VictimALEX PILLAI, director of this achingly well-intentioned British street drama, has been unlucky in his timingFri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterTHE CONFEDERACY has been overrun by the Undead. The President wields an axe that doubles as a shotgunFri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Lay the favouriteWITH THE best will in the world, you couldn’t describe the inestimable Stephen Frears as reliable.Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
The ApartmentWhen considering Billy Wilder’s vast array of classics, cinema watchers often struggle to find a golden threadFri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Marriage equality should be a priority for campaignersIt is understandable that gay rights activists would seek the right to marriage on principleSat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Rock of AgesTHERE IS, SURELY, no chance that Rock of Ages could fail to work as a guilty pleasureFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet ManHOLY MARY, mother of Jesus. God be with the days when we were all a little embarrassed by The Quiet ManFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
A Royal AffairHere’s a brief for an obscure film festival nobody would wish to attend: movies about commoners whose closeness to the monarch…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Biblical – but not much senseWe have great faith on Darren Aronofsky, but his latest venture sounds – even from the director of The Fountain – like a most…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Red LightsYou will struggle to name a more disciplined thriller than Rodrigo Cortés’s terrific BuriedFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Heavy on the Joyce at pop-upCheck out the film events at the inaugural Dublin Biennial Pop-Up ExhibitionFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Deadline for Film Fleadh awardTake heed, budding scribes. The deadline for the Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Award has been extended to June 20thFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Confessions of a fleeting football fanAS THE action begins in this Euro Superball thing, we again take time out to bemoan the vile phenomenon of the post-1990 late…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Look at this showerA WEEK AFTER Paul Laverty, working with regular collaborator Ken Loach, delivered The Angels’ Share, his lightest, least didactic…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
A film with me in itEveryone knows that Hollywood reacts to the success of any film by throwing a series of imitations into production.Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
A Fantastic Fear of EverythingWELL, HERE’S something you don’t see every day. Thank goodnessFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Touching the Fordian heightsThe John Ford Ireland film symposium continues at various venues until Sunday. This evening, at 7Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Idol chatterROBERT PATTINSON is taking his first few steps on a long road. You don’t get any sense that he is ashamed of TwilghtFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Edinburgh' s a contenderFollowing several years of decline, the Edinburgh International Film Festival is making an effort to regain its statusFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
The same League as Avengers?Everyone knows that Hollywood reacts to the success of any film by throwing a series of imitations into production.Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
The PactBE FRIGHTENED. The debut film from Nicholas McCarthy, derived from his acclaimed short, concerns a young woman who travels home…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Scots crowned chief Brit haters after Ireland cedes throneA YEAR has passed since some posh lady in a hat caused a commotion by staggering her way through a few words of the national …Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Krahne’s recipe for the absurdIn a worrying development, prominent Spanish artist Javier Krahe faces prosecution for “offending religious feelings” more than…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Haneke in Cannes good companySo, as virtually everyone predicted, Michael Haneke won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for the eviscerating AmourFri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Dublin gets a little piece of HeavenHeaven’s Gate continues to have an afterlifeFri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Klaxon Knightley union imminentApparently, Klaxons, the NME-friendly indie band, still exist and one of their number has become engaged to Keira KnightleyFri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Snow White and the HuntsmanYES, YES, YES. The latest adaptation of Snow White – like this year’s feeble Mirror Mirror – is, of course, an outrageous rip…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Top CatHOORAY! AFTER 50 long years, we, on this side of the Atlantic, are finally able to call Top Cat by his proper name.Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Negga gets the nod from McQueenRuth Negga, the talented Irish actor, has been cast in Steve McQueen’s much anticipated Twelve Years a Slave.Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Palme d'Or for Haneke as jury falls in love with 'Amour'While last year’s festival was seen as a classic, the 2012 hit list was a little less memorableMon May 28 2012 - 01:00
As Cannes winds down, 'Twilight' team get their teeth into selling new projectsAS THE Cannes Film Festival wound into its closing weekend, the celebrities continued to flock to La CroisetteSat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Thanks for nothing, HarveyNo. Before you ask. Harvey Weinstein did not invite The Irish Times to his much- trumpeted unveiling of footage from Quentin …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Cheryl’s in Love, Kylie goes quietAs ever, the place is crawling with celebrities. We spotted Jane Fonda, Roman Polanski and Tom Hardy in the same dayFri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Deals, yes, just not so manyThe word in the trade papers suggests that the Cannes market is just about busy enoughFri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Cannes's finest five minutesTHE PAPERBOY Directed by Lee Daniels Starring Zac Efron, John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Macy Gray 101 min, …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Cheers as Carax Motors onThere have been the usual outbreaks of moronic booing at the festival, such as the bovine noise kicked up at the finale of Abbas…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Shorts can be sweetestA missive from home alerts us to the launch of the latest, delightfully titled Eat My Shorts Festival.Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Barbaric GeniusANYONE WHO’S read The Grass Arena or seen the television drama it inspired will know that John Healy has a great story to tell…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Pitt kills them softly with news that Angelina is not in CannesBRAD PITT walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival last night before the premiere of his new film Killing Them Softly…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Doing Cannes, Midlands styleDARN YOU, Chris O’Dowd. You’ve brought the midlands weather with youTue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Haneke's monster feeds the beastMichael Haneke doesn’t want to make a scene, Nick Cave mulls over moonshiners, and Danes get hysterical at Cannes 2012Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Contender for best actor serving 20 years for murderTHE BREAKOUT star of this year’s Cannes Film Festival currently sits in an Italian jailSat May 19 2012 - 01:00
A Kiss for JedTHE CENTRAL premise of Maurice Linnane’s tolerable Irish film strains the credulity somewhatFri May 18 2012 - 01:00
