Rashers Tierney chats to Piers Sanderson. He’s the director of a documentary about the early 1990’s Blackburn rave scene that saw a generation find wholly new uses for warehouses in the hard hit North of England. The presence of Thatcherism hangs heavy in your trailer for your doc. Tell me what life up north was like under her Iron fist? Was rave a political response in a sense or more … Read More
#rabbleReels: The Untold Truths
Here’s a trailer for ‘La Violencia’ – an upcoming feature length documentary that looks at the history of violence against women in the Guatemala, particularly the plight of indigenous Mayan women. Despite a 36-year armed conflict having come to a close (with the loss of 200,000 lives), it remains one of the most dangerous countries on the planet for females, with 771 women losing their lives in 2013 alone due … Read More
#rabbleEye: The Ninth Floor.
A stunning photography project by documentary maker Jessica Dimmock gives a visceral insight into the life of drug addicts in lower Manhattan. The Ninth Floor. The Ninth Floor documents a group of addicts who moved into the apartment of a former millionaire in a wealthy neighbourhood in downtown Manhattan. Joe Smith, in his mid 60s, allowed a young addict to move into a spare bedroom in his large three-bedroom apartment … Read More
#rabbleReels: Deadly Eyes
In honour of the ghost ship carrying cannibal rats that has reappeared and looks set to crash into Ireland we offer you Deadly Eyes, a 1982 horror film. IMDB describes this film (also named RATS) : Contaminated grain breeds overgrown, killer rats in this Golden Harvest production. Dachshunds were dressed up as rats for the special effects.
#FallonsFables: Small Minds, Big Screen
It’s perhaps unsurprising that a country that waged war on jazz music (the music of the Devil, apparently) and which banned many of its most celebrated authors would have a remarkable history of film censorship. Donal Fallon takes a look at how Irish audiences were historically deprived of some of the most ground-breaking films of the day. The Irish state was not the only force at play in keeping … Read More
Why aren’t we talking about expropriating the rich?
If you were following the news in recent days you’ll have seen some staggering statistics from Oxfam on global wealth inequality. According to their numbers: The wealthiest 85 people on the planet own as much as the poorest 3,500,000,000 – the bottom half of the population. The wealth of the richest 1% of people in the world amounts to $110tn, or 65 times as much as the poorest half of … Read More
Ballyhea, Ho – Let’s Go!
An attempted military coup led Donncha Ó Briain to produce the acclaimed Chavez: Inside The Coup. He’s back with a new documentary that traces the humdrum of those rare Irish social movements fighting against austerity. Rashers Tierney quizzes him on it . Peripheral Vision is the title of the documentary. Can you tell me where that came from? It seems to suggest that the sort of movements you … Read More
#rabbleRecommends: Goblin At JDIFF
Italy’s prog metal masters of menace to perform live score at JDIFF. Goblin are great. Great to read to, great at scoring films, and absolutely fantastic to stick on at parties when your mates are tripping on weird internet drugs. The group behind such classic horror soundtracks such as Suspiria and Profondo Rosso will do an accompaniment to George A. Romero’s zombie classic Dawn Of The Dead in the Sugar Club. Those revivalist freaks … Read More
So What Happened DCTV? rabble Chats To The Staff
First came the rumours, then the confirmation. When the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland declined to fund several Dublin Community TV applications it may as well have hammered nail into the coffin of the little channel that could over on UPC 802. In this interview, rabble talks to some familiar faces from the station and looks the at ramifications for alternative media. Dublin Community TV seemed to be flying along … Read More
#rabbleReels: Into the Fire
In a week which sees Golden Dawn facing proscription, one startling allegation to emerge is Greek fascism’s connection to the disappearance of over one hundred migrants. On figures like that you wonder what took so long but new film Into the Fire offers some answers. While ‘periphery of Europe’ is a convenient distinction for the high priest of austerity, Greece’s geographical position on the edge of the Union means … Read More