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A backstage blow-by-blow in Swing Bout
Director: Maurice O’Carroll Starring: Ciara Berkeley, Ben Condron, Frank Prendergast, Sinead O’Riordan Running Time: 90 minutes A smooth and soothing voice calmly curses, talks war and battle and life or death. It’s a comfort to the fighter hearing it, all part of the pre-match ritual of Tony, an up-and-coming boxer who believes she could be…
Classic films, New Hollywood – Diving into Out Of Their Depth at the Light House
The end of September will see some of the best films of the New Hollywood era screened at the Light House Cinema. From Sat 21 – Thur 26 September, the Smithfield cinema will host Out Of Their Depth: Corruption, Scandal and Lies in the New Hollywood, a season of 70s cinema sensations. Four of the…
An emotional and meaningful tribute in Don’t Forget to Remember
Director: Ross Killeen Featuring: Asbestos Running Time: 77 minutes Terry Pratchett once wrote that the span of someone’s life is only the core of their existence, that no one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, a powerful and poignant sentiment that can guide us also while those people…
Bleeding Pig Film Festival returns to Donabate this September
Indie cinema returns to Donabate this month as the latest edition of local film festival the Bleeding Pig Film Festival is back. This September 16-18, some of the best Irish shorts and features of 2024 will be making their way to the Dublin coast. Organised by Emma Fagan, for the last few years the Bleeding…
Blossoming: Tales of Growing Up with GALPAL Collective at the IFI Documentary Festival 2024
Irish artists association the GALPAL Collective continue their collaboration with the Irish Film Institute. Later this month, they’ll be curating this year’s short film documentary programme for the IFI Documentary Festival 2024. Now in its 23rd year, the IFI Documentary Festival is Ireland’s longest-running and most esteemed documentary festival. They’ve curated six shorts from around…
Be Kind Rewind with DIFF this September
The Dublin International Film Festival are winding it back next month, looking back at some classics and deep cuts with Be Kind Rewind. From 27 – 29th September, the Light House Cinema will screen a selection of previously-seen cinema courtesy of the Irish Film Curators. From the aggresive aesthetic of Gregg Araki to the oddities…
Body Horror & Bops: Emmy Shigeta x Tetsuo at the Light House in September set
Music and movies combine in Smithfield next month. Friend of the Light House Cinema Emmy Shigeta will be on hand to DJ a set at their bar after a screening of the cult classic body horror Tetsuo: The Iron Man on Saturday 28th September. Emmy Shigeta is a Japanese DJ based in Dublin whose love…
Affordable cinema available across the isle for National Cinema Day, August 31st
On Saturday, 31st August, more cinemas than ever across the Republic of Ireland will mark the return of National Cinema Day with admission tickets at participating cinemas reduced to just €5 (RSP) including Premium seats, screens and 3D screenings. The 2024 initiative, designed to celebrate the experience of cinema-going, is again supported by Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland. Last year’s National Cinema…
A hub of indie ideas at the Dublin Independent Film Festival this September
Independent films from around the world will be arriving in Smithfield this September. The Dublin Independent Film Festival will be host to a midweek celebration of features and shorts, held in the Light House Cinema this September 3-4. The Indie Film Festival aims to bring groundbreaking shorts and features by international and local filmmakers alike,…