Tongue and cheek mutant antiheroesMeet Toad, one of the mutant antiheroes of X-Men, which opens here next Friday having already taken more than $150 million on…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Movie trail for WicklowWhat do Braveheart, Michael Collins, Excalibur, Into the West, Dancing at Lughnasa and Far and Away have in common? As any film…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Fine figures in cinemasThe first six months of this year have seen cinema admissions in the Republic increase by 31 per cent on the equivalent period…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Irish films on paradeThe next three months will see an unprecedented wave of Irish or Irish-related feature films hitting screens around the country…Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
The rat packIt's far from being a Mickey Mouse event these days, but the Galway Film Fleadh had a distinctly rodent-ish feel on Tuesday's…Fri Jul 14 2000 - 01:00
The best baddies in townThe entire population of a small American village is herded into the local church by British soldiersSat Jul 08 2000 - 01:00
That's what friends are forCursai Ealaine Teoranta: The Truth about Gerry (RTE1, Tuesday)Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Telling it like it wasYou don't see many documentaries in the cinema these days, agrees director Kevin MacDonaldSat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Drama over documentary`I'm a great believer in the idea that you can tell the truth in dramas far better than you can in documentaries," says director…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Rough trade, rough draftThe old Hollywood gag about the Polish starlet who was so dim she slept with the writer may be in need of some revision in light…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Limited additionReports of the demise of Cursai Ealaine were, it seems, prematureSat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Now here's an offer you really can't refuseThree New Jersey mobsters (allegedly) are sitting in a car, discussing their favourite TV showSat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
`I have to live out my destiny'`How many American movies do you see about jobs any more?" asks Oliver StoneSat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
Reprising the Rats`Frank, Sammy and Dean: the Rat Pack, Live from Las Vegas!" Well, not exactly - it's really Louis, Peter and Clive, live from…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Some things `shouldn't be shown'Modern Times: The Price of Eggs (BBC2, Wednesday)Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
The Insider dealIt comes as a surprise that Michael Mann is not an anti-smoking fanaticSat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Vaunting Victorian valuesMike Leigh has a reputation for grumpiness, I'm warned before going to meet him at a screening of his new film for Irish Times…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
CinemaNext Tuesday is the centenary of the birth of the great Spanish director, Luis BunuelSat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
CinemaOne of the many remarkable things about digital animation supremo John Lasseter, the man who brought us Toy Story and A Bug's…Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
Patriarch role in `Amongst Women' won most praiseWhen Tony Doyle stepped up to accept the Lifetime Achievement award from the Film Institute of Ireland in December 1998, the …Sat Jan 29 2000 - 00:00
CinemaAt 5 a.m. on December 1st, Ben Eadar, the Holywood, Co Down, home of Ireland's most celebrated documentary-maker, John TSat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
`General' wins best film awardThe feature films The General and I Went Down and the television drama Amongst Women figured strongly at the inaugural Irish …Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Monsieur Hulot's picturesThe clown/film-maker has an honoured place within the history of cinema, particularly in the first half of this centurySat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Woody Allen: A Biography by John Baxter (HarperCollins Entertainment, £8.99 in UK)The picture which emerges in Baxter's unflattering but scrupulously fair biography is of a man who jealously guards his power…Sat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
