Tag Archives: Kevin Smith

Trailer: Red State

  By Sinead Keogh | August 9, 2011 - 12:00 pm | Movies & TV
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New in the inbox is Kevin Smith’s latest, Red State, is due for Irish release on September 30th. Described as “hell bent on leaving audiences uncomfortable” (not something we’ve come to expect from the man who brought us Clerks and Dogma) it’s a thriller set in Middle America (part of the Askewniverse Yes/No?) and tells the story of three teenagers lured to an older woman’s home by an online invitation for sex. The schoolboy fantasy turns sour when the boys are held hostage by a Christian extremist preacher and his congregation who force them to witness executions before preparing them for their own deaths. Not quite Jay and Silent Bob territory is it? Quentin Tarantino’s comment is “I fucking love this movie” and John Goodman’s in it so we’re still quite looking forward to it all the same. Trailer anyone?

Sweary’s Jaw

  By Lisa McInerney | February 17, 2010 - 9:15 am | Celebs, Gossip, Sweary's Jaw, The Culch
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Surreptitiously knowing who Tila Tequila is, so you don’t have to. There’s something about the middle of February that makes one think of lurve, is there not? Cupid’s arrows, gay Paris, two-person snuggies, last rolos, finding your tongue halfway down an Arts student’s throat in a traffic light disco… Valentine’s Day, you say? That would be it, alright. Well, you’re not alone. There is a yawning chasm between us Normals and our fame-swollen heroes at the best of times, but you can hardly call drunk-texting and crying in a karaoke booth to Mariah Carey’s “Without You” the best of times, now can you? You are never closer in your orbit of the stars than you are on Valentine’s Day, because, as I’m about to show you, even celebrities can’t resist making twats of themselves for l’amour. And if you define l’amour as “that funny feeling you get in yer kecks … There’s more →

Culchie Catch-Up (8)

  By Lottie | October 23, 2009 - 12:00 pm | Catch-Up, Featured Post, The Culch
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The most delicious festival of the year approaches and Culch.ie have Chocolate Festival goodness for you. We’ve also got tickets up for grabs for the Cork Jazz Festival. There’s movie news, music news, new books, , an interview with the writer of The Time Traveler’s Wife, updates on The Apprentice, celeb scandal, restaurant recommendations, cultural reminders and birthday shout-outs. I mean, is there anything we can’t do? Movies This weeks Awesome Movie Moment Darren reviews the new Vince Vaughan movie, Couple’s Retreat Two Sheets brings you our Top 5 Slasher Movies Stan educates us on the early classics Sitting in this weekend? Niall has top tips for the couch-potato More animation from our Dutch correspondent Niall has the latest Avatar news. Is this movie just getting a little too much hype? This weeks Friday Feeling includes Fantastic Mr. Fox, Saw VI and The Vampires Assistanc Music John brings you some … There’s more →

Sixteen Questions With Kevin Smith

  By Lottie | October 22, 2009 - 7:00 pm | Celebs, Events, Featured Post, Movies & TV, The Culch
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[Edited 23/10/2009 to add audio links] Would you believe that I almost gave up the chance to go see the awesome Kevin Smith and his Bathrobe in Vicar Street last Wednesday evening? Fool! Kevin entered the stage to an up-roaring applause and set into what can only be described as a whirlwind of discussion, humour and story-telling for over three and a half hours, long after curfew before he was finally hauled off stage by the gate-keepers at Vicar Street. He discussed his new pledgedom to being a “full-time stoner”, the merits of writing Batman on weed, Ben Afleck’s inability to grow facial hair, working with Bruce Willis, gave advice on breaking into writing and film making, the future of the Superhero and making porn.

Movie News 17/04/09

  By Darren Byrne | April 17, 2009 - 11:18 am | In The News, Movies & TV, The Culch
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Look, I lead a busy life, ok! I am sorry I missed yesterday’s movie news. On the bright side, that means today’s news is chock-a-block with interesting tidbits: Firstly, for all you horror fans, check out Movie-Moron’s guide to this year’s upcoming horrors. A brilliant round up. Kevin Smith strikes back with his one man show, An Evening with Kevin Smith, in New York’s Carnegie Hall on June 17th. Can someone please go buy me tickets? And maybe some plane tickets to New York too please? Oh, and if you could stretch to a hotel, that’d be great. If you haven’t seen any of Smith’s solo shows, go buy the DVDs now or check out some clips on YouTube: And in now, near daily, new of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake, it seems Sarah Connor’s Thomas Dekker is in talks to join the cast. Well, seeing as his show … There’s more →