In news that this writer immediately sent to everyone he knew in an unbecoming frenzy, they’re making a film about the most important event in 21st century Irish history: Roy Keane being sent home before the World Cup. Saipan, a new film about the events leading up to Ireland’s incendiary 2002 World Cup campaign, will…
The Irish Film Institute have announced the programme for this year’s Family Festival. Tickets are on sale now for the IFI Family Festival 2024, running in-cinema from Friday, August 23rd to Sunday, August 25th. This year the festival will include a special homegrown celebration, as Dublin’s own animators Brown Bag Films mark their 30th anniverary.…
Director: Levan Akin Starring: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanlı Running Time: 106 minutes Crossing begins with an explanation that both Georgian and Turkish are gender-neutral languages. On both sides of the border, elderly Georgian teacher Ms. Lia asks after her niece, and the English subtitles afford us an acceptance of the missing woman’s gender…
Venue: Light House Cinema, Smithfield Date: 25th July, 6.30 CAST AND CREW GATHER FOR A CELEBRATION OF IRISH FILM AND A SPECIAL SCREENING OF JOHN BUTLER’S HIT FILM HANDSOME DEVIL Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) is hosting a special screening of John Butler’s ‘impossible to resist’ film Handsome Devil (2016) on Thursday 25th July, at Smithfield’s Light House Cinema. The one-off event…
Director: Lee Isaac Chung Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos Running Time: 122 minutes The air smells different. Heavier. You lick your finger and hold it to the wind – has it changed direction. You breath deeply through the nose. A buttery scent. You hear it before you see it, pop – pop –…
Director: Osgood Perkins Starring: Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt Running Time: 101 minutes The Blair Witch Project played coy about its credentials and rode the intrigue about it being ‘real’ all the way to the box office (leaving the undercompensated actors lost in the woods). Hitchcock insisted on keeping spoilers secure with…
In a Collective or as an individual, Aisha Bolaji is raising the bar for Irish film. From aiding festivals like DIFF or Catalyst in Limerick, to programming screenings with GALPAL Collective, to her own work behind the camera, she’s developed a powerful portfolio in recent years. This week at the 2024 Galway Film Fleadh, her…
There’s a bit of Kneecap fever across Irish film this summer as film fans get hyped for the release of the Belfast boys’ feature film. Ahead of the general release of KNEECAP on August 8th, the rap trio have programmed three films to screen at the Light House Cinema, an early-August insight into the cinematic…
One of Ireland’s best and brightest film festivals kicks off next week as once again out west the Galway Film Fleadh will be taking place. The 36th edition of the film festival will be taking place from 9 – 14 July between the Town Hall Theatre and Pálás Cinema, with a whopping 94 feature films…
