Partners needed for short filmMarriage Equality, the organisation dedicated to narrowing the gap between marriage and civil partnerships, plans to make a short…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Birthday bash is wheeled outThe splendid Cinemobile has long been an essential part of the Galway Film FleadhFri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Thumbs up for Madonna’s movieIt seems as if the Weinstein brothers have faith in W.EFri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Ashton puts Voice in the tweet spotIn so far as any news about Twitter is worth heeding, a diverting punch-up has been taking place between the Village Voice and…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
The GuardJOHN MICHAEL McDonagh? Now, that name sounds familiar. You’re thinking along the right lines.Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
The Princess of Montpensier/ La Princesse de MontpensierBACK IN THE 1960s, directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Éric Rohmer formed the nouvelle vague partly as a…Fri Jul 08 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 06 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 01 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 01 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 01 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 01 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 01 2011 - 01:00
Standards slip in EdinburghThe sad decline of the Edinburgh Film Festival continues.Fri Jul 01 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 01 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 01 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 01 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SennaFOR THOSE of us uninterested in motor sports, the dramatis personae of Formula One comprises a vast emulsion of South Americans…Fri Jun 03 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 03 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 03 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 03 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 03 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 03 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 03 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 03 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
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
