The GuardJOHN MICHAEL McDonagh? Now, that name sounds familiar. You’re thinking along the right lines.Fri Jul 8 2011 - 01:00
Galway film festival gets into top gear with acclaimed comedy 'Parked'GALWAY FILM Fleadh marked its 23rd year last night as it kicked off with a screening of Darragh Byrne’s eccentric comedy Parked…Wed Jul 6 2011 - 01:00
New 02 cinema a capital idea for city so conspicuously short of 3D venueUpcoming blockbusters are made for an Imax screen, but studios and fans want premieres in the city centreFri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
A Bond gets his girlCongratulations to Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig who, following a whirlwind romance, were married in secret last week.Fri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
A SeparationTHROUGHOUT ITS rise over the past few decades, Iranian cinema has gained a reputation for visual austerity and elliptical storytelling…Fri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Python team plans to reuniteHere’s a nice idea. Surviving members of the Monty Python team plan to produce a 3D animated film based on the autobiography …Fri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Transformers: Dark of the Moon review: everything that’s wrong with the entertainment industrySuch the appalling reputation of the Transformers movies that this release seems less like the launch of a summer blockbuster than the recurrence of a debilitating, infectious diseaseFri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Box-office big, box-office littleThere was good news for Schadenfreude fans in this week’s UK and Ireland box-office figuresFri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Is Palin ready for her close-up?Let’s be honest. We might rant about the media’s obsession with Sarah Palin, but we continue to mop up every scandalous nugget…Fri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Standards slip in EdinburghThe sad decline of the Edinburgh Film Festival continues.Fri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
'Psychopaths and gangsters in tiaras'A controversial new documentary about the death of Princess Diana is packed with mind-bending speculations and theories – and…Fri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Struggle for the soul of English usage is not just small potato'sTexting and social media are the new battlefield for language pedants and libertinesSat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Film-makers head back to baseREELNEWS: Filmbase, the admirable resource centre for moviemakers, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a series of exciting…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
23rd Fleadh makes holy show of Stella line-upREELNEWS: The programme for the 23rd Galway Film Fleadh was unveiled this week.Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Beeb to chronicle unholy rowREELNEWS: The BBC seems to have an obsession with dramatising the lives of post-war comicsFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Award for best dictator goes to . . .REELNEWS: Har, har! Michael Bay, director of the cacophonous Transformers franchise, has confirmed what many people already …Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Viva Riva!ON PAPER, this acetylene-driven thriller – allegedly the first dramatic feature ever from the Democratic Republic of the Congo…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Ebert’s car-crash review hits a nerveREELNEWS: An odd controversy has sprung up in the aftermath of Jackass performer Ryan Dunn’s death in a car crashFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Plaudits for the publicREELNEWS: An interesting scheme is afoot aimed at thanking the general public for attending movies and at promoting the importance…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Atheists who protest too much risk affirming what they opposeA FEW years ago, Jonathan Miller, the admirable physician, theatre director and satirist, gave an interview on the subject of…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Bad TeacherTHE TITLE nods towards Bad Santa and the film’s premise is undeniably similarFri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Ban this Six filth? Yes we will, says British boardREELNEW: Censorship is back in vogueFri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Kerry fest wants your shortsREELNEW: The Kerry Film Festival is inviting submissions for this year’s event, which runs from October 29th until November …Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Marty planning a Liz & Dick biopic?REELNEW: Reporting proposed Martin Scorsese films is almost as dangerous a business as examining imaginary upcoming projects…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Docs on display in DonegalREELNEW: The excellent Guth Gafa International Documentary Festival kicks off in Gortahork, Co Donegal, today.Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Funding for Irish-language shortsREEL NEWS : The Irish Film Board is seeking applications for the Gearrscannáin film scheme, aimed at producing short films in…Fri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
US documentary a paean to PalinREEL NEWS : American political websites are alive with the news that a new documentary about Sarah Palin, commissioned by the…Fri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
Rome steals the Veneto's thunderREEL NEWS : The recently founded Rome Film Festival continues its efforts to compete with the venerable Venice eventFri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
SennaFOR THOSE of us uninterested in motor sports, the dramatis personae of Formula One comprises a vast emulsion of South Americans…Fri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
Last NightTHE MAKERS of Last Night, a tepid relationship drama with ideas above its station, would probably regard it as a compliment to…Fri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
Box-office knows how to partyREEL NEWS : Is the cinema slump over? Well, despite being a pale retread of the original, The Hangover Part II has stunned analysts…Fri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
Hobbit filming soldiers on despite mishapsREEL NEWS : Peter Jackson’s version of The Hobbit is fast gaining a reputation as a cursed projectFri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
Oz born again in Raimi prequelREEL NEWS : The Wizard of Oz never quite goes away. There was John Boorman’s sideways take in ZardozFri Jun 3 2011 - 01:00
How a sinking ship became king of the box officeA YEAR OR so after James Cameron hoodwinked the universe into thinking his version of the Titanic disaster was something other…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Heartbeats/Les Amours ImaginairesWE SHOULD always pause before reaching for that tired old phrase “style over substance”.Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Show time for young film folkThe innovative (An)Other Irish Cinema group, a body of young film-makers, will be screening a selection of their work at Hello…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Uggy, Uggy, Uggy, oi, oi, oiOne more Cannes-related snippet before we shut up about the blasted festival? Why not?Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Malick's tree of strife battles towards daylightREEL NEWS : Mystery still surrounds the release details for Terrence Malick’s The Tree of LifeFri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Footy flicks (no, not Subbuteo)As the football season draws to a close and fans face up to 2½ weeks – or is it less? – of round-ball deprivation, the Goethe…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
An elementary mistakeMartin Freeman put his foot in it after accepting his best-supporting actor prize at the British Academy TV awards last weekend…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Gilligan’s eye for beautyThe Irish Film Institute will be hosting a deserved tribute to the late Donal Gilligan – the talented cinematographer who died…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Make your pitch to Galway fleadhThe Galway Film Fleadh has had some success with its innovative pitching award.Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00