Gilligan’s eye for beautyThe Irish Film Institute will be hosting a deserved tribute to the late Donal Gilligan – the talented cinematographer who died…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
An elementary mistakeMartin Freeman put his foot in it after accepting his best-supporting actor prize at the British Academy TV awards last weekend…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Make your pitch to Galway fleadhThe Galway Film Fleadh has had some success with its innovative pitching award.Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Heartbeats/Les Amours ImaginairesWE SHOULD always pause before reaching for that tired old phrase “style over substance”.Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Uggy, Uggy, Uggy, oi, oi, oiOne more Cannes-related snippet before we shut up about the blasted festival? Why not?Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Show time for young film folkThe innovative (An)Other Irish Cinema group, a body of young film-makers, will be screening a selection of their work at Hello…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Penn and Hewson shine in Cannes in CannesActor daughter of Bono joined Seán Penn at premiere of ‘This must be the place’ which was filmed in DublinSat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Out of Africa: the reel storyBe aware that the Fourth Annual Galway African Film Festival kicks off today at the Nuns Island Theatre in Galway Arts Centre…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Pitt bullish in director’s absenceThere’s no question who made the most conspicuous non-appearance at Cannes this year.Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Julia’s EyesIT’S HARD to know what to think when you see the phrase “Mr Great-Director presents” on a film’s posterFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Win WinTHOMAS McCarthy, director of The Station Agent and The Visitor , is fast becoming one of the most reliable directors of unthreatening…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Critics’ choices go off gridIn its “Jury Grid” the trade paper Screen International culls reviews from the world’s most distinguished film critics to discern…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Two Irish films at Edinburgh FestivalTwo Irish features have been added to the programme for the upcoming Edinburgh Film Festival.Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Dark movies on children in cellarsWhile Markus Schleinzer’s Michael – the story of an Austrian paedophile who keeps a boy hostage in is cellar – courted controversy…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Melancholic Lars turfed out for Nazi commentsIf there was any question that the Cannes authorities weren't taking Lars Von Trier's recent indiscretions seriously, they were…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Bruni's personal reasons for not watching her filmREEL NEWS: When Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (not at all bad, incidentally) opened the festival on Wednesday night, some …Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Allen stirs Lady Di conspiracyREEL NEWS: Keith Allen, the reliably eccentric actor and roustabout, has arrived in Cannes to flog his documentary on the death…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
My Dog TulipIF YOU’RE ON the hunt for an unjustly forgotten cinematic gem, then keep an eye out for We Think the World of YouFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Donald Clarke's Weekly Movie Quiz1 Which film carries the subtitle Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb?Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Al Pacino signed up to star in GottiREEL NEWS: The deal-making is already under way at CannesFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
‘3D not just for horror’: BertolucciREEL NEWS: While enjoying a cup of strong coffee at the back of the Palais, the beached aircraft carrier where all the action…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Belgian boos baffling BeautyREEL NEWS: The first “boo” of Cannes is always something worth savouringFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Allen film woos local audience as Cannes kicks offTHE 64TH Cannes Film Festival kicked off last night with a gala screening of Woody Allen’s Midnight in ParisThu May 12 2011 - 01:00
God, Gibson and bearing crossesWithout question the oddest interview this writer has ever conducted was that with the very religious actor Jim Caviezel.Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Ibiza, Skins and theatre collideThe troubled Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced some highlights.Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Indian Film Festival in DublinFestival season is upon us. If you can’t make it to that bash in the south of France, fear notFri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Outside the Law/Hors la LoiIF YOU WERE in the business of cheap comparisons, you might describe Rachid Bouchareb’s epic family drama (a class of unofficial…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
JigONE MEASURE of a successful documentary is its ability to interest viewers in a subject to which they had never paid much attention…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Water for ElephantsTHE OPENING SCENES of this tepid drama leave no doubt that the film-makers intend to bypass the intellect and carve their way…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Rewrite for Bin Laden movieThe death of Osama bin Laden has caused headaches for director Kathryn Bigelow and her writing partner, Mark Boal.Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Saoirse’s turn in the Twilight zoneOur own Saoirse Ronan, killing bad guys in this week’s Hanna , has secured the lead in the upcoming film adaptation of Stephenie…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Peter O’Toole claims his starDoes news concerning Peter O’Toole count as foreign or domestic?Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Deep EndSmaller-minded fans of Jerzy Skolimowski’s Deep End may have mixed feelings about this disinterment of the strangely neglected…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
DVD sales nosedive as downloads begin to liftIt was only a few short years ago that the DVD was seen as the saviour of the movie industryFri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Les DiaboliquesCAUTION SHOULD be taken when recommending Les Diaboliques to anyone unacquainted with the pieceFri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Farewell/ l’affaire FarewellA MOST unlikely, though apparently largely true, tale of espionage is detailed with impressive lucidity in this engrossing French…Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
'I don't blame some people for thinking I'm bigoted'Mel Gibson has finally spoken out about his much-publicised meltdownsFri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Mullen makes drummer-to-drama moveLarry Mullen Jr, drummer with U2, is to make his acting debut in a remake of Patrice Leconte’s 2002 French drama Man on the Train…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
How I Ended This Summer/ Kak Yo Provyol Etim LetomIF, IN mischievous mood, you set out to construct a scenario that parodied the archetypal Russian art movie, you could do worse…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
BeastlyCINEMA HAS never shown much conviction when tackling Beauty and the BeastFri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Cinema light is snuffed outFor the first time in three years, a prominent Dublin venue makes no appearance in the listings pages of today’s TicketFri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Laureate of disaffected female youthCatherine Hardwicke’s ‘Twilight’ turn will not be soon forgotten – unlike, say critics, her latest, ‘Red Riding Hood’. Despite…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Lights out at arthouse cinema after court orderDUBLIN’S LIGHT House cinema told customers yesterday it had closed after the High Court earlier wound up its operating company…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Light House shuts after court orderVisitors to the website for The Light House cinema in Dublin’s Smithfield were today greeted with a stark message: “Light House…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Red Riding HoodFEW STORIES are more heavily weighted with post-Freudian baggage than Little Red Riding HoodFri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
3D is dead, long live 3D - but no specs pleaseEvery now and then, when a high-profile 3D movie fails, critics predict that the process may finally be entering its second (…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
