It has the makings of a gung-ho entertainment, but It’s hard to work out what’s happening

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Late actor turned in a fine performance as the ‘good German officer’ in war-time film

Unthinkable: The original ‘sage-wannabes’ of Athens were considered slightly weird, a new book reveals

There is a long history of actors deriding poorly received work, with Cats star Rebel Wilson being the latest

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Yet another adaptation of A Christmas Carol proves that Dickens was right on the money

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How do actors cope with having their defining line shouted at them in the streets – for decades? Richard Wilson, Maureen Lipman and Tony Robinson tell all

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Review: An incompetent remake of the charming, whimsical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Finney, who married gruff charisma with technical precision, turned down a knighthood

The five-time Oscar nominee, who played the definitive Poirot, died after a short illness

Inside Politics: reports of disharmony in Cabinet over Shane Ross circulate around Leinster House

These Christmas classics seem innocent, but they hide a darker, more disturbing message

‘Whitey’ Bulger, like the Krays, Ned Kelly and the General, is idealised in film

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