Editorial Leftlion in the wild

Hello there, I love movies. Gosh, I love movies. I love watching them, and I love writing about them. That’s why I was so excited for us to put together an entire issue dedicated to both the big and small screen - so I could talk to some of Nottingham’s finest filmmaking talent. Advance warning: there’s a lot of stuff from me in this one. Sorry.

Yet this isn’t just some self-indulgent attempt to chat solely about cinema, of course. Nottingham is a hub for the screen industry, and one that is growing in prominence and stature with each passing year. That’s something that’s well worth celebrating, in my humble opinion.

After all, we’ve produced some of film and TV’s brightest stars both in front of and behind the camera - from Vicky McClure to Bella Ramsey, Lisa Ambalavanar (p19) to Marcus Rutherford (p20). It’s home to talent machines, including the award-winning Television Workshop (p16) and the ever-growing Actors Workshop. It’s stacked with an eclectic mix of film clubs (p45), showing everything from the greatest eighties blockbusters to deep cuts from David Lynch’s back catalogue. It has phenomenal cinemas like Broadway, Arc, Savoy and Bonington Theatre all either in or (depending on your arm strength) within a stone’s throw of the city centre. Wherever you look, there’s something exciting going on.

So, please enjoy our deep-dive into the Nottingham screen scene, catch up on our city’s latest projects, and - if you have some spare cash - take a trip to one of our wonderful clubs or cinemas. There’s plenty to check out, after all!

Big ups

Super chuffed to see ‘A Last Resort’ featured in @leftlionmagazine’s first issue of 2023 not least since we have the 100th edition featuring our university hero ‘Xylophone Man’ proudly framed in our downstairs loo!

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George White, Editor george.white@leftlion.co.uk

LeftLion Ltd is a carbon neutral company, having reduced our direct emissions by 99% since 2018. We offset the rest via direct air capture from Climeworks. LeftLion Magazine is fully recyclable and compostable, made from recycled or FSC® certified (C015932) sources, and printed using renewable energy. The emissions of this paper are offset via the World Land Trust.

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