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CODES Interview

Way back in late October, I spoke with Daragh Anderson of CODES fame. CODES are good friends of the folk here at Culch.ie and I would like to acknowledge CODES fantastic year, culminating in the release of their fantastic debut album, ‘Trees Dream in Algebra ‘.
 
 

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Law Abiding Citizen

I caught the preview of this film thanks to Kate Bowe PR in October. The film stars Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler and is directed by F. Gary Gray (who also directed Be Cool and The Negotiator). The premise is simple enough. A man has his wife and child killed by two men who break [...]

2012 – You’ve Been Warned

I caught the preview of this last week thanks to the lovely folk at Sony. What do I have to say about it?

I’ve always thought of Roland Emmerich’s films as a guilty pleasure. I loved Stargate, Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow for being the sort of movies that you can watch repeatedly and [...]

What If…we could modify clouds to snow ice cream?

I’m sure some of you may have been to the recent ‘Infectious’ or ‘Bubble’ exhibitions in the ultra interesting place that is The Science Gallery in Trinity College. The Gallery has a reputation for producing some extremely thought provoking shows, and regularly have some of the biggest names in the areas of science and business [...]

Help get an Irish comic signed to DC!

I’ve just been made aware of the following impressive news:
Comic book publisher DC Comics, home to such icons as Batman and Superman have shortlisted an Irish-made comic as part of its worldwide talent search competition to find the next big thing. Irish duo Will Sliney and Dave Hendrick have beaten off competition [...]

CODES. – Trees Dream in Algebra

 
CODES are a band that understands the benefit of the words ‘Gradual Progression’.
In this age of instant gratification and viral culture, trends, fame and, most importantly for CODES – music, rise and fall by the day. One minute a band is on top of the world, and the next, they’re has-beens.
So, it’s refreshing to come [...]

BATS – Red In Tooth and Claw

With the release of their EP ‘Cruel Sea Scientist’, Richter Collective’s BATS blasted onto the Irish Alternative scene impressing critics and crowds alike. Their truly energetic live performances have drawn many a punter to see them, and they now sit happily at the top of the ‘Most likely to…’ pile.

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What new horror movies are you looking forward to?

As I have mentioned here , I was in attendance at Film4’s FrightFest in the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, London last week. It was a great few days, and I caught some really excellent films. So here’s a few reviews from some of the films that I was lucky enough to catch:

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FrightFest

So, I haven’t said much about this till now, what with that Zombie out-break and all…
But I’m in London this week to catch many a horror film at the annual Empire Cinema run FrightFest . I will be spending a considerable amount of Friday evening and Saturday afternoon/evening watching some of the best upcoming horror [...]

The Walking Dead Week Finale – Meeting Charlie Adlard

This interview, with artist Charlie Adlard, concludes my Walking Dead Week. I hope you have all enjoyed it and appreciate any comments you have. Click here to find out who won a signed copy of the latest volume of The Walking Dead from Sub City Comics, Dublin.
The following is a nice long interview with [...]

The Walking Dead Week – TWD – A Review

On Monday, I posted about the new release of the latest book in The Walking Dead Series. Fantasy Bazaar has put together a Zombie filled week to celebrate this fact.
Yesterday was: The Top 5 Zombie Movies
(Don’t forget to Click here to enter the competition to win a signed copy of [...]

The Walking Dead Week – Top 5 Zombie Movies

Yesterday, I posted about the new release of the latest book in The Walking Dead Series. Fantasy Bazaar has put together a Zombie filled week to celebrate this fact, and today is:
The Top 5 Zombie Movies
(Don’t forget to Click here to enter the competition to win a signed copy of the latest ‘The [...]

Fantasy Bazaar – The Walking Dead Week

To celebrate the release of the latest book (No.10) in ‘The Walking Dead’ graphic novel series, I’ll be posting on various Walking Dead/Zombie related topics throughout the week:

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Fantasy Bazaar No.3 – Five Web Comics You May Not Know

Have been away for a month, but Infected/Fantasy Bazaar is back!
This week, it’s web comics.
Most people are aware of the phenomenon of web comics these days. But without proper investigation, the chances are that you are going to miss out on some of the great less well known comics available to read for free on [...]

Fantasy Bazaar No.2 – The Boys

Following on from our first review of Y: The Last Man last week, we continue with Fantasy Bazaar No.2. This week we’re featuring a relatively recent comic from Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan). With titles like these behind the team, you know The Boys is going to be good. The first volume was [...]

Fantasy Bazaar No.1 – Y: The Last Man

Right, here’s the blurb. From next week, I’m going to be alternating Infected and a new column called Fantasy Bazaar every second week. Next Wed, I’ll post Fantasy Bazaar No.2, the following Wed Infected and so on…
Fantasy Bazaar* is going to be a fort-nightly comics column, focusing on Graphic Novels. Every fortnight, we’ll be reviewing [...]

Marketing in Augmented Reality

Firstly, my apologies for the lack of post last week. I’ve been away for the last two weeks and internet has been in short supply.
Sniffle.
But no fear, ‘Infected’ is back with a BANG this week.
Week 7
What are we discussing? Well how about, Augmented Reality and it’s use in marketing.
What is Augmented Reality?
It’s the blending of [...]

The Top 5 Viral Campaigns

‘Infected’  is a weekly column by Venntertainment.com documenting Pop Culture in Viral Marketing. ‘Infected’ will also include sporadic ramblings on other random ‘viral’ topics…watch this space!
Last week, we talked about Podcasting and gave our tips and suggestions on how to make a great podcast. This week, I list my Top 5 favorite Viral Videos, [...]

Zombie’s Guide to Podcasting – 10 Tips

‘Infected’  is a weekly column by Venntertainment.com documenting Pop Culture in Viral Marketing. ‘Infected’ will also include sporadic ramblings on other random ‘viral’ topics…watch this space!
Last week, we talked about the top tools available to Marketers. On Darren’s recommendation, we’re discussing one of those tools this week.

Week 5
Idiots Zombie’s Guide to Podcasting

1. Get [...]

The Top 10 Viral Marketing Tools

‘Infected’  is a weekly column by Venntertainment.com documenting Pop Culture in Viral Marketing. ‘Infected’ will also include sporadic ramblings on other random ‘viral’ topics…watch this space!
We spoke about The Flea Factor last week and distinguished the difference between something that is so easy to do, like posting a clip on youtube, and [...]