Daily Archives: October 26, 2010

The Hands of Orlac - Halloween Silent Film at Kilruddery

  By bngr | October 26, 2010 - 11:42 pm | The Culch
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The people behind the annual Kilruddery Silent Film Festival are back hosting a once off special screening for Halloween of Robert Weine’s 1924 the Hands of Orlac this Sunday 31 October at 8pm in Kilruddery House, just south of Bray. The film, which will be accompanied on the piano by Vyvienne Long, is a macabre thriller about a famed concert pianist who after having his hands amputated in a train accident, has them replaced with the hands of an executed murderer with sinister repercutions. If you liked Noseferatu and Metropolis then you’ll like this. Set in a candlelit Kilruddery, with Halloween themed drinks after the screening, the atmosphere should be great. Tickets cost €20 including complimentary drink. Booking essential, call William Kinsella on 087 4198674. For more information and details of how to get to and from Kilruddery see here.

Review: Fable III Game

  By ellybabes | October 26, 2010 - 9:08 pm | Games
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If you were a fan of Fable and Fable II, then today has probably long been circled on your calendar, as Fable III finally launched, just over a year since it was first announced. Now, full disclosure here, I’m not a big gamer overall, but when I was given a copy of Fable II, I fell in love immediately. The Fable series is characterised by a mix of fighting, solving puzzles, finding hidden objects and deciding if you want to be good or evil. The gameplay is of the style that leaves you begging for “just five more minutes”, and suddenly you look at the clock and bedtime was 3 hours ago! In Fable III, you pick up 50 years after Fable II, as the brother (or sister) of the current king, Logan. I say current as the first part of the game focuses on your path to becoming King … There’s more →

Swords Comedy Club

  By Peter | October 26, 2010 - 12:52 pm | Gigs
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Next Gig - this Thursday October 28th @ 9pm There’s a what, where….? In a world gone mental with Vincent Browne, Pat Kenny and Miriam O’Callaghan all involved in some sort of celebrity death match with the X-factor and The Spice Girls…. Now Andrew Stanley gets to walk home after his gig and keep it a little bit North-side Dublin. I deserve a laugh and a taxi journey that doesn’t cost the same price as a car rental and a hotel room including 2 dinners and one evening meal. I’ve seen Stanley and Rooney live before. A tenner is decent value for those two names alone. Didn’t know George Fox was moonlighting under a very similar pseudonym The comedy club is also on facebook. That I’m aware it’s a tenner if you book online or €12 on the door. [I'm open to correction on this one] Book your Swords Comedy … There’s more →