The Irish Times

Oscars 2022: Who should win, and who will win?

Ireland has its biggest haul of nominations since 2016, but has won few awards so far

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 05:00

Oscars 2022: This best picture list is even better than the real thing

Here are 10 films that could have been nominated for best picture, but weren’t

Wed Mar 23 2022 - 10:19

The serial hoaxer who fooled Morning Ireland with fake news of Kazuo Ishiguro’s death

An Italian journalist falsely reported the death of the author on Twitter

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 12:12

Penélope Cruz: ‘All my life, I’ve been hearing how stubborn I am’

After years of friendship, Cruz reunites with Pedro Almodóvar for their best film yet

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 06:00

Golden Globes 2022: Belfast wins best screenplay in discredited awards

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog wins best drama, in a low-scoring night for the Irish

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 05:55

Tilda Swinton: ‘I lived through my 20s in a whole queer environment’

The actor talks about her years with Derek Jarman and reveals plans for a career change

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 13:36

Venice Film Festival: Who will triumph as all eyes turn to the Golden Lion?

Reviews: Paul Mescal and Kristen Stewart among stars featuring in this year’s festival

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 11:40

Edel Coffey: Where have all the smart romcoms gone?

They’re dismissed as saccharine, but the really good ones can give you a sugar-free lift

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 06:00

Spanish rapper’s jailing fuels outcry over freedom of speech

Pablo Hasél the latest performer to face action for tweets and song lyrics

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 17:14

Oscars 2020: Parasite triggers great upset as cult Korean film wins best picture

Saoirse Ronan misses out; Brad Pitt and Renée Zellweger take home Academy Awards

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 05:53

The best 50 films of 2019: Odd, rich, startlingly varied. And brilliant

We start with Monos, Marriage Story and Midsommar. Find out what else makes the cut

Sun Dec 08 2019 - 06:00

European Film Awards another triumph for Irish production The Favourite

Dublin director of photography Robbie Ryan wins for Best Cinematography

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 21:41

‘The movie industry’s acceptance of Roman Polanski must end’

Europe has always tolerated the sex offender, up for four major awards this weekend

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 09:55

Call me a snob, but Marvel’s Black Panther is ‘less than’ Scorsese’s Raging Bull

Donald Clarke: Kids’ movies are becoming the only cinema many punters will pay to see

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00

Pain and Glory: Banderas excels in Almodóvar’s personal drama

Review: Almodóvar is in a contemplative mood for his take on Fellini’s 8½

Fri Aug 23 2019 - 05:00

Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite takes Palme d’Or

Antonio Banderas is among the other winners as contentious festival draws to a close

Sat May 25 2019 - 21:10

Tarantino, Almódovar and Loach head the old brat pack at Cannes

Fewer instant classics on show, but Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, dark drama The Lighthouse and Irish horror Vivarium stand out

Fri May 24 2019 - 05:00

Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood: There’ll be fighting in the aisles

Cannes 2019: Quentin Tarantino reviewed, early Oscar buzz, plus Isabelle Huppert in Frankie

Wed May 22 2019 - 09:36

Cannes 2019: Banderas kills Banderas, Tarantino makes a spoiler plea, Maradona does a no-show

Cannes diary: Polanski’s latest film screens in secret; plus reviews of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Young Ahmed

Tue May 21 2019 - 11:45

Cannes 2019: Thierry biffs back the beamers – and gives us brilliant bags

Cannes diary: Gender parity, populist politics, freebies and zombies. It’s all go already

Wed May 15 2019 - 11:00

Cannes 2019: Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die gets festival off to glittering start

Star-studded cast of Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton and Chloë Sevigny light up red carpet

Wed May 15 2019 - 05:00

Cannes 2019: A busload of auteurs and pizzazz aplenty

Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint

Fri May 10 2019 - 06:00

Cannes 2019: New Pedro Almodóvar, Terrence Malick, Ken Loach films, but no Tarantino

Big-name auteurs in Croisette line-up, but only four films by women in competition

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 14:06

Everybody Knows: Cruz and Bardem fail to steal this kidnap drama

Review: Iranian master Asghar Farhadi crafts a crowd-pleaser that fails to satisfy

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 05:00

‘Cold War’ the big winner at European Film Awards

Nora Twomey’s ‘The Breadwinner’ misses out on animated feature gong in Seville

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 22:55

The 100 greatest foreign-language films revealed

Only four out of the top 100 films directed by women in BBC poll of critics

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 06:42

New artist of the week: Rosalía

Young Catalan merges flamenco and R&B to become one of the planet’s most vital pop stars

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00

Beast: A psychosexual thriller with a touch of Hitchcock

Review: Killarney-born Jessie Buckley plays dark version of Little Red Riding Hood

Thu Apr 26 2018 - 08:54

A Fantastic Woman: A funny, wry, inspiring film of its time

Review: It’s the favourite to win best foreign language picture at the 2018 Oscars

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 05:00

Cannes: Irish Colin Farrell film wins best screenplay award

Prize for the Irish-backed ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’, while ‘The Square’ wins Palme d’Or

Mon May 29 2017 - 07:30

Cannes festival, day three: Let the booing commence

This time it was for a technical hiccup and not for Bong Joon-ho’s fine film ‘Okja’

Fri May 19 2017 - 16:57

Cannes jury president Pedro Almodovar says he won’t be voting for Netflix

Almodóvar says he will be ‘fighting for the capacity of hypnosis of the large screen for the viewer’ in the Palme D’Or, while Will Smith rows in behind the streaming service

Fri May 19 2017 - 11:37

Pieces of Me: Wild style in Smithfield

DJ Shrem and partner artist Les Cullinan’s home zings with colour and curiosities

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 08:00

San Sebastian: Basque in the culture

As the international film festival arrives this weekend, it’s the perfect chance to visit the Spanish city that revels in its natural gifts and life’s pleasures

Sat Sept 17 2016 - 03:00