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Last chance to see His & Hers in Dublin this week

  By Niamh | September 13, 2010 - 9:55 am | Movies & TV, The Culch
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If you have been asleep or in a coma or just had your fingers in your ears or your hands over your eyes for the past few months, you may have missed talk of a beautiful Irish documentary His & Hers. His & Hers has won the Audience Award at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, The Feature Award in the Galway Film Fleadh, an IFTA for Best Feature Documentary and the Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2010 and deservedly so for all of them. You can read my review of the film here and Red Lemonade’s review here. Hooked? Ok - now the sad part - this is the last week that His & Hers will be shown in the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin 7. So if you haven’t yet, check it out. The final screening will take place in the Lighthouse on Thursday 16th September … There’s more →

Four Lions: review

  By Niamh | May 6, 2010 - 10:00 am | Comedy, Movies & TV, The Culch
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I saw a preview of the new Chris Morris’ new film Four Lions, opening 7 May (thank you Element Pictures). I’m not sure that I have seen any of Chris Morris’ other films before so I can’t compare them. However, I’ll do my best to review it as the stand alone film that it is. Four Lions is set in a UK suburb and centres on Omar, a young Pakistani man (played by the very talented Riz Ahmed), married with one son, who has rounded up a group of friends to fight ‘the cause’ with him. The film follows their trials and tribulations in trying to get permission to carry on the cause in the UK, to get trained in Pakistan and how they get their plan together in London. It is the story of these five young suicide bombers.

A little slice of Christmas with a spot of ballet on film

  By darraghdoyle | November 20, 2009 - 1:21 pm | The Arts, The Culch
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Get yourself a little slice of Christmas on Sunday, November 29 with an exclusive screening of Mark Morris’ The Hard Nut, his film based on The Nutcracker, the loveliest of Christmas ballets. Guaranteed to lift your spirits, The Hard Nut takes a fresh view on timeless characters set to the original Tchaikovsky score. Armed with copious amounts of glitter, kitsch and American pop culture, Morris pays a loving and witty homage to the classic tale. I’ve seen it before. It’s very funny. Here’s a bit of the Waltz of the Snowflakes: It’s on in the wonderful Light House Cinema in Smithfield (one of the best in Dublin) ay 4pm on Sunday, Nov 29; tickets are €7.50 or €6 and it’s in aid of the Dublin Dance Festival. Find out how to buy tickets here.

Synecdoche, New York

  By Niamh | May 14, 2009 - 10:15 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch
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Charlie Kaufman is well known for films Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich and Adaptation. Having seen none of these, I had no expectations going in to see Synecdoche, New York. Except that it would be something ‘different’. And different it certainly is! I walked out of Screen 2 in the Lighthouse cinema over 24 hours ago and I’m still not sure if I liked the movie or not! I’ll say one thing for it though…it sucked me in and dragged me through ups and downs - let’s face it, a lot of downs - for a two whole hours. There’s more →

Is Anybody There?

  By Niamh | May 1, 2009 - 9:36 am | Movies & TV, The Culch
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Thanks to movies.ie I got to see ‘Is Anybody There?’ on Monday evening in the Lighthouse cinema. It’s not one of my favourite cinemas, with too much wide open empty spaces and never enough people to fill it but I do love the very comfy seats. And the lovely teas and muffins we had in the café before the film, the café is a great idea. Nom nom What a funny and lovely film! It’s a sad and moving, yet comedic look at old people stuck in a home run by Edward’s parents. The residents are there having to face the fact that their lives and their bodies aren’t what they used to be and Edward is a little boy very interested in the supernatural. His glee every time one of the old folks keels over and dies and his dash to get his tape recorder to record the … There’s more →