BOOK: MY NAME IS BARBARA
As superstars go, they don't come bigger than Barbara's Streisand, and her eagerly anticipated autobiography is the publishing event of the season, detailing her legendary life and extraordinary career, Aedín Gormley reviews all 992 pages of it for RTÉ Arena below (Out now, published by Viking)
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EVENT: FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
The annual celebration of French film returns to the Irish Film Institute, presenting works exploring a wide range of subjects by many renowned and established French filmakers, as well as showcasing exciting new voices in cinema. What's more, legendary filmmaker Leos Carax will be present all weekend to introduce his classics Boy Meets Girl, Mauvais Sang and Holy Motors (IFI Dublin, until November 26th)
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MUSIC: LOOK OVER THE WALL, SEE THE SKY
John Francis Flynn won Best Folk Singer and Best Emerging Artist at the Irish Folk Awards; his sophomore album lives up to the promise of his debut, and then some, confirming his status at the vanguard of the new wave of Irish traditional music artists reimagining the genre (Out now)
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STREAMING: THE CURSE
In the new series from Nathan Felder, creator of cult TV hits Nathan For You and The Rehearsal, and the Sadfie Brothers, creators of Uncut Gems, Felder and Emma Stone star as a newlywed couple struggle to make their vision for eco-living a reality in a small New Mexico town. We won't say anything more, save to say that you won't see anything else quite like it this year (Paramount Plus, weekly)
THEATRE: GLOBAL DESIRES
A typewriter, limbs, lips and a three headed monster are vital elements of desire. Aren't they? In their new 'inter-media performance project' for Science Week, Outlandish Theatre Platform dares you to delve into the symbolism and connectivity between everyday human desires and the desires affecting the global human community (The Bank at The Digital Hub, Dublin, 17th - 19th November)
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