Tim Adams
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Tokyo Express 06 is a showcase of four different series of Madman’s upcoming anime releases.
Eureka 7 is another in a long-standing tradition of Japanese animation that involves a 14-year-old and a giant robot. This series sees teenager Renton living in an isolated city, wishing he’s somewhere else. Once Eureka and her trusty robot arrive the show takes it up a notch. It might be a little too heavy on the philosophical meanderings, but once put out for general consumption the kids are going to eat this up.
Basilisk is about two …
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The Hungarian film Taxidermia delves into the morose, the experimental and the flat-out bizarre. It’s a story about three family generations, told in three separate parts. The first revolves around Vendel, a somewhat simple farmhand who seems obsessed with sex. The farm owner’s two daughters are his objects of desire; however, he has an affair with his employer’s wife, who gives birth to his son, Kalman. The second segment follows Kalman as an adult, who has grown up to become one of Hungary’s foremost competitors in speed-eating. At a contest …
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Forget Mariah Carey, forget J-Lo – Wes Snelling is the new modern day diva. He has the walk, the look and, most importantly, the attitude. Of course, one would hope that it’s all played up for laughs on stage, especially considering his poor, ever suffering assistant Steven Weir who bares the brunt of most of Snelling’s bile and self inflated ego. But that’s what this show is all about: watching Wes strut and sing in an attempt to record a live version of his soon-to-be hit single, with Steven accompanying …
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There’s something worrying about walking into a dingy bar and seeing barflies and drunks at 7:45 in the evening. 7:45 people! Because of this I had major reservations about seeing the show. What kind of comics would play here? And there being three comics and an MC had me in a right state. However, I was informed that the comedy would be upstairs and not in the main bar. Relief was mine… until I went upstairs and saw what one of the comics referred to as an unkempt attic. I’m …
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When you sit in the audience waiting for a show and there are two giant rotating thistles being projected either side of the stage, you know you’re in for observational humour that’s country based. And that’s exactly what the majority of Danny Bhoy’s humour is. It isn’t exactly genre-busting, it’s not controversial, and it’s not going to win any awards for pushing the boundaries, but it will make you laugh and laugh and laugh??
Danny spends a lot of time during his set talking about the food, lifestyle and culture of …
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We arrived on the night not too sure what to expect’we were seeing improvisational comedy after all. From what I had heard these guys were good and Comedy Festival veterans. You have to be pretty good to be known as veterans of anything, either that or you’re too stubborn to leave! But these guys were good. Damn good!
The basic outline for a show includes the selected actors, comics, music-makers and other assorted types making up a character from suggestions from the audience. The audience gives their approval (or disapproval) for …
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