All posts in March 2017

With a forty year acting career that’s still going strong, an iconic place in pop culture, a couple of Academy Award nominations and major box-office receipts in her filmography, Sigourney Weaver is one of the best in the business to this day. Hardly a surprise then, to see that the Light House Cinema has caught Sigourney…

For the last nine years, the Embassy of Japan has partnered with Access Cinema to bring the best of Japanese cinema to Irish shores. Many of these films never even get a full international release, but the Embassy and Access Cinema, with the support of the Ireland Japan Association and the Japan Foundation have been…

Director: Dax Shepard Starring: Dax Shepard, Michael Peña, Kristen Bell, Vincent D’Onofrio Running Time: 101 minutes Dax Shepard, the star of such old Xtra-vision dust-gatherers as Without a Paddle, Employee of the Month and Let’s Go to Prison does not appear to be a fan of the television show CHiPs on which his new movie is based. Shepard is the writer, director and lead of CHiPs, but he’s…

Director: Bill Condon Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens Running Time: 129 minutes It’s risky to revisit any story that people cherish, because going into it their expectations are sky high and their defences might be up. The reason that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child got so much hate isn’t necessarily because it’s bad, it’s because it…

Cineworld Dublin is home to Ireland’s only IMAX theater. The Parnell Street location has been the place to go for the IMAX experience for years, even inspiring a film based on the subject. On Saturday 8th April Cineworld are inviting film fans to experience IMAX, screening a selection of recent blockbusters at low prices.

Robert O’Brien has been working in the Audio Visual Industry for over 10 years, a love affair that was sparked by his time working in Dublin’s first IMAX Cinema. Sheridan’s theatre was opened in 1998, in the same location where Cineworld currently stands. The iconic cinema was a testament to Dublin’s vibrant film culture which…

Edgar Wright, director of such delights as Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, released the trailer and poster for his new movie Baby Driver (coming this summer).

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly Running Time: 118 minutes “Let them fight”, the words of Ken Watanabe in the 2014 Godzilla movie and the words of more than a few disgruntled audience-members who wanted more monster mashing and less Aaron Taylor-Johnson gawping at the aftermath. Kong: Skull Island is…

A live-to-film celebration tour of La La Land has been announced, with the not-quite-Best Picture touring at concert halls in the United States, Mexico and Europe. The film will be coming to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre with live musical accompaniment later this year.

You may or may not be familiar with #FilmDis, a discussion about portrayals of disability in the media facilitated by Dominick Evans (and guests) on Twitter. Dominick is an aspiring filmmaker and passionate disability rights activist. We are delighted to share that FilmDis has recently gained non-profit status as a media monitoring organisation. We asked…