One of the highlights of the calendar every year in the fair city of film, the GAZE LGBT Film Festival is shaping up to have one of its most packed programmes yet. There’s loads to see and do during the festival, which takes place this year from the 2nd to the 6th of August, but…
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Light House’s CMBYN/Talking Heads pair up makes too much sense
The Light House has announced a double-bill that is very On-Brand for the Smithfield cinema.
F is for Fun Times for Orson Welles fans at the IFI
Fans of classic cinema have plenty to look forward to this August. There are plenty of festivals and seasons to enjoy, not least of which is the Irish Film Institute’s season of films celebrating one of the most highly-regarded directors of all-time. From August 11th – 29th, the IFI will be hosting The Eyes of Orson…
New John Butler film Papi Chulo to world premiere at TIFF
The first round of titles have been announced for films premiering in the Gala and Special Presentation programmes of the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival. Included among them is Dublin’s own John Butler, with his third feature film, Papi Chulo, set to premiere during the prestigious festival.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout accomplishes the…very difficult
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Sean Harris, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett, Alec Baldwin Running Time: 147 minutes A preface: When Tom Cruise found out that a member of the Spielberg family was seeing a psychiatrist, he had faithful Scientologist acolytes, who hate psychiatry, picket the doctor at their home. Scientologists assigned…
Incredibles 2 is one of the best superhero movies of the year
Director: Brad Bird Starring: Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Samuel Jackson, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Jonathan Banks Running Time: 125 minutes For viewers, things have changed a lot since The Incredibles irised out with the Parr family gearing up to take on the Underminer back in 2004. Already popular, superhero movies have exploded to become the dominant…
Adventure is out there as Pixar Season comes to the Light House
If you love Pixar, you’ve got a friend in the Light House.
10 Years On, The Dark Knight in 35mm is the anniversary you deserve
This summer marks the ten year anniversary of one of the most influential blockbusters of all time, The Dark Knight. You may have seen a thinkpiece or two on your timelines over the last few days contemplating the legacy of the seminal entry to Christopher Nolan’s trilogy of billionaire bat versus systemic crime, but if you’d…
The programme for GAZE 2018 is here
The GAZE LGBT Film Festival officially launched the programme for the 26th festival last night at an event hosted by lead sponsor, Accenture. A launch party attended by special guests took place at The Dock – Accenture’s hub at 7 Hanover Quay. The full festival programme, including feature films, shorts and workshops, is available now. One of the highlights of…
Highs and lows of the sesh in Dublin Oldschool
Director: Dave Tynan Starring: Emmet Kirwan, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Seana Kerslake, Sarah Greene, Mark O’Halloran Running Time: 95 minutes At the start of Dublin Oldschool, aspiring DJ Jason Kelly has what might be seen as a rough morning. He wakes up on the streets, is beaten with a stick and has money taken off him by some children, he’s hours late…