Director: George Miller Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne Running Time: 148 minutes We are told that Hope and Hate live in separate places. That the Fury Road can’t possibly lead to reconciliation. I say ‘we’, but women are told this most of all, the bad faith argument that emancipation from the…
The impact of former journalist and campaigner Charlie Bird remains celebrated today, after his passing earlier this year aged 74 following a long and high profile battle with Motor Neurone Disease. A new documentary from Mattress Men director Colm Quinn aims to show us what we’ve lost, charting the journo’s final investigation. Break Out Pictures…
IFI Local Films for Local People is an Irish Film Institute initiative bringing films from the IFI Irish Film Archive back to the communities they came from . From Edna O’Brien’s The Country Girls in Co Clare, to capturing a beauty competition in Roscommon, a wet fair day in Borrisoleigh, Radharc’s wry film of holidays in Ballybunion in…
Video Vista digs into the archive of VHS, Blurays and DVDs, looking at cult classic deep cuts. They’re returning for monthly screenings from next month, from a new venue in the fair city of film. Camden Steet pub Anseo are the new venue for Video Vista, which will be hosting film screenings from the first…
The National Film School, IADT is showcasing the talents of the class of 2023 at the Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield on Tuesday, 30th of May from 10am to 1pm. The screening includes seven graduate short films, a graduate multicam lifestyle television production and a Kino Eyes masters short film. After the event there will be drinks…
Directors: Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney Starring: Éanna Hardwicke, Danielle Galligan, Gary Lydon, Dafhyd Flynn, Lorcan Cranitch Running Time: 100 minutes “How are things?” “Ah grand, you know yourself”. It is reflexively ingrained in the Irish psyche to answer this way, to parry enquiries after us with airy, empty assurances. It’s not even a question…
Director: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Chukwudi Iwuji, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Gunn, Maria Bakalova, Nathan Fillion Running Time: 150 minutes The ambition to give the characters that he helped popularise and who in turn, skyrocketed his career comes honestly and earnestly to…
One of Ireland’s most established directors will have a season devoted to his films at the Irish Film Institute next month. For decades Joe Comerford’s films have aimed to explore social conditions and commentaries in Ireland. From May 13th – 20th, the IFI will be showcasing the career of Comerford, one of Ireland’s foundational independent…
The final event in a fund-raising campaign for Irish filmmakers supporting their Ukrainian colleagues will be taking place on Monday 16th May. The Light House Cinema will be host to a screening of Donbass, Sergei Loznitsa’s all too real award winning feature. A raffle and reception will also be taking place as part of the…
A new film festival will be arriving off the west coast of Ireland later this month. The Achill Island Film Festival will bring aa range of films and events for fans and filmmakers, coming from afar and living locally on the island. From May 20th – 22nd, islanders and those up for the trip can…
