Director Paul Duane on BARBARIC GENIUS
Director Paul Duane talks on the making of the feature documentary Barbaric Genius, the story of John Healy, born in London to Sligo parents – wino, chess prodigy, author of a classic memoir, and forgotten man. Sitting, mildly hungover, on a friend’s couch in Galway on Easter Sunday, 2007, I
Irelands Favourite Painting
The campaign to find Ireland’s Favorite Painting got underway in earnest last night with the screening of Masterpiece on RTE1 at 10.15. We are really excited here at The Model, with the inclusion of Jack B Yeats Communicating with Prisoners, 1922 from The Niland Collection. Jack is one of Ireland’s
Films rarely run as deep as this long, dark night of the soul
This week The Model Cinema will be a treat for all lovers of film with the screening of Polish director, Agnieszka Holland’s, In Darkness (W ciemności) and * Once Upon a Time In Anatolia (Bir zamaniar Anadolu’da) by Turkish director, Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s (pronounced ‘Bil-ger Jey-lan’). Both films have an
Yashima Rahmoune interviews Moxie ahead of tonight’s gig with Beoga
Beoga will be playing The Model on the 14th of April with support from Sligo’s own Moxie. In the run up to Moxie’s Model debut, I (Yasmina Rahmoune) got the chance to catch up with the boys and ask them a couple of questions. How did the band form? We
‘Silent Frames’ leaves for MASS MoCA
At the end of the month we shall be saying goodbye to the imposing artwork that has made its home in the gallery atrium for many months. ‘Silent Frames’ (oil on linen, 2011) was created by our former artist in residence (summer 2011) Etienne Zack. ‘Silent Frames’ was painted on
Two film reviews – ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ & ‘Margaret’
Martha Marcy May Marlene is a dark indie film in a similar vein to last year’s Winter’s Bone. The narrative of the film is unreliable, with unexpected flashbacks disrupting the sequence of events; these show a young mind in trouble, reflecting the fragmented memory of the main character. Our Cinema