The Boyle star on his tough-guy role in ‘Get Shorty’ and his county’s referendum journey

The Snapper has been brought to the stage. But, with the benefit of hindsight, what can the stage bring to The Snapper?

It is 50 years since the 1968 Cannes film festival was called to a halt in solidarity with protesting students – but don’t expect commemorations

Netflix has its first nod, Cinematography has its first woman, ‘Three Billboards’ could struggle

Ring out (or recommission) the old; ring in the new: here’s what to stay tuned for in the new year

The actor knows all about standing up for his principles. Can he take that to Westminster?

Stephen Frears directs Judi Dench in passable middle-brow entertainment

Patricia Cronin’s installation ‘Shrine for Girls’ and a new film, ‘Leisure with Dignity’, by Anne Maree Barry

Donald Clarke: Oscar-winner will likely honour commitment to silence on the matter

Working Title becomes first British production company to take $1bn in the UK box office

The director greets questions with a sigh, suffers no fools - and is entirely fascinating

Strategy, solidarity and social are strong themes in the entertainment industry

The actor has done plenty of serious roles. Will anyone begrudge him a crime caper?

New movie Pride celebrates the unlikely meeting of Britain’s striking miners and gay rights campaigners in the 1980s. Poverty, homophobia, Aids and the defeat of the miners provide an unlikely backdrop. Donald Clarke takes pride in a cultural rebellion

Helen Mirren on traumas, triumphs and the biggest lie ever told about her

Since stumbling into the role of Amélie, Audrey Tautou has forged a singular career, one of the few resolutely Gallic film stars to become a global star. Her secret to success: ‘I always tried to follow my instincts

Paperback review

Screenwriter Peter Morgan developed a neat way of portraying personalities, from Tony Blair and David Frost to the queen: focus on one incident. Now everyone’s at it

Michael Fassbender and U2 make Oscar nominations

From the realistic (books, video games, DVDs) to the less so (Rothko Painting No 1, Bond’s Aston Martin), ‘Irish Times’ writers reveal what’s on their Santa lists

Opinion: ‘Wardrobe malfunction’ had a nation transfixed by one stray areola

Judi Dench and Steve Coogan excell in a true-life tale that combines drama and comedy to surprisingly winning effect

What better way to get you through the dark winter nights than beneath the flickering lights of a warm movie theatre? Donald Clarke runs through all the cinema releases between now and the new year

Craft beer festival and beach bog run among events across the State this bank holiday