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Myths, Memories and Mentiras
Lisa Gingles uses collage and pencil to explore issues of beauty with a fantastical exhibition at the Waterfront Hall
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Whiplash
JK Simmons is the drum tutor from Hell in Damien Chazelle's scorching jazz opus
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Metropolis
Dmytro Morykit performs an empathetic modern score to Fritz Lang's classic silent movie in the Waterside Theatre
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The Art of Superstition
A range of Illustrators approach the brief with Python-esque wit, skill and vision at Ards Art Centre
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Coppélia
Russian State Ballet of Siberia perform Léo Delibes's fantastical, folksy story during a tiring run at the Grand Opera House
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Martina Devlin
Out To Lunch festival goers come out in force to hear the story of Ireland's final conviction for witchcraft
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Homegrown '15
A wealth of Derry's finest acts perform in the Millennium Forum in tangible legacy from City of Culture 2013
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Agloe
Sara Morrison creates a visual history of a dead town at the new Framewerk gallery
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The House Where It Happened
Martina Devlin spins an eerie tale around Ireland's last witchcraft trail
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Music From The Heart
Domingo Hindoyan stands in to conduct pianist Inon Barnatan at the Ulster Hall
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Taken 3
Liam Neeson runs out of steam in Olivier Megaton's excruciating pay off to a high-earning trilogy
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Testament of Youth
Vera Brittain's war memoir makes for an intense cinematic experience
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Piaf
Christine Bovill's emotional tribute to the famous French chanteuse leaves the Black Box in tears
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Niamh McGlinchey
The country singer entertains at Out To Lunch
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The Theory of Everything
Eddie Redmayne becomes scientist Stephen Hawking in revealing biopic
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By Any Means
Two of Northern Ireland's most promising metal acts get the New Year under way at Voodoo in Belfast
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The Hobbit
Peter Jackson's unrecognisable The Battle of the Five Armies is a triumph of style over substance
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Thank F*ck It's Christmas
Jude Quinn's one-man show sees Santa in mischievous mood
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Nomad Kyrgyz People
Turkish academic Yavuz Ozer reveals a fascinating insight into the lives of Central Asia's nomads
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Colin Bateman
Crime writer, screenwriter, children's author – Bangor's finest delivers words of wisdom in Ballycastle
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Slimmer for Christmas
Leesa Harker updates Pride and Prejudice for the 80s generation
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Lines of Vision
Writers respond to paintings in the National Gallery and reveal true value of the arts
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Exploring Spaces
Group show at the Roe Valley Arts Centre inspires new perspectives
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Messiah
Ulster Orchestra and Belfast Philharmonic Choir perform together for what could be the last time
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Reflecting Light
Cappella Caeciliana record contemporary pieces and festive classics
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Terry Blain discovers that for all our technological advances nothing much changes in Pantoland
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A New Chapter
Former female prisoners open their hearts with hand bound book exhibition at the Linen Hall Library
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Xmas Movies
Ralph McLean reviews his top ten festive favourites to make the season of goodwill go a little bit faster
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Black Sea
Michael Smiley joins an ensemble crew searching for Nazi gold in Kevin MacDonald's tense thriller
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Mickey Finn's Air
Gerald Dawe's new collection takes the reader on flights of nostalgic fancy
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St. Vincent
Bill Murray is an unlikely babysitter in Theodore Melfi's quirky comedy also starring Chris O'Dowd
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Tinseltown
Paul Boyd pits belief against world-weary cynicism in what is sure to be a smash hit musical
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Civil Rights
Void's timely and pertinent exhibition shows that racial equality is yet but a dream in modern America
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Ode to Sting
Lisaire String Quartet interpret classic Police and Sting tracks – watch a live performance
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MAC International
Joanne Savage appreciates flashes of brilliance at The MAC but hopes for greater thrills in future
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The Drop
James Gandolfini's final film is a gripping ensemble adaptation of the gritty Dennis Lehane novel
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Poetry Ireland Review
Latest issue sees a range of contemporary poets writing about their favourite Seamus Heaney poems
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The Imitation Game
Benedict Cumberbatch is extraordinary in Morten Tyldum's flawed biopic of Enigma breaker Alan Turing
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An Evening with CS Lewis
David Payne's play is heavy on anecdote but light on the good stuff – the books
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The Lost Brothers
Mark McCausland and Oisin Leech channel the finest songwriters in Derry
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Unhome
Jim McAleavey's house of horrors bulges with invention and endless witty subversions at The MAC
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Lit Up Inside
Van Morrison launches a book of his lyrics in London joined by Michael Longley, Edna O'Brien and Ian Rankin
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World Press Photo
Famine, war, family and more – Belfast hosts the international photojournalist exhibit for the first time
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I Am Ali
Claire Lewins uses exclusive audio journals to tell at least part of the legendary boxer's life story
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The Fall
With episode two of series two set to air tonight, we look back at the slow-burning opener
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Jacques Brel is Alive...
Blunt Fringe reanimate the husky Belgian songwriter and 'matador of emotion'
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Damage
A suppressed emotion will do anything to survive in Patrick J O'Reilly's gay conversion therapy drama
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NI Music Prize
Robyn G Shiels scoops album of the year, while alt-metal icons Therapy? perform Troublegum
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Belfast Days
Excerpts from Eimear O'Callaghan's teenage diary written at the height of the Troubles in 1972
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Third Person
Liam Neeson is an author struggling with a failing narrative in Paul Haggis' similarly unsuccessful ensemble piece
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From Bolshoi to Belfast
The evolving aesthetics of Russian theatre revealed at Crumlin Road Gaol
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The Stairwell
Michael Longley considers mortality in his new collection shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize
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SOAK
Derry's finest returns home after a year in the spotlight
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Royal Ulster Academy
After 133 years, the annual exhibit of art by members and non-members continues to astonish
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Ulster Orchestra
Philip Hammond enjoys the youthful energy of principal conductor Rafael Payare
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Ludo Lusi Lusum
Animals metamorphose and interact in Echo Echo's delightful new piece for children
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Lost Domain
Ash frontman Tim Wheeler produces a cathartic solo album following his father's battle with dementia
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The Gloaming
Trad supergroup play out the 2014 Belfast Festival at Queen's with support from Hannah McPhillimy
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Remembering Gerry
A host of musicians indebted to the late Radio Ulster presenter Gerry Anderson perform in Belfast
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Neither Either
Two of Ireland's finest companies are inspired by the work of poet Seamus Heaney