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About Martin Mulrooney

I am a professional writer and editor from the UK. I graduated with a B.A. (Hons) degree in Media and Film in 2009, specialising in Print Journalism and Advanced Screenwriting. I created Alternative Magazine Online soon after.
by | 19/01/2010 · 12:00 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Ethelmae (Stallone’s Unit Publicist) + FILM PREVIEW – The Expendables

By Marty Mulrooney

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Alternative Magazine Online recently had the unique opportunity to speak to a lady who may just have the coolest job in the entire world: right now, she is Sylvester Stallone’s unit publicist! Not only that, but she has also worked with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger as well. Even cooler, the entire gang (plus some fresh additions) are back together for new old-school action movie The Expendables, written and directed by Sly himself, for a release later this year.

Known only as Ethelmae (or Marialascala on Twitter), she has recently found many fans of her own via her fantastic blog. This wasn’t enough for AMO though. We wanted to know so much more about Ethelmae and The Expendables… so we asked her directly!

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by | 18/01/2010 · 6:00 pm

MUSIC REVIEW – John Mayer Live, Manchester Apollo, 15/01/2010

By Marty Mulrooney

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I had the great pleasure of seeing John Mayer for a second time last Friday at the Apollo Theatre in Manchester, UK. I recently reviewed John’s latest album Battle Studies on AMO here, where I described it as a grower. Keeping that conclusion in mind, I was certainly very eager to see how these songs would sound when performed live.

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by | 14/01/2010 · 6:00 pm

ALTERNATIVE MUSINGS – Alternative Magazine Online: 2009 Roundup/Awards

By Marty Mulrooney

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With 2010 now upon us whether we like it or not, I realised that it would probably be a good idea to look back at what made 2009 such a special year. Sure, it saw the birth of AMO, but where would we have been in the first place without so many great games, books and films to review? I can’t claim to have seen everything out there worth seeing last year, but I tried my best during the course of running this site to pour over as much cool stuff as possible. I would therefore be delighted to share the cream of the crop with you based on my foray into the world of online journalism during 2009. Read on!

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by | 08/01/2010 · 12:00 am

TV REVIEW – Steven Seagal: Lawman

By Marty Mulrooney

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Steven Seagal. The first words that spring to  most people’s minds upon hearing his name are: action star. Well, star might be an exaggeration. Perhaps washed-up action star would be more appropriate? (Ouch, yet certainly true.) But did you know he is also a cop in the State of Louisiana?

Seagal hasn’t been on my radar since 2001’s Exit Wounds (he only managed one more studio film after that before moving straight to DVD) and he certainly never made another film as good as Under Siege, which was campy fun at best.

But then, out of nowhere, he stars in a reality TV show (which he produces himself of course) that mixes Cops with every naff action flick he has ever made. The result is comedy genius.

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