Directed by: Billy O’Brien Starring: Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Karl Geary, Lucy Lawton Running Time: 104 mins December 9 will see the release of I Am Not A Serial Killer, a screenplay adaptation of Dan Wells’s novel of the same name.
Women In Nollywood Rise In Amaka’s Kin
After tape traders in Nigeria decided to start shooting their own movies on (relatively cheap) videotape to keep their store shelves full, the output of the Nigerian film industry exploded. ‘Nollywood’ as it has been called is now second only to India in the number of films it puts out every year, ahead of even…
Catch Your Festive Favourites at the Light House
It’s Christmaaaaaaaas! Almost. Before the man in the big red suit arrives, the Light House Cinema is giving us the chance to indulge our Naughty or Nice sides with a slew of festive favourites in the run up to Christmas through to New Year’s Eve.
Paul Weerasekera Puts Cinema On The Canvas
Sri Lankan-born artist Paul Weerasekera has been living in Ireland for 25 years and recently moved to Dublin having spent most of that time in Limerick. Trained as an architect, Weerasekera also studied art and design in the UK, before making his way over here, and the artist currently teaches in both Limerick and Dublin.…
Rocky IV At Grindhouse Dublin Sets Our Hearts On Fire
Grindhouse Dublin is committed to serving up a selection of classic or rarely screened films. Taking place on the last Friday of the month every month at the Light House Cinema, Grindhouse Dublin has shown the likes of Carrie, Big Trouble in Little China and more classics this year alone. This month’s selection by Dublin’s long-running cultivators of cult hits is Rocky…
The IFI And Kinopolis Bring The 11th Polish Film Festival
The IFI and Kinopolis Polish Film Festival returns for its 11th season from December 8th to 11th with one of its strongest programmes yet. The festival aims to bring the culture of one of the largest minorities living on the island to the forefront through their films. Director Tomasz Wasilewski’s United States of Love will open…
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Is Magic
Directed by: David Yates Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Colin Farrell Running Time: 133 mins For those not in the know Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is the latest installment in J.K. Rowling’s highly successful and ever expanding wizarding world – a spin…
Nocturnal Animals Is A Violent And Sad Film
Director: Tom Ford Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhall, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Running Time: 116 minutes A family on a road trip is run off the road by a car of dangerous, drunk men. The score goes deathly silent. There are many voices, but everything is shot in darkness and we don’t know half of the characters and everyone is…
5 Of The Best From Dublin Doc Fest
Last Friday saw the 4th annual Dublin Doc Fest, a showcase of the short documentary format, hosted at the Teeling Whiskey Distillery. Providing a platform for an under-served type of film, the festival continues to grow. Choosing from submissions from all over the world, thirteen films were screened this year, from Ireland to Israel to Zimbabwe.…
Interview: Cathal Kenna Talks Coming Home
Showing in Movies@Dundrum later this month, Cathal Kenna’s documentary Coming Home is described as ‘an intimate portrayal of the experiences of Irish emigrants’ that explores the concept of home and its meaning to different kinds of people. Ahead of the screeings in Dundrum from November 18-24, Film In Dublin spoke with Cathal about his motivations and experiences…