REVIEW: Crude
Crude is an impressively involving exposé documentary about the injustices that the oil drilling giants Texaco have enforced upon the native dwellers of Ecuador along the Amazonian River. This is protest cinema at its best. This highly effective portrayal of the terribly wronged indigenous tribes of Ecuador follows their trail in the courts as they try to claim back their basic human rights that the US corporate group Chevron took away from them. BY LAURA ANN SHEARER www.queensfilmtheatre.com
February 1st, 2010 | No Comments
SPORT: Adios Senor Benitez, your time is up
For Liverpool supporters like myself, there is an ominous cloud hanging over Anfield these days. BY DON MCDERMOTT
February 1st, 2010 | No Comments
The Gown Journalism Week
9th – 12th February 2009 (Week 2)
Interested in media or journalism? The Gown is hosting a series of events at Queen’s, giving students the chance to learn more about careers in journalism and media. The week will also provide many opportunities to get involved and to support your student-run publication. FULL STORY
January 29th, 2010 | No Comments
REVIEW: Peter Doherty in Mandela Hall
BY PADRAIC GRANT
Peter Doherty arrived for his gig at the Mandela Hall three months after he was originally set to play the venue with enough time passed for the audience to have listened to and digested his excellent solo album Grace/Wastelands. An album designed to present Doherty as a solo artist, distinct from his current act Babyshambles (and explaining the move from “Pete” to “Peter”), the accompanying tour similarly had Doherty as (except for one instance of an accompanying harmonica) the sole musician on stage. This, combined with the relatively confined surroundings of Mandela Hall, suggested the possibility of an intimate atmosphere.
January 27th, 2010 | No Comments
FEATURE: Would an independent Scotland spell the end of the Union?
On Monday, people around the world celebrated Burns Night. The 25th of January was also to be the date the SNP released the bill that they hoped would be a first step towards an independent Scotland. What would this mean for Northern Ireland? BY CATHAL MC GUIGAN
January 27th, 2010 | Comments (7)
ARTS: Ormsby and Longley celebrate RBAI’s bi-centenary
The commencement of the Royal Belfast Academical Institute’s bi-centenary celebrations saw the coming together of two of Northern Ireland’s most renowned literary talents. An evening with Michael Longley and Frank Ormsby combined a humorous reminiscence of school days with an evocative poetry reading. As the Irish Professor of Poetry, Michael Longley delivered a speech which resonated not only with past pupils, but offered an account of Belfast which all the audience could relate to. His belief that no experience is complete without poetry marked the significance of the occasion, whilst highlighting the important role which R.B.A.I. has played in shaping some of Northern Ireland’s most prominent literary figures. BY ROBYN MCMURRAY
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January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
COMPETITION: Win tickets to QFT
Win tickets to see ‘Believe-The Eddie Izzard Story’, showing in QFT on Saturday evening at 6.45pm as part of their January Blues-Buster series. Simply email your name and number to info@thegown.org.uk or use the Contact Us Form …and wait to be contacted!
January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
COMMENT: Horror strikes Haiti
On January 12th 2010, the world got a deadly reminder as to just how destructive nature can be. For the people of Haiti, it came without warning and left a trail of devastation in its wake. While earthquakes are nothing new to the island, this latest vicious seismic event was the worst the country has seen in 200 years. It measured 7.0 on the Richter scale with its epicentre being 16 miles west of the island’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and its focus has been noted as approximately 8 miles underground. The earthquake was followed by 33 aftershocks ranging from 5.0 to 5.9 according to the United States Geological Survey. BY DON MCDERMOTT
January 19th, 2010 | No Comments
INTERVIEW: Actress Laura Donnelly
Laura Donnelly, a Belfast born and bred starlet, has quickly become a name in that business called show. Only twenty-seven years of age, she has an impressive portfolio and a blossoming career, avoiding “the rut” which most young aspiring actors unfortunately fall into early on in their career. Her abundant talent has seen her conquer film, television and theatre roles, having portrayed Juliet in the open air in the London summer evenings. Of this Laura says, “It was an absolute fantasy come true.” BY HANNAH GOODALL
January 12th, 2010 | No Comments
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