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Iron Man is fluffy!

Yes it's true. Iron Man is fluffy. (Thank you Damien!) And yes you can have tickets for free, gratis and for nothing. Well, almost. You have to read the below first.



One of the festivals I'm looking forward to working with and attending this year is the Cinemagic Festival, or to give it its proper title:

The Coca-Cola Cinemagic Film & Television Festival for Young People in association with Spencer Dock

It's on from April 23 to May 1 in various venues around Dublin and the festival programme promises a vast array of films, masterclasses with film and television professionals, workshops for schools, Q&A's and more, all of which aim to entertain, motivate and create opportunities for young people aged from 4 to 25.



We put some of the competitions live on the Vodafone Live! portal earlier today (that's the interweb on your mobile, like), including family tickets to see new Irish film 'Summer of the Flying Saucer' directed by acclaimed Irish filmmaker Martin Duffy.



X Factor host Dermot O' Leary will officially open the festival which starts at Movies@Dundrum, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin on Wednesday 23 at 1830 with the premiere.

The young cast and crew from the film including Robbie Sheehan, Dan Colley and Joanne Kiernan will also be in attendance and will answer questions from the audience after the screening.

You can download the full festival programme here.

Personally the other screenings I'm looking forward to are:

Vexille - a Japanese CGI anime film witten, directed and edited by Fumihiko Sori. That's on Monday 28 at 7.00pm in Cineworld.

Pan's Labyrinth - the Guillermo del Toro film returns to the big sceen. That's on Friday 25 at 7.00pm at Movies@Dundrum.

MONSTERS INC is showing on Saturday 26 April at 2pm at Movies@Dundrum. The Wizard of OZ is showing in the same place and day at 7.00pm

Amélie is on Sunday 27 April at 7pm in Movies@Dundrum. I think this was the first film I went to the cinema alone a few times to see.

Other films being shown include Artic Tale, Donnie Darko (Tues 29, 6.30pm, Cineworld), Toy Story, The Last King of Scotland, Jaws, The Kite Runner and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.



One of the cool things I think (and I wish I could go!) are the Masterclasses on from April 23 to May 1.

A must for young people (aged 13- 25) wishing to follow a career in the media industry are the insightful Cinemagic masterclasses taking place in Spencer Dock, The Mill Theatre and Filmbase.

They include Television Presenting with Laura Woods and Dermot O’ Leary, Acting with Rachel Kavanagh, Matt Littler, Darren Jeffries and Chris Rankin, Directing with Dave Caffrey, Television & Music Production with Ned O’ Hanlon, and a class with the Casting Director Ros Hubbard.

So it all looks really good, eh? Really great to see events like this in Dublin (and Ireland) bringing film to younger audiences. Check out their website.



Oh yes, Iron Man. Well, it's on Thursday May 1 at 7pm in Cineworld, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 and for tickets please just leave a comment. I can then let you know. I can't promise unfortunately but will do my best for you. :) I've already reached my allocation but remember You can also buy the tickets for €7.00 by booking on www.cinemagic.ie

Please note that it is WAS first come, first served.

Can't ask for more than that, can you? :) A big thanks to Claire from Cinemagic for offering the tickets :-)

(Don't forget Movies.ie and Rick are offering tickets to the premiere the night before.)

Bright New Sounds - would you like tickets?

Free on Thursday, April 3 and in Dublin City Centre?

If so, and you aren't going to Techludd (more on that to come), then I'd like to invite you to the Vodafone Bright New Sounds gig that's on 8pm in Tripod, Dublin.

Get your tickets here for free.

The show is the final of the Bright New Sounds competition, which invited up-and-coming Irish bands to enter for the chance to win a great prize. PJ Gallagher will be presenting.

The top 5 bands which were announced today will be performing on Thursday with the winner announced afterwards. They are:

• Chaplin
• Superfreakz
• 79Cortinaz
• The Minutes
• Star Turtle

You can hear all their tracks over here.

Whatever your opinion on the gig, be it aligned with Jim Carroll, with Darren or on its merits as a great gig for upcoming bands to get their music out there, its sure to be a belter.

I've been listening to the tracks here and given the fact they'll be each playing for 25 minutes, I'm really looking forward to some great sounds (and photo opportunities).

You'll find the location of Tripod here (just the top of Harcourt Street) and more details about the gig on the Bright New Sounds website.

For the tickets, just apply here before tomorrow, Tuesday at 5pm or drop me an email to say you're coming and I'll put you on the guestlist.

Feel free to invite friends as long as they apply through the link above. Be quick, tickets are going fast!