The Irish Times

M Night Shyamalan: The unbreakable spirit of ‘the twist guy’

Despite critical maulings, you can’t keep Shyamalan down, as he returns with ‘Glass’

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00

Fallout from Neil Jordan disowning his Riviera TV series continues

Sky drops Riviera from the Iftas after creator and co-writer Jordan disowned the super-lavish series earlier this year

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 13:30

Riviera review: Cheap thrills in a glamorous world

It’s a quality show that could also pass as a satire on the budgets of prestige television

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 22:00

Neil Jordan: ‘Michael Collins was conventional – apart from the guerrilla warfare’

Ahead of the 20th-anniversary re-release of Neil Jordan’s hugely successful film Michael Collins, the director reflects on the ‘unique opportunity’ he got to make it

Thu Mar 17 2016 - 06:00

Dead Poets Society, Grease and Harry Potter: Top class films set in school

Music, poetry and magic are the main lessons to come out of these classics

Thu Aug 13 2015 - 05:01

Hailee regarded

Only 16, Hailee Steinfeld’s CV already boasts an Oscar nod and roles alongside the likes of Bridges, Ford Streep and Kingsley. How did she find herself in such illustrious company? “I never really found something that I loved as much as I love acting,” she tells Tara Brady

Fri Oct 25 2013 - 00:00

M Night Shyamalan – a new twist for the master of the surprise ending

Ever since The Sixth Sense, M Night Shyamalan has been known as ‘the scary twist ending guy’. But his new sci-fi adventure, After Earth, starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith, will change all that, says the irrepressibly cheery director

Fri Jun 07 2013 - 00:00