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The Young and Prodigious T.S.Spivet (3D) – Review by Frank Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Writers: Jean-Pierre Jeunet (screenplay), Reif Larsen (novel), Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Maillet, Callum Keith Rennie | Jeunet has […]
Do you remember the false alarm a few months ago, where a casting agent put out a advert for someone to play a waitress in a Twin Peaks Promo? It had us […]
Téip Dheireanach Krapp. An Amharclann Nua. Samuel Beckett- Traschruthaithe ag Gabriel Rosenstock Review by Helen O’Leary Gearrdhráma de chuid Samuel Beckett é seo faoi sheanduine, scríbhneoir. Tá an fear seo tar éis […]
A free download from the Late David Turpin, for you to enjoy. The remix is by Strands (Stephen Shannon), who is a member of Halfset as well as a producer extraordinaire. See […]
The Workman’s club have certainly pulled out all the stops for this mini festival, and the unusual thing is that it’s all free! I’m sure it’ll be jam packed, so get there […]
Of Horses and Men – Review by Frank L. Director: Benedikt Erlingsson Writer: Benedikt Erlingsson Stars: Ingvar EggertSigurðsson, Charlotte Bøving, HelgiBjörnsson The eye of a horse, like a well made mirror, has […]
A young man is asleep in an asylum cell, heavily dosed with Morphine. He is visited by a Nun, who takes pity on him and spends time by his bed side. When […]
A new season of plays has just been announced for the Abbey and it’s exciting. That’s right, exciting! Risks are being taken and a few new faces will appear on stage. Probably […]
Benny and Jolene – Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Jamie Adams Writer: Jamie Adams Stars: Craig Roberts, Rosamund Hanson, Dolly Wells Telling the story of an up-and-coming indie-folk duo as they’re swept […]
Some bands spend years playing small venues hoping the world will sit up and take notice and then there’s alt-J! Their first album ‘An Awesome Wave’ won the Mercury Prize, and they’ll […]
A quiet day, so we thought we’d have a look at the gigs on the horizon. Tinariwen (NCH) and the Art of Song: David Bowie are the two I’m most excited about. […]
Updike by Adam Begley – Review by Dan O’Neill There’s a passage Adam Begley’s ‘Updike’, a comprehensive and engaging book, that refers to John Updike joining a Recorder group to meet up […]
The World Cup kicks off this week, and there will be two camps, those who will be trying to catch every second, and those who will learn to hate their television. I […]
Angel Olsen – Whelans – Gig Review – 6-6-14 Having released one of the albums of the year in the shape of ‘Burn your fire for no Witness’ there was an air […]
I’ve been trying to catch up with some tv after my fortnight hiatus due to study – yeah the leaving cert really blows….I imagine the highlight for a lot of people this […]
Orange is the New Black – Season Two – Review by Frances Winston Spoiler Free Review This acclaimed show has truly proved to be ahead of it’s time as orange really was […]
Fruitvale Station – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durrand The question of what would you do if […]
The last time I saw Avi Buffalo, they were the first band to play at a music festival. They came on at around 5PM on a Friday to a half full venue […]
Stephen has just arrived home with his work colleague Molly. She is a number of years his junior, and there has been some friction between them in the past. They had a […]
So we’re back at the cinema, and what does it deliver this week? It’s not not a bad week. Really, even though 22 Jump Street lurks down the bottom of the page. […]
For those of you who pay attention to such things, you may remember our review of ‘The Rattling‘ from last Summer. The man behind that dusky lo-fi affair is one Kyle Wall, […]
Zelda by Eddie Naughton – Review by Frank L. The name “Zelda” conjures up automatically the name of her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald, with whom she is welded. You cannot have one […]
This one could be a bit special. Rough Magic are this years recipients of the Sky Arts Ignition Award, which offers a sum of €230,000 for the creation of a new production. […]
A young man has problems with his back. His physiotherapist tells him that there is only so much he can do in his weekly sessions, and that he’ll have to start getting […]
Bulmers Forbidden Fruit Festival – Review by Frances Winston The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, June Bank Holiday Weekend You know summer is here when the festival season starts in earnest and thankfully the […]
Brian and Gemma are on their second date, when they meet an older couple in a restaurant in Dublin. The older couple are amazed that Gemma is so much like Veronica in […]
Some great new gigs added to our long range forecast, including First Aid Kit, La Roux, The Chills, Damien Dempsey, Lee Fields and the Jungle Brothers, to name but a few. Actually, […]
Youbloom have just announced a new twist on this years events. As well as a crop of young bands from around the world, each venue hosted by a particular band such as […]
A new release from a good chunk of Redneck Manifesto in Richie Egan and Matty Bolger. This is a step away from the Rednecks sound and is a slower, more subtle sound. […]
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