Red DogYOU CAN TELL a bit about how a country likes to see itself from a glance at its popular cinemaFri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
'Then it got better reviews. It's ruined everything for me'JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Critics have been raving about ‘Margaret’, Kenneth Lonergan’s unsettling post-9/…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
RampartA FEW YEARS ago, Oren Moverman directed The Messenger , a film that revelled in its own restraintFri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
LauraThere are few more jaw- dropping reversals than the one that suddenly sideswipes the plot halfway through Otto Preminger’s unclassifiable…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
The extras you don't get on DVDFilm festivals are a chance to see stars in the flesh, enjoy old masters in a collective experience, and banter with fellow enthusiasts…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
A gripping tale of corruption and glamourJAMESON DUBILN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: ALL BUT THE best-informed of domestic pundits must feel a little daunted when attempting…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
The Woman in the Fifth/La Femme du VèmeIT’S BEEN A rough few years for Pawel PawlikowskiFri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
'Top to toe an artist 'From his impeccable ensembles to his pitch-perfect manner and masterful comedic timing, David Kelly was an actor from a different…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
'The Artist' sweeps all before it with seven Baftas as eyes turn to OscarTHE ARTIST, Michel Hazanavicius’s silent black-and- white movie, continued its triumphant parade through awards season by picking…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
'The Artist' sweeps up at BaftasThe Artist, Michel Hazanavicius’s silent black-and- white movie, continued its triumphant parade through awards season by picking…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Right-wingers should learn to use their intelligenceRIGHT-WINGERS ARE stupid and prejudicedSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Neeson gets Peta in a stewREEL NEWS: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) is urging punters to avoid the latest Liam Neeson film The Grey…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
A classic zombie gets crematedREEL NEWS: Even the most dedicated horror fan might admit that, when he or she heard that Bill Hinzman had died on Monday, a…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Happy birthday Zsa ZsaREEL NEWS: Time to give one of our regular shouts out to resilient survivorsFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
The VowIF YOU WANT evidence that the US is a decadent society, then take note of the way mainstream Hollywood represents bohemian lifestyles…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Big MiracleNOW, LOOK HERE. This writer is as wet a liberal as you could fear to meetFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
A Separation’s trouble and strifeREEL NEWS: Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation , a tale of marital strife from Iran, has been picking up gongs wherever it goes.Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Prepare for a piggy presenterREEL NEWS: You can’t escape from Miss Piggy at present.Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Team that lit up the screenSMALL PRINT: Just look at this now-poignant Life cover from 1969Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Surely we all know we are being lied to by now, don't we?The advertising and media worlds are awash with knowing liesSat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Jack and JillADAM SANDLER plays twins: one an assured male, the other a dysfunctional femaleFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Journey 2: The Mysterious IsalndHANG ON A moment. To what is this thing a sequel? Oh, yesFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Pacino to present his Oscar Wilde film at 10th Dublin festivalESTEEMED SWEDISH actor Stellan Skarsgård joined a gang of celebrities at the reopened Light House cinema to launch the programme…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Man on a Ledge“JUMP! DO IT! DO IT!” inconvenienced New Yorkers shout at poor Sam WorthingtonFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
ChronicleTHIS CRACKING little found- footage thriller – at just 84 minutes, it really is quite little – doesn’t half tell us a familiar…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
National traits can bring out the worst in usIS IT possible to indulge in national stereotyping without being a racist? It’s a tricky oneSat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
House of Tolerance/L'appolonide: Souvenirs de la Maison CloseHEAVEN SAVE us from middlebrow notions of sophisticated entertainment. Classical orchestras play the music of QueenFri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
A Monster in ParisISN’T IT peculiar the way certain unlikely subjects suddenly colonise one medium or another? Bibo Bergeron’s tolerable French…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
The PierFOLLOWING A successful screening at last year’s Galway Film Fleadh, Gerard Butler’s pleasant, low-key drama gets a deserved outing…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Two Irish directors make the cut for best short filmTWO EXPERIENCED Irish film professionals are celebrating today after picking up Oscar nominations for Best Live Action Short …Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Oscar surprise as Scorsese's 'Hugo' edges it over 'The Artist' for nomination top spotFOR ONCE there were a few surprises when the Oscar nominations were announced in Los Angeles yesterday.Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
CoriolanusDRAGGING SHAKESPEARE plays to other times and other places causes greater problems on film than it does in the theatre.Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
'Artist' and 'Tinker Tailor' on track for BaftasFOLLOWING ITS triumph at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist has garnered an impressive 12 nominations…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Iftas tinker with meaning of ‘lead’REEL NEWS : Nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards were announced on Tuesday.Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Screen WriterREMEMBER THAT story about the actress who was suing the Internet Movie Database for printing her real age? These sorts of dubious…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Margin CallIN THE mid-1970s, as the Watergate malarkey unfurled, the complex, unforgiving conspiracy thriller became the era’s signature…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Two studios mark 100 yearsREEL NEWS : Two of the big studios celebrate their centenaries this yearFri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Star in freefall over silent's 'Vertigo' sampleREEL NEWS : Nobody has got a bad word to say about The Artist , right? Wrong! Kim Novak, a key icon of the late 1950s, has taken…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Wiig never a bride for sequelREEL NEWS : As you should be aware by now, Bridesmaids turned out to be the biggest film of 2011 in the Republic of IrelandFri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Arresting performance could swing awards for Gleeson and 'The Guard'JOHN MICHAEL McDonagh’s hit comedy, The Guard, came out on top when nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards were…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
'The Guard' gets nine IFTA nominationsThe Guard, John Michael McDonagh’s hit comedy, came out on top when nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards (Ifta…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
In search of the real Iron LadyWhether loathed or revered, Margaret Thatcher is now a figure of myth who defies efforts to humanise herSat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Clash of the box-office titansREEL NEWS: Paramount has knocked Warner Bros from the top of the box-office hit parade for the first time in three yearsFri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Chimp makes a chump out of gullible mediaREEL NEWS: Do you remember, a little less than a decade ago, when some mad cult announced that it had cloned the first human…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
GoonAS THE muted “overseas” response to Moneyball demonstrated, films concerning American sports rarely thrive outside the United…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ CO gives Dimitri his dueREEL NEWS: The RTÉ Concert Orchestra will honour Dimitri Tiomkin, composer of classic scores such as High Noon, The Guns of …Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Sir Elton talks up his own biopicREEL NEWS: Elton John has confirmed that plans are afoot for a film based on his life.Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Soho deli's plight underlines dreary inevitability of clone cityIn the 1980s you could still visit a city in Britain or Ireland and expect to see unfamiliar shopsSat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
