By Phil Murphy - Articles published in Three Monkeys Online
The Making of MirrorMask
When Lisa Henson, daughter of the late Jim Henson, approached Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean to make a fantasy film, in the style of Labyrinth, they jumped at the chance. Even though it involved making a film that would look like $40million on a budge...
Reviews by Phil Murphy published in 3Monkeys Online
I can't believe it's not happiness - Hraun
Mood swinging brilliant folk from Iceland...
The Meddling Kids
Classic American Rock catches Phil Murphy by surprise...
Halls of Love From Other Planes
Toronto band, From Other Planes, make Phil Murphy listen twice with Halls of Love...
Co. Sligo - The Might Regis
The Monkesy tap their feet drunkenly to this punk-celt band, but remain unmoved the morning after....
Cafe Vignettes - Michè Fambro
Michè Fambro, one-man performer, gifted guitarist, and all-round soul-man melts the cynicism from P.M's hardened ears....
National Anthem for Nowhere - Apostle of Hustle
Earnest American indie-rock fails to impress the harsh-eared Mr Murphy...
The Girl Who Married a Lion - Alexander McCall Smith
A collection of folk tales from Zimbabwe and Botswana, recounted by Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency....
Sin City
Film adaptation of 'classic' comic series Sin City by Frank Miller. Directed by Robert Rodriguez with the aid of Miller and Tarantino....
Alexander
Oliver Stone's epic history of Alexander the Great. Starring Colin Farrell, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto and a host of oddly misplaced Irishmen! ...
Maps for Lost Lovers - Nadeem Aslam
Nadeem Aslam's second novel, Maps for Lost Lovers took him eleven years to write, and is the story of an immigrant community in England struggling in the aftermath of the dissappearance of two illicit lovers....
A Hole in the World - Jonathan Schell
A collection of columns written, between the immediate aftermath of September 11th 2001 and March 2004, by The Nation columnist Jonathan Schell. Subtitled "an unfolding story of war, protest, and the new American order"....
Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Screen adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's novel Girl with a Pearl Earring, starring Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, and Essie Davis. Directed by Peter Weber....
