by Matthew Stanger | Jun 3, 2026 | Culture, People, Top Story
For the UK release of ‘Leonora in the Morning Light’, documenting the life of surrealist painter and novelist Leonora Carrington, Histoflick writer Matt Stanger attended a Special Q+A after a showing of the film with directors Lena Vurma and Thor Klein at the Showroom...
by Christopher Randall | Jun 2, 2026 | Culture, Latest, Music, Top Story
If you can brush past the high-flying singalongs and postcard-perfect Austrian mountains, you’ll find that The Sound of Music tells a story of something darker in its own way. But how, and why, does your favourite model musical avoid the twisted truth of history? ‘The...
by Ben Simpson | Jun 2, 2026 | Latest, People, Top Story
Wladyslaw Szpilman’s story was anything but ordinary; a Polish Jewish pianist evading capture in the Ghettos of Warsaw by sheer will, wit, and immense luck, watching his people ordered to their death at the camps of Treblinka. His parents and his brother were some of...
by Tom Preston | Jun 2, 2026 | Latest, Leaders, Top Story
Forced onto the throne after his brother’s abdication, The King’s Speech follows the true story of King George VI and his fight to overcome a stammer with the help of speech therapist Lionel Logue. Hugo Vickers, the film’s historical advisor, discusses his time...
by Arib Dauhoo | Jun 2, 2026 | Latest, Top Story, War
Fresh off director Paweł Pawlikowski’s Best Director win at Cannes earlier this month, the trailer for Fatherland has finally arrived. The striking black-and-white film follows Sandra Hüller, playing the fierce rally-driving actress Erika Mann, and Hanns Zischler as...
by Sophie Street | Jun 2, 2026 | Culture, Latest, Present Day, Sport, Top Story
The British independent wrestling scene is a world entirely its own. Built on a rich heritage of hard-nosed, European-style grappling, it is a subculture defined by grit, humor, and a relentless work ethic. Long before the multi-million-dollar glitz of American...
