Sam Raimi: ‘It hurts when the audience doesn’t really like your movie’
Director discusses working on no budget, Doctor Strange and playing Marvel catch-up
Róisín Ingle: I walked 35,000 steps a day and queued for hours. What a holiday
On vacation in Florida, I found the the ‘real America’ while hunting for cheap reading glasses
Depp lost $22.5m Pirates of the Caribbean role after op-ed, trial hears
Actor set to play Jack Sparrow again before Amber Heard article, talent manager says
Netflix shares fall 35% after revealing drop in streaming subscribers
Company loses 200,000 members in the first three months of the year
Jada Pinkett Smith calls for ‘healing’ in first comment since Oscars slap
‘This is a season for healing. And I’m here for it,’ actor and wife of Will Smith says
Why ‘shrinkflation’ means you are paying the same for less
From fewer sheets in a toilet roll to cheaper menu ingredients - the race to protect margins
Boomerang employees: Why some companies see former workers as the future
Both sides can benefit when a worker returns to a business – but firms must be careful
The story behind Flutter’s difficult relationship with Fox in the US
Murdoch-backed Fox and Flutter have failed to resolve issues around Fox Bet
Western brands flee Russia in unravelling of ‘capitalistic diplomacy’
H&M, Nike, Volkswagen, Toyota and Apple among many brands curtailing services or operations
Disney surges on theme park recovery and streaming
CEO reaffirms Disney+ subscriber target of 230m-260m by 2024
Oscars 2022: Will any Irish nominees win? Will Lady Gaga’s snub break the internet?
Donald Clarke: Here are 10 key questions on this year's Oscars nominations
Markets slump over inflation worries and weak economic data
Banking and building stocks weigh on Iseq
Netflix misses subscriber target and offers weak forecast
Streaming service reports fourth-quarter revenue of $7.71bn, in line with estimates
Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, was one of cinema’s most beautiful giants
Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars
In Defence of Witches: a rousing feminist argument
Book review: French feminist urges modern women to consider the term ‘witch’
The Lion King to open in Dublin on Friday despite ‘bleak’ outlook
Walt Disney musical to finally go ahead at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre after restrictions
Hong Kong media tycoon jailed for 13 months over Tiananmen vigil
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to unauthorised assembly charges
Premier League nears record sale of US TV rights for about $2bn
ViacomCBS and Walt Disney Co-owned ESPN bidding for the rights with Comcast’s NBC
Chinese relief for miners drags markets into the black
Iseq ends session flat as tech stocks help indices rise in the US
Biden's plan may be our last chance to avoid climate catastrophe
Paul Krugman: It's time to face down corporates at zero hour for the planet
Donald Clarke: Video games spawned two film genres. Only one of them is awful
The other, which includes new release Free Guy, helps explain how we became what we are
European shares inch up to record high for 10th consecutive session
Disney, Adidas and BHP Group among stocks to post gains
Iseq flat but other European and US markets rise on earnings reports
Tech stocks surge in US as economy-linked energy, industrials and materials shares fall
One4All: How a change of ownership can be positive for staff
Having a new owner has brought growth and promotion opportunities for staff
Emmys: The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian lead nominations
Streaming services take most nominations, with 130 for HBO+ and 129 for Netflix
European stocks edge lower as heavyweight miners decline
Tech stocks drive Wall Street rally as London’s major markets slide back into red
TikTok names ByteDance CFO Shouzi Chew as CEO
Vanessa Pappas, who has served as interim head named chief operating officer
The US centre behind most of Ireland’s online child sex abuse prosecutions
America’s NCMEC has alerted gardaí to 13,612 suspected cases of abuse since 2019
Raglan Road in Disney World leads to new frontiers for musical Byrne family
Wild Geese: Tommy Byrne, Florida
Miriam Lord’s Week: Limerick TD unites his FG colleagues against him
Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan handed black card for unsporting behaviour
Disney opens new front in streaming wars
Star on Disney Plus boasts familiar classics inherited through 21st Century Fox deal
Arts&Antiques: Hollywood vision of Ireland on offer in collectors’ sale
Other auction highlights include signed Harry Potter books and a diamond ring
Wish upon a star – Alison Healy on unanswered prayers
An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks
Smurfit Kappa hits 52-week high as European shares reverse losses
Kerry claws back losses as Dalata closes up 7% after investor steps back from deal
Iseq sluggish as most other European bourses finish ahead
Global markets buoyed by hopes for US Covid stimulus package
Intel break-up among options eyed by activist investor Dan Loeb
Loeb’s Third Point fund has built a ‘significant’ stake in computer chip group
Model trains: Carving out a little corner of quiet in a noisy world
Free time during lockdown provided the perfect opportunity to dive back into an old hobby
Spoonful of Sugar: How Mary Poppins contributed to the Covid vaccine story
Julie Andrews’s song was inspired by a polio immunisation, according to its writer’s son
Online education provider Udemy announces 100 new jobs in Dublin
Company sees significant growth during the pandemic as more corporate users and consumers embrace online learning
Why are all these useless films now being declared classics?
I cannot pretend that Hocus Pocus is any more deserving of affection now than it was in 1993
European shares end flat as virus cases rise
Bank of Ireland and AIB put in a strong performance but Iseq closes unchanged
Markets slip back from eight-month high as old virus fears return
Surge in European shares ends as economic reality of a Covid-19 second wave sets in
Netflix falls short on new subscribers as pandemic boost fizzles
Streaming service posts weakest gains in four years amid new competition
Why Hollywood studios pulled the plug on cinemas
James Bond was the last remaining hope for 2020 before it was postponed last week
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns as Trump targets Chinese-owned network
Social media giant and parent ByteDance challenging White House ban in LA court
Pearson appoints former Disney executive Andy Bird as new chief
Mr Bird is a non-executive director at Pearson and was appointed to the board in May
European stocks close higher as commodity shares rally
Banks lead Dublin market higher with BoI up 7.8% and rival AIB gaining 4.5%
Disney takes $5bn hit but avoids ‘unmitigated disaster’
Covid-19 wiped out $3.5bn in operating profit in the parks division
Hollywood delays summer blockbusters due to Covid-19
Disney postpones Mulan indefinitely and delays Star Wars and Avatar releases
Covid-19: Queensland quarantine breakers could face six-month sentence
Melbourne in six-week lockdown as Catalonia introduces restrictions on 160,000 people
Netflix stock drops after downgrade by UBS analysts
Video streaming company has rallied 60% this year
California shuts down again as US coronavirus cases surge
‘People aren’t listening’: Covid-19 infections rise rapidly in about 40 US states over the last two weeks
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