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  • Apple Final Cut Pro X Announced

    Picture Copyright AppleWow, just wow! Apple have finally announced Final Cut Pro X. It’s a complete rebuild of Final Cut Pro 7 which was released in 2009. The dark background is very reminiscent of the Adobe programmes. Where it gets really interesting is that Final Cut X is available for download for $299 from the Mac App Store.

    It will be interesting to see what will happen here. This could change a lot, especially for small independent film makers, a lot of whom said Final Cut Pro was out of their price range, especially when you get Premier Pro in Some of the Adobe packages.

    Have a look at the Mac video here Full details from cnet

  • Dinosaur Pile-Up Live at The Academy 2 Review

    Dinosaur pile up academyLeeds grunge kings, Dinosaur Pile-Up made their way to The Academy in Dublin on June 17th for a rescheduled gig. It was to be a night to leave your Granny at home, she wouldn’t be able to rock that hard.

    Nova Static started off the proceedings and have had a chance to open for a couple of UK acts lately. It shows. The band are coming on in leaps and bounds and lead singer, Daniel Heffernan is growing in confidence. They can be clearly placed at the heavier end of indie and the audience show their appreciation for the Laois four piece.

    There’s no airs and graces with Dinosaur Pile-Up. Matt Bigland, Harry Johns and Mike Shiels come to the stage themselves and get their gear ready for their set. Once they’re ready, there’s no leaving the stage again and no set list. They just get stuck in.

    From the opening first notes, it quickly becomes apparent that even with ear plugs, this is LOUD! Face meltingly so. This is the only gig ever where I moved back down the venue a bit, standing near the speaker, I could feel every drumbeat and bass go straight through me, so much so I thought I was going to be sick. (more…)

  • Google Doodle: 21/06/2011

    I’m loving Google‘s Doodle for today, Longest day of the year. This was drawn by Taskashi Murakami and I love the optimism of today being the first day of Summer. June in Ireland looks grey and dank!

    murakami_summer

  • A Better Life at the IFI

    abetterlifeThis looks interesting and not just the storyline. ‘A Better Life’ tells the story of a Dad who crossed the border in to the U.S. and still strives to gives his son a better life then he had. Starring Demián Bichir and José Julián (in only his second film) , it’s set in East L.A. where the Dad sets up a gardening business.

    It’s directed by Chris Weitz, who also directed About a Boy and New Moon, which doesn’t rank high on my list, so I’m looking forward to seeing how Weitz can redeem himself. Seemingly, he was also a uncredited director on American Pie and has also been producer of In Good Company and A Single Man.

    A Better Life opens exclusively in the IFI in Dublin on 29th July 2011.