Ex-RTE executive appointed as censor of filmsFilm producer Mr John Kelleher has been appointed to the position of Official Censor of Films by the Minister for Justice, Equality…Sat Nov 9 2002 - 00:00
Cracking the Casement codeA documentary on Roger Casement includes new evidence that the Black Diaries, recording Casement's homosexual experiences, were…Wed Mar 13 2002 - 00:00
Revisiting the deadMeeting Kevin Barry in the bar of a Cork hotel to talk about James Joyce and film, we are, appropriately enough, forced to flee…Mon Oct 22 2001 - 01:00
The maverick strikes back'I believe it was a waste of time, because I failed utterly in achieving anything I wanted to achieve," says Bob Quinn of his…Tue Oct 9 2001 - 01:00
Lights, camera, dissatisfactionNext Tuesday sees the official launch of the programme for this year's Miller Dublin Film Festival, which opens on April 20th…Fri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Stanley Kramer, rare Hollywood dissenter, diesThe veteran American filmmaker, Stanley Kramer, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 87Wed Feb 21 2001 - 00:00
Like father, like daughterIt's a dank, dark, damp autumn afternoon n north Wicklow, somewhere near KilpedderSat Nov 4 2000 - 00:00
The TicketThis is the last edition of the Friday Sound and Vision pages in The Irish TimesFri Nov 3 2000 - 00:00
That moment when life changesKevin Liddy has been working on Country since 1993, when he sent the first draft of the screenplay into the Film Board, after…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Hello AngelsThe Olympics may have been something of a disaster for US television network NBC, but that doesn't mean American moviegoers have…Sat Oct 7 2000 - 01:00
Hollywood rat catcherSitting in the foyer of Dublin's Morrison Hotel, less than an hour before the gala premiere of his new feature film, Rat, director…Sat Oct 7 2000 - 01:00
FilmWrinklies in Space! It seems such an obvious idea, it's surprising nobody thought of it before (except in the later William Shatner…Sat Sep 16 2000 - 01:00
A plague called ironyAverage height, average build, average, slightly pale looks. A dry, self-deprecating style of speakingSat Sep 16 2000 - 01:00
Straight to the limitIt's always a cause for some celebration, and some trepidation, when RTE dips its notoriously conservative toe into the waters…Sat Sep 2 2000 - 01:00
Irish actor gets his big breakFast-rising Irish star Stuart Townsend begins filming in Australia this week on his biggest movie to dateSat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Tongue and cheek mutant antiheroesMeet Toad, one of the mutant antiheroes of X-Men, which opens here next Friday having already taken more than $150 million on…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Movie trail for WicklowWhat do Braveheart, Michael Collins, Excalibur, Into the West, Dancing at Lughnasa and Far and Away have in common? As any film…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Fine figures in cinemasThe first six months of this year have seen cinema admissions in the Republic increase by 31 per cent on the equivalent period…Sat Aug 5 2000 - 01:00
Irish films on paradeThe next three months will see an unprecedented wave of Irish or Irish-related feature films hitting screens around the country…Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
The rat packIt's far from being a Mickey Mouse event these days, but the Galway Film Fleadh had a distinctly rodent-ish feel on Tuesday's…Fri Jul 14 2000 - 01:00
The best baddies in townThe entire population of a small American village is herded into the local church by British soldiersSat Jul 8 2000 - 01:00
That's what friends are forCursai Ealaine Teoranta: The Truth about Gerry (RTE1, Tuesday)Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Telling it like it wasYou don't see many documentaries in the cinema these days, agrees director Kevin MacDonaldSat Jun 3 2000 - 01:00
Rough trade, rough draftThe old Hollywood gag about the Polish starlet who was so dim she slept with the writer may be in need of some revision in light…Sat Jun 3 2000 - 01:00
Drama over documentary`I'm a great believer in the idea that you can tell the truth in dramas far better than you can in documentaries," says director…Sat Jun 3 2000 - 01:00
Limited additionReports of the demise of Cursai Ealaine were, it seems, prematureSat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Now here's an offer you really can't refuseThree New Jersey mobsters (allegedly) are sitting in a car, discussing their favourite TV showSat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
`I have to live out my destiny'`How many American movies do you see about jobs any more?" asks Oliver StoneSat Apr 8 2000 - 01:00
Reprising the Rats`Frank, Sammy and Dean: the Rat Pack, Live from Las Vegas!" Well, not exactly - it's really Louis, Peter and Clive, live from…Sat Apr 1 2000 - 01:00
Some things `shouldn't be shown'Modern Times: The Price of Eggs (BBC2, Wednesday)Sat Apr 1 2000 - 01:00