The are a couple of interesting new productions in the world of theatre this week, with Romeo and Juliet at the Gate and The Girl who believed in Magic at the Project. Not […]
Things To Do In Dublin (30-03-15 – 5-04-15)
The Tale of Princess Kaguya – Movie Review
The Tale of Princess Kaguya – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Isao Takahata Writers: Isao Takahata (story), Isao Takahata (screenplay) Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen This is […]
Cinderella – Movie Review
Cinderella – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Kenneth Brannagh Starring: Lily James, Cate Blanchet, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, Helena Bonham Carter In cinemas February 27th Loosely […]
Get Hard – Movie Review
Get Hard – Movie Review – by Conor MacNamara Director: Ethan Cohen Writer: Ian Roberts, Jay Martel, Ethan Cohen Starring: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie Will Ferrell is back in typical […]
Seventh Son – Movie Review
Seventh Son – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Sergey Bodrov Starring Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Olivia Williams Seventh Son arrives on our screens trailing bad press from […]
Things To Do In Dublin (23-03-15 – 29-03-15)
JDIFF is still the big event in town this week, with some A list actors gracing these shores for talks and interviews. After a quiet week in the Theatre world, there’s a […]
JDIFF Officially Opens – March 19th to 29th
JDIFF kicked off last night at the Savoy, with more than a few celebs in attendance for the Eileen Gray biopic ‘The Price of Desire‘ with writer and director Mary McGuckian the […]
Gunman – Movie Review
Gunman – Movie Review by Conor MacNamara Director: Pierre Morel Starring: Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Jasmine Trinca, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance Sean Penn, Javier Bardem and a backup cast of solid stars […]
Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat – The Most Important Place In The World – Album Review
Album Review: Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat – The Most Important Place In The World – Review by Killian Laher Everybody’s favourite Scottish miserabilists Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat (ex Arab Strap) […]
Mommy – Movie Review
Mommy – Movie Review by David Turpin. Directed by Xavier Dolan. Starring: Anne Dorval, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément Mommy, the fifth feature from Quebecois filmmaker Xavier Dolan, reaches our shores less than […]
Things To Do In Dublin (16-03-15 – 22-03-15)
St. Patrick’s Day Festival runs until Tuesday with a huge amount of evnets around the city, and a lot of them free! Check out the full line up here. There’s Music in […]
Run All Night – Movie Review
Run All Night – Movie Review by Conor MacNamara Diretor: Jaume Collet-Saure Writer: Brad Ingelsby Stars: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Genesis Rodriguez Liam Neeson teams up again with director Jaume […]
Hinterland – Movie Review
Hinterland – Review by LAW Directed by Harry McQueen Writer: Harry Macqueen Stars: Lori Campbell, Harry Macqueen Hinterland is the directorial debut of actor Harry McQueen, who also wrote and stars in […]
Suite Française – Movie Review
Suite Française – Review by Frank L. Directed by Saul Dibb Writers: Matt Charman (screenplay), Saul Dibb (screenplay) Stars: Margot Robbie, Ruth Wilson, Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas The film is an adaptation […]
Goodbye to Language 3D – Movie Review
Goodbye to Language 3D – Review by Frank L. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard Writer: Jean-Luc Godard Stars: Héloïse Godet, Kamel Abdeli, Richard Chevallier One of the brief statements made in this machine […]
Things To Do In Dublin (9-03-15 – 15-03-15)
St. Patrick’s Day Festival kicks off this week, and runs form the 14th to the 17th of March. There’s lots of cool events on around the city and a lot of them […]
Still Alice – Movie Review – V2.0
Still Alice – Movie Review by Frank L. Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Writers: Lisa Genova (novel), Richard Glatzer (screenplay) Stars:Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart Alice Rowland (Julianne Moore) is at […]
Difret – Movie Review
Difret – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: Zeresenay Mehari Writer: Zeresenay Mehari (screenplay) Stars: Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere, Rahel Teshome Based on true events that occurred in 1996, this is the […]
Chappie – Movie Review
Chappie – Movie Review by Conor MacNamara Director: Neill Blomkamp Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell Stars: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman Neill Blomkamp’s newest film Chappie has us revisiting the sci-fi […]
Appropriate Behaviour – Movie Review
Appropriate Behaviour – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Desiree Akhnavan Writer: Desiree Akhavan (screenplay) Stars: Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer Desiree Akhnavan not only directed but also wrote and […]
Kill the Messenger – Movie Review
Kill the Messenger – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Michael Cuesta Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Andy García In […]
Still Alice – Movie Review
Still Alice – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish In cinemas March 6th As the film […]
Things To Do In Dublin (2-03-15 – 8-03-15)
There’s a new festival this week with the Five Lamps kicking off on March 4th and running until the 14th. There’s also some fine new additions in the world of theatre, with […]
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Movie Review
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Review by Frank L. Directed by John Madden Writer: Ol Parker (screenplay) Stars: Maggie Smith, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy This is the sequel to the […]
JDIFF – Programme Announced – 19th – 29th March
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 19th to 29th March 2015 At the Lighthouse this morning Grainne Humphreys, festival director, introduced some of the highlights of the programme which will include over 130 […]
Paper Souls – Movie Review
Paper Souls – Review by Frank L. Directed by Vincent Lannoo Writer: François Uzan (screenplay) Stars: Stéphane Guillon, Julie Gayet, Jonathan Zaccaï The film begins with a widow giving a splendid graveside […]
Backstreet Boys: Show’em what you’re made of – Movie Reivew
BACKSTREET BOYS: SHOW’EM WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF Review: LAW “Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of” is a documentary made by Stephen Kijak, spanning the 2 years the band spent making […]
Things To Do In Dublin (23-02-15 – 1-03-15)
In Theatre, there’s Run/ Don’t Run and Witness at the Civic and Sea Wall at the Project. There’s also Slender at the Theatre Upstairs. The Collaborations Festival continues at Smock Alley. Not […]
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review – V2.0
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Jeremy Garelick Starring: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Alan Ritchson, Cloris Leachman, Mimi Rogers, Ken Howard, Affion Crockett, Jorge Garcia, […]
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