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My Week in Film: September 4 to September 10
These are the movies I watched last week: September 4: The Cuckoo (dir. Aleksandr Rogozhkin, 2002) It’s not that The Cuckoo is a bad World War II movie, I’m not feeling fatigued by World W… more →
For Cinephiles by a Cinefille
The Commitments: the self-published novel success from the 1980s
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wrote 1 week ago: Remember the fantastic Irish film from the early 1990′s about a bunch of young Dubliners who d … more →
Luck of the Irish
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wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s been awhile, dear friends, but never fear, Popcorn Dinner is back! Ages ago I did a post … more →
The Commitments in Town
wrote 3 weeks ago: On Tuesday we had the launch of a brand new musical (always an exciting event) – The Commitmen … more →
Alan Parker's The Commitments
wrote 4 weeks ago: The Commitments, 1991. Dir. Alan Parker Soul in Dublin began with Elvi … more →
A Greyhound Of A Girl, Roddy Doyle
wrote 1 month ago: Roddy Doyle is a great writer. He wrote The Commitments which is a fabulous book and one of my favou … more →
Film Friday #125: Special Edition: FAMILY MOVIE MARATHON
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wrote 1 month ago: I spent Easter weekend with my in-laws in Chelmsford last weekend. Like me, the whole family are big … more →
[50/50] Comedy #9: "The Commitments"
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wrote 1 month ago: Comedy #9: “The Commitments” (1991) For all of his success, Alan Parker is still underra … more →
Sunday Tune- Happy St. Patrick's Day.
wrote 2 months ago: Anyone who knows me will know I dislike St. Patricks Day. Hugely. I personally think that it has gro … more →
PEOPLE Big Shot Movie Club Everything Irish Face-Off
wrote 2 months ago: Breaking from our double feature series, I asked our Big Shots to take a shot at reviewing bits and … more →
Roddy Doyle's 10 Rules For Writing Fiction
wrote 2 months ago: 1Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk, especially if the author is one o … more →
3/15: Suitable Dates for a Green Weekend
wrote 2 months ago: I’m not Irish, but my son boasts a quarter hit. In honor of those DNA strands as well as the f … more →
The Art of Writing and Waltzing Gaily ~ Gatherings from Ireland # 86
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wrote 2 months ago: Ireland is known for its great writers and I’m pretty sure that it was 1993 Booker Prize winne … more →
10 Things to Do on St. Patrick's Day That Don't (Necessarily) Involve Beer
wrote 2 months ago: By and large, college students have turned St. Patrick’s Day into a holiday celebrating the sa … more →
Foul Language in Novels Yea or Nay ?
wrote 3 months ago: ”For Fuck sake said John to his friend Stinky Jones,Let’s steal us that Motherfucking Ho … more →
Glen Hansard – unmissable
wrote 3 months ago: Barbican – Wednesday 30 January 2013 If Glen Hansard or his band The Frames are passing through your … more →
A Week In Film #221: Fuck Ferroli
wrote 3 months ago: The Commitments Alan Parker revisits the musical film again, this time with Roddy Doyle’s tale … more →
The Eyes Have It #001: The Commitments
wrote 3 months ago: Another day, another new Screenage Kicks category… So let’s celebrate those peepers on c … more →
Two weeks till we shoot.
wrote 3 months ago: Counting down the days now until we shoot Beehive. 14 to go. It was always destined to be a tight pr … more →
Part 11: Lovely Wife DVDs
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wrote 4 months ago: Carrying on the DVD series. My lovely wife’s collection! * Post Totals… CDs: 0 DVDs: 148 Book … more →
