Rare Hunger, A - Nick Hennessey

Advantages: Superbly directed and acted out
Disadvantages: It doens't give the full picture

...Hunger is a film portraying the imprisonment of republican prisoners in Northern Ireland?s Maze prison in the early 80?s and more specifically it follows Bobby Sands? hunger strike. It?s not the first film on the Hunger Strikes, there have been two others: Some Mother?s Son starring Helen Mirren and John Lynch; and H3 which I haven?t seen but it was written by one of the hunger strikers, Laurence McKeown, who went on to found the Belfast film festival as well. Hunger is probably the best known of the three and the most critically acclaimed, however, contrasting it with Some Mother?s Son only I can?t say it is the best. The Story The film begins with the morning routine of Raymond Lohan. He cools his bruised knuckles in the sink and stares at his worn down, depressed face. He eats his breakfast in silence and before leaving... Read review

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Advantages: mellow, musical
Disadvantages: too folky for some

...It's not easy getting a new musician onto the ciao list, and once again it hasn't quite worked. The album 'of fire, wind and silver stream' is indeed a folk album, but the artist is Nick Hennessey, not Faith Hill as stated above. I'm hoping this will get resolved, in the meantime, here's the op. Nick Hennessey is posessed of a fantastic mellow and expressive singing voice. In addition to this, he plays the harp, gets a really good sound out of the tin whistle and has been known to weild a squeeze box. Live he really is impressive, and adds story telling into the mix. Inevitably the recording lacks some of the sparkle you get with a live event, but its rather good none the less. Tracks: A Call - short musical introduction. The Generous Lover - traditional song, unaccompanied, about a girl being messed about by her bloke... Read review

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Advantages: gorgeous long lasting fragrance, moisturises, layers and compliments the perfume
Disadvantages: none

...Avon ~ Rare Gold ~ Shower Gel I really like the Avon perfumes because they smell nice and you can also purchase the matching bath and beauty products to compliment and layer the scent of the perfume. Rare Gold is just one of the fragrances from the Avon Rare range of perfumes and beauty products, as well as Rare Gold you can also purchase Rare Rubies, Rare Pearls, Rare Sapphires and Rare Emeralds. As well as the Rare Range of perfumes you can also purchase talc, shower gel, body lotion and body spray in the four different Rare fragrances. Buying the matching bath and body products the same as the perfume can also layer and compliment the perfume and give it better staying power because the bath and beauty products act as a base for the perfume to stick to. The Rare Gold shower gel is supplied in a tall see through plastic... Read review

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