The Irish animator’s new video game is a mind-blowing journey into philosophy where you can be almost anything

From iPhones to Daft Punk, technology has made us something more than human and less than people. But there is another vision of the world

Noted gloom merchant David Fincher has adapted the popcorn-ready bestseller ‘Gone Girl’. The grim result? ‘A very realistic view of marriage’

Noted gloom merchant David Fincher has adapted the popcorn-ready bestseller ‘Gone Girl’. The grim result? ‘A very realistic view of marriage’

The scenario played out in the Oscar-winning film ‘Her’ is becoming a distinct possibility as digital virtual assistant programs such as Cortana up the ante in the smartphone market

Owen Pallett has always stood apart from the musical crowd, both as a virtuoso solo artist and a perfect-foil collaborator with Arcade Fire, Beirut, Mountain Goats, Grizzly Bear etc. He’s also out on his own when it comes to straight talking

There’s precious little intelligence, artificial or otherwise, in this silly slice of futuristic hokum

Innovators who think people are going to love their product are risking failure before the business even gets off the ground

Putting his reputation on the line. Donald Clarke predicts the big prizes at the Academy Awards tomorrow night - and who deserves to win in each category

Spike Jonze’s new film is a deeply humane fable about love in the nth degree

Just in time for Valentine’s Day the ever-surprising Spike Jonze returns with his first film in four years – Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson. And it’s the perfect break-up movie. The goofy auteur on ripping out your heart and stomping on it forever ...

"I wouldn’t consider myself a film buff, really,” says the Irish star of Game of Thrones as he talks about his hand-picked selection of classic 1970s flicks screening in Cork

Before today’s announcement, we make a stab at predicting who is going to figure

U2’s ‘Ordinary Love’ recorded for Nelson Mandela biopic wins best original song award

Judi Dench nominated for for her role in Philomena

This is the dawn of a new era. There will be a form of robot in every household in the next 20 to 30 years

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady cast eyes towards the coming year’s cinematic treats

Rapper wins first ever such prize at celebrity-studded New York event

Double album Reflektor – produced by James Murphy – marks the return of Grammy-winning Canadians Arcade Fire, and the first time the collective took advice and soundings from outside voices. “We’ve realised it’s OK to give a little,” says Jeremy Gara

Sofia Coppola dicusses her take on a notorious tale of celebrity obsession in The Bling Ring

Their album was hyped, trashed and rehabilitated all within a month. Then it was released