowTheatre #LiveWire #LTYC #HanselAndGretel

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, talks us through the film he's most excited about this year - Frances Ha. #FrancesHa #NoahBaumbach #Greta Gerwig #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, gives us his review of Stories We Tell from actor-turned-filmmaker Sarah Polley. #StoriesWeTell #SarahPolley #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Last week an enthusiastic bunch of 14-19 year olds joined us for our Creative Careers Week. Digital Reporter Katrina Houghton dropped into one of their sessions to find out more. #CreativeCareerWeek #Film #Theatre #Learning #LiveWire #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, shares his thoughts on Thérèse Desqueyroux. #ThereseDesqueyroux #FrenchCinema #AudreyTautou #Film #Cornerhouse

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, gives us his review of Something in the Air. #SomethingInTheAir #FrenchCinema #Film #Cornerhouse

Curator Declan Clarke previews the second in our series of Artist Film Forums as part of our Anguish And Enthusiasm Film Programme. #AnguishAndEnthusiasm #ArtistFilm #Film #Revolution #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Anguish & Enthusiasm curator Declan Clarke gives you a bite-size preview of Romanian film 12:08 East of Bucharest. #AnguishAndEnthusiasm #Revolution #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Curator Declan Clarke gives us a short introduction to our current exhibition Anguish and Enthusiasm and touches on the new commissions within the show. #AnguishAndEnthusiasm #Art #Revolution #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Manchester-based photographer Andrew Sawyer has been making a name for himself as a travel photographer. For Cornerhouse Projects he is currently presenting two new series of works on the walls of our cafe bar. Digital Reporter Amanda Pottayya caught up with him... #CornerhouseProjects #Art #Photography

With ¡Viva! opening tonight our festival team share their film highlights and touch on some of the events not to miss. You'll also hear from Mexican artist Yoshua Okón talking about his exhibition Octopus that runs alongside the film programme. Enjoy the festival! #Viva2013 #SpanishCinema #LatinAmericanCinema #YoshuaOkón #Art #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. You'll also hear from Mexican artist Yoshua Okón whose exhibition Octopus runs alongside the festival film programme. ¡Disfrutad el festival! #Viva2013 #SpanishCinema #LatinAmericanCinema #YoshuaOkón #Art #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

One for all you Spanish speakers - Carmen Herrero Head of Spanish at Manchester Metropolitan University Carmen reviews Infancia clandestina. The film screens on Tue 19 & Sat 23 Mar. #Viva2013 #SpanishCinema #Cornerhouse

Film lecturer Andy Willis shares his review of Spanish satirical drama La Chispa de la vida. The film screens at Cornerhouse on Fri 15 Mar. #Viva2013 #SpanishCinema #Cornerhouse