Robert Duvall blended grit and humility in a rough‑hewn archetype that is now Hollywood history
Actor had a career that spanned decades but he will forever be connected to his roles in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now
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Dracula director Luc Besson: ‘If you want a traditional horror film, watch something else’
The film-maker returns to the swashbuckling, maximalist production values that made him, with features such as Léon: The Professional and The Fifth Element, an auteur superstar
Sally Kirkland: Oscar-nominated actor dies aged 84
Sally Kirkland, star of Anna, JFK and Bruce Almighty, entered hospice care two days before death
Does a Pacino-De Niro bromance ad contain the seeds of a cure for male loneliness?
With their depictions of fun buddy bonding – harking back to a time before technology swallowed communication – Madison Avenue is modelling the sort of friendships that are waning in society
Oscar winning actor Diane Keaton dies aged 79
Her first major film role was opposite Al Pacino in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather
Four new films to see this week: Pavements, Armand, Superman and Modigliani – Three Days on the Wing of Madness
Johnny Depp directs, and Al Pacino, David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan and Pavement appear in a quartet of movies released in the week of July 11th, 2025
Modigliani: Three Days on the Wing of Madness review – Is Johnny Depp’s film a dud or a masterpiece? Prepare for disappointing news
Depp no doubt admires Modigliani’s work, but his real passion here is for the eternally intoxicating fantasy of Parisian bohemia
‘As Johnny Depp says, if Pacino comes to you and says do something it’s better you do it’
Riccardo Scamarcio, star of Modigliani: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, on its unusual genesis
Daredevil: Born Again – this might just be the show to bring Marvel back from the dead
Television: Charlie Cox of Kin fame and Vincent D’Onofrio are almost like a comic book Pacino-De Niro pairing, such is their chemistry
Gene Hackman: Ageless, everyman actor who never gave a bad performance
Hackman was among actors most responsible for changing Hollywood in 1970s, becoming a generation-defining performer
Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino – A meandering but not unengaging memoir from Hollywood’s enduring oddball
The star reflects on his ‘difficult’ reputation, his baffling and hilarious money troubles, and how drinking ‘saved his life’
I’m an expert in headlines that start with ‘I’m an expert’. Here’s why they’re everywhere
We’re all just trying to find needles of genuine authority in the haystacks of charlatanism. Aren’t we?
If you buy into the idea that you lose value as you age, it becomes self-fulfilling
I’m increasingly socialising with women in their early 20s again - because now my peers are beginning to date them
Al Pacino expecting fourth child at the age of 83
Noor Alfallah (29), Oscar winner's girlfriend, is eight months pregnant, according to reports
Oceanfront Malibu home with starring role in De Niro’s Heat on the market for €19.5m
Around the Block: Four-bed property was home to Robert De Niro’s criminal character in the 1995 film
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
‘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
Lady Gaga: ‘When I got back from Italy, I threw out my cigarettes, threw out the booze’
The singer discusses her role in House of Gucci with film director Ridley Scott
Lady Gaga on being raped: ‘I felt full-on pain, then I felt numb, then I was sick for weeks’
Attack at 19 ‘changed who I was completely. It changed my body, it changed thoughts’
‘It’s a sort of family business’: Danny Huston on being part of a Hollywood dynasty
American actor reflects on growing up with famous dinner guests in Ireland and Rome
Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth, Steve McQueen and Nina Hoss to appear at Dublin film festival
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival unveils line-up for 2021 virtual event
A film he couldn’t refuse: Francis Ford Coppola’s new version of Godfather Part III
How Francis Ford Coppola got pulled back in to make The Godfather, Coda
If you want to understand America and politics, read The Godfather
Mario Puzo’s Mafia blockbuster is a set text for political candidates and advisers everywhere
Is Tenet as good as Inception? Christopher Nolan’s films ranked
As Tenet arrives in cinemas, we judge how it compares with The Dark Knight and Memento
Marty in the Shed: Flirty rascal Marty Morrissey steams up the RTÉ Player
