OnTheBig Screen bits The best at the pictures this month.
Let’s be honest, writing film previews without seeing the film is a bit of a bloody guess. So here’s my round up of May. The opinions contained in these previews are my own and might be utter bollocks. But in reality we choose to go see a film based on trailers, the odd
poster and word of mouth. So I have done the leg work for you this month and here’s a few that I like the look of. Any studio execs reading? Feel free to send Wireless a preview DVD so we can write an accurate preview/ flog it down the pub.
Juan of the Dead 4th May
A clever satirical look at the long strained relationship between Cuba and the United States. A U.S. sponsored Zombie invasion threatens Havana and it’s up to a Latin version of Simon Pegg
The Raid 18th May
Welsh Director Gareth Evans returns to the martial arts genre with what is tipped to be the action film of the year. There’s a very simple premise, 20 elite Indonesian SWAT cops must take down a
mobster boss. To do this the cops must fight their way floor by floor up a heavily defended 30 floor tenement block. Recon they will all make it out alive for Buds and Buffalo wings? No nonsense, just action, if you’re a fan of the genre you do not want to miss this one.
(Juan) to stop it. The f i l m successfully mocks the politics of both the Castro regime and the U.S. simultaneously. If you have never read a History book it’s a funny Zomcom, for the rest of you it’s a bloody clever funny Zomcom.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation The Dictator 11th May 16th May Mel Gibson takes a break from his drunken disorderly anti-semitic rants to return to his bread and butter. A bit like Falling down takes a field trip to Mexico. Expect Sombreros, grenades and police chases. Fans of Payback and Lethal Weapon will be in for a treat. Fans of the Passion and Apocalypto can expect... oh hang on, this applies to no one. Gibson back to his best
as a zany violent lunatic. Come to think of it, in all his good films he plays a zany violent lunatic. Does this count as acting?
Sacha Baron Cohen returns in the heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. Yes please!
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What’s happening around Greater Manchester & Lancs? 5th May Manchester: Sound Control: Tellison Manchester: Manchester Academy: Twenty Twenty & Room 94 & Futureproof Manchester: Manchester Academy: Blood Red Shoes: & The Cast Of Cheers Manchester: Ritz: GoGo Manchester: Night & Day Café: Papier Tigre Manchester: The Castle: Mike Martin Preston: 53 Degrees At University Of Central Lancashire: Sounds Like Seattle Salford: Islington Mill: DJ Yoda Warrington: Pyramid & Parr Hall: The Damned
6th May
Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: The Heartbreaks Manchester: Moho Live: Veil Of Maya Manchester: HMV Ritz: Marcus Miller Manchester: Soup Kitchen: Blackout Manchester: Manchester Academy: Train Manchester: Band On The Wall: Masta Ace Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Here We Go Again Salford: The Lowry: National Theatre Connections 2012
7th May
Manchester: Sound Control: Flats Manchester: Manchester Academy: Howler Manchester: The Castle: Hooded Fang Manchester: Retro Bar: Silent Screams Manchester: Star & Garter: Cobra Skulls Preston: The Continental: The Three Johns & The Membranes
8th May
Manchester: Gullivers: The
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Three Johns Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Ahab Manchester: Manchester Academy: Friends Manchester: HMV Ritz: The Subways & Royal Republic & Turbowolf Manchester: Manchester Academy: Reverend And The Makers Preston: The Mad Ferret: Karima Francis Salford: The Lowry: Big Daddy Vs Giant Haystacks
9th May
Manchester: Moho Live: 3 Inches Of Blood Manchester: Dry Bar: 22 Manchester: Band On The Wall: Ozric Tentacles Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Perfume Genius Manchester: Manchester Arena: Coronation Street – Street Dreams, Paul O'Grady Manchester: The Comedy Store: Comedy Store Salford: The Lowry: Avenue Q
Salford: The Lowry: Murder On The Nile
10th May
Bolton: The Albert Halls: Tom Stade Manchester: Sound Control: A Place To Bury Strangers Manchester: The Ritz: Michael Schenker Manchester: The Castle: Dan Wilde & ODi Manchester: Central Methodist Hall: Alabama Shakes Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Trailer Trash Tracys Manchester: Jabez Clegg: Wallis Bird Salford: The Lowry: Avenue Q
11th May
Bolton: The Albert Halls: Wildboyz Manchester: Moho Live: Indigo Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: Big Sexy Noise Manchester: Night & Day Café: EMA
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Michael Kiwanuka – 15th May @ The Ritz – Miraculously smoothvoiced soul singer Kiwanuka is tipped to be the biggest act of 2012 and his debut album lives up to every bit of the hype.
