Archive for the ‘Arts + Entertainment’ Category
ARTS: Sonya Mac to play Mandela
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The mystery guest to DJ in Mandela Hall this Thursday night is Cool FM star Sonya Mac, it has been revealed.
For days the Union has been encouraging students to guess who will be taking over the reigns from Declan Gallen on Thursday’s ‘Twisted’ club night.
Sonya Mac is scheduled to play ‘Twisted’ Thurdays for a period of four weeks.
Who would you prefer to listen to: Sonya Mac or DJ Deci?
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REVIEW: Little Moscow
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Little Moscow (Mala Moskwa) is the opening film of the QFT’s current Polish film festival – Kinoteka On Tour 4. Directed by Waldemar Krzystek, it’s the story of marital infidelity and troubled occupation in Legnica, the Soviet headquarters in Poland between 1945 and 1990, known as ‘Little Moscow’. Wiera (Svetlana Khodchenkova), the beautiful wife of Russian commander Jura (Dmitri Ulyanov), isn’t in Legnica long before she is wooed by Polish officer Michal (Leslaw Zurek). The affair has unfortunate consequences, flying in the face of the awkward Russian-Polish relations, which emphasize acceptance but not fraternization.
BY MATTHEW MCKERNAN
www.queensfilmtheatre.org.uk
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REVIEW: The Crazies
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
News of another Romero rehash, or even just a remake of anything, usually inspires more chills than mirth and after Tom Savini’s misguided ‘Night of the Living Dead’ and the shallow drudgery of Zack Snyder’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’, then why not? However, this film was an interesting concept in that it was very possible that a remake could improve on the heavy-handed original. Alas, it doesn’t.
BY MATTHEW MCKERNAN
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REVIEW: How to Become Myself
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Jun Ichikawa’s stunning film launched the QFT Girls on Film festival last night. The festival is a touring programme by the Japan Foundation that promotes contemporary Japanese cinema and sometimes by women in the foreground. The unique collection is only showing in five cinemas during February and March, so it’s a real cinematic treat that the QFT are offering. With more than a modest Filmography in both directing and writing, Jun Ichikawa seems the perfect choice to open with, and the film is one of the most interesting studies of society I’ve seen in a long time.
BY LAURA SHEARER
www.queensfilmtheatre.com
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REVIEW: The Courteeners – Falcon
Friday, March 5th, 2010
I’ve struggled with this album. On the first listen I thought it had potential. Their debut album ‘St. Jude’ didn’t have much to say but was fun and pacey Manchurian lad rock. ‘Falcon’ takes the same formula and slows it to half the pace in an attempt to be taken seriously. However, they often end up sounding just like any other band and coupled with lacklustre lyrics, “I think it’s time for me and you, To take over the world,” there really isn’t anywhere for them to go.
BY BEN FINCH
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REVIEW: Marina and the Diamonds – Family Jewels
Friday, March 5th, 2010
A debut single so fine and pure that a single listen to the opening track ‘Are you satisfied?’ will leave your heart completely enthralled with the ethereal beauty of Marina’s voice. The next fourteen tracks, some of which dedicated fans may recognize from earlier EP releases, are utterly astounding. It’s hard to believe that having emerged rather boldly at the close of last year that she hasn’t warranted any awards.
BY HANNAH GOODALL
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REVIEW: The Lovely Bones
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Peter Jackson’s film adaption of Alice Sebold’s novel ‘The Lovely Bones’ has been greatly anticipated, but also eminently feared by fans of the book. The final release shows a very mainstream narrative with a focus on the director’s style rather than the remaking of the novel. Sadly, Jackson has taken any depth that may have existed out of his adaptation in favour of aesthetic.
BY LAURA SHEARER
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