At only 82 minutes, Ida manages to tightly pack together a gripping story with a commentary on a number of diffuse themes – war, the holocaust, sexual revolution and religion – to make one truly remarkable package.

The film itself is a rhetorical question; how much can you ever really know about your other half? The answer offered: next to nothing. If you’re lucky.

A Bury film maker is aiming to capture the heart of the Northern Soul movement – and has enlisted Steve Coogan, Ricky Tomlinson and singing star Lisa Stansfield to help.

It’s not that it’s a bad film, in fact it’s quite brilliant. But even though this grisly tour of Hollywood’s ugly side can be hard to watch, you daren’t take your eyes off it for a second

Bilbo and Frodo Baggins take centre stage in the Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings – one of the most successful movie franchises in cinematic history

Award-winning short film Sophie’s Fortune captures the cinematic style of old school blockbusters in a fraction of the running time and on a fraction of the budget

Withington councillor Chris Paul condemns developers’ greedy plans for demolished Cine City cinema site.

Laurence Harvey will be joined by indie directors Jill Sixx Gevargizian and Jerry Pyle, fresh from the US, who will be unveiling their nightmare inducing short films

The filmmaker behind a slick love letter to Manchester’s Northern Quarter has revealed that the city’s famous Curry Mile could be his next target – if he opts to make a sequel.

Secret Cinema has partnered with mental health charity Mind to screen the movie at Victoria Warehouse, with all proceeds going towards the charity.

Boyhood, directed by Richard Linklaters and starring Ellar Coltrane, is an epic coming of age film unlike any other.