Denis Villeneuve

Dune: Part Two review – Denis Villeneuve tries hard to turn high-end pulp into holy writ

This follow-up film is freighted with more self-importance than you would meet in the biblical epics satirised by the Monty Python crew

Fri Mar 01 2024 - 05:15

Dune: Part 2 director Denis Villeneuve – ‘I loved the idea of divers in the desert’

Second instalment zones in on the story of Paul, played by Timothée Chalamet, and Chani

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 05:15

Scene stealer: Chiabella James on Barry Keoghan, Saltburn and the art of Hollywood stills photography

Her work on Star Wars, Mission: Impossible and Dune, among others, has earned her a stellar reputation. But it almost didn’t turn out that way

Sat Feb 17 2024 - 05:15

Oscars 2022: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock overshadows CODA’s best picture award

Kenneth Branagh takes best original screenplay for the autobiographical Belfast

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 05:58

Baftas 2022: Belfast edged out by The Power of the Dog

Kenneth Branagh’s film takes just one prize as Joanna Scanlan is ‘surprise’ best actress

Sun Mar 13 2022 - 21:00

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

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 17:45

Oscars 2022: Kenneth Branagh, Jessie Buckley and Ciarán Hinds among nominees

Belfast up for best picture and Van Morrison nominated for best original song

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 12:10

Timothée Chalamet? I’m pretty sure I ordered an Americano off that guy 15 minutes ago

A month after Dune’s release, I go to see trainee barista/crown prince Timothée Chalamet

Fri Nov 26 2021 - 05:00

Donald Clarke: When is a new take on a movie not a remake?

A complex formula involving several variables dictates whether the word is appropriate

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 05:00

Breda O’Brien: This is no time to let Irish cinemas die

Is the tentative recovery of movie theatres thanks to blockbusters or a more nuanced audience desire?

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 01:00

Venice Film Festival: Who will triumph as all eyes turn to the Golden Lion?

Reviews: Paul Mescal and Kristen Stewart among stars featuring in this year’s festival

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 11:40

‘Cinema is not dead.’ Cannes film festival makes a promising return

After cancelling in 2020, Cannes returns this summer with an extensive programme

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 14:45

Oscars 2022: My predictions for next year’s best-picture nominees

Donald Clarke forecasts how next year’s category may look as the industry creaks back into action

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 11:00

Shadow and Bone star Jessie Mei Li: ‘Fans will protect the books with their lives’

The actor is about to hit TV stardom as a girl with special powers in Netflix’s new fantasy

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 06:00

From Saoirse Ronan’s Ammonite to Spielberg’s West Side Story, 50 films to watch in 2021 (we hope)

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a traffic jam of anticipated films for this year

Sat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00

50 scary films to watch at Halloween

Scare yourself silly with this list of everything from classic films to modern hits

Sun Oct 18 2020 - 06:00

Oscars 2021 could be the best awards season ever

With big releases postponed, this awards season looks more welcoming of smaller films

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 05:00

Why does Timothée Chalamet look as if he’s being buffeted on Lahinch beach?

And, more importantly, will we be able to watch him star in Dune from a cinema seat?

Tue Apr 14 2020 - 14:37

Film 2020: The 50 films to watch out for

The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 05:00

The 25 best films of the 2010s. None of them won best-picture Oscar

The decade in culture: Arrival, Lady Bird, Get Out... But which movie is at number one?

Mon Dec 23 2019 - 06:00

‘The first day I was a ball of nerves’: Paul Dano’s directorial debut

Actor discusses crafting screenplay for ‘Wildlife’ alongside partner Zoe Kazan

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 06:00

Brad Bird: Inside the Pixar movie-making machine

The ‘Incredibles 2’ director on the Disney studio’s secret sauce, and keeping his distance from corporate nonsense

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:10

Forty-two films to catch in the cinema this summer

Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, Jurassic World and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again

Sat May 26 2018 - 05:00

The name’s Boyle ... Danny Boyle to direct next James Bond film

Daniel Craig will play the shaken-not-stirred imperial thug for perhaps the last time

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 17:54

Bafta awards 2018: full list of winners

Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards’ triumphs as Saoirse Ronan left empty handed

Sun Feb 18 2018 - 22:14

The best in film 2017, according to the Dublin Film Critics Circle

Dunkirk blows away the competition

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 16:38

Blade Runner was about climate change, claustrophobia and melancholia

Can Denis Villeneuve’s 163-minute sequel to Blade Runner rescue a ‘broken’ box office?

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00

Blade Runner 2049: intoxicating, brain-melting alienation

Review: Blade Runner 2049 is not without flaws, but it’s a marvel it works as well as it does

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 18:25

The Rotten Tomatoes site is blunt, but it’s not killing cinema

Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villenueve is one of few film-makers to praise the site

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 14:00

Never say never: Daniel Craig confirms one more Bond film

And when he's finished as 007? Clondalkin man Aidan Turner looks nicely positioned

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 12:00

‘It's a romantic attempt to describe how we are as humans to an extra-terrestrial audience'

Emer Reynolds's new film ‘The Farthest’ looks at the extraordinary, humbling story the Voyager space project

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 05:00

The new Blade Runner 2049 trailer has landed

First full look at long-awaited sequel features Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford in action-packed trailer

Mon May 08 2017 - 21:45

Pieces of Me: Wild style in Smithfield

DJ Shrem and partner artist Les Cullinan’s home zings with colour and curiosities

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 08:00

Oscars 2017: This year's best picture nominees, from grand to great

Donald Clarke ranks the best picture nominees at this year’s Academy Awards

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 14:00