{"id":2379,"date":"2017-05-09T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T11:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2017-05-09T11:03:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T11:03:42","slug":"banter-shorts-virgin-media-163-may-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/banter-shorts-virgin-media-163-may-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Banter Shorts & Virgin Media (163, May 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of their Full Stream<\/strong> initiative, Virgin Media<\/a> will be screening three top class cult films from their catalogue at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin on Saturday May 13.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a chance for folks to experience Back to the Future<\/a>, The Big Lebowski <\/a>and Pulp Fiction<\/a> in luxe surroundings with bold cinematic sound and a custom-built\u00a0screen and lighting rig<\/p>\n

Before each screening, we\u2019ll be hosting a\u00a0Banter Short coversation about various entertainment related topics<\/p>\n

(1) We\u2019re all cults now<\/strong> (before Back to the Future, 1pm)<\/p>\n

Believe it or not, there\u2019s now an audience out there for the strangest of shows thanks to out always-on consumption culture. We talk to\u00a0Valerie Loftus<\/a> from The Daily Edge<\/a> about how the weirdest and most off the walls shows now build and develop their fanbases<\/p>\n

(2) TV is the new film<\/strong> (before The Big Lebowski, 4.15pm)<\/p>\n

The creator of hit show Can\u2019t Cope, Won\u2019t Cope<\/a>, Stefanie Preissner<\/a>, and director of programming at TV3,\u00a0Bill Malone<\/a>,\u00a0talk about how the\u00a0new crop of writers, directors and makers want to work in TV rather than hawk their work to Hollywood<\/p>\n

(3) A new world of entertainment awaits<\/strong> (before Pulp Fiction, 7.30pm)<\/p>\n

What is coming down the tracks and into your gaff in the next few years? A conversation with TV3 Head of AFP\u00a0Patrick Kinsella<\/a>\u00a0about how new technology, from VR headsets to new ways of packaging entertainment, is going to change your viewing experience<\/p>\n

Admission is free but tickets must be booked in advance and are available here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As part of their Full Stream initiative, Virgin Media will be screening three top class cult films from their catalogue at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin on Saturday May 13. It\u2019s a chance for folks to experience Back to the Future, The Big Lebowski and Pulp Fiction in luxe surroundings with bold cinematic sound and a … <\/p>\n

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