We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish Horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. Genre crossovers have been attempted to varying success throughout film history. Sometimes, a screenwriter or director’s experimentation…
The IFI French Film Festival programme will sacre bleu you away
The full programme has been announced for the Irish Film Institute’s annual celebration of French Film. From 13 – 24 November, the IFI French Film Festival 2024 will share over 35 titles from the nation du cinéma, including retrospective odes to Varda and Duras, a lavish opening gala, and even a Chaplin from the archives.…
Generation Fleadh brings the next gen of cinema to Galway
As the Irish industry continues to grow, it’s important to encourage and embolden the next generation of Irish filmmakers, creatives and industry professionals. This month, Galway’s premiere film event presents its youth oriented offshoot, as Generation Fleadh, the youth branch of the Galway Film Fleadh offers up screenings and events to entice younger audiences. From…
The Mommy Issues of Irish Horror
We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish Horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. Ireland is haunted. Not by the spirits of its infamous writers walking the halls of Trinity Library,…
Samhain seasons of cinema at the IFI and Light House Cinema
We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. Spooky season has arrived and with it cinemas across the fair city of film have announced their…
Kerry International Film Fest Schedule is Out Now!
KERRY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (KIFF) CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY. HIGHLIGHTS: OPENING FILM – HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR FESTIVAL ANNIVERSARY GALA – SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY, EMILY WATSON AND EILEEN WALSH REBECCA O’FLANAGAN IS THIS YEAR’S MAUREEN O’HARA AWARD RECIPIENT Today (September 24th, 2024) Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF) is…
Pretty Deadly Films #15 – the SPORTS issue
Pretty Deadly Films celebrates the best of blockbusters and beyond. Our latest issue is available now. The stakes in sports may seem to be simple matters of winners and losers, but from the underdogs to the kings, every sporting success is built on a thousand little cinematic stories: overcoming the doubters, the setbacks and hurdles, the…
A backstage blow-by-blow in Swing Bout
Director: Maurice O’Carroll Starring: Ciara Berkeley, Ben Condron, Frank Prendergast, Sinead O’Riordan Running Time: 90 minutes A smooth and soothing voice calmly curses, talks war and battle and life or death. It’s a comfort to the fighter hearing it, all part of the pre-match ritual of Tony, an up-and-coming boxer who believes she could be…
Classic films, New Hollywood – Diving into Out Of Their Depth at the Light House
The end of September will see some of the best films of the New Hollywood era screened at the Light House Cinema. From Sat 21 – Thur 26 September, the Smithfield cinema will host Out Of Their Depth: Corruption, Scandal and Lies in the New Hollywood, a season of 70s cinema sensations. Four of the…
An emotional and meaningful tribute in Don’t Forget to Remember
Director: Ross Killeen Featuring: Asbestos Running Time: 77 minutes Terry Pratchett once wrote that the span of someone’s life is only the core of their existence, that no one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, a powerful and poignant sentiment that can guide us also while those people…