Gervais winds up the GlobesSick of hearing about Ricky Gervais’s turn at the Golden Globes? Tough. There’s more.Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
And the Oscar for most PR-savvy shortlists goes to . . .DOMESTIC READERS will celebrate the nomination of The Crush, directed by Michael Creagh, a Belfast man, in the best-live-action…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
No guts, no glory film festivalKudos to the good people at the Wee Adventure Film FestivalFri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
How Do You KnowDESPITE THE travesty of Spanglish and the messy compromise that was As Good as It Gets , James L Brooks deserves to be treated…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
130 films from Ireland and around the globe form 'world-class' line-upTHE IRISH film community turned out in force for the launch of the programme for the ninth Jameson Dublin International Film …Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
'King's Speech' tops Oscar listThere were few turn-ups when the nominations for 2011 Academy Awards were announced in Los Angeles today.Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
But how about Sigourney?Here’s a weird one. More than a few fans of Ridley Scott’s untouchable Alien (1979) greeted the news that a prequel was on the…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
NedsIT’S TAKEN Peter Mullan nearly a decade to follow-up his searing The Magdalene Sisters , but the wait has probably been worthwhile…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
"Baftas love King's Speech, Globes loathe free speech"Hide under the nearest rock. Awards season is now properly underwayFri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Irish film offer you can’t refuseIf you have some aptitude for the national tongue and you fancy yourself a film-maker, then you should take heed of an attractive…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Staking out a patch of groundA few years ago, this writer met Tom Shadyac and was disappointed to discover that the director of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
The WardTHE WORD on the spooky, under-lit street was that The Ward marks a return to form for John CarpenterFri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
'Social Network' takes four GlobesThe Social Network was the big winner at the Golden Globes Awards in Los Angeles last night.Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
De Niro's Canned commentaryAfter a truly appalling recent run of films– have you seen Little Fockers? – Robert De Niro is desperately in need of worthwhile…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Jay and Daisy comin’ at yaIs Baz Lurhmann trying to wind us up, or is he really planning to shoot The Great Gatsby in 3D?Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Shaken MGM stirred by bankruptcy bailoutBond is Back. It seems as if the financial problems that have been dragging the 007 franchise down have been somewhat alleviated…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Blue ValentineWHAT MOST often destroys love? Infidelity, physical violence, over-familiarity and fear of stagnation all play their partFri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Best in Oscar show at ScreenAny effort to bring more vintage cinema to the big screen always deserves support.Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Dublin director's Bosnian War drama is Ifta front runnerJUANITA WILSON’S As If I Am Not There , a searing drama of the 1990s Bosnian War, emerged as the front runner in the film section…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Damn Drunkovision. Call in the Specky Liberation FrontSMALL PRINT: WE THINK OF Hollywood as a liberal sort of placeTue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
North Korea takes axe to BeckhamHere’s a weird one. On St Stephen’s Day, North Korean television broadcast a western-made film for the first time everFri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Celluloid closet door still closedHow tricky is it for gay actors to find work in Hollywood? A recent piece in Newsweek argues that major studios are still very…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Warner wins clash of the box-office titansThe dust is still settling on last year’s US box-office figures, but one statistic does seem decided: the most successful studio…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
'Apocalypse' now for Dublin festThe Jameson Dublin International Film Festival has confirmed its first event for the 2011 outing.Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
TheThorn in the Heart/ L'Épine dans le CoeurWHAT ARE WE to do with Michel Gondry? There’s no denying that the director speaks in the most singular of cinematic voicesFri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Season of the WitchFIRST, SOME trivia. The latest lowbrow potboiler from Nicolas Cage shares its name with the working title for Martin Scorsese…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Working-class hero becomes distant voiceThe craggy-featured British actor who won Irish hearts with his role as Giuseppe Conlon in ‘ In the Name of the Father ’ has …Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
The next three daysRELEASED JUST two years ago, Anything for Her was an enjoyable French thriller somewhat sabotaged by its rampaging implausibility…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
THE BIG IRISH TIMES CHRISTMAS QUIZ OF 2010Ten questions on film by DONALD CLARKEMon Dec 27 2010 - 00:00
ChatroomFEW FILMS at this year’s Cannes received quite such a vigorous pummelling as Hideo Nakata’s adaptation of Enda Walsh’s play concerning…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Capital crits pick top pixThe hard-working folk at the Dublin Film Critics Circle have delivered their list of the best films from 2010Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
New films for couch potatoesThe future is here. Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that advertisements for Mathieu Amalric’s On Tour in this organ inform…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Scorsese plans hitman biopicBack in February Martin Scorsese told this writer that he was planning to get back together with Robert De Niro for a film concerning…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Third Narnia epic only treads water in the USThe Narnia franchise is, in financial terms, shaping up into one of the odder Hollywood phenomenaFri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Burmese hero Lucs outBe afraid. It has been suggested that Luc Besson is to direct a biopic of Aung San Suu Kyi, the courageous Burmese democracy …Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
