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  • The Artist: Movie Review

    The-Artist-MoviePosterThis movie has been all over the media since Christmas and the hype around it, had made this movie out to be ‘definitely one you won’t want to miss’. The Artist, a silent movie in 2012, would it work? Maybe the hype had been built up too much.

    I had been waiting to be blown away by this. The world of cinema has come a long way since Georges Méliès and The Lumiere Brothers. Surround sound and the option of 3D are commonplace, filling the senses with overloaded sound and imagery. The lack of dialogue in this film would need to be compensated through film action and direction.

    The story revolves around George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) an actor who fears the arrival of the ‘Talkies’ and his possible popularity slide. His story is crossed with that of Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), a dancer/actress, Star in the making and her rise as the ‘Talkies’ take hold. (more…)

  • Garbage Announce Album Release and Tour Dates

    Garbage1One of my favourite bands ever My favourite band ever, Garbage have announced the details of their new album on their website, garbage.com. ‘Not Your Kind of People’ will be released on May 14th on the band’s own label ‘STUNVOLUME’.

    Yes, I am jumping up and down with joy, next task at hand is to try and get to see their awesomeness this Summer. Some gig dates have been released so far including a date at Troxy in London which holds 2,300 people. Would love to go to this one!

    Here’s a list of dates announced so far:

    MAY

    9th – London, England, Troxy

    11th – St. Petersburg, Russia, Jubilenyi Hall

    12th – Moscow, Russia, Crocus City Hall

    16th – Paris, France, Olympia (more…)

  • Haywire: Movie Review

    haywire posterIt’s always nice to see a movie set in your hometown, here part of Haywire was filmed in Dublin so getting to see a preview was going to be a treat.

    As far as I can remember the only other time I’ve seen a film on opening night where it was set was Madonna’s The Next Best Thing, which was set in Santa Monica. The locals giggled as local bars and clubs came onscreen. In the Savoy for the preview of Haywire, similar happened but squeals of ‘Ooh Burger King’ didn’t seem as exotic.

    Haywire is directed by Steven Soderbergh, yes he of Ocean’s Eleven fame and with a cast that includes, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas and of course, Gina Carano, you would expect a decent script to start with. (more…)

  • Free Music Monday 30/01/2012: Window Seats

    Window SeatsWindow Seats are a Belfast band who have got themselves playlisted on MTV Rocks with the video for their track Local Superhero. The track is taken from their EP Frozen Bones which was released just before Christmas.

    They are a complete DIY band and the video for Local Superhero took ten months to complete. Listen to Culture Cafe on Wednesday on RTÉ 2XM, I’ll be speaking to Jude. All the band’s music is available free from music.windowseatsofficial.com

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