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One for all you Spanish speakers - Digital Reporter Marina Pereda reviews topical hiest comedy El Mundo es nuestro. The film screens as part of our ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival. #Viva2013 #SpanishCinema #Cornerhouse

Cornerhouse AV Technician Dave Petty reviews the epic Indian gangster film Gangs of Wasseypur. Split into 2 parts Anurag Kashyap’s film spans three generations of families whose lives are wrecked by a long-standing blood feud. Here we give you a taster of what you can expect... #GangsOfWasseypur #IndianCinema #Gangster #Film #Cornerhouse

Film lecturer Andy Willis gives us a 1 minute review of Chinese film Memories Look at Me...

This month hear from David Shrigley as he talks about his exhibition HOW ARE YOU FEELING? We also dissect Sightseers, the new film from director Ben Wheatley. We’ll chat more about our current season of Francophone films and give you a round up cultural things to do in Manchester this month #Shrigley #DavidShrigley #HowAreYouFeeling #Sightseers #FrancophoneCinema #Cornerhouse #Manchester #Film #Art

This month, NBCQ presents a stunning selection of independent short films showcasing the best of up-and-coming British screen talent. Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews the programme for us... #NBCQ #BritishFilm #NewTalent #BritishCinema #Cornerhouse

Have you taken to the stage in David Shrigley's exhibition to perform his play Self Portrait? We hear from the all star Cornerhouse cast who have been leading the way #DavidShrigley #Shrigley #HowAreYouFeeling #SelfPortrait #Cornerhouse #Art

Co-directors Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache kindly introduce their comedy-drama Untouchable.

We put your #AskACurator questions to Mike Chavez-Dawson who is curating our up and coming David Shrigley show HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

For September’s podcast Cornerhouse Front of House Manager Marshall Trower and podcast regular Andy Willis discuss Tabu, the latest offering from director Miguel Gomes. We’ll also hear from some of the artists taking part in the final edition of our performance art strand Between. And we round things off with our What’s on Guide. #Tabu #MiguelGomes #art #film

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, gives us a taster of what to expect from the film Tabu from Portuguese director Miguel Gomes. #Tabu #Film

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, gives us his review of Peter Strickland’s latest feature, Berberian Sound Studio.

Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews Come As You Are, the story of three young men in their early twenties who go on a road trip to lose their virginity. One is blind, one is confined to a wheelchair and the third is completely paralysed. Come As You Are screens as part of AND Festival #AND2012 #ANDfestival #film #Cornerhouse

This month we have dedicated the podcast to Abandon Normal Devices Festival – or AND, as it’s known. It's a regional festival of new cinema, digital culture and art which takes place annually in Liverpool or Manchester. This year the festival returns to Manchester and you can expect a weird and wonderful array of delights including drive-in cinemas, alt-drag, riot theatre and personal transport experiences. In this podcast we review some of the festival films, explore the digital caravans at Mobile Republic and give you a mini round up of other interesting things going on in the programme. #AND2012 #ANDfestival #mobilerepublic #film #art #digital #Manchester #Cornerhouse

AND Digital Projects Manager Nick Holloway tells us what to expect from Follow, the live and evolving documentary from filmmaker Tim Brunsden, that charts performance artist Scottee’s obsession with the Twitter persona @SoDamnTrue #AND2012 #ANDfestival #film #follow #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Cornerhouse Film Programme Administrator Rachael Salt reviews James Marsh’s new spy thriller Shadow Dancer.

We review Alison Klayman’s documentary on the Chinese avant-garde artist and activist Ai Weiwei whose outspoken politics have made him known the world over. The film screens from Fri 10 August here at Cornerhouse.

Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews The Lodger, Alfred Hitchcock’s early British silent masterpiece based on the story of Jack the Ripper.

This month we’ll be talking about Swandown , a travelogue of Olympic ambition from filmmaker Andrew Kotting and writer Iain Sinclair. Artist Yoshua Okon chats about his piece Octopus, which will feature in our 2013 Viva Festival. We’ll be delving deeper into some of the works featured in our current exhibition, Stanya Kahn: It’s Cool, I’m Good. And as ever there’s our What’s on Guide, with our tips for things to do in Manchester this month.

Andy Willis from the University of Salford gives you a quick taster on what to expect from the Hong Kong film Big Blue Lake.

To coincide with the Manchester leg of the Olympic Torch Relay, AND Festival returns this weekend with a preview weekend ahead of the main festival in August. Festival Manager Gaby Jenks tells us what we can expect.