Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon – Review by Frank L. Directors: Beth Aala, Mike Myers Stars: Shep Gordon, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Douglas Shep Gordon became a music manager as a result […]
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon – Movie Review
New Movie Releases – 18-07-14
Mon-key, Mon-key. Yes, it has finally arrived, and has the best reviews of any of this year’s blockbusters. Should the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes not have come before the […]
Dirty Dancing – Merrion Square – 17-07-2014
Dirty Dacing in Merrion Square sounds like something you’d ring Joe Duffy to complain about, but in this case, it’s the 1987 classic of cheese. The wonderful Happening people will give you […]
Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS (with 3epkano) – 17th July 2014 – NCH
Something for tonight, that sounds a lot of fun. Irlenad does a good range of post rock bands, and 3epkano are one of the best of ’em. Check them out tonight! Fritz […]
Here are the Young Men – Rob Doyle – Book Review
‘Here are the Young Men’ – Rob Doyle – Lilliput – Review by Dan O’Neill Rob Doyle has good form as a writer; anyone with work published in The Dublin Review and […]
Low Level Panic – New Theatre – Review
Low Level Panic – New Theatre As you enter the theatre, you are confronted with the unusual sight of a woman in a bath tub. She is oblivious to the audience, clearly […]
Longitude Festival Timetable 2014 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday
It’s so close now you can feel it, can’t ya? This is always the tough bit, choices have to be made, and bets placed on who to see and who to miss. […]
Finding Vivian Maier – Movie Review
Finding Vivian Maier – Review by Frank L. Directors: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel Writers: John Maloof (story), Charlie Siskel (story) Stars: Vivian Maier, John Maloof, Mary Ellen Mark John Maloof was brought […]
A Picture Of Us – Theatre Upstairs – Review
A Picture of Us: A (sort of) Musical – Review by Frank L. The “Theatre Upstairs” has undergone a major reconfiguration of its space and the “new” auditorium is a vast improvement […]
Clang Sayne with James O’Sullivan – The Joinery – 25th July
This is a gig and new band that come heavily recommended, featuring the talents of Laura Hyland, Matthew Jacobson (drums), Judith Ring (voice), and Carolyn Goodwin (woodwinds) along with James O’Sullivan. They’re […]
Grand Central – Movie Review
Grand Central – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Rebecca Zlotowski Starring: Tahar Rahim, Léa Seydoux, Denis Ménochet, Olivier Gourmet, Johan Libéreau, Camille Lellouche, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart In cinemas: July 18th Unskilled […]
Interpol – Olympia – 10-02-15
Doesn’t that sound an awful long way away? Regardless, tickets go on sale this Friday for a decent enough price of €39 euro before nasty charges. How quickly do you think these […]
Smock! – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Smock! is a play based around the space in which it is performed. The play tells the history of Smock alley, and brings you through the various incarnations of the oldest stage […]
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Movie Review
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Matt Reeves Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Toby Kebbell, Judy […]
Paddy Casey – Whelans – 12-9-14
Whelans continue to draw in the best of Irish, with Paddy Casey being the latest name on the Whelans 25 schedule. Tickets are a snip at €15 and are on sale now! […]
Smock! – Free Performances of a New Play at Smock Alley!
Smock! – 14th – 20th July @ 7:30pm in Main Space Smock! is a celebration of Smock Alley, which was written by Martin Maguire, who has worked extensively for TV on such programmes […]
Things to do in Dublin (14-07-14 – 20-07-14)
The World Cup has finally departed, and congratulations to Germany! To fill the massive gaping hole in your life, you could take up making models of ships in bottles, pick up a […]
TV: True Blood, How I Met Your Mother, Silicon Valley
So, it’s time to say goodbye to two very different series this week. With True Blood, (Fox, Monday 9pm) it is merely the beginning of the end. This final season is […]
Hear me sing your song/ with raised Arms – Project Arts Centre – Review
Hear Me Sing Your Song/with Raised Arms – Review by Frances Winston Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. July 9th – 12th @ 8pm nightly Tickets: €12/10 […]
Hard Working Class Heroes 2014 – Deadline Approaches!
October may seem a long time away, but for the bands, they’ve only five days to go before the deadline for applications! For the rest of us, there’s some early bird tickets […]
Begin Again – Movie Review – v2.0
Begin Again– Review by Frank L. Directed by John Carney Writer: John Carney Stars: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine Greta (Keira Knightley) and Dave (Adam Lane), lovers and songwriters/singers, arrive in […]
New Movie Reviews – 11-07-14
A slow week mid summer? How did that happen? Who knows, but this is a blockbuster free week, so you’ll just have to live with it. They’ll be back next week, don’t […]
Kevin Nolan – Fredrick & the Golden Dawn – Album Review
“These are wonder-tales, this album sort of fills the mold of an extreme sensibility, it’s in a way a bad reaction to something I ate, I mean emotionally. It’s a refusal to […]
The Grand Seduction – Movie Review
The Grand Seduction – Review by Frank L. Directed by Don McKellar Writers: Michael Dowse, Ken Scott Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban In Cinemas – August 29th. The citizens of […]
Happenings – Fantastic Mr. Fox – Fitzwilliam Square Friday 11th July
It’s a kids film but not really, it’s mostly for grown ups who want to be kids! The Fantastic Mr. Fox is one of Wes Anderson’s best films, and has the vocal […]
The Assassination of Brian Boru – New Theatre – Review
The Assassination of Brian Boru – Review by Helen O’Leary Runs at the New Theatre until July 12th. This plays tells a very personal tale about a brotherly bond but it also […]
Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review
Boyz of Harcourt Street – Review by Frances Winston The Black Box, Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street, Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 Runs from July 7th – 12th, 8.30pm nightly – Tickets: […]
The Rover – Movie Review
The Rover – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: David Michod Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattison, Scoot McNairy In cinemas August 15th A lone stranger enters a bar and helps himself to […]
All the Pieces: A Night for Mental Health – Hendrons Collider – July 15th 2014
Looks like quite a special night brewing next Tuesday night in Hendrons Collider, and all in aid of a good cause. It’s a night of spoken work and music from some of […]
No More Workhorse 