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Watch: 180NHM with MMA Fighter Roger Gracie

  By Ronan | September 23, 2011 - 12:49 pm | Movies & TV
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Launched on the 15th of August is 180NHM, a short film fuelled by Relentless Energy Drink and starring MMA fighter Roger Gracie. 180 seconds long, the film is an energetic yet thought provoking portrait of an athlete who personifies the Relentless Energy Drink “No Half Measures” ethos. MMA warrior and Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Roger Gracie is a man who knows a thing or two about not accepting compromise. Shot in Gracie’s Gym in New York, his film is a startling look at the vigorous psychical torment that Gracie puts himself through in order to be one of the world’s number one grapplers in both MMA and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Roger comes from a long line of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu masters, and in the field he is seen as a modern- day hero. He talks about the pressure this puts on him as a fighter and the weight his name carries with opponents … There’s more →

New Irish Short Films…

  By NaRocRoc | October 14, 2009 - 1:06 pm | Events, Movies & TV, The Arts, The Internet, TV
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The Irish Film Board have seen the future and it contains the words You and Tube. At the Darklight Festival last weekend the IFB unveiled its latest batch of short films. The scheme entitled Virtual Cinema features 9 short films, all of which were designed for those of us in the internet audience with attention deficit disorder. The shorts typically have a running time of 2 to 3 minutes with simple, manageable themes. Although the films were all conceived and executed for computer screens they held up well on the much larger Lighthouse cinema screen, for the most part. Particular highlights include the excellently realised and very witty “Bono & My Ex“, the original yet simple Polish / Irish narrative of “Smuggle” and the enthusiastic “What Makes You Happy“, a film that’ll bring a smile to the coldest of cynics. Ranging from documentary to drama, from simple gags to deeper … There’s more →

Carousel: a narratively dense 2 minutes 19 seconds you have to watch

  By Allan | April 23, 2009 - 11:15 am | Gadgets, Movies & TV, The Internet, TV
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UPDATE: Ah. Darragh posted it on Monday. Hopefully I’ve got this up before Rick’s Darragh’s had the chance (we generally think the same things are cool). It’s a short film commissioned for the launch of Philips’ new telly. You’re going to see a simple and rather cliched cinematic vista, the cop versus robbers stand off, reinvigorated in delicious detail. The real genius for me here is the sweep of the narrative as the camera moves through the scene: a frozen moment that’s completely story driven. It’s a story that manages to unfurl in the headspinning superposition of the viewer, with a twofold experience of time- the moment and the movement through that moment. If you can, check out the high quality version. I’m also seeing nods to: Halo 3′s TV campaign and the Timescape episode of Star Trek TNG. The video for REM’s Daysleeper video has a similar play with … There’s more →