Thursday, February 27, 2014

The Drive In Of Doom - Superman II

This month's commentary is a bit of a double feature in a way. Myself and JJ Hawkins watch both the original theatrical release of Superman II and the Richard Donner cut at the same time to compare and contrast this classic of super-hero movies.

By the way, when I say classic, I mean that it's old. Classic in this situation does not signify quality. This movie has a whooooole bunch of problems. We get a little muddied in talking about the different cuts but we try and get into those issues.

To listen CLICK HERE or to download directly CLICK HERE.

Monday, February 24, 2014

No Drama Shindig

Now that the show is over and I've had a full day to get rid of the hangover I can finally blog about this little thing I did on Saturday night.

If you're a regular reader of this blog you'll know that apart from writing lots of stupid articles for a myriad of websites I also write stories from time to time. I filmed a few of them, different sketches and such. I even directed a short film I'm quite proud of. But I had never directed or wrote for the stage before.

Thanks to the No Drama Theatre group I was able to tick both off my list by taking part in their biannual Shindig which allows their members to showcase short plays together on one night. I wrote a ten minute piece called The Interview about two ex lovers who meet for the first time in years during an awkward professional moment. It seemed to get a good reaction from the lovely audience on the night and my cast did me proud.

From left to right; Charlotte Keating, Yalda Shahidi, myself, Denise Roche, Damien Holmes.
Each one of them are stars and I expect I'll be working with them again in the very near future.

There was a camera present on the night so I may be able to show you the performance at some point but in the mean time I just want to thank everyone involved for making it a great experience (particularly Alan Rogers who was left in charge of the chaos) and to the great audience there on the night who came to watch some really mad things happen on stage.

I Heart Graffiti: Would You Like Some Coke With That?

I've been trying to get a picture of this one for a while. It's on the shutters of a cafe and I never seemed to be around with a camera while it was closed. 
I wonder if some of my American readers will understand the phrase "cop on"...


And as a contrast to the clean artwork above here is a nice tag from an alley around the corner.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Comics: All-New X-Factor

The third issue of the new X-Factor series by Peter David was released this week. It's a (mostly) new line-up and a return to the idea that the team is owned/sponsored by a corporation.

Polaris, Gambit, and Quicksilver are the current team members but we've been told both from the launch news and the in-comic title intro that we're to expect three more members. Those members are rumoured to be Cypher, Warlock, and Danger.


Saturday, February 15, 2014

Weekend Justice #210: Can You Hear the Snowman?

Once again I drop in on the Internet's #1 audio train-wreck for several hours of the usual madness.

This week I join Widge, Jon, Leigh, JJ, Tuffley, Serv, Rox, and (I shit you not) a train conductor. We discuss, among other things:

  • Marry, Fuck, Kill
  • Kids and Avenue Q
  • Explaining American geography
  • Sam Jackson vs. Laurence Fishburne
  • The Lego Movie and Robocop
  • Googlewhackin' for fun and non-profit
  • Time Out for Tech
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Providing weather to the train
  • Earning stripes for your sexual organs
  • Special panties on Kickstarter
  • Game of Thrones
  • Sherlock at last (SPOILERS)

  • To listen CLICK HERE or to download directly CLICK HERE.

    Wednesday, February 12, 2014

    I Heart Graffiti: Same Wall Different Day

    I saw a beautiful and rather damn difficult to accomplish piece today. The shading of the letters looks simple but is not easy to execute so well.

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    You may recognise this wall. It has featured on this blog a couple of time in the past. 



    The best dressed wall in Ireland? I dare anyone to find one with a better history of graffiti.

    Monday, February 3, 2014

    Tease Me, Baby! - Captain America: The Winter Solider (2nd Trailer)

    NOTE: This article was originally posted by me on TheWebsiteofDOOM.com

    We covered the first full Winter Soldier trailer and were pretty impressed by it. Now the second trailer is out with lots of new footage so it's time to find out if we're still as excited to see Marvel's next release.