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Satire

03 Aug

Meanwhile over in Preston – Cold War Steve’s latest exhibition.

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionscold war steve, Exhibition, photography, Satire

Over in Preston, You, Me & Cold War Steve is in its 3rd phase of exhibiting presenting The International Exhibition of the People by the cult artist and is being shown by The Larder, a social enterprise cafe in Preston until August the 7th so please ignore the date on our header. Under the pseudonym Cold War Steve, artist Christopher Spencer has built an international reputation for his satirical artworks, which he began publishing on Twitter in 2016. His artworks, often featuring images of political leaders alongside Cilla Black, Noel Edmonds and the eponymous EastEnders actor Steve McFadden, have been…

09 Dec

Oxide Ghosts: Brass Eye comes to Blackpool

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsFilmBlackpool, Comedy, Film, library, Satire

Community cinema Pop-up Picturehouse is offering a very different kind of Christmas special this year. 2017 is the 20th anniversary of controversial Channel 4 show Brass Eye; a unique style of satire made up of television news parodies. As fans of the show, Pop-up Picturehouse are pleased to host a celebratory screening of Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes including a Q&A with director Michael Cumming, which has been selling out in independent cinemas across the UK. Made from hundreds of hours of unseen material from his personal archive, director Michael Cumming's film shares insights into the process of making the legendary TV series Brass Eye. Michael…