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Slay-ing it: I Am the Girl Who Exists Only to Facilitate Your Dumb Coming of Age
The manic pixie dream girl?
The Easter Rising Centenary: The Anglo-Irish Conflict in Film
In commemoration of the centenary of the some of the darkest days of history in our islands, Hollie examines how the Troubles have made it to screen.
Acts to Look Forward to at Blissfields 2016
Laura Cox suggests the top ‘acts to watch’ at Blissfields 2016.
‘With animation the scene can take a life of its own’: An interview with directors of the Oscar nominated Anomalisa
Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson are the directors of 2015’s Anomalisa; based on a play of…
Slay-ing it: Now I look and look around and there’s so many Kanyes!
How does one define beauty when its aesthetics have become easily to replicate and associated with advertisements?
“If you can identify with characters on screen there is a kind of solace in the fact that it’s not just you”: An interview with Rayna Campbell
Director Rayna Campbell’s latest venture, Lapse of Honour, sees her take a step backwards to…
Superheroes in our world: blessing or threat ?
With the upcoming Captain America: Civil War movie on the horizon and the ever increasing popularity of…
Teenagers aren’t stupid; and neither is their literature
Young Adult Literature is often slammed by society as being worthless. However, there must be a reason that they’ve become so popular? Does teen fiction have any cultural value?
‘No homo’: The unnecessary act of changing pronouns in song covers
Come on over, Valerie, while The Edge talk about song covers and their artists that don’t worry about the terrible, awful potential where you might, maybe, possibly, think someone is not 100% straight.
Caitlyn Jenner: Call her out, but call her Cait
Caitlyn Jenner seems to come up every time the Kardashian/Jenner clan are mentioned in social…
Why UK music festivals need to stop playing it safe with their bookings
Coldplay again!?! Why UK music festivals need to re-evaluate their headliners.
International Woman’s Day: Gillian Anderson, and the war for wage-equality
Gillian Anderson is a powerhouse in the entertainment industry. And, twenty years after she first fought for it, she’s still being offered less money than her male co-stars.
International Women’s Day: Mira Nair
A director of controversial, feminist documentaries, who was later offered to direct Harry Potter, and is currently working on a musical; meet one of the most inspirational women in modern filmmaking.
International Women’s Day: Fictional female inspirations
Celebrating International Women’s Day on 8th March, here at The Edge we thought it appropriate to celebrate inspirational…