Cocaine Bear is a film title that can’t help but capture your attention. Inspired by a real story of a black bear that overdosed on a bag of cocaine dropped by smugglers in 1985, the movie is directed by Elizabeth Banks and will feature performances by Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich and more,…
Short film programmes are often the best part of a film festival, and the Dublin International Film Festival is no exception. Offering snapshot slots of rising Irish talents, the short films can be the place to see who is coming next down the pipeline, and for checking in with the latest works of Irish industry…
Spring is very nearly almost here, January is mercifully drawing to an end at long last, the birds and bees are gearing up to do their thing for one more year at least before the spectre of climate changes consumes all…could it be that love is in the air? Listen, it’s complicated. There’s magic in…
The first screenings in Ireland of work by an exceptional and underseen filmmaker will be shared in the Temple Bar arts centre in early February. Cheryl Dunye, who became the first out black lesbian woman to direct a feature film in 1996’s The Watermelon Woman, is an important figure in Black and Queer cinema alike.…
In the 1990s and early 2000s, American-Canadian actor Brendan Fraser was a star of the big screen, enjoyed by audiences for his affable screen presence and emotional expression. In films like George of the Jungle and The Mummy, Fraser gave us happy-go-lucky Hollywood entertainment, without taking himself too seriously. In films like Gods and Monsters…
Whether you’re into vals, gals, pals, alls or n’alls, there’s something to see across the Kinsey scale of kino this Valentine’s Day weekend at the Light House Cinema. The Smithfield cinema is celebrating the season with a line-up of heartfelt films guaranteed to make your heart “ache, break and shake.” From rom-coms to thrillers, there’s…
BELLE, the eagerly awaited new feature animation from Academy Award nominated writer/director Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai), will be released in Irish cinemas on 4th February. You can also catch its Irish premiere this month in Smithfield. The Irish premiere screening of the anime will be hosted at the Light House Cinema this month, in association with the…
