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We round up the films, director Q&As and events in the first #VivaWeekender. http://bit.ly/1vucp2p

Practice your Spanish as you listen to our round up of the films, director Q&As and events in the first #VivaWeekender. http://bit.ly/1vucp2p

We review Roberto Flores Prieto's second feature, Ruido Rosa, which screens in our #VivaWeekender. http://bit.ly/1F1tMHs

Get in the mood for our #VivaWeekender with this Spanish language review of Victoria Menis’ award-winning film María y el Araña. http://bit.ly/1APQR0m

We review Feriado, the debut debut feature from Ecuadorian filmmaker Diego Araujo, screening in our #VivaWeekender http://bit.ly/1K8A5ja

Take a whistle-stop tour of our final exhibition, Playtime, in this two minute introduction from Visual Arts Programme Manager, Bren O'Callaghan. You can find out more about the show at www.cornerhouse.org/playtime

Andy Willis, Reader of Film Studies at the University of Salford, gives a fascinating whistle-stop review of director Jacques Tati's comedy masterpiece Playtime - the inspiration behind our closing exhibition. http://bit.ly/1x0aiQw

Autoportraits in love-like conditions is our current major exhibition from Manchester-based artist and writer Qasim Riza Shaheen. It focuses on silent tales of love and the connections between people. This weekend is your last chance to catch the show. Here are just a few visitor comments on the work in the gallery. Why not pop in and take a look for yourself? #QasimRizaShaheen #Art #Cornerhouse

Cornerhouse and HOME Artistic Director Sarah Perks gives a two minute overview of Qasim Riza Shaheen's Autoportraits in love-like conditions. Find out more about the exhibition, here http://bit.ly/1riyRWe

Curator Omar Kholeif introduces Sophia Al-Maria's exhibition Virgin with a Memory.

Artist, filmmaker and writer Sophia Al-Maria presents a newly commissioned body of work for her first major exhibition in September here at Cornerhouse. Our Visual Arts Programme Manager Bren O’Callaghan caught up with her earlier this month... #SophiaAlMaria #VirginWithAMemory #Art #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Our Gallery Invigilator Gemma Richardson talks you through her fave piece in our current exhibition from Clifford Owens. It's your last chance to see his work this weekend with the exhibition finishing on Sun 17 Aug. Do pop in and take a look for yourself. #CliffordOwens #BetterTheRebelYouKnow #Art #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Richard Linklater worked with his cast on and off over a staggering 12-year period to produce this highly anticipated coming-of-age drama. Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, gives it a whistle-stop review.

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, reviews Finding Vivian Maier, a documentary about a nanny with a secret life and an inspirational talent.

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, reviews Cold in July.

Our speakers talk about performance art in this lively roundtable discussion. With writer and curator Daniella Rose King, artist Humberto Vélez, Cornerhouse Visual Art Programme Manager Bren O'Callaghan and Sarah Perks, Director of Visual Art at Cornerhouse and HOME.

Exhibition curator Daniella Rose Kings gives a two-minute introduction to Clifford Owens's exhibition Better the Rebel You Know.

Another little review for all you Spanish speakers - this time it's from ¡Viva! Festival Coordinator Jessie Gibbs on Colombian film Cazando luciérnagas. #VivaFest2014 #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

One for all you Spanish speakers - Carmen Herrero, Head of Spanish at Manchester Metropolitan University, reviews Días de vinilo for you. #VivaFest2014 #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Carmen Herrero, Principal Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, lets you know what you can expect from her one hour intro on wicked women in Spanish Cinema. #VivaFest2014 #SpanishCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Perhaps his most outrageous film to date, Àlex de la Iglesia takes his unique brand of comic horror to new heights in Las Brujas De Zugarramurdi (Witching and Bitching). Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews it for you. #VivaFest2014 #SpanishCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

¡Viva! Festival Coordinator Jessie Gibbs reviews Sin otoño, sin primavera. Catch the UK premiere at this year's festival. #VivaFest2014 #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Dr James Scorer, Lecturer in Latin American Cultural Studies, lets you know what you can expect from Peruvian film El Limpiador. It screens at Cornerhouse as part of ¡Viva! Festival. #VivaFest2014 #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Digital Reporter Chris Chambers reviews Colombian film Chasing Fireflies (Cazando luciérnagas). Catch it Tue 11 and Mon 17 March here at Cornerhouse as part of ¡Viva! Festival. #VivaFest2014 #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

With ¡Viva! opening tonight we thought it was only fair to produce a special festival podcast for all you Spanish speakers out there. Our festival team share their film highlights and touch on some of the events not to miss. ¡Disfrutad el festival! #VivaFest2014 #SpanishCinema #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

With ¡Viva! opening on Friday our festival team share their film highlights and touch on some of the events not to miss. Enjoy the festival! #VivaFest2014 #SpanishCinema #LatinAmericanCinema #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Cellist and vocalist Laura Moody performed on the soundtrack for Rough Cut, the film documenting Jamie Shovlin’s ‘re-make’ of Hiker Meat. Find out more about the process here http://bit.ly/1mRiuLQ

Writer and curator Laura Mclean-Ferris lent her vocals for Hiker Meat’s soundtrack. In this short clip, we hear how her voice adds an air of existential dread to the music. Find out how composer Euan Rodger created the soundtrack here http://bit.ly/1mRiuLQ

