I have been watching the interesting, highly erotically charged movie 'Sucker Punch (2011)” in effect it is an extended dream sequence about an abused young woman who is incarcerated in an asylum and then lobotomised. The lobotomy method is particularly gruesome, inserting a long spike up through the nose into the frontal lobe, in … Continue reading You will be unprepared for how pretentious this movie is ….
Month: January 2014
Dread of Death, and Sex
This post was published to Oran Ryan at 22:18:47 23/09/2012 Dread of Death, and Sex Account Oran Ryan Judge Dredd (the Movie), beautifully shot, wonderfully plotted, faithfully rendered, very well acted, filled with grim accuracy about a future world after the bomb drops, is a thoroughly good film, and much better than the first Dredd … Continue reading Dread of Death, and Sex
MY JOB AND MASKING MY CONTEMPT
(American Beauty, 1999) “My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge , and, at least once a day, retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble Hell.” Alan Ball, creator of the Six Feet Under TV Series … Continue reading MY JOB AND MASKING MY CONTEMPT
Poet in Profile–Unabridged Interview with Oran Ryan by Ruairi Conneely
I've been tasked at times at NewsFour with writing about poetry and the Dublin Literary scene, insofar as I'm in frequent contact with it. However, the circumstances that lead me to interview Oran were simple and typical for a journalist: the assignment was dropped on me with only a day or two to research and … Continue reading Poet in Profile–Unabridged Interview with Oran Ryan by Ruairi Conneely
The Many Lives of the Melancholy Dane
I love meeting people,where, the moment you meet them, there is an instant connection, a shared sense of humour and a real warmth.I met a writer from the USA and we immediately connected. Our conversation ranged over many topics, but one in particular stayed with me and lingered in my mind because, well, its one … Continue reading The Many Lives of the Melancholy Dane
THE END OF A FRIENDSHIP: CAMUS AND SARTRE – By Oran Ryan
Tonight at Saor Ollscoil I listened and participated in a wonderful seminar about the life and the work and the eventual schism between the two philosopher writers Sartre and Camus. Alas my participation was very small indeed so enthralling and brilliant was the main lecturer Sean Oliver, a veritable walking encyclopaedia on the two … Continue reading THE END OF A FRIENDSHIP: CAMUS AND SARTRE – By Oran Ryan
Travelling Light in Poland : 17- 27th October 2013
A fascinating piece of installation art we came across in a corner in Wroclaw. The statuary actually dissolves into the ground and emerges across the street. Arresting. Beautiful. It took twelve hours to get to Karpacz, three hours by plane to Wroclaw and nine … Continue reading Travelling Light in Poland : 17- 27th October 2013
On at least trying not to be a very very talented asshole
There are few sections of any society or culture more susceptible to the siren call of monstrous egotism and delusional self belief than that of the artist. Primarily (but not exclusively) a lone calling, the artist interprets and remakes the world in music, dance, writing, sculpting, film, or other materials present. At the highest levels … Continue reading On at least trying not to be a very very talented asshole
No really,do go on telling me how worthless being a writer is… I love Big Brother, honestly…
I am not by nature a political animal. I have no party political instincts, dislike the whole fakery of politics in any form, and regard most politicians with a visceral distrust I find a little disturbing even to myself. Yet I know writing is a profoundly political activity. It concerns itself with human behaviour, … Continue reading No really,do go on telling me how worthless being a writer is… I love Big Brother, honestly…
Here is my colleague Des Gunning’s response to the recent Irish Times feature on the Dublin Writers Museum
My colleague Des Gunning just recently wrote this interesting and thought provoking article on the Irish Times Article ( see here http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/looking-for-a-pulse-among-dead-irish-writers-1.1643329 ) on the Dublin Writers Museum I think Rosita Boland's feature of the Dublin Writer's Museum is something of a missed opportunity. First off, I see no mention of Robert Nicholson’s role … Continue reading Here is my colleague Des Gunning’s response to the recent Irish Times feature on the Dublin Writers Museum
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