Jimmy Wang Yu’s outrageous martial arts film from 1975 is something of a cult classic. I re-watched it recently and can happily report that it’s as over the top and crazily entertaining as ever. This fight scene — between the one-armed boxer (Wang Yu) and a yoga master with an unexpected special power — is typical: The Onion AV Club wrote that Master of the Flying Guillotine “needs to be seen to be believed, and even then defies belief”. They’re right.
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You know, it comes to Tuesday every week and I think ‘I must start the Catch-up’ but inevitably I put it on the long finger until Friday morning comes around when I scramble, bleary eyes and uncaffeinated to put the post together. I’ll be better next week, pinky swear! FYI we will be Live Blogging the Late Late Toy Show from 9.30pm. With that jar of sweeties under his desk we’re guessing Tubridy will be more at ease with the kiddies than Pat Kenny ever was. Movies The latest promo posters for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland - I am remaining excited but reserved on this one. It’s a musical Top 5 this week. Who else is re-he-healy looking forward to Nine? I will be exercising my Couch Potato muscles tonight maybe with Eddie Izzard. Personally, I wouldn’t have minded a little Shatner in the new Star Trek movie. Here’s … There’s more
Brian Cowen’s Flood Relief All the info’s in the headline there! Mattie Hynes has organised an exhibition of the cartoons of Joe Boske, Culch.ie’s Allan Cavanagh (moi), Richard Chapman and Tom Mathews in Sheridan’s on the Docks, Galway. We’re opening at 2pm tomorrow. View Sheridan’s on the Docks in a larger map The exhibition will run until just before Christmas.
EDIT: Feck, I really should read this site from time to time. If I did, I’d have seen that Anto has already blogged about this CD this week. Sorry! It’s over on mine so I thought I’d share the video of Brain Cowen being kidnapped that has landed in my inbox with you as well. Shocking what some people will do to push their new CD - Use Democracy Sensibly - featuring two topical, politically satirical but above all hilarious tracks of them doing funny stuff. Erm, yes. Anyhow, in The Emergency’s Christmas Carol, we’re treated to After collapsing into a customary deep sleep in Leinster House, acting Taoiseach Brian Cowen receives a chilling visitation from the ghost of Eamon deValera who sends three spirits; The Ghost of Governments Past, the Ghost of Governments Present and the Ghost of Governments Yet To Come, to visit and make him repent for … There’s more
*** Competition Closed *** Ok, so it’s fair to say that I’m no big Gamer. I don’t have a PS3, I don’t have an X-Box and I can only just handle MarioKart on the Wii. So, when it comes to sports games, I’m at a loss. I wish I could say something about NHL 10 other than “It’s a hockey game” but I’ve never played it. But according to those in the know, it’s damn fine. In any case we’ve got 3 copies of the PS3 version to give away to the Culchie masses. NHL 10 features more than 200 gameplay refinements that replicate the skill and finesse of hockey and deliver the most responsive and authentic action ever for the series. Players can one-time loose pucks, score from their knees, knock pucks out of the air and lift a leg to fake a shot on goal. A new 360° … There’s more
Hey all, I’m planning a quiet night in this evening and I’m thinking of sticking on RTE One at 9.30pm for Tubber’s first Toy Show. If I run a liveblog, will anyone be around to help slag off his choice of jumper, laugh when he breaks a toy and cheer when he says “There’s one for everybody in the audience“? If there’s any interest, I’ll kick off about 9.15pm. Any thoughts on good drinking games during the show? Oh, and if you’re feeling humbuggy, check out Sweary’s Top 10 Most Disappointing Toys Ever on Coddle Pot.
Another week has come and gone and we’re right back round to Friday. Today is an exceptionally good Friday as the Late Late Toy Show is on RTÉ 1 tonight, and for the first time in years I actually get to watch it. But I digress, today is meant to be all about the new movies out to help you wile away the cold winter days.We’ve a full slate this week with new thrillers, a Christmas comedy and record breaking supernatural horror that will guarantee that you’ll lock the bedroom door.
I found myself in Ballinasloe last night and couldn’t get over the state of the town since the floods of this week. Football pitches are now rivers, roads are closed, people have been washed out of their homes. I was so grateful for my warm, dry home to come back to. The floods in the west, midlands and south of the country have wreaked turmoil on people’s lives this week, leaving many washed out of their homes in the lead up to Christmas. Today FM and The Ray Foley Show have launched an appeal to the public to give what they can or in the case that you can’t give, do what you can to help these families. It doesn’t have to be money, we’re all strapped these days, the SVP are calling for practical contributions. If you have time to give or a skill that could be useful in … There’s more
Alright folks it’s that of year again. Jingle bells are ringing, choirs are warming their vocal chords and postmen everywhere are inundated with cards and notes to a certain jolly old man dressed all in red. Being that the festive season is now upon us I have decided to embark on a little project. From December 1st till Christmas Day I will be unveiling one movie every day in a sort of advent calendar, which will make up what I consider to be the Top 25 Movies of 2009. On the picture above one window will be opened each day, revealing the poster of the movie selected, until all 25 are revealed in their full glory. So then, place your bets now!
You may not know the name Gary Brolsma or know the tune of the song Dragostea din tei by Romanian band O-zone offhand, but if I said it’s the Numa Numa video from 2004, one of the most famous internet virals out there, you’d probably get it. Have a look at his most recent outing. Geek that I am, I’m terribly impressed by his performance with the MSU Marching Band. I love seeing the online and offline merge. The way it should be. Gary’s myspace is here.
Fancy getting audience tickets for what’s sure to be one of the most madcap shows to be broadcast on RTÉ over the Christmas season? Photo by Andrew Downes Comedy maniacs - and childhood friends - Tommy Tiernan and Hector Ó hEochagáin are getting together for a one off comedy talk show that will go out on RTÉ 1 at 9.30pm on December 27.
*** Competition Closed *** *** Congratulations to Yvonne, Jamie and Michael. Thank you to everyone else for taking part and for letting us know your favourite Disney movies. I enjoyed the conversation. *** I would imagine most kids these days know Disney for their big 3D animation extravaganza or maybe for their Camp Rock/High School Musical/Jonas Brothers/Hannah Montana live action films, but is there any love for the old 2D era left? When we were writing this week’s Top Five Musicals, we decided to leave cartoon musicals off the list (the poll decided), but it got me thinking about all the Disney classics from my childhood. I decided I would write a quick post about the early Disney films I loved and talk a bit about their newer offerings. I thought it would be a short post where I would mention Snow White, Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins, … There’s more
For part 3 of my (long) farewell to the north inner city, I’m focusing on the coffee shops. And trying to avoid the franchise ones. In Cahoots is found a couple of doors away from the wonderful Chapters book store on Parnell street. It opens until around 8 o’clock most days, and has a friendly atmosphere. The good bits: Dirt cheap. Friendly staff. Fast service. Close to Henry street, the Ilac centre and Chapters book store. Killer deserts, to do some extra damage to all your problem areas. The bad bits: Sometimes gets noisy if you’re trying to read a book. Coffee isn’t great, it can taste a little scorched.
The awesome* Very Important Pixels has finally launched tees using their cleverly observed, hilariously brilliant pixellated legends of pop culture. Not sure about international shipping but I’ve definitey got my eye on a James Bond or an 80s Heroes addition to the floor wardrobe.
