Tag Archive for Irish

Stitches (Blu-Ray Review)

March 27, 2013 Author, Blu-Ray, Hellicious, Malone, Uncategorized No comments
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STITCHES available 4/2 on DVD and Blu-Ray from MPI/Dark Sky Films

I don’t get clowns. They’re supposed to be happy and make you laugh, but so many people find them terrifying. My friend Steve actually yells “Yikes!” in his husky smoker’s voice whenever he sees one. It’s pretty funny (if a bit over-dramatic), yet he illustrates how clowns are a legitimate fear of many. How else could you explain the successes of “It”, “Killjoy” or the appropriately titled “Killer Clowns from Outer Space”? Even “Seinfeld” explored the phenomenon with the episode “The Opera” where “Crazy” Joe Davola dresses as a clown and scares the shit out of everyone. Now, Irish filmmaker Conor McMahon (Dead Meat) takes his turn scaring you with a circus psycho in “Stitches”, coming to DVD and Blu-Ray April 2 from MPI/Dark Sky Films.
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Waking Ned Devine (Streaming Review)

March 23, 2013 Author, Heavenly, Malone, Streaming, Uncategorized No comments
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WAKING NED DEVINE now streaming through Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus and Netflix

What a lucky week for our readers!  So far we’ve explored Ireland’s fables, love, war, religion, music and of course, beer.  Now, day 7 of CJD’s St. Patrick’s Week, we reach the end of the rainbow and everybody knows what’s found there.  Gold.  Lots of it…  $6,894,620 worth, actually.  Today we take a look at director Kirk Jones’ “Waking Ned Devine”, a little fable of greed, money and community.  As such I pose a queston: What would you do with a pot full of money?  Better yet, what would you do with someone else’s pot full of money?
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The Commitments (DVD Review)

March 22, 2013 Author, DVD, Heavenly, Malone, Uncategorized No comments
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THE COMMITMENTS available now on DVD from 20th Century Fox

When I think of great rock bands, I think of The Beatles, The Stones, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Metallica  and our boys from Ireland, U2.  But when I think of Irish music, I think of traditional songs like “Danny Boy”, Sinead O’Conner (though I don’t know why, seeing as she’s best known for covering a Prince song and tearing up a picture of the Pope) and The Cranberries. Riverdance also comes to mind.  Maybe I’m just out of touch with anything outside of classic rock. Maybe I’m just trying to BS an intro to this review.  Either way, Day 6 of St. Patrick’s week finds us watching “The Commitments” – out now on DVD from 20th Century Fox.  Alan Parker’s 1991 dramedy about a Dublin soul band is a rocking good time… and Michael Flatley never even makes an appearance. Read more

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY FROM CINEMA JUDGEMENT DAY!

March 17, 2013 Author, Featured Stories, Malone, Uncategorized No comments

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all!  All this week, we’ll be posting reviews for St. Patty’s Day/Irish/Drinking themed films.  But in the meantime, let’s start the holiday off right!  Take a shot of Jameson and enjoy this little classic:

Available on Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 1