Daily Archives: April 28, 2009

Bohemian Rhapsody, the old computer remix

  By darraghdoyle | April 28, 2009 - 4:25 pm | The Culch
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Pop culture? Well possibly. Take one of the most popular songs in the world and get old computer parts to make the sounds for it. Et voilá: “No effects or sampling were used. What you see is what you hear. The following items were used: Atari 800XL was used for the lead piano/organ sound Texas Instruments TI-99/4a as lead guitar 8 Inch Floppy Disk as Bass 3.5 inch Harddrive as the gong HP ScanJet 3C was used for all vocals.” You’d have to ask - how did they decide they could do this and how long did it take? Found via the wonderful Zee on the Next Web.

Darren’s Movie News 28/04/09

  By Darren Byrne | April 28, 2009 - 2:00 pm | In The News, Movies & TV, The Culch
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Oh for Jesus H. Christ’s sake, why why why would they remake Drop Dead Fred? I am not against remakes. Sometimes there are good stories that need reworking, but Drop Dead Fred was a staple of my childhood. Rik Mayall’s anarchic figment was scary, crazy and wonderful. This is like remaking The Princess Bride as far as I’m concerned. Who in their right mind said it would be a good idea to let Russell ‘The Twat’ Brand anywhere near this? Stupidness. Angry now. Adam Sandler’s porno, Born to be a Star, seems to be gaining fast ground. Christina Ricci and Stephen Dorff were already announced as cast members in his comedy about porn movies and now Don Johnson will join the crew as a porno director. Naturally. The Terminator Salvation marketing train is running at full speed. Check out the most recent TV spots. This is gonna be great: Jonah … There’s more →

The Playboy Of The Western World

  By Lottie | April 28, 2009 - 12:57 pm | The Culch, Theatre
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For the second week running, one of Kilkenny’s youth theatres is launching a major production. This time it’s our old alma mater of Dreamstuff Youth Theatre who are producing that ironclad classic of Irish theatre, JM Synge’s The Playboy Of The Western World. The production is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Synge, one of Ireland’s most revered writers. Directed by Mike Kelly, the show stars Peter O’Connor as Christy Mahon (a character often described as the ‘Irish Hamlet’) and Aoibhin Murphy as the iconic Pegeen Mike. Supported by a strong (and unusually small numbered) cast of supporting characters, this is the cream of Kilkenny’s young acting talent working with truly classic material. It should be a fantastic show. The Playboy Of The Western World starts tonight April 28th and runs until Saturday May 2nd in The Watergate Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny. Tickets are 10Euro, with a concession … There’s more →

Every Why Hath a Wherefore

  By Darren Byrne | April 28, 2009 - 12:42 pm | Events, The Culch, Theatre
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I am a Shakespeare fan. Yip - I love the Bard and like nothing more than getting my teeth into a new production of his work. The Comedy of Errors is not one I’ve seen often. I remember a TV version with The Who’s Roger Daltry, and I recall enjoying it. But when it came to the Abbey Theatre’s production under director Jason Byrne’s guidance, I was essentially going in with fresh eyes. The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their counterparts, a series of mishaps and unfortunate comic events based on mistaken identities lead to fights, … There’s more →

No TV Virgin

  By Lottie | April 28, 2009 - 12:00 pm | The Culch, TV
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It seems that Britain’s Got Talent is not Susan Boyle’s first bid for fame. The Daily Record has exclusive footage of Susan auditioning for Michael Barrymore’s My Kind of People way back in 1995. Her rendition of I Don’t Know How To Love Him was caught on camcorder by 18-year-old Julie Febers, whose mum Elizabeth MacLean was also auditioning. … But as Susan begins to sing, Barrymore starts acting the fool and lolls about on the floor trying to get a glimpse up her skirt. … But she fails to win over Barrymore at a packed Olympia Shopping Center in East Kilbride. And as she finishes, he plants a huge smacker on Susan’s lips - perhaps her first-ever kiss?

Wolverine - So What Was All That Fuss About?

  By Darren Byrne | April 28, 2009 - 12:09 am | Movies & TV, The Culch
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A poor cliché ridden storyline with plot holes galore, awful casting in the bit parts (such as Taylor Kitsch as Gambit and Lynn Collins as Kayla), underuse of the strongest cast members (i.e. Liev Schreiber and Ryan Reynolds) and Crystal-Skulls-bad CG in parts made Wolverine a passable, average comic book movie. It wasn’t bad enough to sit alongside Catwoman, but it basically ignored the bar that was raised last year by The Dark Knight, Iron Man and even The Incredible Hulk. It will eventually find a place in my DVD press beside the first three X-Men films, but not until it goes on sale in the three for two offer in HMV.