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DVD's 10,000 BC (12) I am not going to waste too much energy on supplying you with an in depth synopsis to this one, simply because it is a miss match of at least seven different films of time gone by including Braveheart, Apocalypto, Jurassic Park etc. etc. When the trailers hit our screens, backed by massive advertising campaigns, you could be forgiven if you thought you were going to be watching a caveman vs. dinosaur epic. How very, very disappointing this “epic” has turned out to be. A young hunter, D’Leh (Steven Strait) finds his fate intertwined with Evolet (Camilla Belle), an orphan taken in by the old wise woman of the tribe - hoping she will fulfil a great prophecy. When slave traders attack the village, they snatch Evolet and imprison her - starting a quest for D’Leh and a small pack of warriors travelling across treacherous terrain to get her back. During their journey they befriend other tribes who have found themselves in the same boat and also want revenge against the red birds, at the eye of the snake. Numerous warriors unite behind D’Leh as he proceeds on his quest and writes his own history as he attempts to fulfil his own prophecy as a leader by bringing good together to topple evil. The catalyst to all of BC’s problems seems to be that it takes itself too seriously. It is in fact so ridiculous that sometimes you falsely believe you are watching one of those monotonous “spoof” movies. The acting is atrocious, the dialogue appallingly cheesy, the story is tedious, the characters are bland and how this took a budget of over $100 million to make is anyone’s guess. It starts off badly, gets worse in the middle and the less said about the end the better. Can it be that director Roland Emmerich deliberately set out to create some type of prehistoric soap opera? Well, he has and although maybe unintentionally, he has just made the funniest film of his career. |
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27 DRESSES (12) Romantic comedies are predictable, they are watched by (mainly) the female population who must have their happy ending – the boy must get the girl, there must be a spanner thrown into the works after the hour mark risking everything. Apologies need to be made, reason needs to be seen and a long walk into the sunset for a long loving life must be the guarantee. I don’t think it can be classed as a “spoiler” when talking about romantic comedies as they all follow the above path. But what sets 27 dresses ahead of others in its field is the co nnection it makes with the target audience. We all know someone who has never met their dream partner and as the saying goes, “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride!” Katherine Heigl is Jane. What makes Jane happy is making other people happy. She organises weddings, events, gifts – in fairness, all of her spare time to others. She is deeply in love with her boss, George (Edward Burns) although these feelings are not reciprocated. Due to her unselfish and sparkling persona, Jane has found herself being bridesmaid to two separate weddings on the same day, taking her total to 27. As she transfers between events doing her “Superman” change in the back of a taxi, her actions do not go unnoticed. Local reporter and wedding pessimist, Kevin (James Marsden) smells a good story and you know sooner or later love will be in the air… But it is not so much Kevin and Jane that will be going up the aisle any time soon. After picking her younger sister up from the airport, they meet Jane’s true love George at a party and the connection between her boss and sister is immediate. Jane finds the coming months very difficult and family loyalty is brought into question on more than one occasion. In the end though, can Jane find love, stop her boss making a mistake, keep her sister happy and above all squeeze into dress number 28 for the happiest day of her life? – Well, what do you reckon? |
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Album of the week Album: Melody Artist: Sharleen Spiteri Current Position: Nº8 Sharleen Spiteri releases her debut solo album 'Melody'. Best known for her role fronting multi-platinum selling guitarband Texas, Spiteri has a familiarity about her voice that has remained since she first appeared on the music scene. Taking influence from a spectrum that includes Nancy Sinatra, Johnny Cash and Motown, the Glaswegian's music leaps into a new direction. Her vocal range is sharper than ever and is perfectly complimented by brass sections and dreamy, dramaticmusic. Singles include 'All The Times I Cried'. |
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The Charts UK TOP 10 1. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 2. Kid Rock - All Summer Long 3. Script - The Man Who Can´t Be Moved 4. Verve - Love Is Noise 5. Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris - Dance Wiv Me 6. Rihanna - Disturbia 7. Madcon - Beggin¨ 8. Jordin Sparks Ft Chris Brown - No Air 9. Noah & The Whale - 5 Years Ago 10. Coldplay - Viva La Vida IRISH TOP 10 1. Kid Rock - All Summer Long 2. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 3. The Script - The Man Who Can´t be Moved 4. Jordin Sparks ft Chris Brwon - No Air 5. Basshunter - All I Ever Wanted 6. Dizzee Rascal Ft Calvin Harris - Dance Wiv Me 7. Rihanna - Disturbia 8. Chris Brwon - Forever 9. Ironik - Stay With Me 10. Ne-Yo – Closer |
