The best political films are those that hit close to home while delivering an engrossing narrative through fully-formed characters. There is so much room for experimentation within the genre - although, in most cases, if the film veers too far into surreal territory, it loses much of its political significance. There are many British filmmakers who have taken inspiration from domestic politicians to create powerful pieces of cinema, and we've chosen three of the very best today.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2018 15:02
The Magnus Force: Can You Bend It Like Beckham on ZANI ?
Written by Cameron K
Researchers at Queen's University, Belfast have suggested the human vision system is unable to predict the trajectory of a curving ball through the air. If true, this means goalkeepers are handicapped and rely on chance to save rocket shots from sharpshooters like Zlatan Ibrahimović or Lionel Messi.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2018 13:27
The Story of the Sonny Boy Williamson's on ZANI
Written by Cameron K
John Lee Curtis (Sonny Boy) Williamson was born near Jackson, Tennessee in 1914. He played the harmonica starting with country blues before developing a unique urban blues. Singularly he developed the harmonica as a lead instrument influencing a large number of blues harmonica performers, including Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells, Sonny Terry, Little Walter, and Snooky Pryor among many others.
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I can’t say for certain when I developed my love of Ska music. There was no defining moment when I heard “Willow Tree” by Alton Ellis and my world was turned on its head. My coming of age was in the dark and distant nineties, a world of MDMA fuelled warehouse parties and the guitar bands of Manchester.
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Wednesday, 10 October 2018 13:26
Only The Unloved Hate, The Unloved and The Unnatural
Written by Staff Reporter
Forensic Psychologists say the best predictor of someone's future behaviour is to look at their past behaviour. There is also the famous proverb he who gossips to you will gossip about you.
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Culture
The internet has changed the world we live in. That’s a statement we’ve all heard and, possibly, even said in the past. However, when you stop and think about it, the reality goes way beyond a catchy soundbite. When you take stock of the industries that have been reshaped by the internet, the results are staggering.
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