MAZE – Stephen Burke’s dramatisation of the Maze escape as republican prisoners seek a ‘spectacular’ to humiliate the prison authorities and UK government while the prison officers count the cost of being trapped in their jobs. General release across Ireland, north and south, from 22 September.
There is a launch tonight in PRONI’s (under-used!) building this evening for Dr Laura McAtackney‘s new book on The Archaeology of the Troubles/The dark heritage of Long Kesh/Maze prison. There are four speakers at the launch, including Laura and Professor Cahal McLaughlin of Queens’s University Belfast who will set the scene by presenting documented personal narratives of Long Kesh/Maze, recorded as part of the ‘Prisons Memory Archive’ project.A member of PRONI staff will also explore archives that illustrate some unusual historical nuances connected …
The annual Belfast Film Festival starts tonight and runs for 10 days showing 121 films. I’ve blogged elsewhere about some of the festival highlights. There’s certainly plenty of local and international films to challenge, entertain or even offend. I thought I’d bring some of the international/conflict/political films to the attention of Slugger readers. Sunday 30 March at 21:00 – Noirland – Dublin Road Moviehouse – Northern Ireland’s first crime anthology from writer/director Philip Henry. Three stories following one man who …
Before you read the spin, here’s Robinsons letter. I’m only going to point out (the obvious) that you won’t find references to unionists marching with paramilitary bands, DUP MLAs advocating burning tricolours or murder fantasies, unionists rioting, attacking the Mayor, PSNI and (Catholic-owned) businesses or breaches of the Parades Commission determinations. [For the lazy, I’ve added a tag cloud of the text] First Minister Peter Robinson To: DUP MLAs, MPs and MEP 12 August 2013 Dear Colleague In normal circumstances …
