Archive for October, 2011
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Paranormal Activity 3
By John Upton — October 29, 2011
I came into Paranormal Activity 3 with very low expectations, but was pleasantly surprised by a consistently tense and inventive film featuring refreshing injections of humour
After Miss Julie
By Sarah Jilani — October 29, 2011
After Miss Julie provides a tense, dialogue-driven and enjoyable hour-and-a-half at the Barn this weekend, presenting us with some concentrated, skilled performances
The Adventures of Tintin
By Jordan Allwood — October 28, 2011
Innovative action sequences more than justify the use of animation – if only it felt like more effort had gone into everything else
Top 5 Horror Classics
By Stephen Rodwell — October 28, 2011
As Halloween is upon us, it’s time for blood, gore, and a few girlish screams as we count down the five greatest horror films of all time
Men’s volleyball firsts clinch late win against Manchester
By Jonathan Frost — October 27, 2011
In a nail-biting encounter, the men’s volleyball firsts scraped together enough late-game momentum to win their fight against the Manchester firsts by three sets to one.
York rugby seconds crushed by relentless Durham
By Neil Johnston — October 27, 2011
York’s rugby seconds suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Durham in their third game of the season.
Contagion
By Tom Lubek — October 27, 2011
The basic plot is this: there’s a virus, one person gets sick, more people get sick, lots of people die, and some other people run around like headless chickens looking for a cure as the virus spreads and the death toll climbs. It doesn’t leave very much to the imagination and it doesn’t take very long to figure out where the film is going
Why Roger the Codger deserves Moore praise
By Stephen Thorne — October 26, 2011
Stephen Thorne makes the case that Sir Roger’s the best Bond of them all
Men’s fencers foiled in the foil as Keele steal a win
By Tom Shipman — October 26, 2011
York held their own in their first match of the season against Keele, until the final event of the foil where they were outclassed by a strong visitors’ side. A good spirited match ended with a 135-98 loss for York.
Men’s badminton firsts on wrong end of heavy defeat
By Dan Holland — October 26, 2011
York men’s badminton firsts team endured a second heavy defeat in a row, losing 7-1 to Manchester in the BUCS Northern Conference 1A. The thrashing came a week after an 8-0 defeat away at Leeds Met, in what has proved to be an extremely difficult start to the season.
The Three Musketeers
By Liz Bingham — October 25, 2011
There have been many adaptations of Dumas’ The Three Musketeers, so coming up with a fresh interpretation is a challenge for any director
Scrapping relegation would kill English football
By Graham Lilley — October 25, 2011
Boxing expert Graham Lilley switches sports, but keeps the gloves on, as he lambasts recent talk of relegation being scrapped in the Premier League.
Pocktoberfest Competition
By Sam Briggs — October 25, 2011
Win two tickets to see Billy Bragg, Seth Lakeman and others
Everything Must Go
By Josh Katz — October 25, 2011
Will Ferrell is a fine actor, and in a film with more to say could really have done something special: his depiction of a man at rock bottom is consistently effortless
Unnecessary political correctness replaces tolerance with intolerance
By Christopher Underwood — October 24, 2011
The great cultural disease of the twenty-first century has claimed another victim. Political correctness, after ushering in the “Common Era” and seen off witches’ black attire, has now invaded the world of Thomas the Tank Engine


