Brian Bowe
journalist
I'm a Dublin native, word wrangler and B-movie boffin. Over the last several years I've built a career in a variety of film production roles while freelancing as a culture journalist, with bylines including Sight & Sound International Film Magazine and Little White Lies. Coming from a freelance background, I relish the chance to hang up my spurs and grow within an outlet as well loved as NewsFour. I hope to contribute to the team by promoting our community's thriving arts scene, film industry and lifestyle trends.
Easter Goes Green
As spring continues to blossom and Easter approaches, families prepare for festivities filled with tried-and-tested traditions like egg hunts, sweet treats and colourful decorations. However, many of the items associated with Easter—think plastic eggs, synthetic dyes,
DIFF 2025
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
Ballsbridge Artist Wins at AIB Young Portrait Prize 2024
Congratulations to Zihan He! The fifteen-year-old artist from Ballsbridge was announced as the winner of the AIB Young Portrait Prize 2024 (in the category for ages 12-15) at a prize-giving ceremony in the National Gallery of Ireland last November for her spectacular portrait of her mother.
Rom-Com Roll Call
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.
2025 Movie Preview
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,
On Your Marks!
Last month Dublin City Council announced the official launch of the new Dublin City Half Marathon. Taking place on Sunday March 30th 2025, with a €68 entry fee, the 13.1-mile race starts on O'Connell Street and takes runners out through the north of the city,
Now That’s Eiretainment!
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;
Irish on Film in 2024
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.
‘Tis The Season For Streaming
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
Creepy, Crafty, and Sustainable
Halloween is my favourite time of year. I mean, what’s there not to like? You decorate, dress up, and eat your bodyweight in whatever sweets you can scavenge. However, much like Christmas, there’s a side to the celebrations that people don’t tend to talk about much,