Manchester Pride Fringe includes Pride, Coming Out: from Script to Screen, Byte and The Pansy Project

Hyde FC boasted an uncannily star-studded side for last night’s home friendly against Burnley – with George Michael, Tom Hanks and even a pornstar donning their shinpads and having a kickabout.

Shaune Harrison, who did make-up for Star Wars, Harry Potter and Captain America among countless other Hollywood movies, is launching his own prosthetics school, which is opening its doors in Salford Quays for the very first time.

Alan Turing’s hotly-anticipated biopic starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley will open the British Film Festival it has been revealed alongside the film’s first trailer.

Film Hub North West has secured a massive £51,100 grant from the British Film Institute (BFI) to take part in Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season this autumn.

MM caught with some of the extras, make-up artists and prosthetics masters who attended the Star Wars Galactic Gala at The Printworks earlier this month.

The independent film – punsomely entitled Shooting on the Rim – was completed on a shoestring budget and shot over a 14-day-schedule across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire.

Google have honoured iconic Manchester-born Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst in their doodle in celebration of her birthday.

MM caught up with Colin Connor, Nick Birchill and Lisa Connor – creators of Len Johnson – Fighter. A tale about a Salford boxer who was denied the chance to be British champion because of his race.

Manchester bike enthusiasts are being urged to capture and share footage of this weekend’s historic Tour de France for a unique film.

3 in a Bed will premiere at Manchester’s AMC cinema on Monday June, 30