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Far from Home

Lyn Andrews

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Lyn Andrews' storytelling gift shines through on every page of her Sunday Times bestseller FAR FROM...

Death By Design

Rob Urbinati

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What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noel Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha...

Barry Lyndon (1975)

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How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry...

Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700-1930

Andrew Thompson, John MacKenzie and Stephanie Barczewski

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Country houses and the British empire, 1700-1930 assesses the economic and cultural links between...

Ezra Koenig recommended Liege & Lief by Fairport Convention in Music (curated)

"I played British and Irish folk in an early band I had. We only performed one show and Rostam [Batmanglij, Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist] was also in the group, so this was the roots of Vampire Weekend. We covered 'Matty Groves' from this album. It's a traditional song about adultery, anger and sex, and I thought it was cool that they could take ancient-sounding stories and make them relevant. It's an important lesson – if you want to reinvent the wheel, maybe pop music isn't for you. As much as it's about being progressive, it's also rooted in a certain respect for the form. Which might seem paradoxical, but that's what pop music is – it combines very old ideas with very new sounds. Fairport are an example of that, taking very old songs in the English language and reinventing them."

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Untouchables (1987) in Movies

Dec 12, 2020

The Untouchables (1987)

1987 | Action, Drama

8.6

(17 Ratings)

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Top-notch gangster drama from Brian de Palma. Idealistic government agent Eliot Ness (Costner) sets out to bring gangster Al Capone (de Niro) to justice, but is he prepared to do what it takes? Veteran street cop Malone (Connery) isn't so sure.

Glossy studio film-making at its most accomplished, with a smart script, strong performances, stylish direction, great action sequences and a fabulous Morricone soundtrack that effortlessly draws you in and leads you through the movie. One is tempted to knock a point off for Connery's attempt at an Irish accent, but this is one of his best performances, and deservedly got him his Oscar - but Costner is very nearly as good in a less showy role. Point added anyway for being a Hollywood action thriller that includes an homage to Sergei Eisenstein. Great stuff.

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Lee (2222 KP) rated The Cinemile in Podcasts

Sep 23, 2019

The Cinemile

TV & Film

4.5

(2 Ratings)

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Very entertaining

This award winning podcast has gradually become one of my favourite podcasts. It's a simple enough idea - married couple Dave and Cathy go and see a movie, and then discuss it while walking home from the cinema. Sometimes, depending on the movie genre, one of them will be replaced by a friend or relative, but the majority of the shows are just them.

A lot of the enjoyment comes from their bickering, listening to a married couple lightheartedly fight when they disagree on certain elements in the movie. It's the kind of thing anyone who goes to the movies with family or friends will be used to and it's that familiarity and down to earth conversation, along with the fact that they both have very easy on the ears Irish accents, that makes this so entertaining.