You could be forgiven that throughout the whole of Devon and Cornwall there is only one person who’s making the lion shares of music videos. But for a change, we’ve taken our lead from Teignmouth band The Quails, who are set to play Istandbul on June 25 -but before they embark on their Turkish Tour, […]
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TORQUAY FRINGE FILM #2
Oooo, a little bit of politics, as Ben Elton used to say. The Torquay Fringe Film event could not go by without nurturing some political satire. But Michael Bett’s love of animation seems to be the inspiration for his film Escape from Kirkuk rather than the global arena of international politics, and if satire teaches […]
TORQUAY FRINGE FILM #1
The Torquay Fringe is taking place around the city-by-the-bay this month, and as well as some cracking art (check out the People’s Republic of South Devon for more on that), those funky foremen of the fringe found some films, too. They will be shown at the Blue Walnut cafe, Chelston (get in touch with them […]
On The Verge (video)
The increasingly famous Smash Edo film On The Verge is screening tomorrow, Wednesday May 14, at 7pm in the Devonport Lecture Theatre at the University of Plymouth. The story so far… “In 2004 a group of Brighton peace campaigners began to bang pot and pans outside their local arms manufacturers EDO MBM in disgust of […]
Q&A Cedric and Common
With a name like Cedric the Entertainer, he sounds like he’d be more at home at the court on King Arthur than on the set of Street Kings, but he’s got an impressive list of movies under his belt, including Madagascare, Interolerable Cruelty, Big Momma’s House, Charlotte’s Web and Ice Age, to name a few. […]