Arena Friday 4 April 2014
coming up on Friday's show.....films for review include the "The Magnificent Seven" protecting the underdog, a childhood friendship put in danger by irritating adults in "Little Men" and Irish troops battling mercenaries in the Congo during "The Siege of Jadotville" and the latest albums from David Bowie's back catalogue, Billy Bragg and Warpaint
Arts News
Alan Corr - Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel in a decade to be published March 2015, Paul Simon will be taking part in a tribute to Seamus Heaney in NCH on 23rd April as part of the ‘One City One Book’ festival, expected faces and nominees at the IFTA’s tomorrow night
Film
film lecturer Tom Kennedy with a guide to the essential films of the 1990's - films like Goodfellas, Jurassic Park, Toy Story, Three Kings, Being John Malkovich, Fargo, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs
for more on the series of essential films of the 1990's see www.ifi.ie
Essay
Evelyn O'Rourke takes a wry look at the growing trend of 'the selfie' among celebrities, politicians, fund-raisers and ordinary people
Books
Abie Philbin Bowman takes a look at the book "Look Who's Back" by Timur Vermes, a book which poses the question "is it ever ok for us to laugh at Hitler?". It is published by Maclehose Press
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Album reviews
Rachel Breslin and Alan Corr review the latest album releases - "Lift Your Spirit" from Aloe Blacc, "Tremors" from Sohn and "Himalayan" from Band of Skulls
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Music Played on the Show
Can You Do This
Aloe Blacc
3:08
Wake Me Up
Aloe Blacc
1:07
The Wheel
Sohn
1:09
Paralysed
Sohn
3:05
Asleep At The Wheel
Band Of Skulls
1:03
Hoochie Coochie
Band Of Skulls
0:50
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