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The Rocketeer
When I was 11 this was my favourite film in the world, I came upon this aricle by Geoff Boucher on the LA-Times blogs about the film and had to repost it. “The Rocketeer” was a valentine to the old movie serials but in a way, the 1991 Disney film was also ahead of its…
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Roger Corman on DVD
Roger Corman — often referred to as the “King of the B Movie” — is something of a Hollywood legend, famous for making low-budget cult horror films like Piranha and Little Shop of Horrors. But Corman has also mentored many now-famous directors — including Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Ron Howard — and employed many…
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Review of Rewind
This is a review of the movie Rewind which I edited. The review was part of the Irish Times round-up of the Galway Film Fleadh by Donald Clarke “Do you fancy yet more sinister goings on in further windswept, leafless country roads? If so, you might wish to seek out PJ Dillon’s fine debut as…
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World Premiere
Today marks the world premiere of the movie Rewind which i edited. The film will screen tonight as part of the Galway Film Fleadh at 10:30 in the Town Hall Theatre. The film is a dark psychological thriller starring Amy Huberman and Alan leech. It centers around Karen, a recovering addict who has settled into…
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Irish Tv Production
This is an article from IFTN about stuff curently shooting. Hopefully I’ll get to cut some of them! New and returning Irish projects are shooting countrywide this summer and look at Irish chefs learning to fly fish, Children who can ‘Dig It’ and Irish mobs in Canada. The country will also welcome international stars including…
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David Byrne speaks out on his $1 million lawsuit against Florida governor
An article from http://www.hitfix.com Florida governor Charlie Crist used Talking Heads’ “Road to Nowhere” in campaign video on his website and on YouTube earlier this year, and David Byrne is not happy about it. The frontman and solo artist is suing Crist for $1 million, as the politician did no secure rights to use the…
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John Wallace Is Awesome
Well done to my good friend John Wallace. He knows how to back a winning pony… The IFTA winning short film ‘Runners’ has won the award for Best International Short Film at th0e Malibu Film Festival and has been selected as a finalist at the Producers Guild of America’s Producers Challenge. Directed by Ronan and…
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Shia LeBeouf
All of a sudden I don’t hate this guy as much Shia LaBeouf is no Indiana Jones. He said so himself in an interview with the Los Angeles Times at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. “I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished,” he said, referring to…
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Woody Allen on Death…Again
From Studiobriefing.net Woody Allen, generally regarded as the quintessential New York movie director, told a news conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday why he now prefers to make his movies in London. “The films I do in London, I could make in New York,” he said. “It’s just less expensive to do them…
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No Star for you!
This is a story from E! Online which reminds me of when the county council lads in Milltown put up a sign for the townland of Quarrymount but spelt it Quarrymoumt. How did no one guess that wasn’t right. This is the kind of embarrassing gaffe that’s normally reserved for Kathy Griffin. But it was…
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