The Dublin Writers Festival is in full swing, with some great talks and gigs around the city. This week includes Ray Davies, Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. Two new festivals […]
Things to do in Dublin (19-05-14 – 25-05-14)
Finding Nemo – Grand Canal – 16-05-14
Another day, another Happenings! Finding Nemo this time how. How do these guys do it, that’s two days in a row! HAPPENINGS H2O: FINDING NEMO @ GRAND CANAL DOCK Friday 16th May. […]
New Movie Releases – 16-05-13
Up from the depths, 30 stories high, breathing fire, his head in the sky, Godzilla, Godzilla… God I loved that cartoon, with or without Godzuki. This week with have one of the […]
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – Fitzwilliam Square – 16-05-14 – Happenings
Get to see the real Willy Wonka tonight. Yes, Gene Wilder, not that other guy, in the 1971 version is the latest Happening and is on tonight in Fitzwilliam Square. You can […]
Festival of Writing & Ideas 2014 – Borris, Co. Carlow – Preview
Details of this year’s Festival of Writing and Ideas have been released, and once again it’s pretty impressive. The festival takes the form of a series of interviews/ discussions between formidable adversaries! […]
A Touch of Sin – Movie Review
A Touch of Sin – Review by Frank L. Director: Zhangke Jia Writer: Zhangke Jia (screenplay) Stars: Wu Jiang, Lanshan Luo, Li Meng Jia Zhangke has created a film which has some […]
Steven Berkoff – The Actor’s Lament – Gaiety Theatre – Preview
Some exciting news as Steven Berkoff will be in Dublin this September, for one week only. It is will his show ‘The Actor’s Lament’ which aims to give a vision of what […]
Interview with Sean Maguire – ‘Songs For Amy’
‘Songs For Amy‘ was released on 2nd of May. It is the story of a struggling Irish musician who writes an album to try to win back the love of his life, […]
Things to do in Dublin (12-05-14 – 18-05-14)
So, this week it’s all about the Dublin Writers Festival for me at least! It’s quite an exciting line up, with Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. The Docklands Summer Festival […]
New Movie Releases – 09-05-14
This week has a few gems! Hard to complain about this one. The Wind Rises is the new film from Studio Ghibli and then there’s Frank, where Michael Fassbender hides his dazzling […]
Before the Winter Chill – Movie Review
Before the Winter Chill – Review by Frank L. Director: Philippe Claudel Writer: Philippe Claudel (screenplay) Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas, Leïla Bekhtiby Phillipe Claudel Claudel directs Kristin Scott Thomas (“Lucie”) […]
Frank – Movie Review
Frank – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy In cinemas May 9th Given that he frequently makes “world’s sexiest” lists Michael […]
The Devil and Daniel Johnston & Q&A – Filmbase – 06-05-14
A night in celebration of Daniel! If you’ve never seen this film, or just if you want to see it again after a long absence, it’s a fascinating insight into Daniel. There’s […]
Things to do in Dublin (05-04-14 – 11-05-14)
So, what’s new this week? The Bealtaine Festival is in full swing and runs throughout May. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival runsfrom May 5th – 18th in many of the smaller […]
Hill Street – Dublin Skateboarding Documentary – Preview
An Irish Skateboarding film? Yes, you read that right! I’ve always had a lot of respect for those than hang around the Bank of Ireland on Baggot street of a Saturday for […]
Ilo Ilo – Movie Review
Ilo Ilo Review by Frank L. Director: Anthony Chen Writer: Anthony Chen Stars: Koh Jia Ler, Angeli Bayani, Tian Wen Chen Singapore in 1997 was in the middle of a financial crisis […]
New Movie Releases – 02-05-14
No major releases this week, so a chance for the little ones to shine! There’s a couple of foreign movie gems with Ilo, Ilo and In Bloom. There’s also Paul Walker’s last […]
Ken Loach Season at the IFI
A pretty impressive Ken Loach retrospective is just about to start in the IFI, which will also feature a visit from the man himself. “Loach will be visiting the IFI to […]
In Bloom – Movie Review
Directors: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß Writer: Nana Ekvtimishvili Stars: Lika Babluani, Mariam Bokeria, Zurab Gogaladze In Bloom opens on May 3rd. For those of you expecting a Nirvana bio-pic, please go elsewhere! […]
Songs for Amy – Movie Review
Songs for Amy – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Konrad Begg Starring: Sean Maguire, Lorna Anderson, Barry Ward, Ross McMahon, Ford Kiernan, Kevin Ryan, Patrick Bergin Set predominantly in Galway this […]
Bad Neighbours – Movie Review
Bad Neighbours – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogan, Zak Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Lisa Kudrow In cinemas May 3rd This film is simply called Neighbours […]
Plastic – Movie Review
Plastic – Review by Frances Winston. Directed by: Julian Gilbey Starring: Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Will Poulter, Sebastian de Souza, Emma Rigby In cinemas April 30th Heist drama’s tend to be a […]
Bealtaine Festival – 1st to 31st May 2014
As April is just about to pass, it’s time for the Bealtaine Festival, a festival that aims to ‘Celebrate creativity as we age’! It’s a wide ranging festival with all sorts on […]
Pompeii – Movie Review
Pompeii – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson Starring: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye- Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland In cinemas April 30th Spoiler […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-04-14 – 04-05-14)
Can it really be May already? That hardly makes sense, sure wasn’t it New Years the other day. This week sees the start of the Bealtaine Festival which runs throughout May and […]
Act of Killing – Darklight Festival – Review
The Darklight festival continues until April 27th. “The Act of Killing – A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic […]
New Movie Releases – 25-04-14
Doesn’t Johnny Depp make an awful lot of rubbish these days? I thought he was meant to be one of those troubled artist types. Anyway, on with this weeks show… Transendence – […]
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker – Movie Review
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker- Review by Frank L. Directed by Danis Tanovic Cast: Nazif Mujic, Senada Alimanovic, Semsa Mujic Nazif is a member of the Roma community […]
Tracks – Movie Review
Tracks – Review by Frank L Directed by John Curran Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth Released on April 25th “Tracks”, based on the book of the same title by one […]
No More Workhorse 