Category: Film
It’s Easter weekend and there is so much on that not even the snow can smother the excited twitching of the Easter Bunny’s eager ears. First up: everyone knows that The Haçienda is one of the things that makes our city the best in the world, and it’s back on Good Friday at Sankey’s! [...]
So Viva Perez recently had the opportunity to interview Roxanne Pallett, star of The Rocky Horror Show and soap sex siren to get all the info on life, love, laughter and whether blondes really do have more fun……… VIVA PEREZ: So you are currently starring in the The Rocky Horror Show which is celebrating 40 [...]
Following the runaway success of its inaugural year, Festival No.6 has scooped the award for ‘Best Small Festival’ at this year’s NME Awards. The accolade is voted for by members of the public, and recognises the best festival in the UK with a capacity beneath 50,000. Set in the astonishingly quirky, beautiful and unique location of Portmeirion, [...]
As Oscar’s season roles in, there is always the odd film that seems to slip under the radar, out too late to be considered this time around, and long forgotten by next time. Cloud Atlas could fit the bill as it ticks so many boxes. A stellar cast in conjunction with a fascinating concept [...]
We’re sure this probably requires no introduction as woman everywhere champ at the bit for its arrival- The UK Dirty Dancing Tour is coming to Manchester! Lucky for us, VIVA got a sneak preview hosted by Glenn Wilkinson, UK Associate Choreographer for the show. Even before Dirty Dancing, Glenn has an impressive resume; formally [...]
Tom Hooper has created a masterpiece on an epic scale with his wonderful and powerful production. Attending as a bit of a ‘musical’ sceptic, I feared a cheesy, obvious and superficial interpretation, something that my prejudices anticipate where music performances are concerned, but the integrity and passion of this film completely blew those fears [...]
As mentioned previously, Team VIVA recently attended the red carpet premiere at The Printworks of the fabulous new film ‘Now Is Good’. However before we were even making our way across town to the big screen, we were lucky enough to meet both the film’s star (Dakota Fanning) and its wonderful director (Ol Parker). VIVA [...]
This week Team VIVA were invited down to the red carpet premiere of ‘Now Is Good’ starring Dakota Fanning (Man On Fire, The Twilight Saga, I Am Sam) and directed by Ol Parker (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Imagine Me And You). The event took place at The Printworks, Manchester, where a red carpet [...]
So the combination of a Welsh director and an Indonesian martial arts film seems to be a farfetched and slightly odd idea, but it makes such a perfect unison that it has produced one of the most talked about action films this year. The Raid directed by Gareth Evans has already racked up a [...]
It’s the most glamorous date in the diary for the film industry, Darren R L Gordon reports… Located in the South of France about midway between the border with Spain and the border with Italy, Cannes is a beautiful haven of glorious weather, coastal views, seafood and scenery. Every spring, the global film community descends upon [...]
TV Presenter sells herself on EBAY for Sam Shaw’s appeal.
Burnley girl Sally Jacks will auction herself for the Sam Shaw appeal in a UK first. Following her appearance on Channel 4 show Come Dine with Me, which airs (Friday, May the 10th at 8pm on Channel 4), Sally Jacks, from (Ightenhill, Burnley) will offer her services on eBay and cook for the highest [...]
VIVA Heads To Tatton Park For The Foodies Festival 2013
This morning, VIVA put on their Hunters and Barbour jackets and began a journey to Cheshire’s Tatton Park for the first day of the Foodies Festival weekend. The weather thankfully held up with the sun shining through the clouds over the beautiful countryside surroundings. The first thing to be noticed was the atmosphere; it [...]
With a mother that’s an almighty Red and a father that’s a Blue, football was always a sensitive subject in our household particularly on derby days! This has resulted in me having less than a vested interest in the ‘beautiful’ game and even the temptation of watching men run around in shorts every week [...]
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