Michael Kiwanuka
Howler – 7th May @ Manchester Academy – Awesome American surf rock from our Ones To Watch for 2012. Check em out before they get too huge and you have to sell your nan for a ticket. Simple Plan – 2nd May @ The Ritz – Canadian pop punk/emo band who sing in whiny little voices about spiking their hair up and being misunderstood. They're so infuriatingly bubble gum that blood will come out of your eyes. Wheatus – 30th May @ Sound Control – Infinitely annoying pop rock who broke the charts a decade ago with 'Teenage Dirtbag' and a cover of 'A little respect'. At least one of those songs are going to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. You're welcome. eless Wir45
Preston: The Continental: Martin Rev
Bolton & Salford
24th May
Avenue Q – 9th May @ The Lowry, Salford – Avenue Q is probably the most unlikely musicals to become one of the longest running in Broadway history. The show stars Avenue Q a cast of muppets and features classic numbers such as 'What do you do with a BA in English?' and 'Everyone's a little bit racist'. Tom Stade – 10th May @ The Albert Halls, Bolton – The Canadian observational comic approaches the idiosyncrasies of British life from an outsider's perspective. Splendid. Derren Brown – 14th May @ The Lowry, Salford –
With a unique ability to fuck with people's minds, Mr Brown insists that he has no paranormal abilities but that just makes him a liar as well as a warlock.
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac – 28th May @The Lowry
– A rather unimaginatively named Fleetwood Mac tribute act. That’s it really.
& Carter Theatre: Jools Holland Preston: 53 Degrees At University Of Central Lancashire: A Day Of Gypsy Swing Music Salford: The Lowry: Can We Talk About This?
20th May
Manchester: The Quay House: Death Grips Manchester: The Comedy Store: JP Cooper Manchester: Soup Kitchen: Bear In Heaven Manchester: Sound Control: Jill Jackson Manchester: The Comedy Store: J.P. Cooper Salford: The Lowry: Doug Seal Salford: The Lowry: Jon Richardson
21st May
Manchester: 2022NQ: Resident DJs Manchester: Sound Control: The Crookes Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Oberhofer Manchester: Thirsty Scholar & The Attic: The Jacobs Manchester: Royal Northern College Of Music: Hauschka &
Dustin O'Halloran & Johann Jóhannsson Ensemble
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22nd May
Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: The Primitives + The School & Gareth Evans Manchester: Night & Day Café: Girls Names & Former Bullies & Waiters Manchester: Dry Bar: LostAlone & Mojo Fury Manchester: Victoria Baths: Trio Mediaeval & Arve Henriksen Manchester: The Grand Central: Sinnergod
23rd May
Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: Brendan Benson & Young Hines Manchester: HMV Ritz: White Denim Manchester: Soup Kitchen: Japandroids Manchester: Night & Day Café: Dick Valentine Manchester: The Roadhouse: Belleruche Manchester: Manchester Academy: The Enemy Manchester: Sound Control: The Xcerts
Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: Gun Manchester: Dry Bar: Kate McGill Manchester: HMV Ritz: Tyga Manchester: Band On The Wall: The Skatalites Manchester: The Roadhouse: Harvey Milk Manchester: Manchester Academy: Forever The Sickest Kids & IT BOYS! & Cartel Manchester: St Clements Church: The Handsome Family
25th May
Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: Mighty Fine & The Matador Manchester: Islington Mill: Aura Noir Manchester: HMV Ritz: Mac Miller Manchester: Soup Kitchen: Tennis Manchester: The Roadhouse: Attica Rage Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Duke Special Manchester: St Clements Church: Chew Lips Warrington: Pryamid & Parr Hall: Saw Doctors
