Daily Archives: September 8, 2009

Go see Cirque de Legume at Filmbase this week. You’ll love it.

  By darraghdoyle | September 8, 2009 - 5:59 pm | Comedy, Events, Kids, Performance Art, The Arts, The Culch
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What it’s called: The Cirque de Légume Where it is: Filmbase, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 When it is: Tonight to Saturday September 12 at 9m How long it is: 55 minutes How much it is: €16 or €13 What they say: Quite simply the Greatest Vegetable Circus on Earth! In this piece of comic absurd theatre we meet Mister & Missus, two genius performers who find a hidden beauty in cast-off vegetables from which they make a wonderful show full of excitement, danger, and sensuality! Marvel at the Veget-animal! Gape at the Magical Carrot! Enthrall at the Leek of Power! Fantasise over the Onion Strip Tease! The Cirque de Légume shows us how beautiful life can be if we only stop to play with it. You’ll never look at an onion the same way again. What I say: The only proper way to start this review of Cirque de Légume, … There’s more →

I pity the fool…

  By Niall | September 8, 2009 - 4:31 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch
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It seems like Mr. T’s immortal boots are set to be filled as UFC fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been cast as Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus in the forthcoming remake of the classic 80’s series The A-Team. It would appear that acting talent was not high on must-have lists for director Joe Carnahan (Smokin’Aces) and producers Tony and Ridley Scott. The casting should however allow for some exceptional fight scenes and so long as B.A.’s wardrobe and non-sequiturs remain intact you’ll hear no complaints from me. The A-Team has so far cast three of the four main characters from the original series: Quinton Jackson as Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus (originally played by Mr. T), Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck (Dirk Benedict) and Liam Neeson as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith (George Peppard). Only one remains with the role of Cpt. H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock yet to be cast. What … There’s more →

Guest Post: The Films of M. Night Shyamalan

  By Keleher | September 8, 2009 - 4:31 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch
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I have been in two minds about publishing the following guest post from Keleher. It’s a post about M. Knight’s Shyamalan’s movies. I’m in two minds because he doesn’t mention the brilliant Unbreakable or Sixth Sense. Also, he doesn’t slate the abysmal The Happening. But…I’m not here to censor anyone. Let us know what you think. - Darren I’m a huge fan of M. Night Shayamalan’s films, although I have seen only his last three offerings in their entirety. The films have received tough reviews from the critics, but I find mystery, beauty and depth of soul in each one. First up is ‘The Village’ with a great cast including Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver and Brendan Gleeson. The Village is a quiet, secluded, rather puritan community amidst the woods. The fear factor of this film are the beasts in the woods with which … There’s more →

Dacre Stoker talks about Dracula The Un-Dead

  By Niamh | September 8, 2009 - 12:19 pm | Books, Events, The Culch
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So it would seem that Dacre Stoker, great nephew of Bram Stoker, has written a sequel to the immortal classic, Dracula along with writer Ian Holt. Happily the sequel, Dracula The Un-Dead, has received the Stoker family seal of approval. The plot and characters have been taken from handwritten notes made by Bram Stoker during the writing of Dracula, with the book beginning in 1912, twenty five years after Dracula had ‘crumbled into dust’. The book is centred around Quincey Harker, the now grown up son of Mina and Jonathan Harker. Having left law school Quincey heads to London to take to the stage. But he stumbles across a stage production of Dracula, being directed by Bram Stoker, and from here Quincey is plunged into the awful secrets of his parents past and the awful truth that something is still out there trying to kill off the original band of … There’s more →

