It’s here and it’s perfect. This ain’t your grandad’s Irish Film Institute anymore. They serve popcorn. They serve style. This week the IFI have launched a new tote bag. Just in time for Christmas, they have a perfect gift all set up for the film fan in your life (which, if you’re reading this, is…
Director: Aki Kaurismäki Starring: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen Running Time: 81 minutes Romance on the big screen, really any feeling, is defined by heavy flourishes, bold gestures, soaring, sweeping expressions that burst through the film, so heavy they are with feeling. It reflects how we feel, but it tends not to come out that way…
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby Running Time: 157 minutes Is it important for a film to be historically accurate? Ridley Scott’s belligerent press tour for Napoleon suggests an emphatic no, where some directors aim for painstaking accuracy in every detail, the veteran director is operating on a more youthful just-vibes vibe, painting…
6 films across 3 days will showcase Hong Kong cinema in the fair city of film this December. DIFF and the Hong Kong International Film Festival are collab’ing to curate contemporary Hong Kong films. Covering a wide breadth of themes from youth culture and censorship to action-packed futurism, these films are both a meditation and…
The Light House Cinema’s Christmas selection of cinema is here. Their Naughty or Nice Season is always one of the highlights of the year for Dublin film fans, allowing the opportunity to meet up with friends and family and revisit classics in between getting sorted for the Christmas. This November 25th to December 31st, you…
The Kinopolis is a great part of the Irish Film Institute’s programming, sharing some of the best films from Poland to audiences in Ireland, a great feature also for Ireland’s Polish community. The programme for this year’s Polish Film Festival has arrived this afternoon, and this year with it running at the IFI from December…
Director: Justine Triet Starring: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaund, Milo Machado-Graner, Samuel Theis Running Time: 152 minutes Though inevitable, it comes out of nowhere. In the uninviting ski lodge home of a quarrelling couple, tension cuts through the air more bitter than any cold. Loud music blares, voices raise, everyone wants to flee the hostile space…
Festivals like the Cork International Film Festival, which kicks off this week, are a fantastic avenue for unique storytelling from passionate filmmakers. One of Ireland’s own, Paul Duane is a filmmaker who has always been drawn to unique stories, including following KLF in What Time Is Death?, and the artistic efforts of Bill Drummond in…
Director: Molly Manning Walker Starring: Mia McKenna Bruce, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, Samuel Bottomly, Shaun Thomas Running Time: 98 minutes You hear them before you see them, just like in real life. Molly Manning Walker opens her film How To Have Sex on a blank black screen, with the sounds of a plane landing, lads…
An upcoming event at the Sugar Club on Leeson Street aims to raise funds in solidarity with Palestine. The Sila Community, aiming to build connections and celebrate MENA culture in Ireland one event at a time, will host their first film screening on Monday 6th November. The Sugar Club will be host to a screening…
