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Can Coco add some colour to Pixar’s whitewashed palette?

Posted on 21st November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Martha Sanders discusses Pixar’s step away from monsters and robots and much needed steps towards diverse representation in their films. Although it is commonplace to see articles criticising Disney films for cultural misrepresentation, whitewashing and […]

Murder on the Orient Express: Running Out of Steam

Posted on 17th November 20171st March 2019 by Bella Davis

Lifestyle and Culture Editor, Bella Davis, sheds light on the latest celebrity filled Agatha Christie adaptation and whether it lives up to its famous cast list.  Behold, Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express, the […]

CinemaScope or CinemaEscape?

Posted on 17th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

With the release of La La Land to Netflix and Baby Driver to DVD and Blu Ray this week, these films have traded grand cinema settings for the inevitable screenings in pillow fortresses with the […]

Love the Art but Hating the Artist?

Posted on 17th November 201721st November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

In light of the recent allegations of predatory sexual behaviour made against Kevin Spacey, amongst the many issues that have arisen is the question of: Is it ok for fans to still enjoy Spacey’s work […]

Musical Theatre’s Criminal and Thrilling ‘Bonnie and Clyde’

Posted on 15th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Musical Theatre Society’s production of “Bonnie and Clyde” whisks us into a thrilling criminal world of 1930s Dallas, Texas. The reckless ambition that joins Clyde Barrow (Michael Ahomka-Lindsay) and Bonnie Parker (Eilish Convery) draws us […]

Immersive ‘Black Rock’ Shows What It Is To Be Human

Posted on 15th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

From the creator of ‘The Weather Café’, ‘Black Rock’ is another of David Shearing’s innovative and immersive performances with the aim of imitating the sensations of climbing. Arts Writer, Liberty Anstead, describes her experience with […]

The Pink Sari Revolution: ‘Put down your shame and pick up your stick.’

Posted on 11th November 201711th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Sampat Pal formed the Uttar Pradesh’s Gulabi Gang in 2006 and Mira Mookerjee review’s the play, The Pink Sari Revolution, over a decade later. Based on the novel by Amana Fontanella-Khan, this play discards idealism […]

Vertical Fitness reaching new heights

Posted on 11th November 201710th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

LUU’s Vertical Fitness society gives us an insight into the rapid development of this recently recognised sport. 2017/18 is set to be a great year for Vertical Fitness. Pole dancing has finally been recognised as […]

To Be Or Not To Be? That Is The Mystery

Posted on 10th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Arts writer, Eleanor Smith, discusses the Shakespeare Authorial conspiracy theory and the playwright’s significance in today’s society. William Shakespeare is often regarded as Britain’s greatest playwright. Four centuries after the composition of his works, he […]

The Roman Polanski Retrospective and its Moral Implications

Posted on 10th November 201715th March 2019 by Hannah Stokes

Hannah Stokes discusses the recent retrospective held for Oscar award-winning director, Roman Polanski, and discusses the possible need to separate art from artist. This Monday, a retrospective for Roman Polanski opened at the Cinematheque Francaise […]

Leeds on Film: “proof that student life truly has not changed much in 30 years”

Posted on 10th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

The Yorkshire Film Archive are a charity who are in possession of over 50,000 professional and amateur films. They have a huge variety of films which together document over 120 years of life in the […]

Wearing his heart on his sleeve – ‘Grayson Perry’s Dresses’ at the Walker

Posted on 10th November 201715th March 2019 by Hannah Stokes

‘Making Himself Claire: Grayson Perry’s Dresses’ opened at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool on Saturday and features many of the dresses worn by the artist when dressing up as his female persona Claire. Perry […]

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