Paul Giamatti

Oscars 2024: ‘Very proud Irishman’ Cillian Murphy wins best actor, one of seven awards for Oppenheimer

Emma Stone wins best actress Oscar as Irish-produced Poor Things picks up four Academy Awards

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 07:53

Oscars 2024: the complete list of winners

Here are all the winners of the 96th Academy Awards - and all the nominees

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 05:04

Oscars 2024: Cillian Murphy looks unbeatable. Who else should win and who will win?

It’s shaping up to be Oppenheimer’s year at the Academy Awards. What about Barbie? And could Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things also do well?

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 05:15

Oscars 2024: Was Greta Gerwig snubbed for a best director nomination and nine other questions

Were Barry Keoghan and Andrew Scott ever in the race?

Wed Jan 24 2024 - 07:00

Oscars nominations 2024: the complete list

From 11 nominations for Irish-produced Poor Things to 13 for all-conquering Oppenheimer, here are all the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards

Tue Jan 23 2024 - 15:18

Oscars 2024: Will Barry Keoghan make the cut? Donald Clarke predicts this year’s nominees

Bafta nomination system has rendered connections between the US and British academies less robust than was the case

Sun Jan 21 2024 - 19:00

Baftas 2024: Donald Clarke on the snubs and surprises on a good day for Irish nominations

Did Barry Keoghan edge out Andrew Scott? And might Paul Mescal’s chances at the Oscars be revived?

Thu Jan 18 2024 - 16:51

The Holdovers review: Paul Giamatti emerges as Cillian Murphy’s Oscars rival in a comedy set to become a Christmas classic

Arriving in Ireland three months after its US release, Alexander Payne’s film is still a seasonal delight

Thu Jan 18 2024 - 05:45

Paul Giamatti: ‘I like interesting supporting parts. I have no strict rule I need to play the lead’

The Holdovers star, whose performance has just won him a Golden Globe, always liked the idea of the ‘character actor’, even though he’s not exactly sure what it means

Sun Jan 14 2024 - 05:15

Damian Lewis: ‘We had a sadness in our family’

The Billions star on his character’s big twist, and his career after Helen McCrory’s death

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 06:00

Netflix: The best 101 films to watch right now

Half our favourite movies have vanished. But there’s still plenty of great stuff to search for

Sat Jan 18 2020 - 06:10

The smartest dumb show on TV that everybody will be talking about

The zippy saga about filthy-rich white guys is an antidote to self-serious antihero dramas

Mon Mar 18 2019 - 15:42

Who is the best cinema Santa Claus of them all?

There has been a stunning variety of screen Santas. But one outshines them all

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 10:46

Eight of the best TV shows to watch this week

‘Billions’ returns, Idris Elba’s new comedy series debuts and Irish couple’s wedding dilemmas

Sun Mar 25 2018 - 06:00

Chef’s Table review: sit down for one episode, binge on three

To eat at Jeong Kwan’s, one must have embarked fully on the road to spiritual enlightenment – which makes it an easier booking than Noma

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 13:00

Billions TV review: A cabal of frat boys re-enact Shakespearean battles

It would be nice to take Billions as a leering satire on the new Masters of the Universe, but next to the real thing is small potatoes

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 09:57

Whatever happened to the Christmas movie? Here are six that need a remake

It's December 2016 - the likes of Home Alone and It’s A Wonderful Life could do with a bit of updating

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 14:00

Beerista: There’s no need to spit

Many flavours and aromas will become apparent only after swallowing a sip of beer

Fri Oct 21 2016 - 14:00

All-Ireland final: A Mayo win means all we know is wrong

Mayo as overlords. Mayo played by George Clooney. Everything we know will be wrong

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 11:50

Santa Barbara: coastline town that springs some surprises

Elitist playground or boring retirement community for the wealthy? It’s neither – Santa Barbara defies expectations

Sat Aug 13 2016 - 02:45

Paul Giamatti: ‘I don’t look like Brad Pitt. I don’t look like a superhero’

The star of ‘Billions’, is used to mentions of his appearance. So he relates to women who come under Hollywood scrutiny for their looks

Sat May 21 2016 - 05:30

Oscars 2016: Host Chris Rock pokes fun at diversity controversy

Comedian’s opening monologue addresses boycott of awards by black actors

Mon Feb 29 2016 - 13:59

What’s hot and what’s not this week?

Forget ‘The Revenant’ and fancy doughnuts, and focus on sorting out your festival schedule

Fri Jan 29 2016 - 16:00

Sky signs deal with CBS for Showtime rights

‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Billions’ among the new dramas that will air on Sky Atlantic channel

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 17:10

The Congress review: Dream factory freak-out

Fri Aug 15 2014 - 00:00

Film review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The latest adventures of the web-slinger is enjoyable enough, but the bombastic CGI is too much of the same-old-same-old

Fri Apr 18 2014 - 00:00

12 Years a Slave

Steve McQueen’s scorching drama exposes the evil behind that ‘peculiar institution’

Thu Jan 16 2014 - 15:36

All eyes on film: the Big Movie Preview 2014

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady cast eyes towards the coming year’s cinematic treats

Fri Jan 03 2014 - 02:00

Film review: Saving Mr Banks

Disney’s Triumph of the Walt is supercalifragilistic propaganda wites Donald Clarke

Fri Nov 29 2013 - 00:00

Colin Farrell: “Lothario! There’s a nice word for a slut. Imagine what they’d say if I was a woman”

He’s older, wiser and still sober but Colin Farrell hasn’t lost any of his wicked streak – and he’s definitely in touch with his feminine side. The Saving Mr Banks star on film, family, fame and femininity

Fri Nov 22 2013 - 00:00

Turbo

Fri Oct 18 2013 - 00:00