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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 | 22/02/2013 · 1:44 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Ally Jowett (Musician)

By Marty Mulrooney

Ally Jowett Interview

Ally Jowett is a UK-based musician, songwriter and producer. He has worked as a freelance songwriter, performer, engineer and producer for many artists and bands including Vaughan King, Bad For Lazarus (formerly of Nine Inch Nails, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster and Unkle), The Decors, David Lawrie, Explosives For Her Majesty, Yearbook and Universal Publishing UK. Ally recently contacted Alternative Magazine Online to share his beautiful debut single ‘All Your Pieces’, from his forthcoming debut EP ‘Wired The Wrong Way Round’. AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online interview with brand new recording artist and performer, Ally Jowett!

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by | 20/02/2013 · 10:37 pm

FILM REVIEW – Wreck-It Ralph

By Marty Mulrooney

Wreck-It Ralph UK Poster

Wreck-It Ralph is a computer-animated film directed by Rich Moore, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It tells the story of Ralph, an arcade game villain tired of always playing the bad guy, who escapes from his game in the quest to become a hero. Yet little does he know that by entering other games, he will set in motion a chain of events that could threaten the entire arcade…

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by | 15/02/2013 · 9:15 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jan Müller-Michaelis (Co-founder/Creative Director of Daedalic Entertainment)

By Marty Mulrooney

Jan Müller-Michaelis Interview

Jan Müller-Michaelis (also known as Poki) is the co-founder of Daedalic Entertainment and designed most of its games. He studied Mass Communication in Hamburg and developed the game Edna & Harvey: The Breakout as his diploma thesis (video games as a non linear narrative medium). The game was published when Daedalic Entertainment was founded in 2007. Since then he has helped to develop The Whispered World, A New Beginning, Harvey’s New Eyes and the Deponia series. He is also the figurehead of the company, since he has appeared in some of its games and often sings the songs in them too. It is therefore with great pleasure that Alternative Magazine Online presents an exclusive online interview with Jan Müller-Michaelis!

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by | 11/02/2013 · 9:30 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard by Matt Taylor

By Marty Mulrooney

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Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard tells the behind-the-scenes story of the blockbuster film that changed cinema – and the quaint New England island of Martha’s Vineyard – forever. Filmed on location in 1974, hundreds of locals were hired to work as actors and labourers, many of them armed with their cameras. Featuring the incredible photographs of these amateur and professional photographers – along with memories fondly recollected – this new, expanded edition published by Titan Books features 16 additional pages of never-before-seen material.

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