Vortex wins best film at Dublin International Film Festival
Laura Samani wins best director for Small Body and Udo Kier takes best actor
Paul Verhoeven
Film-maker
‘Cinema is not dead.’ Cannes film festival makes a promising return
After cancelling in 2020, Cannes returns this summer with an extensive programme
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
Film 2020: The 50 films to watch out for
The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year
Violent femme: Why Isabelle Huppert isn’t afraid of being scary
Some think she’s ‘a bit frightening’, including in Neil Jordan’s Greta, but the star couldn’t be nicer
Good sex scenes: when actors play it safe
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The best in film 2017, according to the Dublin Film Critics Circle
Dunkirk blows away the competition
Takashi Miike: 'Manga was a magic that gave children dreams'
Between his 103 directorial credits, Takashi Miike has staged a Kabuki play, created dozens of music videos and documentaries, and even made kids' shows
Rooney Mara: ‘Doing the Irish accent was terrifying’
The star of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ on Jim Sheridan's ‘The Secret Scripture’ and how her friend Cate Blanchett helped her get cast in sexual abuse drama ‘Una’
Bigelow on Detroit: ‘Racism hurts everyone. It’s a human story’
Katherine Bigelow’s furious new film, ‘Detroit’, tackles historic racism and strikes some shocking notes. But the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ director has been taking fire for even taking on the project
Elle review: A shocking, unconventional take on rape
Isabelle Huppert’s conspicuous authorship of central role may have muted controversy
Oscar nomination for Ruth Negga: ‘I became an actor to hide’
The quiet Irish actor may be on the cusp of mega-stardom but she hasn’t lost sight of her craft
‘La La Land’ pushes Golden Globes rivals into the dust
Irish nominees come up short, Meryl Streep gives searing critique of Donald Trump
Blockbusters bombed while Irish film soared
Culture review 2016: The surge in Irish cinema continued with cracking diverse domestic films, and getting to see the Oscars in the flesh was a treat
Cannes Film Festival 2016: Established masters - and some fresh faces
Three female directors out of 20 will compete for this year's Palme d’Or - in 2012 there was none on the list for the top prize
Cannes Film Festival set to save cinematic souls from limbo
Woody Allen in line to set record while Pedro Almodóvar and Cristi Puiu eye Palme d’Or
Visual Art: Why Gretchen Bender’s work is ripe for revival
The late American media artist was ahead of her time, but her reputation is now catching up with her powerful work; and Mayo artists respond to their home county
Robocop's other half Abbie Cornish keeps it country
The Australian has come a long way, from lauded turns in arthouse hits to the new Robocop. Donald Clarke talks to the star – if only he can get a word in over the puppies and parakeets
Film review: Ender’s Game
This big budget adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s popular space opera is a bracing, if dubious, orgy of youthful militarism, writes Donald Clarke
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