Christmas: a time to thaw cold hearts and enjoy heart-warming classic movies? Well, maybe not. Possibly, you just can’t take another hit. And if you see another RTÉ ad for the classics, you just may take your eyes out.
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Dublin events: Studenty’s weekend breakdown
Your weekly coverage of Dublin events for the upcoming weekend.
Essential Christmas movies
People always tend to forget the real meaning of Christmas, which is, of course, watching movies…. and overeating. For the movie lovers amongst you, Studenty has the Essential Christmas Movies; even if you did use imdb.com to help you with the impossible RTE Guide movie quiz this year.
The best non-Christmas Christmas films
You know those christmas films that are on at 6pm every Christmas day, regardless of how Christmas-y thay actually are. Here’s a quick look at what’s coming up this year. RTE has just launched their festive period television guide. Unsurprisingly, over the next month there will be a great deal of movies, which may help take your minds off exams and results, but will probably just be an excuse not to study. Can you afford to miss Uncle Buck this year?
Please, Tim Burton: Be weird again!
Full disclosure- I spent the majority of my teen years as a Goth/emo/rocker hybrid. I shopped in Stephen’s Green’s mecca for the alternative, Asha, and trawled George’s Arcade for anime-inspired handbags and dayglo nail varnish. I had a My Chemical Romance hoodie; had pink streaks in my hair; and wore way too much eyeliner. It was a tragic time for all involved.
Body transformations for film: Studenty’s top four picks
Some actors are known for being more dedicated to their craft than others. For example, some actors transform and push their bodies to incredible limits in an attempt to make their film performances more exhilarating and believable. Here are four actors who have radically transformed their body in order to improve their performance.
Four iconic movies you won’t believe they’re remaking!
There are many films which some of us feel should never be remade. Iconic movies that could never be bested by a modern retelling. However, Hollywood does not feel the same and here is four iconic movies that are, for better or worse (probably for worse) going to be released.
Five worst Irish accents in movies
One thing that really seems to annoy Irish moviegoers is when actors get the Irish accent wrong. Most offenders overdo the “begorrah and beejaysus” aspect of the accent and come across more “Oirish” than Irish. There are many Hollywood heavyweights that are guilty of this crime.
Third Hobbit movie gets title and release date
You’ve read it right! After announcing there was to be a third Hobbit movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s creation, Peter Jackson has finally let the world know its name - The Hobbit: There and Back Again. I know you’re probably thinking “That is the name of the second one, genius” Well the second one has been renamed. It is titled The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The first movie is to be released December 14 2012, with the second one December 13 2013, however, Jackson has decided to release the third one July [...]
Size Doesn’t Matter: Tough Guys In Movies
Classically the mainstream film industry is known for doing everything, from set pieces to action sequences, on a huge scale. However, when it comes to Hollywood casting tough guys, small men are at no disadvantage.
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