‘…and the Oscar goes to…’
Out of the nine titles nominated for Best Picture for 2012 Oscars, The Model Cinema has screened four. This includes The Artist and The Descendants which are being screened 22 – 29 February. Other contenders include Terence Malick’s The Tree of Life and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, which were
Shame opens tonight at The Model
Much has been written about visual artist, Steve McQueen’s latest feature film, Shame. The story of thirty something, New York, sex addict Brandon Sullivan, the film is an unflinching portrayal of the nature of addiction. Shame has certainly been garnering a lot of media attention in recent weeks, most of
The British Guide to Showing Off
A blog by Cathy Quinlan, front of house assistant and film fan I have always been a fan dressing up and letting my hair down. There is nothing better than letting the constraints and restrictions of the modern world slip away, even if it is for a brief period of
The Model announces two public projects for 2012
Your Object & Model Site Your Object is an exhibition, planned to take place in spring 2012, to mark the 150th anniversary of The Model Building in Sligo. This exhibition will consist of people’s treasured objects to reflect the cultural region today. Everyone is invited to submit an image of
Sligo Music Industry Day
Only Two days to go!! Calling musicians from all backgrounds and levels, music promoters, agents and managers! Sligo Music, in association with Sligo Live and The Model, is delighted to present a jam-packed Music Industry Day with panels and workshops focused on helping you to get your music out into
SOUND+VISION
We had a great response to our competition last month, thanks to everybody that sent us their suggestion. We are delighted to announce the title for our first Music Film Festival: SOUND+VISION The programme includes concert films, musical documentaries, films which popularised major movements in music history, films defined by