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‘The Leisure Seeker’ is the latest undemanding, patronising film aimed at oldies
Has Olivia de Havilland’s last starring role just been cut short?
The Hollywood great’s failed lawsuit has got fact-based TV and cinema off the hook
Steven Spielberg: ‘I didn’t think anybody would go to see ET’
His new film ‘The Post’ neatly captures the Trumpian zeitgeist. But the director worries that ‘four-quadrant superhero franchises’ will drive these old-school films out of cinemas
Boy babies wet their nappies at any lurch towards gender equality
The three highest grossing movies in the US have women in leading roles – about time
Going out this weekend? Here’s the best of what to see
Sean Millar, Irish Opera Artists and The Grimm Tale of Cinderella come to Dublin
Dakota Fanning: Women like to watch other women on screen
At just 23, Dakota Fanning is a Hollywood veteran - just don't expect her to go all Lindsay Lohan anytime soon
Meet the man who will redesign the US ambassador’s house
'No beige', says Carleton Viney, who has been asked to redesign the next US ambassador's Phoenix Park residence
Pedro Almodóvar: Writing for men is a ‘kind of torture’
The Spanish director on the making of his latest movie Julieta, his ‘unity with women’, and the lack of authenticity in modern cinema
Macho, macho men – at least until mom enters the room
Ken Wardrop follows up His & Hers with a look at mother-son relationships in the US
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Director Tim Burton’s new film is a terrific story based on an artistic swindle
Rory O'Neill/Panti: The drag doyenne who’s the queen of the scene
She can hold an audience in the palm of her hand, or round up a crowd with a click of her well-manicured fingers – so how did Rory O’Neill go from being a small-town boy in Co Mayo to becoming Panti, the grande dame of Dublin’s gay scene
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