Yes, we’ve fully embraced the Christmas vibe here, with Chris Rea driving home for Christmas, wall to wall on all radios. I haven’t heard the Pogues yet, but it’s only a matter […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 3rd – 9th December
Movies – 30-11-12
Thomas Vinterberg directed Festen 14 years ago, and then somewhat went off the boil. He worked on a few TV movies and even with Metallica, but with The Hunt, it sounds like […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Sightseers
I went to Sighseers in a perfect state of innocence! I had not seen a trailer or read a review, which is often the best way to see something (he says shooting […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Amour
The opening scene of Amour shows a long shot of a crowd in a concert hall. We as a crowd in the cinema watch them as a crowd. I think what he’s […]
First Fortnight – Festival Preview
A festival in January? What a good idea, and a fun way to welcome in the new year. The First Fortnight Festival aims to ‘challenge mental health prejudice through creative arts’ and […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 26th November – 2nd December
God, is it Christmas already? Seriously? I guess I’ll have to accept it and move on. Try to resist the ba humbug vibe, although it is strong within me! So, what’s around […]
Bite Size Movie Review – The Master
The Master tells the story of naval veteran Freddie Quell (played by Joaquin Phoenix) who comes home from the high seas of World War II suffering with PTSD and an extreme ‘homebrew’ […]
Movies – 23-11-12
Bret Easton Ellis @BretEastonEllis “Don’t trust me on movies since “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Magic Mike” are my two favorite films of 2012. Trust yourselves and just go…” Ok, maybe we don’t […]
Alan Moore – Decline of an English Murder
Alan Moore has been stepping outside his comfort zone in recent months, with songs and short movies! The Decline of an English Murder is a simple guitar song with Alan on vocals. […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 19th – 25th November
Another good week ahead, with a few gems out there. I’m looking forward to the Yellow Wallpaper in the Project Arts, and The Dirty Three on Friday! Art – Eithne Jordan’s new […]
Movies – 16-11-12
First off, I’ve found a new favorite movie critic. Here he is on Prometheus – “The characters seemed to exist only there to die. Like slaves in an Egyptian tomb. And good […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 12th – 18th November
So, what’s new in town then? Not a bad week actually, with a few good gigs in Bon Iver tonight and the Villagers, The Poor Mouth in the Project and Eithne Jordan’s […]
Movies – 09-11-12
Two movies of note this week and a few to avoid, take note which is which, and don’t confuse ’em! The two that are meant to be good are ‘The Alps’ and […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 5th – 11th November
Another week is upon us, and this week it’s all about Ulysses. Yes, that’s right, Joyce is out of copyright about fifteen minutes, and already we’ve had a version of Dubliners with […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Beast of the Southern Wild
The Beast of the Southern Wild is the story of a young girl growing up on an island called the ‘Bathtub’ which is threatened to be washed away by the rising of […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Ruby Sparks
This is the first movie by directorial team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris since the worldwide success of ‘Little Miss Sunshine‘ in 2006. No pressure guys! They’ve taken six years to get […]
Movies – 02-11-12
Yes, we’re back with your favorite movie preview slot, right? So, what’s new and interesting this week, I hear you cry, well, not very much is the answer! There’s a documentary on […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Looper
I had heard the hype and then heard a bunch of my friends say that it wasn’t worth the hype. It’s a good way to go to a movie, with low expectations […]
Bite Size Reviews – Frankenweenie
Before this movie, I had a feeling that we might never see the real Tim Burton again, that he had lost his mojo, that he was destined to re-make movies worse than […]
Spooky, Scary, Creepy Movies – Halloween Guest Post
As Hallowe’en is coming around again I thought it was timely to write a post on the films that scared me. I grew up loving horror films and with two elder siblings, […]
Obama Campaign Videos
The Obama campaign seem to be using that ‘humor thing’ in their campaign. Also lots of Hollywood types, who are going to motivate young voters (hmm). It’s sure to blow up in […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 29th Oct – 4th Nov
We are on post Halloween hang over, with an end to the horrorthon and Bram Stoker festival. Strange considering that Halloween is on Wednesday! Still a few good bits knocking around out […]
Bram Stoker Festival
The Bram Stoker Festival starts today (26th – 28t) with events all over Dublin. Here’s a few events I like the look of… Sat 27th – 3-4.30, Christ Church – “Owen Roe […]
Movies – 26-10-12
The big event this week is Skyfall, the new James Bond! People seem to giving out about the product placement more than usual for this one, but it seems to be a […]
Top 5 Zombie Movies!
An old post, but for the weekend that’s in it, quite fitting. Mary from Candepop on her favorite zombie movies! If you wanted to pick five movies for a zombie marathon at […]
Horrorthon Preview – IFI – 25th – 29th Oct
It’s that time of year again, where the home of art house dumbs down for 4 days, for all that is good about the Horror genre. From previous years experience, it’s quite […]
The Unthanks – Songs from the Shipyard Live – Dun Laoghaire Pavilion
I’ve kept away from screenings accompanied by bands in the past, as I’ve felt it might be neither one thing nor the other! Not really a gig and not really a movie, […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 22nd – 28th Oct
While it’s not actually Halloween until sometime next week (Wednesday), as this is the weekend before, we get all the good shit! Cool huh? Well, maybe we’ll regret it next week, but […]
Movies – 19-10-12
Another batch of good ones to throw on the heap of quality movies in the cinema over the last while. Tim Burton has answered his critics, with the arrival of Frankenweenie, which […]
No More Workhorse 