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Marilyn Monroe sings “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden Marilyn Monroe’s ‘Happy birthday, Mr President’ dress sells for record $4.8m
  • November 18, 2016

Sheer dress worn by actor to serenade John F Kennedy in 1962 bought by museum chain Ripley’s Believe It Or Not

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - JK Rowling’s tale is a magical delight Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - JK Rowling’s tale is a magical delight
  • Donald Clarke
  • November 18, 2016

The beasts are here, the Potter lore is here, but what sets this apart is its fantastic visuals, well-drawn characters and brilliant performances

Gimme Danger review: Iggy Pop is the last Stooge standing Gimme Danger review: Iggy Pop is the last Stooge standing
  • Donald Clarke
  • November 18, 2016

Pop steals the limelight (as usual) in Jim Jarmusch’s witty, warm tribute to proto-punk rockers The Stooges

Indignation review: Logan Lerman shines in stirring Philip Roth adaptation Indignation review: Logan Lerman shines in stirring Philip Roth adaptation
  • Tara Brady
  • November 17, 2016

Screenwriter James Schamus makes a brilliant directorial debut with this compelling drama

Your Name review: a twisty, amnesiac, body-swap, eco-disaster, aching love story Your Name review: a twisty, amnesiac, body-swap, eco-disaster, aching love story
  • Tara Brady
  • November 17, 2016

With a constellation of plot twists amid poignant and funny observations, Makoto Shinka's star-crossed puppy love story is unlike anything in cinemas this year

The Innocents review: brutal truth is the first casuality of this war story The Innocents review: brutal truth is the first casuality of this war story
  • Tara Brady
  • November 17, 2016

Handsome cinematography and restrained direction fail to stop this second World War drama from sliding into sentimentality

Rosamund Pike: from Bond girl to Gone Girl to leading woman Rosamund Pike: from Bond girl to Gone Girl to leading woman
  • Tara Brady
  • November 17, 2016

With four leading roles this year alone, Rosamund Pike has come a long way since her casting aged 21 alongside Pierce Brosnan's Bond

Hooray for Nollywood: how women are taking on the world’s third largest film industry Hooray for Nollywood: how women are taking on the world’s third largest film industry
  • Tara Brady
  • November 16, 2016

Making it in Nigerian film isn’t easy - just ask Tope Oshin Ogun director, producer, actress, dialogue coach, casting director and mother of four boys

Fantastic Beasts star Dan Fogler ready to cast a new spell on Harry Potter fans Fantastic Beasts star Dan Fogler ready to cast a new spell on Harry Potter fans
  • Donald Clarke
  • November 15, 2016

Fogler was plucked from relative obscurity for JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them - but is he ready for the franchise juggernaut that's now coming?

Beauty and the Beast trailer: Emma Watson stars in live-action remake Beauty and the Beast trailer: Emma Watson stars in live-action remake
  • November 14, 2016

First full-length trailer for the re-imagining of the classic animation – due in cinemas in March 2017 – has been released

American Pastoral review: Ewan McGregor takes on Philip Roth - with some success American Pastoral review: Ewan McGregor takes on Philip Roth - with some success
  • Tara Brady
  • November 14, 2016

For his directorial debut, McGregor takes on the daunting talk of transferring Philip Roth’s 1997 Pulitzer prize-winner to the big screen

The Land of the Enlightened review: spectacularly lost in Afghanistan The Land of the Enlightened review: spectacularly lost in Afghanistan
  • Tara Brady
  • November 11, 2016

Impressive cinematography and stunning locations can’t make up for the lack of narrative coherence in this docu-drama hybrid

Arrival review: plausible and intriguing - one of the year's best releases Arrival review: plausible and intriguing - one of the year's best releases
  • Donald Clarke
  • November 11, 2016

Denis Villeneuve’s stunning follow-up to Sicario sees Amy Adams' damaged linguist trying to reach understanding with visiting aliens

