From February 20th to March 2nd, the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) presented a diverse lineup of eighty films, including ten Irish works that made their world premieres. The festival also featured fifty-five short films as part of its offerings. Ahead of the event, Festival Director Gráinne
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Love is in the air, folks! And with Valentine’s Day creeping up, what better way to get you in the mood than to load up on some cozy screen classics and fresh rom-com favs. Sure, if I had my way, February would be one long Valentine’s movie marathon, but for the sake of this paper, I’ll limit myself to five.
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If you read the film industry broadsheets in the last year, you would’ve no doubt come across the term “survive till ‘25.” It was a phrase that the film/TV sector adopted to reassure nervy investors and industry heads that the New Year would bring with it a more stable market landscape. It’s understandable,
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Folks, there’s a new film streaming platform on the scene! What makes this one stand out from the crowd, you ask? Well, Eiretainment is a subscription streaming platform offering the very best of Irish film and documentary. It supports independent Irish filmmakers across the island;
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We are heading into 2025 whether you like it or not. But hey, even if you’re entering the New Year willingly or kicking and screaming like me, if you can manage to blot out most of the current news coverage, there’s actually some stuff to look forward to, especially on the big screen.
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I know the feeling. You’ve just cracked open your fourteenth selection box of the day, your christmas jumper — once a colourful vision of yuletide cheer — is now caked in crumbs, stains, bits of tinsel, unknowable debris charting a season
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Boo!!! Did I scare you? Good! That should help you build up a tolerance to fright-filled surprises, and let me tell you, you’re going to need that armour when it comes to plucking up the courage to take on the list below. I’ve scoured all the streaming options available
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Leafy Beechwood Avenue in Ranelagh is about to be added to the destination for Irish Americans, tourists, and film buffs alike, following the erection of a commemorative plaque in September to honour Maureen FitzSimons, better known as Maureen O’Hara, at no. 32
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This year, those attending the GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival were absolutely spoiled for choice. The festival’s 32nd edition showcased 100 films from across the world, including 25 international feature films, ten eclectic shorts programmes, seven world premieres,
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From Educating Rita (1983) to Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast (2021), Ringsend has played a key part in Ireland’s silver screen triumphs, with multiple well-known productions having used the D4 suburb as a shooting location over the last several decades. So it’s only fitting that a plaque
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