The Dossing Times

When the director of the Dublin film festival was introducing this years surprise film, she commented how 2009 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of ‘North by Northwest’ and how she had considered the movie as the surprise showing. Whatever her thought process was, she ultimately went with ‘Hamlet 2′. Then this May while I was [...]

Following the news earlier today that Farrah Fawcett has passed away after her battle with cancer we now learn that Michael Jackson has also died of a reported heart attack in L.A today.
Two icons in one day, a freaky coincidence.
I’ve had a look on Youtube but can’t find a suitable video tribute for Fawcett (the [...]

Well here’s a case of a misleading title – I’m a big fan of time travel concepts, and Eric Bana having already been a party to a time travel tale in this summers ‘Star Trek’ can usually do no wrong in my book. This trailer on the other hand looks awful and then some.

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At a point where 7, 000 people have died, references have been made to the real time President of the United States, national security and even 9/11, Transformers 2 takes a poignant moment, where a troop of military men walk slowly towards the remains of a now deceased leader on an airbase concourse. Director [...]

Rather than look to the words of poets, writers, religious leaders or political revolutionaries, this collection of wisdom, mantras, advice or instructions tailored to navigate whatever should cross your path, comes from where else but movies and TV. Pay heed. All the choices are effective, the sentiment of No.2 may not initially sit well with [...]

Although it is only mid-June I think it’s fair to say that this weekend may well be the formative weekend of the hurling championship. Take a moment to consider that three contests will take place within 24 hours that will relegate Kilkenny or Galway, Tipp or Clare and Waterford or Limerick to join Cork, Offaly, [...]

Could this be the sleeper hit of the year. A movie no one has heard about, based on a short, brought to us by a novice director, yet Peter Jackson has chosen to throw his might behind the project. Using a naturalistic documentary style, the trailer is initially elusive, before a distinctly other wordly object [...]

Most mornings on my way to work in Paris. I am greeted by this happy chappy on the train. And it really just strikes me as quiet odd. I mean does Wall Street English exist? Is it one of these jargon laiden dialects where firing people is decruiting and everyone is proactive? Now I know [...]

4 years ago this blog started. It seems such a long time ago. When I started this blog I started it alone and sitting in an office in the University De Barcelona. Now 4 years later I write this in a flat in Paris. Strange to think in those 4 years I have lived in [...]