The IFI Documentary Festival 2021 will bring the Institute’s usual intriguing offering of insights when it returns online and in cinemas this September.
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A film fan’s guide to Culture Night 2021
The sixteenth edition of Culture Night will take place across Ireland on Friday 17 September 2021 and a number of special events in the fair city of film will be of interest to culture vultures of the cinematic persuasion.
Famine thriller Arracht set for remake by US studio
We’re so used to seeing international cinema get remade in the States in one form or another that we barely blink an eye these days, even when it’s a film relatively successful with mainstream audiences, like Parasite. For film fans it can be a frustrating process – the one inch barrier shouldn’t be that hard…
Censor finds the nice in the video nasties
Director: Prano Bailey-Bond Starring: Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Sophia La Porte Running Time: 84 minutes What is it that we enjoy about horror? From the blood and guts found in slashers, to the mental torments we see in more psychological scares, we’ve been intentionally scaring ourselves with really fucked up horror stories…
Nicolas Cage’s brutal & beautiful search for his pig
Director: Michael Sarnoski Starring: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin Runtime: 92 minutes A bloodied, weathered Nic Cage sits in an up-market restaurant. The man staring back at him is crippled with embarrassment, terrified of what comes next. “We don’t get a lot of things to care about” whispers Cage before asking the all-important question..: “Who has my pig?” I…
Kate Dolan on You Are Not My Mother
Irish horror is having a moment and as big fans of the genre, we’re thrilled to see films like The Hole in the Ground and The Boys From County Hell pick up notice overseas, both for the qualities of the films themselves and for the talents involved in making them. Joining their ranks soon will…
GAZE LGBTQ+ Film Festival announce early programme highlights for this Autumn
One of the very best festivals in the fair city of film will be returning, expanding and offering even more for film fans in Ireland this autumn. The GAZE International Film Festival has announced a return to in-cinema screenings in September and October, for the festival’s 29thedition, once again showcasing some of the most exciting…
The IFI Family Festival is back for some craic this August
The Irish Film Institute will be bringing their annual 3 day festival of fun films and activities for kids aged 4 – 12 back to their cinema this month, as the IFI Family Festival gets set to take place from August 27 – 29th. Next week will see family friendly films from around the world…
Conor Tobin, behind Masks
Available to view online now, Masks is a new short film by Dublin filmmaker Conor Tobin, made in 2020 in an attempt to capture the complex, conflicting feelings that have emerged in us all in our experience of the last 18 months.
Matt Damon is a Fish Out of Stillwater
Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Camille Cotin, Lilou Siauvaud Running Time: 140 minutes It’s fair to say that director Tom McCarthy has a keen interest on real life tragedies. While making his bones with independent films like The Station Agent and The Visitor, he has become renowned for his work directing the likes…