http://www.irishtimes.com Articles from The Irish Times - The Ticket en-ie Copyright 2012, irishtimes.com. The Irish Times 2012-02-10T00:00:00 http://www.irishtimes.com/ http://www.irishtimes.com/feeds/rss/rss_logo.gif Search for articles on irishtimes.com keywords http://www.irishtimes.com/search/index.html?rm=listresults http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555830.html VIGGO MORTENSEN stacks his case and suit protector neatly in the corner of the room. The precision of the movement is entirely in keeping with an angular formation of razor cheekbones and sharp suit. We probably shouldn’t be surprised the Danish-American-Argentine has this travelling thing down. Text The Ticket TopStories TARA BRADY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555830 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311554856.html Perfume Genius, aka Mike Hadreas, knows all about darkness, but he’s reaching to the light on his new album, writes SIOBHAN KANE Text The Ticket TopStories 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311554856 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311556418.html Weaned on Tom Waits and with a voice hewn from blues and soul, Cold Specks tells TONY CLAYTON-LEAof her journey from small town Canada to London and why it’s not all doom Text The Ticket TopStories 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311556418 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311558095.html MUSIC NEWS: The line-up for this year’s Kilkenny Rhythm Roots is taking shape, with many bands from the US and UK making the trip to the Marble City for the 15th year of the folk and country-based festival. Text The Ticket Music News LAUREN MURPHY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311558095 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311571214.html MUSIC NEWS: Those who are feeling “bah, humbug” about next week’s forthcoming celebration of lurrrve may be interested in a special anti-Valentine’s gig in Dublin tomorrow night. Text The Ticket Music News LAUREN MURPHY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311571214 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311571235.html MUSIC NEWS: Folk-metal band Cruachan may not be a household name in Ireland, but their healthy fanbase in Russia and Eastern Europe has led to an invitation to headline the St Patrick’s Day parade in Moscow next month. Text The Ticket Music News LAUREN MURPHY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311571235 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311571199.html MUSIC NEWS: We’re already counting down to festival season, and the first line-ups are starting to emerge. Text The Ticket Music News LAUREN MURPHY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311571199 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311571292.html Elfman extra:The RTÉ Concert Orchestra will perform a selection from Danny Elfman’s film scores at the National Concert Hall on February 25, as part of the JDIFF.
Text The Ticket Music News LAUREN MURPHY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311571292 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311558247.html ITS ON. THE race to the bottom to determine this island’s most low-fallutin’ region is off to a big start for 2012. Text The Ticket Film Opinion TARA BRADY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311558247 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555211.html REEL NEWS:People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) is urging punters to avoid the latest Liam Neeson film The Grey. Text The Ticket Film News DONALD CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555211 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311571510.html REEL NEWS:You can’t escape from Miss Piggy at present.
Text The Ticket Film News DONALD CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311571510 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311571550.html REEL NEWS:Even the most dedicated horror fan might admit that, when he or she heard that Bill Hinzman had died on Monday, a degree of headscratching took place. Text The Ticket Film News DONALD CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311571550 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311572682.html REEL NEWS:Time to give one of our regular shouts out to resilient survivors. Zsa Zsa Gabor, the much-married Hungarian actor, shrugged off recent health worries to celebrate her 95th birthday on Tuesday. Text The Ticket Film News DONALD CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311572682 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311571434.html REEL NEWS:Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation, a tale of marital strife from Iran, has been picking up gongs wherever it goes. Text The Ticket Film News DONALD CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311571434 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311554825.html OISIN DAVISstirs with the stars: MISS PANTI'sValentine Cupcakes
Text The Ticket Booking the Cooks 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311554825 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555897.html Blondes (Sam Harr and Zach Steinman) Text The Ticket Music Features TONY CLAYTON-LEA 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555897 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311556491.html Al Pacino, Glenn Close and Martin Sheen will be rocking into Dublin for this year’s film festival, which looks set to be a real cracker, writes DONALD CLARKE Text The Ticket Film Features 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311556491 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311556442.html Shake off that gloom – the 2012 festival presents an intriguing selection of Irish cinema.This year’s JDIFF – as well as closing with Death of a Superheroand featuring Irish co-production Albert Nobbs– lists 16 pictures in its dedicated domestic section. Text The Ticket Film Features 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311556442 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311559239.html 1Who links Romeo, Howard Hughes and J Edgar Hoover? Text The Ticket Film Features DONALD CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311559239 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555184.html ON THE RECORD: JIM CARROLLon music Text The Ticket Music Opinion 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555184 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311556603.html Relish that yummy fry, Rihanna, says AILBHE MALONE Text The Ticket Music Opinion 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311556603 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311558238.html REVOLVER:SOME 111 MILLION TV viewers watched last Sunday night’s Super Bowl, but 114 million TV viewers watched Madonna’s half-time performance. In a way, those figures are ridiculous – the cheerleading/ marching band component of a major sporting event shouldn’t eclipse the event itself. Text The Ticket Music Opinion BRIAN BOYD 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311558238 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555629.html CD CHOICE: Plumb Memphasis Industries**** Text The Ticket Music Reviews LAUREN MURPHY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555629 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555449.html Put Your Back N 2 It Matador***** Text The Ticket Music Reviews SIOBHÁN KANE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555449 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555543.html Tramp Jagjaguwar****
