Avengers: Age of Ultron – A Great Film But Slightly Disappointing

A star-studded sequel to the original film, Avengers: Age of Ultron is full of humour, drama and an ending that makes for conversation. Director: Joss Whedon Writers Joss Whedon Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth Certificate: 12A Audiences can be expected to see familiar faces of the characters that we have […]

Scarborough Author To Hold Talk

Scarborough author Malcolm Bruce Smith, who writes under the pen name of Malcolm Bruce, will be giving an illustrated talk at Vernon Road library at two thirty on May 14 about the Scarborough bombardment – but with a difference! As Malcolm says, most of the events to commemorate the bombardment last year, quite rightly, concentrated […]

Getting Potty With Ceramics

Crescent Arts, Scarborough, not only holds regular art exhibitions, including the current printing exhibition, but also holds a selection of talented artists. Karen Thompson is a ceramist and currently is a resident artist where she produces an array of different art work. Her studio, located at Crescent Arts, is full of functional, historically and politically […]

Wicked: The Great and Powerful of the West End

‘Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?’ These words from the opening number really make you ponder the answers and Wicked doesn’t fail to answer them. Director: Joe Mantello Producer: Marc Platt Musical Director: James Draisey Starring: Emma Hatton, Sophie Linder-Lee, Jeremy Taylor Running: 2hrs 45mins Within the current political […]

Oh! I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

Seaside Snaps is currently be held at Scarborough Art Gallery and is a collection of photographs showing the town through the years. The exhibition is a fantastic array of images that are sure to kindle old memories and will, and most certainly did for me, open your eyes how Scarborough used to be. The images […]

A Crafty Paper Cutter

The Crescent Arts Studio in Scarborough is full of talented artists. The studios are currently located in the basement of Scarborough Art Gallery and they offer studio space for up to seven artists at any one time. One of the local resident artists, Steven Potter, spoke to us about why he got into creating pieces of […]

Glossary: How and Why Artists Make Prints

One word to describe the new exhibition held at the Crescent Arts, Scarborough is… Detail. Being unfamiliar with the ways of artists, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect but walking around the small studio, it was clear that each image was expertly crafted together. Glossary: How and Why Artists Make Prints brings together the […]

Sex, Party & Lies: Cringey, funny & thought-provoking

Being a big fan of foreign films in general, I picked up this film just by coincidence and I am extremely glad I did. Sex, Party & Lies is without a doubt one of the best films I have seen and needs audience’s attention. The film, as stated in the plot, follows the lives of […]

Park Chan-wook does it again!

Before beginning this review, I have to state that Park Chan-wook is one of my favourite Asian film directors and I am a huge fan of Oldboy. This is his first English speaking film and he lives up to his cinematic techniques and devices. When watching Stoker, the first thing that grabbed my attention was […]

The Breakfast Club: A Triumph of the 80s

When growing up, I was lucky enough to never have to spend a Saturday in detention, something after watching this definitive 80s teen movie I would give my right arm for. This is consider to be one of the greatest high school films, as well as one of Hughes’ most memorable and recognisable works and […]