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EXPERT COMMENT: Why some disabled people aren’t happy with Meryl Streep’s anti-Trump speech

EXPERT COMMENT: Why some disabled people aren’t happy with Meryl Streep’s anti-Trump speech

Len Collin, Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting and Media Production at Northumbria University, writes about the outrage caused by Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech.

EXPERT COMMENT: Rogue One: a new front in long battle over the Star Wars brand

EXPERT COMMENT: Rogue One: a new front in long battle over the Star Wars brand

Andrew Ross, Graduate Tutor and Lecturer in Film at Northumbria University, writes about the release of highly anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It was hoped that the release of Rogue One, the current offshoot from the Star Wars series, would cement the Star Wars franchise as being at the cutting edge of modern cinema. Promising a markedly different tone from the previous films, th

No more sleepless nights

No more sleepless nights

​A Northumbria academic has developed an innovative animated film to explore the link between sleep and mental health.

COMMENT: Five performances that show Bowie’s acting is worth a second take

COMMENT: Five performances that show Bowie’s acting is worth a second take

​Andrew Ross, Graduate Tutor and Lecturer in Film at Northumbria University, discusses David Bowie's career in film for The Conversation.

Northumbria arts student wins prestigious filmmaking award

Northumbria arts student wins prestigious filmmaking award

​A PhD student has won ‘Best film by an AHRC-funded doctoral student since 1998’ at the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Research in Film awards.

Northumbria University expert explains the ‘undying’ appeal of horror movies in the run up to Halloween

Northumbria University expert explains the ‘undying’ appeal of horror movies in the run up to Halloween

​From flesh-eating zombies to homicidal maniacs wreaking havoc along hotel corridors - it seems we can’t get enough of horror movies despite their relentless attempts to terrify us for more than a century.

COMMENT: Legend portrays Kray twins through prism of current attitudes to violent crime

COMMENT: Legend portrays Kray twins through prism of current attitudes to violent crime

In the very first line of Legend, the new Kray twins film starring Tom Hardy (and Tom Hardy), we hear that everyone in the East End has a story about the Krays and that therefore separating the truth from the lies is rarely straightforward.

Multi award-winning filmmaker creates breech pregnancy animation

Multi award-winning filmmaker creates breech pregnancy animation

An award-winning filmmaker has used animation to explore the choices women need to make when faced with the dilemma of a breech pregnancy.

Graduates wanted for unique cinema residency

Graduates wanted for unique cinema residency

Artists can now apply for the next Northumbria University and Tyneside Cinema graduate residency following the success of the programme’s first year.

Graduates wanted for unique cinema residency

Graduates wanted for unique cinema residency

Artists can now apply for the next Northumbria University and Tyneside Cinema graduate residency following the success of the programme’s first year.

COMMENT: Slash fiction, cosplay and Sherlocked: a guide to fandom

COMMENT: Slash fiction, cosplay and Sherlocked: a guide to fandom

Dr Claire Nally, Northumbria University, Newcastle, discusses fan culture and slash fiction.

Students’ tear-jerking film brings nursing to life

Students’ tear-jerking film brings nursing to life

A tear-jerking film made by students that highlights ways in which nurses care for patients has attracted attention from some of the country’s leading names in healthcare.

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