26th May
Bolton: Railway Venue: Ten By Ten Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: The Doors Alive Manchester: Moho Live: Aliases Manchester: Night & Day Café: The Hounds Below Manchester: Manchester Arena: Westlife Manchester: HMV Ritz: GoGo Manchester: Dulcimer: Bo Weavil Preston: 53 Degrees: Sam & King Unique Warrington: Pyramid & Parr Hall: The Clone Roses
27th May
Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Fixers Manchester: Band On The Wall: Neal Casal & Danny George Wilson Manchester: Manchester Academy: The Summer War & Hollywood Or Bust Manchester: Manchester eless Wir51
Academy: Here Lies Nugget & Semiphore & Starlift To Heaven Manchester: St Clements Church: Dutch Uncles Manchester: Soup Kitchen: Pebble
28th May
Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: The Johnny Dowd Band Manchester: The Castle: Paper Aeroplane Manchester: Soup Kitchen: Moonface + Siinai Manchester: Star & Garter: No Trigger + Heartsounds Salford: The Lowry: Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac
29th May
Manchester: Manchester Arena: Guns N' Roses & Thin Lizzy Manchester: Moho Live: Frei Wild Manchester: The Castle: Into It Over Manchester: Manchester Academy: Mindless Behaviour & PW
30th May
Bolton: The Alma Inn: Heart Of A Coward
Manchester: Moho Live: The Melvins Manchester: HMV Ritz: Miike Snow & Niki And The Dove Manchester: S o u n d Control: Wheatus Manchester: O2 Apollo: Keane
Miike Snow - 30th May @ The Ritz, Manchester
31st May
Manchester: The Ruby Lounge: Onelinedrawing & Dave McPherson (inME) & Hanky Park Manchester: Bridgewater Hall: Russell Watson & Laura Wright Manchester: Night & Day CafĂŠ: Fossil Collective Manchester: Palace Theatre: The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Gideon Conn Preston: The Mad Ferret: Mark Morriss
Salford: The Lowry: Noah Stewart
1st June
Manchester: Venus: Plush Reunion Manchester: Bridgewater Hall: Dionne Warwick Manchester: The Deaf Institute: Kassidy Manchester: Manchester Academy: Limehouse Lizzy Manchester: O2 Apollo: The Charlatans Manchester: Band On The Wall: Finders Keepers Summer Party
Win tickets for As if all of the other fabulous competitions we have for you this month weren't enough, Manchester's Deaf Institute have given us pairs of tickets to a whole bunch of awesome gigs. To win text your answer, name, uni and gig number to 07930 496 605 or email them to comps@wireless-online.co.uk but don't forget to tell us your phone number! 1. The first pair of tickets is for Said The Whale on the 13th of May. The Canadian band's excellent indie rock is so good it's won them awards. 2. The second pair of tickets are for Malcolm Middleton's Human Don't Be Angry on the 23rd of May. The post-folk maestro once nearly beat Simon Cowell to Christmas number one with his single 'We're All Going To Die'. 3. On the 24th of May James Yorkston will be performing his classic album 'Moving Up Country'. The Scottish folk artist was championed by John Peel for his immensely touching lyrics.
Said The Whale
4. Milagres produce beautifully catchy songs lead by keyboard melodies and insanely diverse vocals. They're playing on the 26th May with support from Story Books. To win tickets tell us: True or False, as well as being the title of a seminal album by James Yorkston, 'Moving Up Country' is also a euphemism for second base.
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