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Film Review | Dalai Lama: Awakening

Film Review | Dalai Lama: Awakening #dalailama #dalailamaawakening #khashyardarvich #harrisonford

Directed by: Khashyar Darvich

Narrated by: Harrison Ford

Featuring: The Dalai Lama

Produced by: Wakan Films

    Dalai Lama Awakening is director Khashyar Darvich’s “Poetic ReVision” (or director’s cut, to you and me) of his 2012 documentary Dalai Lama Renaissance. Narrated by Harrison Ford, it depicts a fractious, thoroughly non Zen-like pilgrimage of disparate group of “experts” who, in 1999,…

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Formula 1 | Hat-trick for Hamilton in Shanghai

Formula 1 | Hat-trick for #Hamilton in #Shanghai. #grandprix #mercedes

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took his third win on the spin in Shanghai, China on Sunday.

The Englishman made light work of his afternoon, consolidating pole position with consummate ease to come home 18 seconds clear of team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg.

“The team have done an amazing job and all the hard work both here and at the factory is really paying off at the moment,” said Hamilton…

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Film Review | The Amazing Spider ̵ Man 2

Director: Marc Webb

Screenplay: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field, Paul Giamatti

Release Date: Out now

*THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*

Andrew Garfield returns as Spider ̵ Man in this fast ̵ paced, CGI ̵ filled yet unaffecting sequel. In this instalment of Marc Webb’s reboot of the Spidey saga, Peter Parker…

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Film Review | 'Calvary' and the Irish conscience

Film Review | 'Calvary' and the Irish conscience #calvary #brendangleeson #johnmichaelmcdonagh

Calvary

Directed by: John Michael McDonagh

Written by: John Michael McDonagh

Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Isaach De Bankole, M. Emmet Walsh, Marie-Josee Croze, Domhnall Gleeson, David Wilmot, Pat Shortt, Gary Lydon, Killian Scott, Orla O’Rourke and Owen Sharpe

John Michael McDonagh, made his directorial debut that won over a transatlantic…

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Film Review | Magic Magic

Film Review | Magic Magic #magicmagic #junotemple #michaelcera #sebastiansilva

Movie review written by Sarah England

Director: Sebastian Silva

Writer: Sebastian Silva

Starring: Juno Temple, Michael Cera, Augustin Silva, Catalina Sandino Moreno

Produced by: Braven Films, Killer Films, Rip Cord Productions

Released: 18thse April (Ireland)

Magic Magic is the latest film from Chilean-American writer-director Sebastian Silva, who previously impressed audiences on the festival…

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Film Review | Noah

Film Review | Noah #noah2014 #darrenaronofsky #russellcrowe #emmawatson #jenniferconnelly #anthonyhopkins

Director: Darren Aronofsky Writers: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Anthony Hopkins Produced by: Protozoa Pictures, Disruption Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Regency Enterprises Released: 29th March 2014

A passion project for many years, Darren Aronofsky’s Noah finally got the greenlight after the commecial…

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Film Review | Le Passé (The Past)

Film Review | Le Passé (The Past)

Director/Writer: Asghar Farhadi Starring: Bérénice  Bejo, Tahar Rahim and Ali Mosaffa Produced by: Memento Film Productions, France 3 Cinéma, BIM Distribuzione Released: 28th March 2014

The Past is the latest film from Academy-Award winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (A Separation). His first movie produced outside of Iran, it focuses on a family who are about to make a transitional change in…

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Film Review | Yves Saint Laurent

Film Review | Yves Saint Laurent #yvessaintlaurent #jalillespert #pierreniney

Directed by: Jalil Lespert Written by: Jacque Fieschi, Jalil Lespert, Jérémie Marie-Pierre Huster Starring: Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, Laura Smet, Marie de Villepin, Xavier Lafitte and Nikolai Kinski Produced by: Wy Productions, SND, Cinéfrance 1888, Hérodiade, Umedia Released: 21st March 2014

Yves Saint Laurent is a biopic about the legendary fashion designer the movie is…

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Film Review | Afternoon Delight