At some points in Marty Morrissey’s online chatshow you just don’t know where to look
Hunters: There’s not enough Al Pacino in this absurd, overheated Nazi hunter drama
TV review: Hunters founders under a dead weight of recycled Quentin Tarantino-isms
Netflix falling short in ferocious Oscar drive
A $70m campaign and 24 nominations may not bring it a big night
Screen Actors Guild awards 2020: Parasite scores historic upset
Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger take lead acting prizes as Jennifer Aniston wins for The Morning Show
Martin Scorsese: ‘Crime is glamorous at first if you’re young and stupid’
The director on his endless curiosity, making gangland films, and how he thinks about death
Oscars 2020 nominations: the complete list
Saoirse Ronan gets nominated for Little Women role as best director shortlist dominated by men
Baftas 2020: The full list of nominations
Saoirse Ronan earns nod for Little Women as Joker leads with 11 nominations
Baftas 2020: Saoirse Ronan nominated for best actress award for Little Women
Joker leads with 11 nods, while The Irishman and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood earn 10
Golden Globes: Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood wins big
Saoirse Ronan, nominated for Little Women performance, loses out to Renée Zellweger
Martin Scorsese: ‘Maybe The Irishman is the last picture I’ll make’
The director on De Niro, Netflix’s effect on cinema, and CGI as the new make-up
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
The true story behind The Irishman
As Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman arrives on Netflix, it’s a good time to explain who the real-life gangsters were
The Irishman review: The sort of grown-up flick they don’t make any more
Al Pacino gives his most enjoyable performance in decades in Martin Scorsese’s sprawling film
Be afraid: The era of easy deepfake videos is upon us
Digitally altered audio-visual content puts us on the brink of an information apocalypse
The restrained genius of a Joe Pesci performance
The Irishman shows what we’ve been missing for so long from an underrated actor
The Irishman review: It’s good, but it’s no GoodFellas
Martin Scorsese’s gangster film will play well on Netflix, but it’s even better in the cinema
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in November
Olivia Colman is the queen in The Crown, Timothée Chalamet stars in The King and Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci team up in The Irishman
De Niro and Pacino: ‘We are very close... We have known each other a long time’
The Hollywood veterans are back on screen together for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman
The Irishman: Scorsese says no one else in Hollywood would back movie
Director defends Netflix deal after pioneering ‘de-aging’ technology sends costs soaring
The Irishman: Full trailer released for new Scorsese film
Robert De Niro stars in the highly anticipated new film, released on Netflix in November
Oscars race: who are the real contenders and who have blown their chances?
Academy Awards 2020: An educated stab at the 2020 best-film nominees, six months out
Cab found ‘Scarface’ picture next to hot tub in Dublin criminal’s home
Jason Boyle’s house in Finglas has been seized after proceeds of crime case
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood review: Exhilarating and infuriating
The film isn’t about the murder of Sharon Tate and friends in 1969. It’s about the end of eras
The Irishman: New trailer for Netflix movie starring Robert de Niro and Al Pacino
The trailer exists to reassure the millions who grew up with Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino and The Departed.
Brad Pitt on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: ‘There’s no set like a Tarantino set’
Director Quentin Tarantino as enthusiastic as ever but can’t avoid criticism of his past
Why hire a celebrity influencer when you can design your own?
Virtual brand promoters are so lifelike, you just might believe what you see
Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood: There’ll be fighting in the aisles
Cannes 2019: Quentin Tarantino reviewed, early Oscar buzz, plus Isabelle Huppert in Frankie
Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to premiere at Cannes
The film, set in 1960s LA, stars Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, will compete for Palme d’Or
The Irishman: Trailer revealed for De Niro-Scorsese-Pacino film
Oscars 2019: Martin Scorsese directs Al Pacino for the first time in the Netflix movie
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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