It’s all been leading to this.
Every time Anberlin releases a new album I get giddy as a school girl. It’s been that way since Never Take Friendship Personal when I had the honor of bumping into lead singer Stephen Christian after a show by their merch booth when they were still a fairly unknown band trying to find a sizable fan base. From that day, after seeing them perform on stage – their energy, their passion, and their talent – I was hooked.
Anberlin has, in my opinion, been one of the most consistently on top of their game groups I have ever heard. I know a lot of purists consider New Surrender and Dark is the Way, Light is a Place as good efforts but ultimately their two weakest albums and that Cities is pretty much the gold standard and the pinnacle of their song writing, but I disagree.
Every time Anberlin releases a new album I get giddy as a school girl. It’s been that way since Never Take Friendship Personal when I had the honor of bumping into lead singer Stephen Christian after a show by their merch booth when they were still a fairly unknown band trying to find a sizable fan base. From that day, after seeing them perform on stage – their energy, their passion, and their talent – I was hooked.
Anberlin has, in my opinion, been one of the most consistently on top of their game groups I have ever heard. I know a lot of purists consider New Surrender and Dark is the Way, Light is a Place as good efforts but ultimately their two weakest albums and that Cities is pretty much the gold standard and the pinnacle of their song writing, but I disagree.
- 10/13/2012
- by William Sterling
- Obsessed with Film
'Horribly funny' Irish movie debut by John Michael McDonagh beats Submarine and Attack the Block
A debut film that became the most successful independently funded Irish movie ever has won the Guardian First Film Award. The Guard, directed by John Michael McDonagh, is a black comedy about a cynical, boozy policeman played by Brendan Gleeson, who takes on three drug dealers. Gleeson was nominated for a Golden Globe for the role.
Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw, one of the judges, said it was a work of "originality and wit … horribly funny, deliciously incorrect, with an unexpectedly stirring, old-fashioned friendship between two lawmen."
In a strong year for film debuts, The Guard beat the Tyrannosaur, Submarine, and Attack the Block to win the prize. McDonagh, who was born in London but made his film in Ireland, described his win as terrific. "I read over the long list and thought there were...
A debut film that became the most successful independently funded Irish movie ever has won the Guardian First Film Award. The Guard, directed by John Michael McDonagh, is a black comedy about a cynical, boozy policeman played by Brendan Gleeson, who takes on three drug dealers. Gleeson was nominated for a Golden Globe for the role.
Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw, one of the judges, said it was a work of "originality and wit … horribly funny, deliciously incorrect, with an unexpectedly stirring, old-fashioned friendship between two lawmen."
In a strong year for film debuts, The Guard beat the Tyrannosaur, Submarine, and Attack the Block to win the prize. McDonagh, who was born in London but made his film in Ireland, described his win as terrific. "I read over the long list and thought there were...
- 2/10/2012
- by Alex Needham
- The Guardian - Film News
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