Culture

OUFF’s ‘The Oxford Tales’: Celebrating student filmmaking at Oxford

It’s no secret that Oxford has long been an idealised location for film sets; official-looking SUVs with blacked-out windows and attendants in high vis parading up and down Catte Street and around the Rad Cam are a not-unfamiliar sight.

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Behind the red curtain: ‘Stories From an Abandoned Warehouse’ reviewed

Leo Jones reviews Crazy Child Productions' performance of 'Stories From an Abandoned Warehouse', the first English staging of the play.

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Siskin

Near the riverside, a girl with walnut hair sat with her back to the...

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Oxford on-screen: Historical atmosphere and fantasy worlds

Ideally, we should strike a balance; an awareness of the reality of life at Oxford can co-exist with an appreciation of its grand architecture and historical atmosphere.

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A Christmas Turkey

Following festive gluttony, this French Fancy will just cause indigestion

See Frost/Nixon First and for Free

Once in a lifetime offer of preview tickets to Frost/Nixon

Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

We weigh in on the highly acclaimed ninth LP from Maryland's finest

The Theatre By The Brewery Entrance

Two years after a £5.1m restoration programme, Cherwell goes to visit the Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds

The Critic as Artist

A case for the writer as hero

What’s On in Hilary

Cherwell looks at the plays of the first half of term

London Laughs

The Oxford Revue come to the capital (8th and 9th January)

Coldplay @ The O2 Arena

Bestsellers pound out an energetic, energising live show

Review: Che (Part 1)

the revolution will not be televised

Theatre isn’t supposed to be grey

So why do so many professional performances of classic plays look exactly the same?

Review: Gonzo

Fear and Loathing in the Cinema

Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Australia

Luhrmann's visual treat is no Dr. Zhivago

Review: The Baader-Meinhof Complex

Uri Edel's latest offering surpasses all expectations

Book Review: Oxford Poetry ’08

As the 99th birthday of Oxford Poetry approaches, Cherwell takes a belated look at this year's offering.

Go West

A new wave of European films grapples with immigration

Golden Globe Nominations

Brits on top in this years Golden Globe Nominations

The Pillowman First Night Review

The Pillowman proves to be a thought-provoking evening

The Films of 2008

What rocked the box office this year?

Lost kids and exploding dogs

Two blockbusters are heading to cinemas this week. We take a look...

The Pillowman Preview

Wilner's direction of The Pillowman both distresses and impresses

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