Film Review | Afternoon Delight #jillsoloway #afternoondelight #junotemple #katherinehahn #joshradnor #janelynch

Director/Writer: Jill Soloway Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor, Jessica St. Clair, Michaela Watkins, Josh Stamberg, Josh Kapelos, Keegan Michael Key, Annie Mumolo and Jane Lynch Produced by: 72 Productions, Rincon Entertainment Released: August 30th 2013 (US, limited)

Afternoon Delight is the feature debut of Jill Soloway, having previously written for shows such as Baby Blues, Six…

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Film News | Amazing Spider-Man spin-off finds Director

Film News | Amazing Spider-Man spin-off finds Director #amazingspiderman #drewgoddard #sinistersix

One of the two proposed spin-offs for Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man film series have secured a  director.

A couple of months prior, Sony announced that there will be two spin-off movies for the franchise that focus on the ever-popular villains of the wall crawler. One movie will focus solely on Spidey villain Venom, while the other will be a supervillain team known as the Sinister Six. First…

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Film Review | Calvary

#Film #Review |#Calvary

Director: John Michael McDonagh

Writer: John Michael McDonagh

Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Killian Scott, Orla O’Rourke, Pat Shortt

Release Date: Friday 11th April 2014

The release of Calvary ought to be highly anticipated here in Ireland given how well the film has done so far. Not only was it the big winner at last week’s Irish Film and…

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Formula 1 | Hamilton beats Rosberg in Bahrain

Formula 1 | #Hamilton beats #Rosberg in #Bahrain. #f1 #grandprix

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton held off team mate Nico Rosberg to win Formula One’s 900th grand prix – and the first night race of the 2014 season – at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir on Sunday.

The Englishman pulled out all the stops, taking the chequer a mere one second clear of the charging Rosberg, who had started from pole.

“It’s a long time since I had a race like that,” said Hamilton…

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Film Review | The Rocket

Film Review | The Rocket #therocket2013

Director/Writer: Kim Mordaunt Starring: Sitthiphon Disamoe, Loungnam Kaosainam, Suthep Po-ngam, Bunsri Yindi, Sumrit Warin and Alice Keohavong Produced by: Red Lamp Films Released: 25th February 2014 (Ireland)

Submitted for selection for the Best Foreign Language award at this year’s Oscars (though it did not go through), The Rocket has received a ton of critical praise. The Laos/Thai/Australian…

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Film Trailer | Lucy

Film Trailer | Lucy #lucbesson #lucy2014 #scarlettjohansson #morganfreeman

The trailer for Luc Besson’s latest sci-fi action thriller Lucy has been released.  This will be the 17th feature film directed by the prolific filmmaker, having helmed  beloved movies such as Nikita, Leon: the Professional and The Fifth Element. Besson will also serve as writer and producer, having done so for the overwhelming majority of his movies, including those he’s not behind the camera…

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Film Review | Divergent

#FilmReview |#Divergent

Director: Neil Burger

Writers: Evan Daugherty, Vanessa Taylor, Veronica Roth

Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Rai Stevenson

Release Date: 04 April 2014

Last year, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire received a total domestic gross of over $420 billion in the North American box office, surpassing even Iron Man 3to become the highest grossing film of 2013. If this has…

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Formula 1 | Sensational Hamilton on song in Sepang

Formula 1 | Sensational #Hamilton on song in #Sepang. #f1 #grandprix

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton led home Nico Rosberg at the Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, in the first Silver Arrows 1-2 finish since 1955.

The 28-year-old Englishman – having started from pole – was practically perfect in pursuit of his 23rd Formula One victory; holding position into the first corner and convincingly controlling thereafter.

“I’m incredibly happy…

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Out of the Ordinary | The Noon Dealine

Out of the Ordinary | The Noon Dealine @johnverling

Saturday morning and I had a few jobs to do. Go to the market, go to the woods to do a bit of foraging for wild garlic and probably get the paper on the way home. That was the plan in my head until Lisa asked me to go and exchange the clothes dye I’d bought a couple of weeks back. It was the right colour but I’d gotten the cold dye and not the one for the machine. This threw my route and plans…

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