Son of HarrisTHERE'S a scene in the new Irish film Gold In The Streets where Jared Harris, who plays the toughest, most cynical member of …Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Film festival opens with world firstTHE 12th Dublin Film Festival opened last night at the Ambassador Cinema with the world premiere of the Irish film A Further …Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
Barman, this beer ad is flatWHERE have all those dreadful Guinness commercials gone? You know the ones, with the stage Irishman wittering on about the "secret…Sat Feb 22 1997 - 00:00
Neeson voted best actor for role in Collins filmLIAM NEESON has won this year's Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Michael Collins…Mon Feb 03 1997 - 00:00
Making a play at TV dramaTHE relationship between film and television drama is a fluid and constantly shifting oneFri Jan 31 1997 - 00:00
THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUTHDEAD Kennedys, their assassins and their rivals, haunted the airwaves this week, in fiction, fantasy and documentarySat Jan 25 1997 - 00:00
Revising the pastTHE past is a foreign country, but how they do things there in the world of television depends very much on the fashions of the…Sat Jan 18 1997 - 00:00
Shine shinesTHE Golden Satellite Awards, announced on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, reflected the openness of this year's field in the …Fri Jan 17 1997 - 00:00
Mixed reviews for "Some Mother's Son"THE Irish film Some Mother's Son has received mixed reviews after its British premiere on Thursday nightSat Jan 11 1997 - 00:00
The woman who shot Warhol"I Shot Andy Warhol" (members and guests only) IFC, DublinFri Jan 10 1997 - 00:00
A musical which sings from the screen"Evita" (PG) Savoy, Virgin, Omniplex, UCIs, DublinFri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
. . . but no, seriouslyRTE kicks off 1997 with a range of new variety and documentary seriesSat Dec 28 1996 - 00:00
First-timers score in styleIN a year which saw Ireland's foremost director produce the most significant film of his career to date, it may seem perverse…Fri Dec 27 1996 - 00:00
Fresh Irish films under the spotlightTHERE has been a lot of blather over the last few years about a "renaissance" in Irish cinemaSat Dec 21 1996 - 00:00
The Borgs are back"Star Trek: First Contact" (12) Savoy, Virgin, Omniplex, UCIsFri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Trekkies clash with mightier Federation"MAKE it so", is all the captain of the USS Enterprise normally needs to say to get the job doneFri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
A mercurial first featureWRITER director Martin Duffy admits there is more than a touch of autobiography in his debut feature film, The Boy From Mercury…Fri Dec 06 1996 - 00:00
Northside grafter shows he's a class actTHE unemployed Northsider in Tide Van contrasts with the comfortable niche Colm Meaney has carved out as a respected and much…Sat Nov 30 1996 - 00:00
Pictures of my father"THE thing that I knew in theory, but which didn't become real until it actually happened, was that the relationship with somebody…Sat Nov 30 1996 - 00:00
"Michael Collins" breaks Irish box office recordsONE week after its release, Neil Jordan's film, Michael Collins, has broken box office records in Ireland and gone straight to…Sat Nov 16 1996 - 00:00
Some down to Earth humourFRIEND's Frasier, Seinfeld, Larry Sanders, Caroline In The City, Roseanne, Ellen, Cybill..Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Stoic scholar lured by clash of politicsWHEN John Bowman welcomes viewers to Questions and Answers on Monday night it will be an important landmark in Irish television…Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
First nochtSO, here it is... after years of lobbying, plotting and planning, Teilifis na Gaeilge finally hits our screens at 8 p.mSat Oct 26 1996 - 01:00
Creating an English island in IrelandTHE Big House is a familiar subject for TV drama, but tonight's Screen Two version of Henry Green's novel Loving, set in an Anglo…Sat Oct 19 1996 - 01:00
New Irish films star at CorkTRADITIONALLY, the second weekend of the Cork Film Festival is a time for Irish film making, with the Irish Shorts programmes…Fri Oct 18 1996 - 01:00
A letdown on LeesideWITH an increased financial commitment from principal sponsors Murphy's Stout, and with festival director Michael Hannigan's …Fri Oct 11 1996 - 01:00
House packed for Cork Film Festival openingTHE 41st Cork Film Festival opened last night at the city's Opera House with a screening of Trevor Nunn's adaptation of Shakespeare…Mon Oct 07 1996 - 01:00
Finding the new frontierOVER the last 15 years, John Sayles has become a role model for many aspiring film-makers in the US and around the world with…Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
German wins best animated film awardTHE annual European CARTOON Forum, held this year in Galway city, closed on Saturday night with the announcement of this year…Mon Sept 23 1996 - 01:00
"There's no such thing as an unbiased film""I didn't think that you could make a film from the position of the hunger strikers or the British government," says the writer…Fri Sept 13 1996 - 01:00
The ratings gameEVERYONE knows what the TAMs are, but from this week on we're going to have to get used to the NeilsensSat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00
Dramatic gesturesWHEN is a drama schedule not a drama schedule, and when is autumn not really autumn? Liam Miller, director of programmes, television…Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
"Beaumarchais" (15s) Light HouseThe veteran French director of light comedy, Edouard Molinaro, is best known here for La Cage Aux Folles, and the star of that…Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
Good-hearted guys galoreThe miraculous rebirth of John Travolta as an A-list star after years of neglect continues with his performance in this gentle…Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
IRISH FILMS SINCE 1988Sir, - Luke Gibbons was not the only academic attending the conference on Irish cinema at the University of Virginia last May…Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
Boldly goingTHE most famous split infinitive in the English language celebrates its 30th birthday on Monday, when BBC 2 devotes an evening…Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
Warning bellesIN a week without one home grown programme worthy of note, RTE trumpeted the arrival of Savannah, the latest offering from Hollywood…Sat Aug 17 1996 - 01:00
Living in the past?IN the mid 1980s, during the first sustained wave of indigenous film production backed by the Irish Film Board in its first incarnation…Fri Aug 16 1996 - 01:00
Beyond the bloated plexbusterFOR anyone whose interest in movies extends beyond the bloated plexbusters currently dominating our screens, BBC 2's Moving Pictures…Fri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
Sleaze TVTHE gormless looking youth is brought out from the sound proof booth and reunited with his girlfriend for the big questionSat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
From Hollywood hunk to respectedGABRIEL Byrne is now, and the familiar aquiline features have become more craggy with the years, but for his many Irish female…Sat Jul 20 1996 - 01:00