Composer Euan Rodger wrote the soundtracks for Hiker Meat and Rough Cut, two films that form part of artist Jamie Shovlin’s multi-layered collaborative project. Here, Euan shares some music from Hiker Meat, a 1970s exploitation film that doesn’t actually exist. Read more about the process here http://bit.ly/1mRiuLQ

The final film in our all-night celebration of exploitation cinema is The Bird with the Crystal Plumage. Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews this directorial debut from Dario Argento... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilms

Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews the classic mid-1970's American exploitation film Jackson County Jail. Catch it at this weekend's Sleazeathon. #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilms

The fourth film in our Sleazeathon is Act of Vengeance. Down and dirty exploitation cinema at its trashiest, film lecturer Andy Willis reviews it for you... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilm

Sweaty and undoubtedly sleazy, Mandingo is the third film in our weekend Sleazeathon. Film lecturer Andy Willis gives you a taster... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilm

Often cited as the blueprint for the American slasher movie, A Bay of Blood is the second film during our Sleazeathon. Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews it for you... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilms

Kicking off our Sleazeathon in style, The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue delivers masses of gore, excess and social comment to a hypnotic electronic score. Film lecturer Andy Willis reviews it for you... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilms

To mark the opening of our exhibition Hiker Meat, Cinema 1 will turn Grindhouse, 1970s-style, for an all-night celebration of exploitation movies. Film lecturer Andy Willis gives you a taster of what to expect from our Sleazeathon... #Sleazeathon #ExploitationFilms #1970sFilm

Steve McQueen’s powerful 12 Years a Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. Jason Wood the Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas reviews it for you... #12YearsASlave #SteveMcQueen #Film #Cornerhouse

It's the most remarkable film he's seen all year - Jason Wood the Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas reviews Leviathan. #Leviathan #Film #Cornerhouse

Alexander Payne’s latest film Nebraska perfectly balances comedy, drama and pathos. Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, reviews it for you... #Nebraska #AlexanderPayne #Film #Cornerhouse

Paulina García is a renowned Chilean actress, theatre director and playwright. Earlier this year she won Best Actress at Berlin Film Festival for her performance in Sebastián Lelio’s Gloria. Digital Reporter Michael Lyons caught up with her at our preview to find out what it was like playing the strong-willed, fun-loving Gloria... #PaulinaGarcía #Gloria #ChileanCinema #Film

Our #MyNoir season continues and next up is Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil. Andy Moor, Reader in Cinema History at Manchester Metropolitan University reviews it for you... #MyNoir #FilmNoir #TouchOfEvil

Andy Moor, Reader in Cinema History at Manchester Metropolitan University reviews the classic pulp noir of the fifties and savage critique of Cold War paranoia - Kiss Me Deadly. #MyNoir #FilmNoir #KissMeDeadly

He's a cult legend and joined us earlier this month for a special Q&A - were talking about the ever optimistic John Otway. Our Digital Reporter Matt Akers grabbed him beforehand to chat inspirations and on stage acrobatics... #JohnOtway #RockAndRollsGreatestFailure #OtwayTheMovie #Film #Music #Cornerhouse

As we get closer to our exhibition of David Chadwick’s images of Manchester night spots in the early 1980s, we’re excited to have tracked down one of the most striking people in his iconic ‘punks’ picture. Karen Bentley came forward after a friend spotted our appeal on Facebook... #DavidChadwick #Punks #ManchesterClubScene #Photography

Earlier this month we put a call out for Manchester clubbers captured on camera over 30 years to step forward and identify themselves from our series of photographs by David Chadwick. And with help for the MEN we've tracked down the mysterious lady in the iconic photo, Girl in a Discotheque. We caught up with her... #DavidChadwick #GirlInADiscotheque #ManchesterClubScene #Photography

This week our LiveWire team have been busy making props for their joint production of Hansel And Gretel with the Library Theatre's Young Company. We dropped in to see how it was all going... #HanelAndGretel #LiveWire #Props #Puppets #YoungPeople #Theatre #Art

In collaboration with the Library Theatre's Young Company our LiveWire team are gearing up for a summer theatre production of Hansel and Gretal. As part of the show our young team will be working with local puppeteer Ben Moores to bring the show to life. We caught up with Ben down at rehearsals to find out more... #Puppets #ShadowTheatre #LiveWire #LTYC #HanselAndGretel

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, talks us through the film he's most excited about this year - Frances Ha. #FrancesHa #NoahBaumbach #Greta Gerwig #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, gives us his review of Stories We Tell from actor-turned-filmmaker Sarah Polley. #StoriesWeTell #SarahPolley #Film #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Last week an enthusiastic bunch of 14-19 year olds joined us for our Creative Careers Week. Digital Reporter Katrina Houghton dropped into one of their sessions to find out more. #CreativeCareerWeek #Film #Theatre #Learning #LiveWire #Cornerhouse #Manchester

Jason Wood, Director of Programming at Curzon Cinemas, shares his thoughts on Thérèse Desqueyroux. #ThereseDesqueyroux #FrenchCinema #AudreyTautou #Film #Cornerhouse