Amy Adams: ‘Don’t follow your fears’ Amy Adams: ‘Don’t follow your fears’
  • Donald Clarke
  • November 11, 2016

Amy Adams chooses her roles with a studious eye - she currently stars in two of this year’s best films, Tom Ford’s extraordinary Nocturnal Animals and Denis Villeneuve’s even better Arrival

Stranger Things producer confirms he is working on a Sesame Street movie Stranger Things producer confirms he is working on a Sesame Street movie
  • November 10, 2016

Shawn Levy, producer of the hit Netflix TV show and the Amy Adams sci-fi thriller Arrival , is working on ‘imaginative and entertaining’ adaptation

Moscow Never Sleeps review: portrait of city buzzes with sombre intelligence Moscow Never Sleeps review: portrait of city buzzes with sombre intelligence
  • Donald Clarke
  • November 10, 2016

Irish director Johnny O’Reilly’s drama takes place on a single day in his adopted home

Reissue of the Week: Boyz N the Hood - still vital viewing after 25 years Reissue of the Week: Boyz N the Hood - still vital viewing after 25 years
  • Tara Brady
  • November 9, 2016

Filled with trash-talking and wise words, John Singleton’s provocative, funny, Oscar-nominated debut still dazzles

John Waters: the filth and the funny John Waters: the filth and the funny
  • Tara Brady
  • November 9, 2016

‘I started Catholic and went backwards’ - cult film-maker John Waters unpacks his transgressive-laden career ahead of his appearance at Belfast’s Queer Arts Festival

Plenty of rancid horrors to be savoured at the Cork Film Festival Plenty of rancid horrors to be savoured at the Cork Film Festival
  • Donald Clarke
  • November 9, 2016

This year's fest features many treats for cinephiles include I Am Not A Serial Killer and The Love Witch

How cult Christmas comedy ‘Bad Santa’ almost got canned How cult Christmas comedy ‘Bad Santa’ almost got canned
  • Bruce Pretts
  • November 7, 2016

Ahead of the release of Bad Santa 2, the major players behind the absurdly offensive 2003 original tell the story of the film’s difficult creation

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I recall the yellow cotton dress foaming like a wave on the ground around your knees

The Subtitle Festival returns to Kilkenny
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  • Donald Clarke

Ireland's loveliest small city again presents an array of European cinema

Tom Hanks is probably not running for president
  • Screenwriter
  • Donald Clarke

Michael Moore had earlier suggested that either Hanks or Oprah Winfrey should run in 2020

Everyone is in a state about the Ghost in the Shell trailer
  • Screenwriter
  • Donald Clarke

What about the whitewashing? What about the visual steals? What about the children?

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Film Reviews

Dan Fogler and Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

 

The beasts are here, the Potter lore is here, but what sets this apart is its fantastic visuals, well-drawn characters and brilliant performances

Iggy Pop and The Stooges in Jim Jarmusch’s documentary Gimme Danger Gimme Danger

 

Pop steals the limelight (as usual) in Jim Jarmusch’s witty, warm tribute to proto-punk rockers The Stooges

Logan Lerman as the rebellious student Marcus in Indignation Indignation

 

Screenwriter James Schamus makes a brilliant directorial debut with this compelling drama

Unlike most body-swap comedies, the rules are not so apparent. Your Name (Kimi No Na Wa)

 

With a constellation of plot twists amid poignant and funny observations, Makoto Shinka's star-crossed puppy love story is unlike anything in cinemas this year
Lou de Laâge, centre, playing Mathilde Beaulieu in The Innocents The Innocents

 

Handsome cinematography and restrained direction fail to stop this second World War drama from sliding into sentimentality
Ewan McGregor (who also directs) as Seymour “Swede” Levov in American Pastoral American Pastoral

 

For his directorial debut, McGregor takes on the daunting talk of transferring Philip Roth’s 1997 Pulitzer prize-winner to the big screen

Donald Clarke's Movie Quiz In general, this week's quiz should ably pass muster
 

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