Archive for the ‘Arts + Ents’ Category
REVIEW: RED
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
The latest film from Robert Schwentke, ambiguously titled RED, short for Retired and Extremely Dangerous, both surprised and disappointed in various capacities. Surprising in seeing the level of genuinely top class acting talent scattered throughout the film; surprising also in being one of the few DC Comic adaptations not released by Warner Bros (DC’s parent company) and surprising in how much fun it ultimately was. However, it also disappointed for being, annoyingly, like every other action film throughout 2010.
BY ANDREW MOORE
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REVIEW: Jackboots on Whitehall
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
It always frustrates me to no end, some people’s insistence on making films that are, apparently, to coin the tired phrase, ‘so bad, it’s brilliant’ when in reality they’re simply just bad. Unfortunately for débutante directors Edward and Rory McHenry, Jackboots on Whitehall certainly falls into that latter category.
BY ANDREW MOORE
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REVIEW: Martin Creed’s band on the Belfast Barge
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Let me begin by saying that conceptual art and minimalist music are certainly not my idea of a good time. Old-fashioned as it sounds, I find it difficult to think of ‘a sheet of A4 paper crumpled into a ball’ as art. It is just that, a screwed up piece of paper. So I was set to attend Martin Creed Band’s gig with less than an open mind, my expectation was that Creed’s music was to be much the same as his art.
BY LOIS VALLELY
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REVIEW: Circa
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Circa is not your average acrobatics-dance-circus mash-up. What it is is in fact a breath-catchingly mesmerising showcase of the sheer beauty and power of a kind of sado-masochistic physicality. Over the course of 80 intense minutes, six performers push their own and each other’s bodies to their limits in terms of strength, flexibility, agility and endurance, with truly incredible results.
BY ZOSIA KUCZYNSKA
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REVIEW: The Temper Trap at the Ulster Hall
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
The Ulster Hall hosted one of the biggest break-out bands of the past year on the eve of Halloween. Many of the crowd turned out to see The Temper Trap in full Halloween gear, from the X-Factor’s Wagner to Supergirl, and even Santa. They played to a well-filled venue, perfect for the band’s first headlining performance in Belfast. Supporting act, Cloud Control, were enjoyable, filling the room with funky guitar riffs, catchy hooks and electro-poppy goodness.
BY JANETTE LOUGHLIN
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REVIEW: The Pierces – Love You More EP
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Perhaps best-known for their song ‘Secret’, used as the theme to the television series Pretty Little Liars, The Pierces have released a new EP, Love You More. It highlights a transition from the days of their 2000 self-titled debut to an easy-listening, country-sounding album; it’s pretty generic, unassuming and full of Dixie Chick guilty goodness. Having rounded their sound in 2008’s album Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge into a stronger, more self-assured album, The Pierces have gone on to release this EP to mark another growth in their musical career.
BY JANETTE LOUGHLIN
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REVIEW: Southern at Laverys
Friday, November 12th, 2010
Thom Southern, his sister Lucy and their drummer Johnny Lee have been drifting around the Belfast scene for the past year or two playing pub gigs and music showcases. Why then was their latest performance in Laverys Bunker entitled ‘The Launch of Southern’? Having spent the summer in LA recording their self-titled EP, Southern are ready to make what is set to be an interesting return to their home city.
BY NIALL JOHN
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