Category Archives: Film

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Yet another comic book-based movie, this time with a man in chaps rather than tights.  Josh Brolin is the titular cowboy/bounty hunter Hex, with Megan Fox playing a hooker with (you won’t believe this) a heart of gold.

They’re up against John Malkovich as a Confederate General who wants to re-start the American Civil War. It went back for more than a few re-shoots to ‘expand’ on Fox’s character. That’s never a good thing.

Release Date (Ireland): This Friday, September 3.

One of those movies that has the idea man (in this case M. Night Shyamalan) listed before the director or screenwriter. Which always makes me suspicious.

Five people get trapped in a lift and one could be the devil.  Because, you know, Hell is other people.

Release Date (Ireland): September 17th

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The sort of trailer I like – starts off looking like a dull paint-by-numbers romcom and turns into something more akin to Dark City.  Based on a Philip K. Dick story.

I’m expecting paranoia and nothing being what it seems.  Matt Damon isn’t even putting me off.

Release Date (Ireland): Spring 2011

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127 Hours? Could Danny Boyle be revisiting the zombie genre with a prequel to 28 Days Later? No such luck. This is a true story about climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) and what happened when he fell into an interesting rock formation/metaphor

Release Date (UK): 28 October 2010

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Relax, it’s only a movie.

And a pretty good one at that.

Sensation is directed by Tom Hall and stars our pal Domhnall Gleeson.

Part of the ‘Irish Movies Are Getting Better’ season.

Unlikely poster blurb: ‘Risky Business’, Tipperary-style.

More here.

(Via Fintan)

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Kodak test out their new-fangled colour film back in 1922, 13 years before the first-ever full-colour feature and 17 years before the Wizard of Oz.

Featuring actresses of the day, Mae Murray, Hope Hampton and Mary Eaton from the Zeigfield Follies.

Classy beyond words.

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Red Dawn in Australia!  In what seems like national paranoia transferred to film, a group of Australian teenagers become insurgents against an unnamed (but probably Chinese or Russian) invasion force.

There’ll be hugs and learning on top of the usual gung-ho bravado once the teens turn into dead-eyed killers.

Release Date (Ireland): No Information Available.