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Music News Here’s to you, Ronnie Drew It was a sad day for music last week when legendary Irish singer songwriter, Ronnie Drew, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Ronnie was born in 1934 in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin. In the 50s, he emigrated to Spain to teach English and to learn Spanish and the flamenco guitar. On his return to Ireland, he had the opportunity to perform in the Gate Theatre with John Molloy and soon afterwards, he went into music full time. In the early 60s, Ronnie founded the Ronnie Drew Group along with Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna and Ciaran Bourke. The band first played in O’Donoghue’s pub in Merrion Row. They became regulars at the Abbey Tavern in Howth and also in the nearby Royal Hotel. The group was soon joined by John Sheehan and became known as the Dubliners, one of the best known Irish folk groups. Ronnie was a member of the Dubliners from 1962 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1995. He returned to the group in 2002 for a 40th anniversary celebration. Other members of the group from time to time were, Seán Cannon, Bob Lynch, Éamonn Campbell, Jim McCann, Paddy Reilly and Patsy Watchorn. From 1995, Ronnie largely concentrated on his solo career and recorded with many well known artists including Christy Moore, The Pogues, Antonio Breschi, the Dropkick Murphys and Eleanor Shanley. In September 2006, Ronnie was reported to be in ill health. He was diagnosed with cancer. After undergoing chemo, Ronnie was due to make his stage comeback, and was due to perform at the Legends of Irish Folk concert with Finbar Furey, Johnny McEvoy and Ralph McTell. The day before the concert, Ronnie’s wife of 40 years, Deirdre, died of cancer. Earlier this year, a group of well known Irish artists released “The Ballad of Ronnie Drew”. The single was released by U2, Kila, The Dubliners and “A Band of Bowsies” – the band of bowsies included Christy Moore, Mary Black, Shane MacGowan, Andrea Corr, Sinead O’Connor...and basically every living Irish musician worth mentioning. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter from the Grateful Dead along with Bono, the Edge and Simon Carmody. At Ronnie’s request, all proceeds from the sale of the single went to the Irish Cancer Society, owing to his own condition of cancer. Weeks before his death, Ronnie told the Belfast Telegraph, “I'm just frightened. If you nearly walked out under a bus how would you feel? That's the kind of fear I feel. Death scares me but we all have a certain amount of time to live. We all have to go sometime. It's a killer disease and I don't know if I can beat this or not.” Ronnie died on August 16th 2008 following his long and brave battle. "The Ballad Of Ronnie Drew" Here's to you, Ronnie Drew. And as usual, the drinks are on Ronnie. Here's to the Ronnie, the voice we adore Like coals from a coal bucket scraping the floor Sing out his praises in music and malt And if you're not Irish, that isn't your fault Raise up our voices like dogs in a pack Thankful for honest men we never lack We got 'em by twenties, we got 'em by ones Them and their daughters and all of their sons Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Ronnie Drew, we love you, yes we do Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you And what's it to any man whether or no' Whether I'm easy or whether I'm true As I lifted her petticoat easy and slow And I tied up me sleeve for to buckle her shoe Get up and go at it, five until five When the whistle says beat it we come back alive He'll sing to the heavens, he's stormy as hell And wherever he goes, we'll be wishing him well Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Here's to you, Ronnie Drew Ronnie Drew, we love you, yes we do Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you The dawn and the dust, the wise, the unjust Kids in gambling games The unheard, the unseen, the unwashed and the clean Where the streets all have names Baggot Street, Leeson Street, right on to Stephens Street With lovers and loners who can hear all intoners The goths and the ravers, immigrants and traders Sing out Ronnie Drew A life for a life or a hand for a hand Trust in the music and strike up the band The more that we sing the less that we fight Time and again this is proved to be right Build you a statue on St. Stephen's Green No fairer monument ere to be seen The statue of Ronnie Drew holding the hand Of a girl with her hair in a black velvet band Here's to you, Ronnie Drew No stranger to devils or angles to tell Here's to you, Ronnie Drew A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend to you Ronnie Drew, we love you, yes we do Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you, Ronnie Drew Here's to you, Ronnie Drew, here's to you, Ronnie Drew And what's it to any man whether or no' Whether I'm easy or whether I'm true As I lifted her petticoat easy and slow And I rolled up me sleeve for to buckle her shoe Aoife Leddy |
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Book Review The Private Patient - P.D. James When the notorious investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn booked into Mr Chandler-Powell's private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring and long-standing facial scar, she had every prospect of a successful operation by a distinguished surgeon, a week's peaceful convalescence in one of Dorset's most beautiful manor houses and the beginning of a new life. She was never to leave Cheverell Manor alive. Dalgliesh and his team are called in to investigate the murder, and later a second death, which are to raise even more complicated problems than the question of innocence or guilt. A new detective novel by P. D. James is always keenly awaited and "The Private Patient" will undoubtedly equal the success of her worldwide bestseller "The Lighthouse". It displays the qualities which P. D. James' readers have come to expect: a masterly psychological and emotional richness of characterisation, a vivid evocation of place and a credible and exciting mystery. "The Private Patient" is a powerful work of contemporary fiction |
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