The Maccabees – live review
The Academy, 3rd March 2012 2012 has seen Brighton’s The Maccabees explode onto the wider public consciousness with the release of their third album, Given To the Wild. A packed out Academy provided an intimate environment for the gig, and the crowd waited expectantly as the support act, Dublin’s We Cut Corners, gently roused the … Continue reading
The Woman in the Fifth – Review (2.2)
A father separated from his daughter, a seductive widow, an innocent child – The Woman in the Fifth (or La femme du Vème) has all the ingredients necessary for a great tragedy yet seems incomplete in its finale. Ethan Hawke plays Tom Ricks, a college lecturer and writer who has come to Paris to see … Continue reading
Martha Marcy May Marlene – review
Martha Marcy May Marlene opens on a farm in upstate New York. Although the members of this community at first appear to lead an idyllic and sustainable lifestyle, it soon emerges that all is not well and we see our protagonist, Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) fleeing the camp through the woods at dawn. She soon makes … Continue reading
Tricycle of Horrible Notions
Trapped in a mundane purgatory, a severely confused young man loses his wits when commissioned by The Devil to write a play, the subject of which he has yet to figure out. Stricken with writer’s block, he attempts to endure the banal ramblings of the cocaine-addled Devil, and eventually falls in love. Not with The … Continue reading
In Time
As an admirer of Andrew Niccol’s previous works, which include “Gattaca” and “The Truman Show,” I was curious to see his latest film, “In Time.” Before sitting down to watch it, I was slightly skeptical about its quality from the (ultimately misleading) trailers, which depict the film as an action thriller with a disconnected … Continue reading
Win a Copy of Anonymous; William Shakespear Revealed
We have four copies to give away,just answer below Which of the following is not a Play by William Shakespeare? Email tn2@trinitynews.ie to enter the draw 1) Cymbeline 2) Two Noble Kinsmen 3) Richard IV
A Look Back at The Stone Roses
Formed in 1983 when John Squire, Ian Brown , Gary Mounfield (Mani) , and Alan Wren (Reni) came together after Brown and Squire went to school together and wanted to start an alternative rock band. They met drummer Reni through a group of mutual friends . While Bassist Mani joined the band in the November … Continue reading
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