TV Preview – Mysterious Skin – Film 4 Friday 15th November 1.20am I first saw Mysterious Skin in New York’s equivalent of the IFI, the IFC, while on honeymoon in 2005. I […]
TV Preview – Mysterious Skin
New Movie Releases – 8-11-13
Want to hear something good about Gravity being released today? It means you don’t have to watch the bloody trailer anymore when you go to the cinema! I must have seen it […]
The Summit – Irish Film wins Canadian Award
Some good news for the Irish film industry as ‘The Summit‘ has won an award at the Banff Film Festival, a festival that gives us the “best mountain films, books, and speakers”. […]
Movie Review – Philomena
Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is a journalist turned spin doctor who is down on his luck. He was at the centre of a political storm that ended up with him being discarded. […]
Broken Song – Preview – IFI Nov 15th
The rap scene in Dublin is a rare and unusual beast. From the few rap gigs I’ve been to in Dublin, it attracts the crowd of die hard fans and a multitude […]
New Movie Releases – 1-11-13
If you see one movie this week… well, why limit yourself, really, see as many as you want, but Philomena is the one getting the plaudits. It seems to have gone done […]
Bite Sized Movie Round Up – Blue Jasmine, Enough Said, Crash Reel
Blue Jasmine – This is the story of two sisters, one that has left a world of excess and comes to live with her sister who has nothing. She arrives at her […]
Halloween Movies – Witchcraft & Devilry
Our favourite in-house Horror movie specialist Mary McC is back, with this year’s Halloween special (just like the Simpsons!). This year the topic is Witchcraft and Devilry. It’s Hallowe’en so time for […]
Bite Size Movie Review – Thor: The Dark World (3D)
Alan Taylor – of Mad Men and Game of Throne’s (directorial) fame – directs this (post-Avengers) sequel to Kenneth Branagh’s surprisingly superb and quirky film Thor. In a nutshell Thor: The Dark […]
Guest Post: The Late David Turpin – 5 Favourite Horror Movies
As a dead man walking, we thought it was quite fitting that the Late David Turpin would give us an insight into his favourite horror movies. You can see the results below, and […]
Scary Movies for Halloween
Another old gem from the Workhorse dungeon. It’s Mary from Candepop on her top scary movies. As Hallowe’en is coming around again I thought it was timely to write a post on […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (28-10-13 to 3-11-13)
This week it’s Halloween proper, with a variety of film festival and events around the city worth check out. There’s also UCD Science and Film Festival on in the Lighthouse and more […]
Top 5 Zombie Movies
An old post, but for the week that’s in it, quite fitting. It’s Mary from Candepop on her favorite zombie movies! If you wanted to pick five movies for a zombie marathon […]
TV Preview: Halloween Fare
The difficulty with Halloween falling midweek is that most of the horror movies are shown at the book-ending weekends. However if you are looking to get your scare on there are a […]
New Movie Releases – 25-10-13
No horror movies this week? Seriously, what’s the story Hollywood, get your act together. A few good looking ones all the same though. I guess there’s enough scary delights with the Horrorthon […]
Bram Stoker Festival Preview
This should be lots of fun. There’s events all over the city from the 26th to the 29th of October, and most of the events are FREE! The Literature Section has a […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (21-10-13 to 27-10-13)
Yes, it’s that time of year when the border between this world and the next becomes slightly blurred, and the streets of Dublin are filled with ghosts, ghouls, zombies, even if they […]
New Movie Releases – 18-10-13
Ah yes, the last work of the legend that was James Gandolfini. The Sopranos was one of my favourite TV shows, and Gandolfini’s depiction of a nice man who occasionally murdered people […]
Kim Newman Interview – Bram Stoker Festival Preview
Kim Newman is an expert in all things that go bump in the night. He is the writer of the Anno Dracula series and a regular film reviewer for the Guardian. He […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (14-10-13 to 20-10-13)
So, the Dublin Theatre Festival is at an end, and we’re all a bit exhausted by it all. We need some time to recover, right? Well, sadly, it’s another busy week out […]
Protected: Fury – Movie Preview
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New Movie Releases – 11-10-13
So what has arrived in our cinemas this week? What new gems have been delivered to our doors? Well, not that much in truth, but there’s a few worth a look if […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (7-10-13 to 13-10-13)
This is the last week of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Yup, we’re almost there with the madness of festival season, so make the most of the last few remaining moments. There’s also […]
New Movie Releases – 04-10-13
There’s a distinctly Scottish air to the new releases this week, with the top two hailing from Edinburgh. It’s a rare occasion, as the Scottish film industry isn’t exactly a powerhouse. Let’s […]
Trampoline – Cassidy’s Pub – 3-10-13 (Tonight!)
A fund raising night will be held tonight in Cassidys bar on West Moreland street in Dublin Tonight! This should be a fun night of music, movies and a chance to […]
How I Live Now – Movie Review
How I Live Now, directed by Kevin MacDonald, is based on the 2004 YA novel by Meg Rosoff. The book was Rosoff’s first novel,which she published at the age of 46 and […]
South – 2013 Kilruddery Film Festival – Review
Southern Discomfort – South – 2013 Kilruddery Film Festival – Review “Presenting a wonderful and true story of British pluck, self-sacrifice and indomitable courage displayed by a small party of men” Ernest […]
Arcade Fire – Here comes the Night Time
Arcade Fire are getting the hang of this viral advertising yoke, but I guess you’re always going to get attention if you get Roman Coppola to do your videos for you. This […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (30-09-13 to 6-10-13)
So, another busy week on the streets of Dublin, with some very special events on around the City. There’s Dublin Theatre Festival with all the fun things that involves, also Hard Working Class […]
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