Sweary’s Jaw

  By Lisa McInerney | September 8, 2009 - 12:00 pm | Celebs, Featured Post, Gossip, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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Surreptitiously checking awfulplasticsurgery.com, so you don’t have to. Well, it’s time once again for that crass, cringeworthy, and most unfortunate facet of pop culture … the McDonalds of the Arts, the Muses’ deformed cousin that they keep in the basement … yup, it’s your weekly gossip binge! Which, let’s admit, you’ll stuff your face with and then feel right dirty afterwards. Yeah. I’m onto you. You can’t judge me. The question on everyone’s lips this week was, Is Megan Fox bonkable, or just bloody bonkers? The chattering Transformers star had been confusing the masses which such gems as, “I’m a transvestite. I’m a man” (perhaps a disciple of the Lady Gaga method - Staying In The Tabloids, One Suspect Bulge At A Time?) Well, wonder about her noggin no longer! Megan’s helpfully diagnosed herself as suffering from “bouts of mild schizophrenia”. Yes, that’s right; schizophrenia can now be treated with … There’s more →

Review: The Third Pig Detective Agency by Bob Burke

  By Allan | September 8, 2009 - 11:46 am | Books
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Imagine there was a city where all the characters from classic fairytales lived. Imagine now that they’re not the chirpy primary coloured characters you’ve come to know from Disney movies: they’re dangerous, edgy, looking for a quick buck and are available for dirty deeds at the right price. Imagine against this grimey background a moral pig trying to eek (squeak?) out a living as a gumshoe (gumhoof?) in this magical metropolis and you’re up to your curly tail in Bob Burke’s first Harry Pigg novel, The Third Pig Detective Agency (Friday Fiction, £6.99). Harry Pigg is the sole survivor of the notorious Big Bad Wolf attack that claimed his less security-conscious brothers. Capitalising on his reputation after doing away with the wolf, he sets up his eponymous detective agency. The bills have mounted up though when Harry gets his first big client: Aladdin, in search of his recently stolen lamp. … There’s more →

Why fans of Irish music should see The Yellow Bittern: The Life and Times of Liam Clancy

  By darraghdoyle | September 8, 2009 - 2:35 am | Featured Post, Movies & TV, The Arts, The Culch
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An important Irish film is being released this Friday. It’s a documentary charting the rise of Liam Clancy and is directed by Alan Gilsenan. It’s called The Yellow Bittern: The Life and Times of Liam Clancy. I saw the movie at its premiere last week at the Lighthouse Cinema and got speaking to some people after the show to see what they thought: (My thanks to Paul Brady, Eamon Ryan TD, Glen Hansard and the other lovely contributor for all their feedback.)

Colonel Popcorn’s Minute Movie Mystery

  By Colonel Popcorn | September 8, 2009 - 12:48 am | Movies & TV, Random Whimsy, The Culch
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Cheating in this will result in you having to lick the underside of John Goodman’s left man boob. You may not use Google, Twitter, Facebook, the IMDB, Wikipedia, texting, emailing, phone calling, writing, and/or Jedi mind tricks or any other form of cheating. I’m watching and I know where you live. John’s been in an Aran jumper on a treadmill, so he’s ripe. 000OOO000 Guess the movie - Released in 1999 Terry Gilliam didn’t direct it Kirsten Dunst didn’t star in it Paula Abdul choreographed I believe a rumour that Tom Hanks was offered the lead role I do not believe a rumour that Chevy Chase was offered the lead role

The full venue and pub line up for Arthurs Day on September 24

  By darraghdoyle | September 8, 2009 - 12:00 am | Events, Gigs, Music, The Culch
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I was sent this via email today (as were loads of other bloggers, might I add) but here is where each band are performing on Arthurs Day on September 24, as part of the Guinness 250 celebrations. With just seventeen days to go until the Arthur’s Day celebrations begin in Dublin on the 24th of September, GUINNESS is today revealing the latest impressive line-up of artists, A-list presenters and international broadcast partners taking part, as the countdown begins to the global festivities. In Dublin, 33 events will take place simultaneously, including a major performance at the St James’s Gate Brewery and four studio venues as well as 28 intimate gigs at pubs around Dublin hosting local acts and surprise guest artists from the A-list line-up. See below for the full line-up in each venue. There are still some tickets available!