Entertainment and Activities News & Updates
- 19th December 2013
Alex checks out the hotly anticipated Anchorman 2 to see whether funnymen, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, can live up to the hype and expectation...
- 16th December 2013
Our in-house film critic, Alex Ashton, once again ventures into the big screen world. This time, to Middle Earth...
- 29th November 2013
What a difference twelve months has made in the fortunes of Salford Rugby
League Football Club, or as we are now rightly known Salford Red Devils.
- 26th November 2013
I know it is November and you might be getting ever so slightly fed up of people going on about Christmas as if it were mid December, but just hear me out. The event I want to tell you about is so wonderful and magical that I want to give you plenty of notice to clear your whole schedule!
- 24th November 2013
Following up a smash hit book adaptation with a sequel is never an easy feat. Between trying to keep fans of the book and fans of the original happy, the sequel also has to attract a new audience to the franchise. Surprisingly (at least, for me), Catching Fire achieves this delicate balance in a very good follow up to The Hunger Games.
- 10th November 2013
TheBestOfSalford's film reviewer, Alex Ashton, takes a sneak peak at new release Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.
- 1st November 2013
Bonfire Night is literally just around the corner. It is so close that you can almost smell the smoke and hear the pop of the fireworks! Bonfire Night is a weird night, in the grand scheme of things, as we are actively encouraged to groom the pyromaniac inside us all and burning wood is a public spectacle!
- 31st October 2013
Alex gets a sneak preview of Marvel's latest cinematic offering.
- 30th October 2013
Going to the Pantomime, as a child, is the best signifier of a Christmas that is just around the corner. School is finished for a few weeks, they have written their letters (or emails) to Santa and all that is left to do is wait for that special day. What is better at getting you in the Christmas spirit and killing some time for the kids than a Christmas Pantomime!?
- 24th October 2013
Our resident film reviewer, Alex Ashton, gets a sneaky peak at the hotly anticipated biopic, Captain Phillips.