Friday 18 December 2015

Underground Film Club: Die Hard


LG & the Rooftop Film Club have teamed up & taken over the inside of a disused railway arch tucked behind Waterloos Lower Marsh. It's been kitted out with a couple of cocktail bars, a mini golf course and a few street food vendors. Way more reasons to get to a film early than an Odeon or Vue cinema will ever give you. I fully recommend taking the time to have a couple of cocktails, a mulled wine or grub from Roller Dogs. Perfect pre movie munch.

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Tuesday 1 December 2015

Leeds: Thought Bubble Festival 2015

There has been a monumental rise in the popularity of comic-cons in the last decade & we can quite confidently put that down to the phenomenal success of superhero movies & boxset TV culture. This is fantastic news for the majority (including myself), but what about the passionate comic book fans? Those who dedicated their life to giving the source material of today's most popular movies & shows are owed far more than the tiny corner of comic-cons that they've been shuffled in to. It's bizarre that at a COMIC-con, you can barley find the item they were built on . . . comics. 

This is where Thought Bubble Festival stands out, it has gone back to basics and hedged it's bets on their still being an audience who wish to flick through pages of art & stories. Their bet's pay off; this convention celebrates art, free thinking, writing & independence. From hosting The British Comic Awards to celebrating LGBT comics with the LGBTQ Comic Book Club, this really is a hive of creativity. This was my first year at the festival & I loved the feeling of discovery I got from the festival. I now have a reading list as long as my arm. 


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Wednesday 25 November 2015

Maltby Street Market: Ropewalk SE1


I've lived in South East London my entire life, I know the SE postcode's pretty well. So I'm slightly ashamed to admit that the first of all the SE postcodes (SE1) had been an area that's alluded my step for 27 years as a Londoner. So a couple of Saturdays ago I'd woken up with no plans & decided I needed to try the famous Monty's Deli salt beef & pastrami sandwich. 

That's where my day of wondering began; under the railway arches of of Druid Street, Bermondsey. 

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Monday 23 November 2015

City Guide: New York City

“I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, “There’s no place like New York. It’s the most exciting city in the world now. That’s the way it is. That’s it.” ― Robert De Niro



I've been fortunate enough to visit the big apple fairly regularly in the last 5 years & just like London, it's a different adventure every time. The best word to describe this metropolis is, addictive. How can a city be addictive? Well, I'm not sure, but for some reason I keep finding myself wandering the avenues & jumping in n'out of yellow taxis. Just like De Nero says - That's the way it is. That's it.

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Wednesday 18 November 2015

City Guide: Barcelona Pt.2

City Notes

Welcome to part 2 of my Barcelona city guide. This post is all about where to go & what to see. You've probably seen enough food porn in my last post, so this will make you a little less hungry & a little more inspired to leave your desk & travel.


For part one of my city guide, click here!

1. The beach & Barceloneta

Barcelona is unique in that it's a major European metropolis right on the ocean. We decided to chill out down by the W Hotel as it's a little quieter & more relaxed. Little known fact; the beach is man-made. Crazy.


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Sunday 25 October 2015

New York Comic Con - 2015

Welcome to the first of my continuing Comic Con series. I'll be using these post's to show you guys what conventions are all about. Fun, passion & fandom. Everyone has a favourite movie, book, TV show, cartoon or comic right? I hope these blog posts bring out your inner nerd & compel you to go to your first ever comic con, if you haven't already. 

I suggest you do what the below image instructs, grab a snack & enjoy my first con post. 



Something you'll need to know about me, if you haven't already figured out; is that I'm hugely passionate about cinema, TV & all the creative aspects that surround the two. This includes comics & art. I grew up with a comic & coffee shop in the family (pretty cool right?) . . . well, it wasn't cool when I was at school, but it seems to be cool to be a "nerd" or "geek" again & I am totally down with that. Being brought up with this culture of fandom & fiction meant I wasn't only exposed to what we were sold on TV or in the cinema. I had opportunities to read & study the influences & source materials of which a lot of our favourite childhood cartoons, films & shows were based.

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Saturday 3 October 2015

HAIL MACBETH . . . & whiskey


This is the first of my post's about film. I hope to make at least 50% of my blog film, TV & pop culture related, as this is what I'm truly passionate about. 

A few weeks ago, 3 days before it's international release, I was lucky enough to attend a preview screening of Macbeth at the Picture House Central in Piccadilly. The screening was accompanied by a whiskey tasting session & cocktail evening - sounds perfect right? Well, it bloody well was. 


Picture House are a chain of cinemas in London that clearly pride themselves on their love for movies & the experience we have viewing them. In an industry recovering from declining ticket & home video sales, it's chains like Picture House that are serving the die hard film fans by creating incredible spaces that reward our efforts to see films there. The bar & cafe areas are designed with focus on social space & seating, encouraging conversation & comfort.

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Saturday 26 September 2015

City Guide: Barcelona pt.1

It's finally happened. After 18 months of working with bloggers at an agency, I've decided to start sharing the more fun parts of my life with you all. All I was missing was a decent camera & some determination (one was easier to find than the other)


So . . .  welcome to my first post.


What better way to kick off City & Cinema than with a city guide right? This was my first time in what I GENUINELY believed to be the capital city of Spain. I've always considered my geography to be on point, so how I managed to think Barcelona held that title for all these years is beyond me. 

Me & my girlfriend love being in a city, but we also love the beach. So spending a week in a city on the coast was a no brainer. As far as budget goes, you can explore this city & enjoy all of it's quirks, charms & culture on a fairly low cost. So if you come into to a little bit of disposable monies, it wouldn't be unrealistic to spend £250 - 300 for a short break here (that's flight, hotel & spending money)
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