How coastal erosion is changing beach made famous in Saving Private Ryan
Curracloe is one of many beaches in the southeast being altered dramatically by climate change
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National Library acquires papers of Irish abolitionist who testified in Amistad slavery trial
Richard Robert Madden was employed by British government to ensure Caribbean slave trade came to an end
Even with Spielberg-style cuddliness, there’s a cold, dark void at the heart of artificial intelligence
Hugh Linehan: With his Kubrick-derived film AI Artificial Intelligence, the director created a surprisingly convincing version of where technology is leading us
Masters of the Air review: Barry Keoghan shows there is more to him than high-concept shiftiness
Television: The Dublin actor fits comfortably into the vast canvas of the show helping to keep airborne what will surely go down as one of the most epic projects to soar across the small screen this year
The Color Purple: Polished musical looks pretty and sounds fabulous without ever blazing up the screen
This too often feels like a retread of the Spielberg film with occasional song interruptions
Richard Osman: ‘I wanted to tell the truth about certain things that do happen when you’re older’
The Thursday Murder Club author on the latest novel in the series, The Last Devil to Die, and his never-ending love of games
Childhood culture: Colm Keena on the Wild West
Rediscovering the intensity of childhood through my old western novels and cinema adventures
Harrison Ford: ‘I just want to get through the f**king day with some self-respect left’
The 80-year-old star returns as Indiana Jones and he seems to be enjoying himself while reflecting on the state of the world
Cannes film festival 2023: return of the old guard royalty of Loach, Wenders and Scorsese. Then there’s Johnny Depp
Unbeatable film festival kicks off next week with new Indiana Jones film and others by Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes and Alice Rohrwacher
Harry Potter reboot: hate it all you like, it’s going to be bigger than Hagrid
Donald Clarke: Too soon? We are approaching the point where the remake happens before the original is released
Oscars 2023: Ten historic moments to watch out for on Academy Awards night
The first Irish-born best-actor winner, the first baroness to receive an Oscar... Much new ground could be broken when the gongs are given out on Sunday
‘I said to Tom Cruise, I want to do a picture of you no one’s ever shot before – a one-off’
David James, one of the few people Steven Spielberg turns to for input on camera angles, has captured some of Hollywood’s most celebrated still images
A star among stars: Tom Cruise turns lunch for Oscar nominees into meet-and-greet
Sixty-year-old actor nominated this year as a producer of popular best picture contender Top Gun: Maverick
Sail and rail to discover England’s prettiest towns and villages
There’s no better time to rediscover the joy of travelling by train
Oscars 2023: My predictions for next year’s best-picture nominees
Donald Clarke forecasts how the category will shape up at the next Academy Awards
Oscars 2022: Who should win, and who will win?
Ireland has its biggest haul of nominations since 2016, but has won few awards so far
Al Pacino: ‘The Godfather gave me a new identity that was hard to cope with’
Fifty years later, the actor looks back on his breakthrough role as Michael Corleone
Baftas 2022: Belfast edged out by The Power of the Dog
Kenneth Branagh’s film takes just one prize as Joanna Scanlan is ‘surprise’ best actress
‘I was just a very confused actor. But I was really keen to learn’
Mark Rylance on his unlikely road to Hollywood stardom, and why Brits love an underdog
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: Bob Odenkirk’s memoir is funny and unsentimental
Enlightening account of a life in laughter’s vanguard may test patience of Breaking Bad fans
Screen Actors Guild awards 2022: Will Smith, Squid Game and Coda win big
'Now I feel I’m finally part of the family': Troy Kotsur, first deaf actor to win award
Oscars 2022: Kenneth Branagh, Jessie Buckley and Ciarán Hinds among nominees
Belfast up for best picture and Van Morrison nominated for best original song
Mark Rylance on theatre, film and his family’s tragedy: ‘For me, love is stronger than death’
The actor’s beloved stepdaughter, Nataasha van Kampen, died aged 28 in 2012
Golden Globes 2022: Belfast wins best screenplay in discredited awards
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog wins best drama, in a low-scoring night for the Irish
Donald Clarke: China’s financial success at the cinema is not a pandemic story
People’s Republic released two highest-grossing films of 2021 after decade of growth
How to go from Rathmines to working with Hollywood’s A-list
Oscar-winning Irish director Benjamin Cleary on his thought-provoking metaphysical sci-fi debut
Golden Globes 2022: Belfast leads the nominations for controversial awards
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast gets seven nods. Ruth Negga is also nominated for Passing
West Side Story's Ariana DeBose: ‘I was enamoured with Rita Moreno’
The performer and actor on playing the classic role of Anita in Steven Spielberg's remake
West Side Story: Sondheim’s lyrics still crackle in Spielberg’s movie
Review: Steven Spielberg revives Bernstein and Sondheim’s classic musical for the screen
Rita Moreno: ‘Was Brando a good lover? Oh, yes! Incredible’
The Hollywood veteran on West Side Story, dating Brando and Elvis Presley, and joy at 90
Ian Shaw: ‘I used to see Dad drink. I was often playing under the table in Irish pubs’
The actor on his father, Jaws star Robert Shaw, and the problems that plagued the film shoot
Donald Clarke: When is a new take on a movie not a remake?
A complex formula involving several variables dictates whether the word is appropriate
Tuning out: The strange case of the apparent death of the film musical
Dear Evan Hansen screen adaptation comes during a fraught period for the always imperilled genre
Ireland has the weather, the landscape and the spotty extras that medieval movies need
Donald Clarke: The country easily delivers the desired sense of mildewed desolation
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