RETURN OF THE IMAX?

If there was one thing in Dublin before its time it was the IMAX cinema. Although impressive (there was a guided tour!) the films were complete rubbish. That was a decade ago and then it closed. Apparently the staff occupied the cinema until they got paid! Now Variety magazine are reporting that there might be a new IMAX cinema arriving in Dublin in the IFSC by the end of 2011? Without putting a downer on this IMAX films are usually documentaries or kids' animated films. The IFSC is full of finance professionals and the cast from Between the canals. Will it go the way of the Lighthouse? Or will it be a huge success in this recession? Or does anyone care? Shoot the cabbage doesn't!

NO CHEERS FRANCE!

Generally Shoot the Cabbage welcomes all countries to this blog. Except the French. So even though someone from there has recently read this blog there's no cheers for those handballing cheats!

NO POST TONIGHT EITHER!

Carling Nations Cup final game is on. Hope Scotland win as they're the only country taking the thing seriously!

IRISH FILM GENRES PART 33: OLD AGE

One of the great film genres and quite well done in Irish cinema: I could read the sky, Dancing at Lughnasa, Widow's peak, and Lonely passion of Judith Hearne.

CHEERS CANADA!

With the Celtic Tiger cubs emigrating to Canada finally someone there has read this blog. So cheers Canada!

IRISH FILM GENRES PART 32: DANCE

Wouldn't it be great to see a movie about Irish dancing? Surely a box-office hit? The only Irish movie about dancing was Mad about mambo. There was the dance scene in Dancing at Lughnasa though.

CHEERS ISRAEL!

Yep, someone from that country visited this blog in the last few days so cheers Israel!

NO POST TONIGHT!

Because Google confused my IE email address with a UK one. Couldn’t log in here for hours so watched the Northern Ireland football game instead!

WELCOME OBAMA!

The American President is speaking down the road so a big welcome to Ireland. Hope no-one in the crowd says 'I'm going to Kilbarrack'!

IRELAND'S MOST NOTORIOUS FILM DIRECTOR!

Not many people have heard of David Malocco. Even fewer have heard of his feature called Virgin cowboys. But he's also known as Elio Malocco the scandalous solicitor way ahead of his time in terms of fraud! After getting barred by the Law Society he turned to filmmaking but according to the €4 book(!) I've read he was shunned by our 'prestigious' film industry and gave up. People who lead interesting lives make interesting films. That's why most Irish movies are so dull. We need more filmmakers like Malocco!

IRISH FILM GENRES PART 31: GANGSTERS

One of the great Hollywood genres from the 1930s and several Irish titles are based on these films: Ordinary decent criminal and General. Other titles include Headrush, Actors, and Gobshite.