The Irish Times

Forever contemporary Cruella leaves Mary Poppins in ‘olden times’

Both films were originally made about 50 years after the period they recreate – and raise a curious question about the past in culture

Sat May 29 2021 - 05:00

Joe Dante: You have to give a movie time to age, like wine

Gremlins director talks Spielberg, low-budget horror and ‘bizarre’ film market

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 05:00

Peter Fonda: Henry’s estranged son, Jane’s ‘sweet baby brother’, Bridget’s less famous dad

Peter Fonda, though a smaller star than other family members, helped reinvent Hollywood

Mon Aug 19 2019 - 17:11

Peter Fonda dies aged 79

Easy Rider actor had been ill with lung cancer, according to family

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 00:00

Easy Rider at 50: ‘Unwatchable’ – unless you’re stoned

In July 1969, Dennis Hopper’s movie baffled the suits, freaked out audiences and made a fortune

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 13:30

The Last Movie: Dennis Hopper’s irresistible Easy Rider follow-up

Review: Dennis Hopper’s follow-up to Easy Rider is a fascinating, baffling experiment

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 05:00

Glory review: A tragicomic tale of a troublesome timepiece

Bulgarian directors Grozeva and Valchanova create a timely, topical film about a watch

Thu Jan 25 2018 - 05:00

Get your Route 66 kicks closer to home

Scotland’s Highland way offers the scenery, characters and pit stops for a perfect road trip

Sat Nov 19 2016 - 06:00

Susan Wood: from Easy Rider’s difficult shoot to clicking with John and Yoko

In her long career, the photographer has captured everyone from Jayne Mansfield to Norman Mailer. She tells how Dennis Hopper betrayed Peter Fonda and how she earned her subjects’ trust

Fri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00

“It’s a part I’ve waited 77 years for” - Bruce Dern on ‘Nebraska’

After a 50-year career, Bruce Dern is finally getting some Oscar attention. Acting is “an endurance competition,” he says. “It’s like a marathon: you don’t start racing until mile 16. It will take a long time,” he tells Tara Brady

Fri Nov 29 2013 - 00:00