Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal see B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) hold on to claim a second week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.
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Marta Balaga In Andrew Legge’s feature debut ‘LOLA’ you don’t have to time-travel in order to see the future. Two sisters create a machine that can intercept broadcasts from the forthcoming decades: It’s 1941 and they can already listen to Bowie. But World War II soon puts their invention to a much more sinister use.Following its Locarno bow, black-and-white ‘LOLA’ will be shown at the Edinburgh Intl.
Film Festival. A Cowtown Pictures production, it was co-produced by ie ie productions. Bankside Films is handling international sales.Legge played with a similar concept in his short “The Chronoscope,” but there was one significant difference, says the Irish director.“The machine was similar, but it looked into the past.
Which is interesting too, but you are just getting the information. I changed it to the future because I felt it gave me more options.” Despite staying put, the sisters – played by Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini – can still influence current events based on what they can glimpse. As the conflict between them keeps escalating, the world around them keeps burning.
And they need to make their own choices.“Knowledge is power. You don’t have to go anywhere – just knowing these things is enough. But they both have different ideas about how to use this technology,” says Legge, noting Appleton’s Thomasina’s “slightly fascist tendencies” exposed by the machine.“The other sister, Martha, is more emotionally intelligent.
Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal see B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) hold on to claim a second week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.
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The latest big dance hit of the summer, B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All) by Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal climbs to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.
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Bad Sisters. But trust me, it’s not as malicious as it sounds because it’s entirely obvious the only way Eve could murder you is with a good time, fueled by Guinness…unlike her latest character, who would actually murder you. “The first episode is when you have to introduce the characters, introduce the world, and blah blah blah, but it gets so bonkers as it goes on. There were so many days where we were almost peeing our pants laughing,” she adds, speaking to me via Zoom from her New York abode.Bonkers is the tone of the day, in fact.
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Confidence Man have announced details of their UK and Ireland tour that’s set to take place in November – you can see the dates and find ticket information below.The Brisbane band had previously confirmed shows in London and Manchester in early November, including a pair of gigs at London’s KOKO and a trio of shows at Manchester’s New Century Hall.Confidence Man will now tour the UK and Ireland throughout November, with further gigs set to take place in Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham and Dublin.Tickets for these newly announced shows are set to go on sale on Friday (August 19) at 9am, and you’ll be able to buy them here.A post shared by Confidence Man (@confidenceman_)You can see Confidence Man’s upcoming UK and Ireland tour schedule below.November1 – KOKO, London3 – Roundhouse, London4 – KOKO, London9 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow10 – New Century, Manchester11 – New Century, Manchester12 – New Century, Manchester15 – O2 Academy, Bristol16 – Tramshed, Cardiff17 – University Stylus, Leeds22 – O2 Academy, Liverpool23 – O2 Institute, Birmingham24 – Rock City, Nottingham25 – National Stadium, DublinBack in April Confidence Man released their second studio album, ‘Tilt’.Speaking about the record, which is the follow-up to their 2018 debut ‘Confident Music For Confident People’, back in March, Confidence Man frontwoman Janet Planet told NME: “I feel like the pop music we’re writing has an edge. It’s weird and it’s wonky.
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Beyoncé holds on at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with BREAK MY SOUL.
Naman Ramachandran Industry stalwarts including director Cheryl Dunye (“Bridgerton”), actor, writer, director Romola Garai (“The Amulet,” “Becoming Elizabeth”), producer Elizabeth Karlsen (“Mothering Sunday”) and Sky Comedy commissioning editor Tilusha Ghelani have joined the illustrious roster of mentors at The Writers Lab U.K. & Ireland.Now in its second year in the territory, the lab, which supports women and non-binary writers over 40, is set up to discover new writing voices from across Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland.