All posts in August 2016

If there’s one thing that Quentin Tarantino is known for (apart from his love of feet), it’s his ability to craft unforgettable imagery. Whether it’s a blood-splattered tableau or dancing in a diner, Tarantino and his cinematographers are always guaranteed to come together and make beautiful images that linger long in the memory. What’s more,…

If the release of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ has reignited your love of the franchise or made you sorely miss how good Harry Potter used to be, you’re in luck. Movies @ Swords, Movies @ Dundrum, Movies @ Gorey and SGC Dungarvan are bringing the magic back to the big screen in the run-up to the…

Director: Matt Ross Starring: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Frank Langella Running Time: 118 minutes Captain Fantastic is a road film with a difference. Viggo Mortensen plays Ben, a father of six who has misguidedly decided to raise his children in the woods with no formal education. When his wife Leslie dies, the bubble bursts and…

Popcorn is bringing Tarantino to Leeson Street, with a selection of the director’s films screening at the Sugar Club from the 29th to the 5th of September.

Director: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone Starring: Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone Runtime: 87 minutes Its almost impossible for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping to avoid comparisons with This Is Spinal Tap, the benchmark of musical mockumentary. When Spinal Tap was shown to the kind of rock stars it was lampooning, they sat stone-faced, with…

Good news for David Lynch fans in Ireland: That director you like is going to come back in style.

View your invitation. Hollywood Babylon is at it again; this time bringing eighties classics Pretty in Pink and Valley Girl back to the big screen at the Lighthouse cinema. The event is being held on September 17th in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the release of Pretty in Pink.  As an added bonus, the Lighthouse…

The Audi Dublin International Film Festival may have been and gone earlier this year, but the festival organisers are devoted to keeping its spirit going throughout the year. With that in mind, ADIFF has arranged for the stars and director of upcoming film Anthropoid to attend the film’s Irish premiere on Wednesday 31 August.

Directors: Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost Starring: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco Running Time: 96 minutes The premise of Nerve, where teenagers play a super popular smartphone game that can make you a viral sensation or send you wandering thoughtlessly into harms way, has managed to become more plausible in the time between its conception and its release. In the game…

As you may remember, Irish cinema will be represented at the Toronto International Film Festival by The Secret Scripture, Unless, Maudie and Without Name, Northern Irish Film The Journey and the Irish co-production Forever Pure. Handsome Devil directed by John Butler (The Stag) and Gerard Barrett’s Brain on Fire (Glassland) have just been announced as additions…