Arena Wednesday 23 July 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
with Alan Corr - two Irish authors on the Man Booker prize longlist, a database of films held in the IFI Irish Film archive has just been made available online, sad news about the death of film-maker Louis Lentin
Man Booker Prize longlist
Sinead Gleeson reviews the longlist for this year’s Man Booker prize
Official website: www.themanbookerprize.com/man-booker-prize-2014
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"A Parallel Life" by Bonnie Greer
Bonnie Greer talks about her memoir “A Parallel Life” (published by Arcadia Books)
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Louis Lentin RIP
Lelia Doolan pays tribute to Irish film-maker Louis Lentin who died today
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Feminist Film Festival
Karla Healion, curator of Ireland’s first Feminist Film Festival
Official website: http://feministfilmfestivaldublin.com/
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"Show Boat" the musical
Abie Philbin Bowman reports on the Cape Town Opera Company production of the racially-divided musical “Show Boat”
Full details: http://bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/
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Music Played on the Show
Regret
St. Vincent
3:36
Arena With Seán Rocks
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