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Black ’47 - official trailer 1:51 Black ’47 - official trailer
  • Film
  • December 21, 2018, 09:44

Black ’47, a revenge thriller set during the Famine, stars Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent and Barry Keoghan

Trailer: War Dogs 2:14 Trailer: War Dogs
  • Film Trailers
  • August 25, 2016, 17:34

War Dogs is the latest offering from director Todd Phillips from the Hangover trilogy.

Trailer for 'Bobby Sands 66 DAYS' 2:09 Trailer for 'Bobby Sands 66 DAYS'
  • Film
  • July 28, 2016, 18:12

'Bobby Sands: 66 days' directed by Brendan J Byrne, is a cinematic portrait of the Irish Republican martyr’s epic 66-day hunger strike that grabbed the world’s attention in the early 1980’s. Courtesy: Fine Point Films / Cypress Avenue Films

The Irish Times Film Show: Steve Jobs & Tangerine 6:56 The Irish Times Film Show: Steve Jobs & Tangerine
  • Film
  • November 13, 2015, 10:47

This week, Donald reviews Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs and Tara looks at Tangerine. Plus, Donald gives his top five biopic picks

One Direction - Trailer One Direction - Trailer
  • Film
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When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun - Trailer When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun - Trailer
  • Film
  • August 29, 2013, 19:35

Upstream Color - Trailer Upstream Color - Trailer
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  • August 29, 2013, 19:39

The Way, Way Back - Trailer The Way, Way Back - Trailer
  • Film
  • August 29, 2013, 19:40

Pain and Gain - Trailer Pain and Gain - Trailer
  • Film
  • August 29, 2013, 19:42

PLEIN SOLEIL - Trailer PLEIN SOLEIL - Trailer
  • Film
  • August 29, 2013, 19:44

Nobody's Daughter Haewon - Trailer Nobody's Daughter Haewon - Trailer
  • Film
  • October 10, 2013, 16:03

Nobody's Daughter Haewon - Trailer

Baggage Claim - Trailer Baggage Claim - Trailer
  • Film
  • October 10, 2013, 16:06

Baggage Claim - Trailer

Emperor  - Trailer Emperor - Trailer
  • Film
  • October 10, 2013, 16:07

Emperor - Trailer

Le Week-end - Trailer Le Week-end - Trailer
  • Film
  • October 10, 2013, 16:10

Le Week-end - Trailer

The Fifth Estate - Trailer The Fifth Estate - Trailer
  • Film
  • October 10, 2013, 16:12

The Fifth Estate - Trailer

Very Extremely Dangerous - Trailer Very Extremely Dangerous - Trailer
  • Film
  • October 17, 2013, 17:30

Very Extremely Dangerous - Trailer

Prince Avalanche - Featurette Prince Avalanche - Featurette
  • Film
  • October 17, 2013, 17:32

Prince Avalanche - Featurette

Like Father, Like Son - Trailer Like Father, Like Son - Trailer
  • Film
  • October 17, 2013, 17:33

Like Father, Like Son - Trailer

Movie Quiz

The Movie Quiz: Which disease ravages the planet in Contagion? The Movie Quiz: Which disease ravages the planet in Contagion?

 

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 George Saunders’ new book  A Swim in a Pond is truly worth its weight in gold. Photograph: Johnny Louis/FilmMagic A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: A masterclass in how to write by George Saunders
 Luster: Forceful and funny tale of race, gender and desire
Dónall Mac Amhlaigh’s original novel, Deoraithe, was published in 1986 Exiles: Irish emigrant life in postwar Britain

Film Reviews

Thin stuff: Alison Steadman and Dave Johns in 23 Walks 23 Walks

 

Film review: The lead actors just about make this canine-themed movie sit up and beg for attention

The access is startling and occasionally disconcerting 76 Days

 

Film review: This documentary focusing on Wuhan is hugely impressive

The White Tiger: Adarsh Gourav as Balram and Priyanka Chopra as Pinky Madam. Photograph: Singh Tejinder/Netflix White Tiger

 

Film review: This is a slick adaptation of the 2008 Booker Prize-winning novel

In Away, a boy finds himself on a mysterious island Away

 

Film review: Gints Zilbalodis made this gorgeous feature-length animation entirely by himself

One Night in Miami imagines that, on the night after Cassius Clay’s defeat of Sonny Liston, the fighter who was about to become Muhammad Ali gathered with Sam Cooke, Malcolm X and  American footballer Jim Brown in a Florida hotel room. One Night in Miami

 

Review: This sophisticated imagined conversation between Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke works hard to shake off its theatrical roots

Julia Vysotskaya is electrifying  as Lyuda, a dedicated party member. Dear Comrades!

 

Film review: 1962’s Novocherkassk massacre was the ultimate betrayal of the Russian revolution

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1 Merlin Holland: British biographer and the only grandchild of Oscar Wilde. Photograph:  Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Oscar Wilde, my grandfather, ‘talked himself into prison’

2 Paul Howard stands next to a statue of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly in Dublin. “I set out to make him the most hateful character in the books.” Photograph Nick Bradshaw Paul Howard: ‘Ross O’Carroll-Kelly was born out of anger’

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5 Ryan’s World: Ryan Kaji ‘unboxes’ and reviews toys on his YouTube channel. Photograph: Kaji family/YouTube Nine-year-old earns €24m as the highest-paid YouTuber of 2020

6 Barry Gibb: ‘I care that the music lives, and I do everything in my power to enhance that.’ Photograph: Rose Marie Cromwell/New York Times Barry Gibb: ‘My brothers had to deal with their demons, but my wife wasn’t going to have it’

7 Christ Pantocrator (Christ in Glory) depicted in this 10th-century Byzantine  enamel plaque in the Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid, Spain. Photograph:  Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images What did Jesus really look like, as a Jew in 1st-century Judaea?

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9 Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown in The Dig. Photograph: Larry Horricks/Netflix Ralph Fiennes: ‘English society is built on hierarchies’

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