Yearly Archives: 2014
What you may need to know:
1. The Fifty Shades… trilogy have sold over 100 million copies thus far. No, seriously.
2. And yes, the books were primarily based upon Twilight fan fiction written by author E.L. James.
3. The movie is directed by visual artist turned film director Sam Taylor Wood, shot by Oscar nominated Armagh man Seamus McGarvey, and adapted for the screen (well, he did a polish on the script, apparently) by Patrick Marber, AKA Peter O’Hanra-Hanrahan.
4. Mr. Gray? Jamie Dornan, from Co. Down. You may remember him from BBC serial killer thing The Fall.
5. Anstasia Steele? Dakota Johnson, daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith.
6. Broadsheet Prognosis: Girls night out SORTED.
Release Date: Valentine’s Day 2015
Thanks Miguel Rivas
Aye, there’s the rub.
A mere pencil-sketch of the nostalgic chromolithographic delights on offer at SPLAT Action Transfers – a massive pictorial database of Letraset Action Transfers that may or may not be a madeleine of your own temps perdu.
This Is Big
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Free NEXT Thursday.
Enjoy the hipster-loving influential sounds of 1970s power pop merchants Big Star (above) and their songwriter/lead guitarist Alex Chilton (right) in particular?
Get to to the Sugar Club, leeson Street, Dublin NEXT Thursday at 8pm.
Barry writes:
“Big Star Live in Memphis” (1994) a landmark concert film and probably the only complete concert featuring Alex Chilton ever filmed by a multi-camera crew will be screened…”.
Details here
Piledriver.
Versus people.
Darragh Byrne writes:
“In Kilkenny right now protestors in river stop work to build bridge before review…”
More as we get it.
Previously: Saving Kilkenny
‘sup?
More unemancipated wanton gull menace this afternoon on O’Connell Street.
(Leah Farrell/Photocall ireland)
Tree Hugging
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€220 A Day
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Meanwhile, figures released today by estate agents, Douglas Newman Goode (DNG) suggest that there has been a 5.9 per cent increase in Dublin house prices from the end of April. It says that house prices in the capital climbed by €20,000 since end March or €220 per day in the capital and found that houses with price tags of less than €250,000 grew at the fastest rate 10.9 per cent in the second quarter.
Or €6,600 a month.
Jay.
Sus.
Dublin house prices rise nearly 25% in 12 months (Irish Times)
Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Former Ireland and Munster rugby player Trevor Hogan speaking at the Mourning the Dead, Standing in Solidarity with the Living demonstration at the top of Grafton Street in Dublin last night.
Previously: ‘Die-In’ For Gaza
His Mates Go To Krystle
Thanks Mark Malone