The Dublin Book Festival starts in just two days time, and we thought we’d delve into the programme to give you some of our highlights. First up, we have old friend Donal […]
Dublin Book Festival Preview – 13th – 16th Nov
New Music: Guy Pearce Sings! – Broken Bones
Guy Pearce has had an amazing career in the movie industry, with such gems as Priscilla Queen of the Desert, LA Confidential, and Memento. He has now joined the large number of […]
Glen Hansard – Vicar Street – In Aid of Simon
Glen Hansard is a bit of a legend for the amount of gigs he does for charity and the Simon Community in particular. He’s back in Vicar Street next month for a […]
Standby – Movie Review
Standby – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Directors: Rob and Ronan Burke Screenplay: Pierce Ryan Starring: Brian Gleeson, Jessica Paré, Stanley Townsend, Ian Lloyd Anderson, John Lynn, Francesca Cherrault, Louisa Harland, Norma […]
Whiplash – Movie Preview Screening – Dundrum
This is a chance to see what promises to be one of the best movies of next year in a little over a weeks time! The hype about Whiplash is already starting […]
The Waste Ground Party – Peacock Stage – Review
The Waste Ground Party – Peacock Stage at the Abbey Theatre Someone has been dumping bin bags in one of the local gardens. You can hardly blame them, with the price of […]
Monument Valley. Beautiful mobile game gets new levels
While it’s true we don’t often talk about gaming on NMWH but sometimes a game comes along that transcends the world of gaming and leaves a lasting mark on you in so many […]
Things To Do In Dublin (10-11-14 – 16-11-14)
Welcome back people. Another week dawns and so to does a variety of odd ball events around the city. Science Week 2014 – 9th – 16th November continues with events far and […]
What’s On in London: Turner Exhibition at Tate Britain
What’s On in London: Turner Exhibition at Tate Britain – by Pat Levy When J M W Turner died he bequeathed a huge number of paintings and sketches to the British […]
Interview with Sarah Finlay – Director of Stella Full Of Storms
STELLA FULL OF STORMS – The Cup Theatre Company presents STELLA FULL OF STORMS, a new play by Kate Gilmore. “I think letters are classy. So, that’s how I continue to assault […]
Leviathan – Movie Review
Leviathan – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev Starring: Alexei Serebriakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Roman Madyanov, Sergey Pokhodaev Leviathan is the fourth feature from Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, whose […]
The Watchman – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
The Watchman written by Sean Lawlor – Review by Frank L. First performed at the Peacock Theatre in 1988, Dublin Theatre Company, at the direction of Anthony Fox revives this small slice […]
Sacro Gra – Movie Review
Sacro Gra – Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: Gianfranco Rosi Screenplay: Niccolo Bassetti (story), Gianfranco Rossi Sacro GRA depicts life along the ring motorway around Rome, the Grande Raccordo Anulare and the […]
Lambchop play Nixon @ Perspectives 2015 – NCH
Details of the Perspective Season 2015 have just been announced, and there’s a few very interesting events in the line up. The one that is really grabbing my attention is Lambchop to […]
New Music – Judith Ring – What Was
I’ve known Judith for many a year, so it is quite exciting to be able to tell you about her first album! She’s a young Composer who has worked with some of […]
Father John Misty – New Album & Dublin Gig
Some good news ths morning, with the return of Father John Misty, also known as Joshua Tillman or J. Tillman. The one time Fleet Fox will release a new album in February […]
The Skeleton Twins – Movie Review
The Skeleton Twins – Review by Frank L. Director: Craig Johnson Writers:Mark Heyman, Craig Johnson Stars:Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson Craig Johnson co-wrote The Skeleton Twins with Mark Heyman, a friend […]
Competition – Win Tickets to the Telescopes – Workman’s Club
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for The Telescopes at the Workman’s Club on Thursday the 13th of November. To be in with a chance of winning, […]
Out of Here – Movie Review
Out of Here – Review by Frank L. Director: Donal Foreman Writer: Donal Foreman Stars: Daniel Bergin, Kelly Byrne, Jack Dean-Shepherd Ciaran (Fionn Walton) returns to the Dublin which he left as […]
New Music – The Decemberists – Make You Better (And Dublin Gig!)
Another gig to add to the list called ‘Must See’. Colin Meloy and comrades return to these shores in celebratioin of a new album called ‘What a terrible world, what a beautiful […]
New Year’s Festival – Details Announced.
The details of the New Year’s Festival have just been announced, and it seems to be on a much bigger scale than the last few. There are gigs and a variety of […]
Interstellar – Movie Review
Interstellar – Review by David Turpin Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine A near-three-hour science fiction epic, Interstellar is the latest cinematic tome from Christopher […]
Girls of Dublin Town – Sugar Club – Review
The Girls of Dublin Town is a night of music and theatre that continues tonight at the Sugar Club in Dublin. It is based on the play ‘Ladies Night’ which was staged […]
Things To Do In Dublin (3-11-14 – 9-11-14)
Halloween is over, but there’s a couple of interesting sounding festivals in town this week, with the Dublin Burlesque Festival 2014 – Circus Macabre if you want something a bit spicy. If you’re […]
The Locked Room – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Locked Room – Project Arts Centre – Review by Conor O’Carroll Set in a white room two strangers wake up and try to make sense of their environment through mime, dance […]
The Crystal Cage – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
The Crystal Cage– Smock Alley Theatre- Review by Julie Melia Ofegus Theatre Company are back with another show for children. ‘The Crystal Cage’ runs until November 2nd in Smock Alley Theatre. As […]
70×70 – Unlicensed Preaching – Iain Sinclair – Book Review
Iain Sinclair – 70×70 – Unlicensed Preaching: A Life Unpacked in 70 Films Reviewed by David Turpin Labelled by its author as a “novel of delicious fragments” and a “cubist self-portrait assembled […]
New Music – Trans Am – Insufficiently Breathless
With Trans Am just about to kick off a European tour that has cruelly ignored Ireland, we’ll have to make do with the video for their song ‘Insufficiently Breathless’ with some delicate […]
5 Favourite Horror Movies – The Late David Turpin
The Late David Turpin’s We Belong Undead (Remixes) features contributions from Hunter-Gatherer, Cathy Davey, Carriages, Strands and Jon Dots, and is available from iTunes or from thelatedavditurpin.bandcamp.com For Hallowe’en, The Late David […]
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