Wall Street: Money Never SleepsA GREAT DEAL has happened since Oliver Stone, the Bomber Harris of American cinema, delivered his first, characteristically unrestrained…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
The Death and Life of Charlie St CloudFROM TIME to time, most parents will worry that their children are watching too many films or playing too many video games that…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
RestrepoIT SEEMS A long time since liberal politicians – Al Gore and Barack Obama, to name two – felt able, when considering their country…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
How a cinema ticket-tearer teamed up with Neil Jordan and helped save an industryStephen Woolley was always a film fanatic, but he became a producer almost by accident, after John Boorman encouraged him to …Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
BuriedIF YOU’VE glanced across the credits for this excellent high- concept thriller, you will – aware the film concerns Ryan Reynolds…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Made in DagenhamOVER THE past 30 years, the demonisation of the UK labour movement has been so pervasive that the notion of a mainstream film…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
TakersA WEEK AGO, we enjoyed a film that seemed happy to generate comparisons with Michael Mann’s HeatFri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Surprise: Phoenix flick a hoaxCasey Affleck has finally admitted – more or less – that I’m Still Here , his documentary on the apparent decline of actor Joaquin…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Endgame for Leo the LionThe saga of MGM’s struggle against financial annihilation continuesFri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Enter the Void/Soudain La VideYOU COULDN’T say that Enter the Void wasn’t an ordealFri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Back to the big house for Li-Lo?The Lindsay Lohan story continues to get sadderFri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Death of a film-makerDonal Gilligan, the distinguished Irish cinematographer who worked on films such as Omagh and Mystics , has died of a sudden …Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
The TownA BIG SUCCESS in these territories, Ben Affleck’s Gone Baby Gone truly transformed attitudes to the square-headed polymathFri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Binoche passes the O’Hara testThe Kerry Film Festival, which runs from October 30th to November 6th, is to present Juliet Binoche with its annual Maureen O…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
The HoleEVERY NOW and then you come across a film that reminds you of a vanished genre: a class of entertainment that slipped away without…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Ultimate video nasty stays banned in IrelandThere’s no doubting the big story in Irish film this weekFri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Re-release of 'I Spit on Your Grave' banned by film bodyTHE IRISH Film Classification Office has banned the DVD re-release of Meir Zarchi’s notorious 1978 horror film I Spit on Your…Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
Shower power: 'Psycho' at 50The 1960s began with Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’, which, in spite of its agelessness, contains a lesson in why it’s a bad idea…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
The Other GuysIT WOULD BE as well not to over-praise the partnership between director Adam McKay and his star Will FerrellFri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Chinese film fan sees redApparently the Chinese are not all that happy with capitalism, after allFri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
2010 Venice festival awash with top filmsWhen many of the year’s most anticipated films failed to appear at Cannes, observers speculated that the Croisette’s loss might…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Yummy mummy in the makingHow many times has Penélope Cruz supposed to have been with child? Well, this time it’s trueFri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Just WrightWHAT IS the point of flying this thing across the Atlantic? Queen Latifah has some currency – though not as much as she deserves…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Death of Body Snatchers starTwo significant figures in world cinema died over the past weekFri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Return of the Pyjama partyIf you missed Maya Derrington’s documentary Pyjama Girls on its brief release at the Irish Film Institute, be aware that this…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Magazine springs to lifeCurious director David Lynch will be guest editing the next issue of Wallpaper* magazine with the equally eccentric theatre-maker…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Dubliner’s Cause has an effectCongratulation to budding Dublin scribe Shane McCabeFri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Godard not tempted by Oscar's 'bit of metal'Jean-Luc Godard, now 79, will not be travelling to accept his honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Swansong: Story of Occi ByrneTHIS CAUTIOUSLY budgeted Irish film began life as a one-man show by the experienced actor (now film director) Conor McDermottroe…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Affleck will be here baby hereBen Affleck, whose debut feature as director, Gone Baby Gone , was a big hit in Ireland, will visit Dublin on September 20th …Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Ireland coated with pixie dustMajor productions continue to shoot in Ireland. This week, filming begins on Neverland , a prequel to the Peter Pan story.Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
CyrusTHE LATEST FILM from the Duplass brothers, those key figures in the so-called mumblecore movement, wallows in a singular class…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Stones film back from exileFollowing the recent successful reissue of The Rolling Stones’s gloriously ramshackle 1972 album, Exile on Main Street, the accompanying…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Donald Clarke's Weekly Movie Quiz1 What comes after Buster, Diane and Michael?Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Going the distanceTHE PRESENCE of Drew Barrymore in a romantic comedy suggests that you can expect something a tad saltier than industry-standard…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
The bearable scariness of BinocheShe’s quaint and philosophical, but despite being the walking archetype of French insouciance, Juliette Binoche seems to have…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Cherry Tree LaneTHE CAREER of Paul Andrew Williams has been a strange and puzzling businessFri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Women of the midlands prove their pulling powerHis & Hers continues to break recordsFri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Indie Chile celebratedDid you know that this year marks (by one reckoning, anyway) the 200th anniversary of Chile’s independence from Spain? Well, …Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Swansong set for northwest debutIn further regional distribution news, we learn that Swansong: The Story of Occi Byrne , the debut feature from Sligo’s Conor…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
SoulboyTHE NORTHERN soul scene has (unless you’re a 52-year-old from Wigan) remained a somewhat unexplored footnote in British pop-cultural…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Oscar gongs for the greatsThe Academy has announced who is to receive the next batch of honorary OscarsFri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Certified conformity/copie conformeABBAS KIAROSTAMI has spent four decades making oblique, fascinating films in his native IranFri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Irish five named for TorontoOnce again the Irish Film Board is able to announce a healthy presence at the upcoming Toronto film festivalFri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Because they’re worth itIt’s time for another of those Forbes magazine money listsFri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Bonded by bloodOI, DANNY Boy! Where do you think you’re going, you muppet? The only surprising thing about this industry-standard British gangster…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