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Text The Ticket Music Reviews MICHAEL DERVAN 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311554913 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555008.html Alban Gerhardt (cello), Cecile Licad (piano) Hyperion CDA 67872 *** Text The Ticket Music Reviews MICHAEL DERVAN 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555008 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555045.html Fin Permanent Vacation**** Text The Ticket Music Reviews JIM CARROLL 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555045 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555074.html Who’s Feeling Young Now? Nonesuch*** Text The Ticket Music Reviews JOE BREEN 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555074 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311554891.html Essentially Invisible to the Eye May Monday Adventures*** Text The Ticket Music Reviews SIOBHÁN LONG 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311554891 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311554935.html Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Water Tower Music**** Text The Ticket Music Reviews JOCELYN CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311554935 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555111.html EOIN BUTLER's guide to downloads, singles and free audiostreams


Text The Ticket Music Reviews 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555111 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555247.html This celebration of the Muppets’ return is endlessly delightful and witty, writes DONALD CLARKE Text The Ticket Film Reviews 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555247 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311557687.html IF YOU WANT evidence that the US is a decadent society, then take note of the way mainstream Hollywood represents bohemian lifestyles. Text The Ticket Film Reviews DONALD CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311557687 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555956.html A powerhouse cast bolsters this unusual, cerebral drama from David Cronenberg, writes TARA BRADY Text The Ticket Film Reviews 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555956 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311557673.html IN THEORY, awards season is all about honouring craft. It’s not. But by way of compensation we here salute the Woman in Black’s set- dresser, who thought to sharpen the teeth of the already terrifying ceramic Victorian doll in one of the film’s many spooky toy sequences. Bravo, sir or madam. Text The Ticket Film Reviews TARA BRADY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311557673 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555921.html NOW, LOOK HERE. This writer is as wet a liberal as you could fear to meet. On balance I am opposed to sending children up chimneys, poisoning pandas and silencing Janeane Garofalo. But this sanctimonious claptrap is enough to propel the most dedicated eco-warrior towards the John Birch Society. Text The Ticket Film Reviews DONALD CLARKE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555921 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555942.html WE MUST HAVE missed the relevant internet lobby but finally, Star Warsfans can rest easy: Jar Jar Binks is finally back on the big screen where he belongs. Text The Ticket Film Reviews TARA BRADY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555942 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311557027.html GAME OF THE WEEK: SOULCALIBUR V****  16 cert, Namco Bandai, PS3 (also Xbox 360) Text The Ticket Games and Apps CIARA O’BRIEN 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311557027 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311556664.html **** 18 cert, Konami, Xbox 360 (also PS3) Text The Ticket Games and Apps JOE GRIFFIN 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311556664 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311556691.html *** 7 cert, Microsoft Games Studios, Xbox 360 (Kinect)
Text The Ticket Games and Apps CIARA O’BRIEN 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311556691 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311556675.html Fly With Me **** 3 cert, EA, iPod Touch (also iPad, iPhone) Text The Ticket Games and Apps JOE GRIFFIN 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311556675 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311556626.html Comic illustrator, animator and toy designer Todd McFarlane talks to JOE GRIFFINabout working on the hotly awaited Kingdoms of Amular: Reckoning Text The Ticket Games and Apps 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311556626 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555369.html tUnE-yArDs: Button Factory, Dublin Sun 7.30pm 18.50 01-6709202 Nicole Scherzinger: Waterfront Hall, Belfast Wed 8pm £35/£31 048-90334455; Olympia, Dublin Thurs 8pm 40.50/ 36.50 0818-719300 Text The Ticket Event Highlights TONY CLAYTON-LEA 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555369 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311555862.html Twisted Pepper, Dublin Thurs 11pm 15/14 01-8734800 Text The Ticket Event Highlights JIM CARROLL 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311555862 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311558394.html NCH, Dublin Mon 8pm 40-80 01-4170000 Text The Ticket Event Highlights MICHAEL DERVAN 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311558394 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311558303.html Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Dublin Ends Feb 11 8.15pm 15/10 01-4627477 civictheatre.ie; Mill Theatre, Dundrum, Dublin Feb 16-17 8pm 14/10 01-2969340 milltheatre.ie Text The Ticket Event Highlights PETER CRAWLEY 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311558303 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0210/1224311558424.html The Dock, St George’s Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim Tues-Sat 10am- 6pm until Apr 7 071-9650828 Text The Ticket Event Highlights AIDAN DUNNE 2012-02-10T00:00:00 1224311558424