Russell Crowe

Paul Mescal: ‘My favourite actors are Irish. There’s a wildness. We do our own thing’

Gladiator II proves another showcase for Mescal’s tough and tender masculinity, giving rein to his natural instinct as an actor

Sat Nov 16 2024 - 05:45

Paul Mescal battles savage monkeys and a stampeding rhino in new trailer for Gladiator sequel

Irish actor plays Lucius, son of Lucilla from the original Gladiator, in sequel set years after 2000 epic

Tue Sept 24 2024 - 08:52

Russell Crowe in Dublin review: ‘Welcome to the Taylor Swift alternative concert’

The Hollywood star’s Indoor Garden Party filled the Gaiety with a party atmosphere

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 08:48

The Exorcism: Russell Crowe has seldom been better than in this superior supernatural horror

Joshua John Miller’s imaginative film makes makes the inferior Exorcist: Believer reboot feel genuinely cursed

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 05:10

Celebrity-backed Donegal brand Muff Liquor secures US distribution deal

Russell Crowe, Ed Sheeran, Ronan Keating and Jimmy Carr have all invested in the business in recent years

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 09:36

Ryan Tubridy’s new radio show review: Buttery charm, frothy good humour and A-list interviews on Virgin Radio UK debut

Radio review: While the midmorning show represents a fresh start for the former RTÉ presenter, his shtick remains largely the same

Tue Jan 02 2024 - 16:23

Actor Ryan O’Neal dies aged 82 as a legend of Hollywood’s post-classical era

Barbra Streisand among fellow actors who recalled ‘funny and charming’ leading man

Sat Dec 09 2023 - 09:22

Russell Crowe posts tribute to Ryan Tubridy: ‘We’re mates – played a bit of tennis, had the odd drink or two’

‘I love the vibe of your television show,’ the star tells The Late Late Show’s departing host

Mon May 29 2023 - 10:41

Ryan Tubridy’s top Late, Late moments: F-Bomb, Hozier’s Parting Glass, Francis Brennan’s duvet difficulties

Love him or loathe him, Tubs has his share of headline-grabbing moments

Thu Mar 16 2023 - 15:15

TV View: Analyses styled on ‘meh’, ‘ehhh’, Gump and Einstein

The gods look down with cruelty on all of the weekend's action

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 01:00

Ronnie O’Sullivan: the greatest snooker player who ever ran

Ian O’Riordan: Running became an addictive drug for one of snooker’s legendary figures

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 22:30

Oscars: The last 22 best picture winners – in order of greatness

Where does this year’s winner, CODA, sit in our ranking of 21st-century Oscar winners?

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 05:55

Donald Clarke: Without Neighbours, Hollywood would have a staffing crisis

The sexless but sanguine soap is on the endangered list, struggling in a changed world

Sat Feb 12 2022 - 05:00

Australia rejoices as Ash Barty brings it home in Melbourne

25-year-old wins third Grand Slam and ends 44-wait for a home singles winner in Australia

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 10:38

‘This is killing me, Sorcha. I feel about as useful as a focking Orts degree’

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Knitting. I mean, it’s not exactly me, is it?’

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00

Can Russell Crowe help clean up Bangkok’s terrible wiring?

A tweet from the actor has sparked a call to action by Thailand’s prime minister

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 12:03

News of the World: Tom Hanks is good. But he’s not the best actor in this Netflix western

Film review: Helena Zengel is brilliant as the traumatised orphan Tom Hanks rescues

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 05:00

Viola Davis: ‘My father was just one generation removed from slavery’

The Oscar-winner on playing Ma Rainey, working with Chadwick Boseman and race in Hollywood

Sat Dec 12 2020 - 05:00

Older men’s fixation with younger women really boils my kidneys

Tanya Sweeney: My experience of a relationship with an age difference was a disaster

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00

Why most cinemas won’t reopen on Monday – even though they can

‘I just want to get trading. I have been sitting on my butt since March,’ says one manager

Thu Jun 25 2020 - 07:11

We’ve got new lockdown rituals, but man, I miss the old ones

Malachy Clerkin: Our daughter blew out her birthday candles, then the bottom fell out of the world

Mon Jun 01 2020 - 06:01

Connie Nielsen on Sea Fever: ‘Right now the film has taken on a whole new depth’

The actor on her salty turn in Neasa Hardiman’s contagion-themed debut feature

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 05:00

Is this the Eurovision winner? Dara Ó Briain and, er, Russell Crowe love it

Think about Things, Iceland’s 2020 entry, is a synth-pop earworm that’s going viral

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 13:12

True History of the Kelly Gang: How an Irish bandit became Australian antihero

Review: This tale of colonial abuse in 1880s Australia is no neat origin story for Ned Kelly

Fri Feb 28 2020 - 05:00

Greed film review: Greed is quite good. But it could be better

Winterbottom’s latest is not completely without merit but we deserve more creative satire

Thu Feb 20 2020 - 05:00

Australian fires: Rain brings respite to communities battling wildfires

Firefighters attempt strategic burns before temperatures climb higher

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 08:10

Golden Globes: Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood wins big

Saoirse Ronan, nominated for Little Women performance, loses out to Renée Zellweger

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 06:00

Screen Actors Guild awards: have Saoirse Ronan’s Oscar hopes been dented?

No nomination for Irish star of Little Women but Andrew Scott gets nod for Fleabag

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 16:58

Bombshell: full trailer for Fox News sex scandal drama released

Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie star in true story of how Roger Ailes was brought down by sexual harassment allegations

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 06:01

A touch of Hollywood in the west of Ireland

Some movie magic has added sparkle to an overhauled home and a new bookshop in Co Mayo

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 06:00

45 of the best TV shows to watch this autumn

From The Dublin Murders to The Crown, Red Rock to Ru Paul, here are this season’s best comedy, drama and reality series

Wed Sept 04 2019 - 06:00

Which films are in contention as interminable awards season ramps up?

Donald Clarke runs the rule over the likely winners ahead of this week’s festival trifecta

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 05:00

Bombshell: First trailer for star-studded Fox News sex scandal drama released

Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie aim for Oscars in portrayal of Roger Ailes debacle

Thu Aug 22 2019 - 08:37

Rose McGowan: ‘I am not defined by my rapist. I’ve talked about him quite enough’

The actor on #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein and why Sinéad O’Connor was ‘100% right’

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 05:00