MUSIC ON SCREEN
MONDAY 22 NOV | 8PM
SOUND OF METAL VENUE: NERVE CENTRE 1 USA.1999. DIRECTOR: DARIUS MARDER. WRITERS: DARIUS MARDER, ABRAHAM MARDER. CAST: RIZ AHMED, OLIVIA COOKE, PAUL RACI, MATHIEU AMALRIC. DURATION: 2HRS. CERT: 15
SUNDAY 21 NOV | 8.30PM
PHIL LYNOTT: SONGS FOR WHILE I’M AWAY VENUE: BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL IRELAND 2020 | DIRECTOR: EMER REYNOLDS CAST: ERIC BELL, GALE CLAYDON, ADAM CLAYTON, BRIAN DOWNEY, JIM FITZPATRICK, HUEY LEWIS, SUZI QUATRO, CARL SHAABAN (AS PHIL LYNOTT) DURATION: 1HR.52MINS | DISTRIBUTOR: MERCURY STUDIOS
Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away is a feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950’s Dublin, became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wildman. Told extensively through the words of Phil himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer Nominated for an IFTA
““A film that is warm, generous and hopefully healing in its effect… The new Philip Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away documentary strongly resonates with Black Lives Matter, and is set to win him a whole new Niall Stokes, Hot Press generation of fans.”
“This really is the definitive Phil Lynott documentary, revealing a fascinating story that feels genuine and purposeful. While the ending is sad, the tone is ultimately uplifting and celebratory. See it in the cinema with surround sound.” Deirdre Molumby, Entertainment.ie
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When former addict Ruben unexpectedly loses his hearing while touring with his girlfriend Lou, he becomes overwhelmed by anxiety and his life is thrown into turmoil. In a group home for Deaf addicts, Ruben must choose between his new Deaf community and the life of sound he left behind. Utilising startling, innovative sound design techniques, director Darius Marder takes audiences inside Ruben’s experience to vividly recreate his journey into a rarely examined world. Won 2 Oscars® and 2 BAFTAs.
“A film that deserves to be seen by the widest possible audience, reminding us of cinema’s unique ability to challenge, entertain, uplift and unite.” Marc Kermode, Observer
“Marder does away with the stigma attached to disabilities, choosing to represent them as differences rather than handicaps.” Linda Marric, The Jewish Chronicle
