5 for your Radar: DJ Shadow, The Conversation, and more...
DJ Shadow and Gene Hackman are among our recommendations for the week ahead
A simple idea done well, Seanchoíche brings amateur, wannabe, and expert storytellers together for one night of incredible tales in West Cork. The theme for this event at Connolly’s is strangers. If you have a story to tell about a stranger, whether it’s a fleeting encounter, or someone who has become a stranger, you can apply at seanchoiche.com/tellyourstory. Tickets €27
DJ Shadow has more than 30 years of work to draw on, from the acclaimed, uber-influential Endtroducing from 1996 to last year’s Action Adventure. Expect an eclectic night of music from one of the best around. Tickets sold out.
Levis’ Corner House will host Belfast arts organisation The Duncairn for a weekend of music, art, poetry, and cinema in the village. Part of the Creative Communities on a Shared Island initiative, more than 20 artists from the North will travel 500km to take part in a programme showcasing the work the Duncairn does and the creative community it serves. Tickets and event details at http://theduncairn.com/levistakeover
Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited, self-funded Megalopolis is final due for release later in the year. While it’s sure to divide critics and viewers, The Conversation is a reminder of the director at the peak of his powers. To mark its 50th anniversary, the neo-noir film, starring a nervy Gene Hackman, is being re-released in Irish and UK cinemas with a brand-new restoration.
A 10-part sci-fi dramedy on Apple TV+, featuring one of the cast of Parks and Recreation in a starring role? No, Severance isn’t back for season two just yet, but Rashida Jones is front and centre of this oddball, potential commentary on our futuristic, lonely, AI- and robot-accompanying world.
