16/05/2013
Baz Lurhmann gives the classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald his trademark flamboyant spin, in an attempt to revamp this tale of capitalism, prohibition and lost love for a modern audience…
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13/05/2013
With much of the film’s plot still shrouded in secrecy, Leigh Forgie heads to the cinema with one question lingering on his lips: who exactly IS John Harrison?
26/04/2013
Brian Friel once said his 1980 play Translations was "about language, and only about language". Adrian Dunbar's new production at the Grand Opera House, makes it difficult to sustain such a reductive interpretation.
22/04/2013
Sam Raimi’s 1981 “video nasty” gets the remake treatment in a film that strips away the comedy and ramps up the gore, designed to scare the pants off the Hostel generation of horror fans…
16/04/2013
‘Who was Jesus? What was he like? Why did he provoke such startling reactions in those around him?’ Terry Blain watches Simon Callow give a revelatory performance in one-man tour de force, the Man Jesus
11/04/2013
As the boy with the piano continues to usurp the boy and his acoustic guitar, Elizabeth McGeown finds the newest addition caught between two worlds: intimate heartbroken torchbearer and eager stadium rocker…
27/03/2013
Following appearances by superstar DJ Benny Benassi and Spanish house music icon David Penn, EL Divino have announced that Mark Knight will be bringing his ToolRoom Knights brand to Belfast
26/03/2013
Leigh Forgie gets pulled under as Danny Boyle’s newest ‘mind-bending psychological thriller’ leads him a merry dance down the rabbit hole, where he meets hero’s who are villains and villains ho might be heros…
22/03/2013
‘Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott lead the sing along at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast.’ Iain Todd reports back from the Waterfront Hall, where valiantly resisted punching a heckler…
15/03/2013
Sometimes, you struggle with a review; putting it off, not wanting to accept that it won’t be glowing. While he loved them on record, live Petunia and his Vipers just didn’t have any bite…
