Plaudits for the publicREELNEWS: An interesting scheme is afoot aimed at thanking the general public for attending movies and at promoting the importance…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Beeb to chronicle unholy rowREELNEWS: The BBC seems to have an obsession with dramatising the lives of post-war comicsFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
23rd Fleadh makes holy show of Stella line-upREELNEWS: The programme for the 23rd Galway Film Fleadh was unveiled this week.Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Award for best dictator goes to . . .REELNEWS: Har, har! Michael Bay, director of the cacophonous Transformers franchise, has confirmed what many people already …Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Atheists who protest too much risk affirming what they opposeA FEW years ago, Jonathan Miller, the admirable physician, theatre director and satirist, gave an interview on the subject of…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Bad TeacherTHE TITLE nods towards Bad Santa and the film’s premise is undeniably similarFri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Ban this Six filth? Yes we will, says British boardREELNEW: Censorship is back in vogueFri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Kerry fest wants your shortsREELNEW: The Kerry Film Festival is inviting submissions for this year’s event, which runs from October 29th until November …Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Docs on display in DonegalREELNEW: The excellent Guth Gafa International Documentary Festival kicks off in Gortahork, Co Donegal, today.Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Marty planning a Liz & Dick biopic?REELNEW: Reporting proposed Martin Scorsese films is almost as dangerous a business as examining imaginary upcoming projects…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Funding for Irish-language shortsREEL NEWS : The Irish Film Board is seeking applications for the Gearrscannáin film scheme, aimed at producing short films in…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
US documentary a paean to PalinREEL NEWS : American political websites are alive with the news that a new documentary about Sarah Palin, commissioned by the…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Rome steals the Veneto's thunderREEL NEWS : The recently founded Rome Film Festival continues its efforts to compete with the venerable Venice eventFri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Hobbit filming soldiers on despite mishapsREEL NEWS : Peter Jackson’s version of The Hobbit is fast gaining a reputation as a cursed projectFri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Oz born again in Raimi prequelREEL NEWS : The Wizard of Oz never quite goes away. There was John Boorman’s sideways take in ZardozFri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
SennaFOR THOSE of us uninterested in motor sports, the dramatis personae of Formula One comprises a vast emulsion of South Americans…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Last NightTHE MAKERS of Last Night, a tepid relationship drama with ideas above its station, would probably regard it as a compliment to…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Box-office knows how to partyREEL NEWS : Is the cinema slump over? Well, despite being a pale retread of the original, The Hangover Part II has stunned analysts…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
How a sinking ship became king of the box officeA YEAR OR so after James Cameron hoodwinked the universe into thinking his version of the Titanic disaster was something other…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Heartbeats/Les Amours ImaginairesWE SHOULD always pause before reaching for that tired old phrase “style over substance”.Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Uggy, Uggy, Uggy, oi, oi, oiOne more Cannes-related snippet before we shut up about the blasted festival? Why not?Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Show time for young film folkThe innovative (An)Other Irish Cinema group, a body of young film-makers, will be screening a selection of their work at Hello…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Footy flicks (no, not Subbuteo)As the football season draws to a close and fans face up to 2½ weeks – or is it less? – of round-ball deprivation, the Goethe…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Gilligan’s eye for beautyThe Irish Film Institute will be hosting a deserved tribute to the late Donal Gilligan – the talented cinematographer who died…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
An elementary mistakeMartin Freeman put his foot in it after accepting his best-supporting actor prize at the British Academy TV awards last weekend…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Make your pitch to Galway fleadhThe Galway Film Fleadh has had some success with its innovative pitching award.Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Malick's tree of strife battles towards daylightREEL NEWS : Mystery still surrounds the release details for Terrence Malick’s The Tree of LifeFri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Penn and Hewson shine in Cannes in CannesActor daughter of Bono joined Seán Penn at premiere of ‘This must be the place’ which was filmed in DublinSat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Critics’ choices go off gridIn its “Jury Grid” the trade paper Screen International culls reviews from the world’s most distinguished film critics to discern…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Two Irish films at Edinburgh FestivalTwo Irish features have been added to the programme for the upcoming Edinburgh Film Festival.Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Dark movies on children in cellarsWhile Markus Schleinzer’s Michael – the story of an Austrian paedophile who keeps a boy hostage in is cellar – courted controversy…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Melancholic Lars turfed out for Nazi commentsIf there was any question that the Cannes authorities weren't taking Lars Von Trier's recent indiscretions seriously, they were…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Pitt bullish in director’s absenceThere’s no question who made the most conspicuous non-appearance at Cannes this year.Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Julia’s EyesIT’S HARD to know what to think when you see the phrase “Mr Great-Director presents” on a film’s posterFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Win WinTHOMAS McCarthy, director of The Station Agent and The Visitor , is fast becoming one of the most reliable directors of unthreatening…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Out of Africa: the reel storyBe aware that the Fourth Annual Galway African Film Festival kicks off today at the Nuns Island Theatre in Galway Arts Centre…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Al Pacino signed up to star in GottiREEL NEWS: The deal-making is already under way at CannesFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
‘3D not just for horror’: BertolucciREEL NEWS: While enjoying a cup of strong coffee at the back of the Palais, the beached aircraft carrier where all the action…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Belgian boos baffling BeautyREEL NEWS: The first “boo” of Cannes is always something worth savouringFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Donald Clarke's Weekly Movie Quiz1 Which film carries the subtitle Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb?Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Bruni's personal reasons for not watching her filmREEL NEWS: When Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (not at all bad, incidentally) opened the festival on Wednesday night, some …Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Allen stirs Lady Di conspiracyREEL NEWS: Keith Allen, the reliably eccentric actor and roustabout, has arrived in Cannes to flog his documentary on the death…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
My Dog TulipIF YOU’RE ON the hunt for an unjustly forgotten cinematic gem, then keep an eye out for We Think the World of YouFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
