LETTER
Dear Gown, Feedback. Can you afford to ignore it? Well, apparently my tutors can afford to ignore it. And ignore me.
March 1st, 2010 | Comments (2)
REVIEW: Food Inc.
Food Inc. is the latest documentary/expose of corporate finagling within the food industry. By buying a ticket, you are paying for a dose of depression and guilt, both of which you get in spades, but you also get a multi-layered and valuable insight into a very real and unmonitored problem. Oddly enough, what gives the film special credence is Eric Schlosser’s (author of ‘Fast Food Nation’) unabashed claim that his favourite meal is still a hamburger and chips. Obviously, this isn’t some vegan polemic, as all foods get the same treatment. BY MATTHEW MCKERNAN www.queensfilmtheatre.com
February 28th, 2010 | No Comments
REVIEW: The Absence of Women by Owen McCafferty – The Lyric at Elmwood
The Lyric showcased the new play by Belfast-born Owen McCafferty. The plot centres around two aging Belfast men : Gerry (played by Karl Johnson) and Iggy (Ian McElhinney). Conversing in a London hostel, these characters revisit important memories that have brought them to their current state. McCafferty’s indigenous knowledge of Northern Irish culture and mindsets has resulted in a comical, moving and daring work that remains long in the memory. BY ANNA CLARE MARSHALL
February 28th, 2010 | No Comments
COLUMN: News through tinted glasses
Cheryl finally gives Ashley the ex-factor DANIEL HENDRY delves into the world of celebrity infidelity and deception.
February 26th, 2010 | No Comments
REVIEW: The Princess and the Frog
Disney’s latest animation sees the welcomed return to original hand drawn animation that defines the extremely recognisable, and much loved, Disney Studio style. Fans will revel in the indulgent colours of the New Orleans, jazz infused setting. With its array of marvellous characters, from every walk of life and, traditionally unique in true Disney fashion. Disney has managed to capture that level of awe in which children view the everyday through wonder, curiosity and enthusiasm. BY LAURA SHEARER
February 26th, 2010 | No Comments
LETTER: From VP Paul Lilly
Dear Gown, It is with a heavy heart that I feel the need to put pen to paper and respond to the character bashing that went on in last week’s ‘The Gown’ in relation to myself and a few others. The true mark of journalistic excellence and integrity is to approach all sides in order to get a rounded view, or a true reflection. Unfortunately this is key tenet of journalism was forgotten, maybe even avoided. SEE THE LETTER IN FULL IN NEXT MONDAY’S EDITION OF THE GOWN
February 23rd, 2010 | Comments (33)
NEWS: Gown news editor makes Guardian debut
To read The Guardian’s report online click on the link below. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/feb/23/university-tuition-fees-cap-northern-ireland
The Gown’s news editor, Lorcan Mullen, had a report published in today’s Education Guardian. This report stemmed from The Guardian’s interest in the front story of The Gown’s last issue (‘Leaked Government report: freeze fees, raise grants’).
February 23rd, 2010 | Comments (4)
REVIEW: The Last Station
BY MATTHEW McKERNAN
With the Oscars less than a fortnight away, audiences must exercise caution when choosing a film to go and see. Oscar dramas are a tricky class of film. Taking as an example last year’s Oscar race, for every ‘Gran Torino’ and ‘Frost/ Nixon’ there was a ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ or ‘The Reader’. If you’re lucky, you could get something moving and riveting. If unlucky, however, you might end up with a dull movie with terrible Oscar clips (the scenes in which venerable actors give loud and annoying bravura performances), which merely serve to startle you back into lucidity. The Last Station, oddly enough, falls between these two stools.
February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
INTERVIEW: Director of ‘The Donahue sisters’
At the launch of The Brian Friel Theatre season, we were spoilt for choice with the best of what you could expect for the rest of the year. From the intriguing plays ‘Beckett’s Shorts’ and ‘The Libertine’, the immense ‘Crooked’ to the absurdly comic ‘Rhinoceros’, amongst them all one performance stood alone in the crowd, ‘The Donahue Sisters’. The director of the play, Ciara McGuigan, talked to The Gown about the project. BRIAN SWANN
February 20th, 2010 | Comments (2)
REVIEW: Adoration
BY MATTHEW MCKERNAN
‘Adoration’ is the new film by Canadian-Armenian auteur Atom Egoyan, a director held in high regard by the art house crowd. His latest is a puzzle box of a movie that looks at terrorism with a complex and thought-provoking approach. It tells the story of Simon, a student, raising a kerfuffle when he presents the tale of a botched act of terrorism as the work of his own father. Egged on by Sabine, his French teacher, he develops the story, which spreads across the internet. Opinions get more and more reactionary and the situation soon spirals out of control.
February 20th, 2010 | Comment (1)
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