Monthly Archives: January 2011

Days Spent Debating The Finance Bill

John Ryan at 10:10 am January 31, 2011

Thanks Henry Eldini

This Is The Droid You’re Looking For

Niall Murphy at 10:00 am January 31, 2011

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpVQ_BXZOHw&feature=player_embedded#

The R2D2 DVD projector by Nikko. Yes, it moves around the room. Yes it has a remote control shaped like the Millennium Falcon.

The price? A mere €2,800.

Meanwhile, In Kerry

Admin at 9:40 am January 31, 2011

He literally can’t stop claiming stuff.

(Kerry’s Eye)

Thanks Brendan

Tatts For Brats

Niall Murphy at 9:15 am January 31, 2011

Really, Rose Art? Really?

Less of a toy, more of a gateway.

The Science Of Black Swan

Niall Murphy at 9:00 am January 31, 2011

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n71sjmd-bM&feature=player_embedded#

Darren Aronofsky‘s Black Swan doesn’t really look like an effects-heavy movie. But the gritty psycho-drama uses all manner of technical tricks to enhance the sense of paranoia and disorientation experienced by Natalie Portman’s character, as evidenced by this new VFX demo reel.

Effects that – even if you’ve seen the movie – you may not have noticed.

(Warning: contains spoilers)

slashfilm

Slide Show: Bloody Sunday Commemoration

Aaron McAllorum at 6:00 pm January 30, 2011

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The Guildhall Square, Derry this afternoon

The first mass demonstration since the Saville report last year exonerated the 14 people killed by British paratroopers who opened fire on a civil rights march on January 30, 1972.

Thousands On Bloody Sunday March (Belfast Telegraph)