Brian Cowen hasn’t read the Lisbon Treaty! OK, that’s a little harsh, but did say he hasn’t read it cover to cover while insisting he does know what’s in it.

You can hear the full interview here.

I for one am very disappointed to hear out new Taoiseach say he hasn’t read the treaty in full when he has made getting it passed his number one priority. I listened to the full interview and am still none the wiser about the treaty. All i heard from Cowen was the same old “political repercussions.” It’ll take more than vague threats to make me vote yes. Where’s the explanation of what the treaty is about Mr. Cowen? Where’s the consideration of the consequences of getting the treaty wrong? For us and for the EU!

Taking an “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” approach I am waiting to hear what in the EU is broke and how we need to fix it before I would even consider voting yes. I haven’t read it but I know the EU won’t be happy if we don’t pass it doesn’t convince me I’m afraid.

The X-Files was one of the best TV shows ever made! I loved it! When David Duchovny left the show it died a slow, and messy death. They should never have continued without Mulder. The whole show was about him after all. That was obvious to anyone who wasn’t blinded by dollar signs.

Anyway, after 6 years The X-Files are back. And so is Duchovny.

The film opens in July and is written and directed by original creator Chris Carter. Although the first film, Fight The Future, was disappointing, I am looking forward to this movie. If nothing else it gives me a good excuse to re-watch the TV series. I Want To Believe is one of the creature of the week episodes rather than a big conspiracy one, and yes that is Billy Connolly.

Cork based theatre practitioners Eoin Ó hAnnracháin (director, Howie The Rookie & Falling Slowly) and Kate McSwiney O’Rourke (actress, Lifeboat & Vanity, Vapours and Dizzy Debutantes) are developing a play based on the themes of fear and obsession.

As part of the evolution of this project we are inviting actors to join us for a two hour workshop where we can test out our ideas and experiment with participants’ points of view.

The number of characters involved in this project and the direction for the story have not yet been finalised but, with regard to the final production, we are not making any promises to those who attend the workshop.

The workshop will explore your imagination, utilise your instinct, require you to think on your feet and be creative, all in the space of two hours!

Class size is limited so if you are interested in participating please send your CV, Headshot and/or relevant experience to clinicproductions@gmail.com

For further details see clinicmedia.net

In May we get Indiana Jones, in June it’s The Incredible Hulk, while in July we get spoilt. As well as The Dark Knight, we get this movie. Hancock.

I had heard a bit about it but from this poster I had thought it was about some kind of climbing expedition. Provided the marketing men get their act together (saying that the trailer’s great) this is gonna be one of the biggest films of the summer. Either way I’m looking forward to it cause I think it’s gonna be good.

Enjoy!

Charlize Theron is in it too for God’s sake! What’s not to like?

In recent years there hasn’t been much disappointed me like the work of director Michael Mann.

Heat didn’t live up to the hype, The Insider was too long and slow, and Ali didn’t really go anywhere as a story. Collateral was alright, but again was built up too much. Miami Vice was an unforgivable mess of a film, and the hype-driven expectations that caused my disappointment with the other films, was blown out of the water by how much I hated watching it.

That being said Mann is back with a series of interesting films for the years ahead. Top of that list is Public Enemies, but more on that later.

Empire staring Will Smith, is a story about a contemporary global media mogul written by The Aviator’s John Logan.

Frankie Machine, re-teams Mann and Robert De Niro for a screen adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel The Winter of Frankie Machine.

One I would like to see, despite it staring Leonardo DiCaprio, is Hollywood Noir. Since the article says shooting in February and it is now May without any sign of them shooting I’m guessing this one isn’t going to happen any time soon. Pity.

Then there are films about Alexander Litvinenko, an ex-KGB agent who was poisoned with polonium in November 2006. At first it seemed Johnny Depp and Michael Mann were developing rival projects, but now it seems they have teamed up for one film.

One film the pair are filming together is Public Enemies!

Depp will be joined by Christian Bale and Billy Crudup in this 1930’s story of FBI Agent, Melvin Purvis’s (Bale) hunt of Gangsters John Dillinger (Depp) and Baby Face Nelson. Crudup will be playing J. Edgar Hoover.

Mann will unfotunately be writing the screenplay but it’s based on Bryan Burrough’s book Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 so it mightn’t be as bad as his Miami Vice script.