Tim Burton

There has been a stunning variety of screen Santas. But one outshines them all

‘If you always wanted a convertible and you get one then why should we demean that?’

Film-makers Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza on mixing true life crime with fantasy

The ‘Incredibles 2’ director on the Disney studio’s secret sauce, and keeping his distance from corporate nonsense

The singer and songwriter is planning to record the first Cure album in 10 years

Movie scheduling is a voodoo science - nobody knows why certain releases work in certain slots

‘Wave Gothic Meet-Up’ is a good-natured celebration of decay, decadence and death

With Steven Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ opening at the Gate, what drives the perpetrators. from Booth to Oswald to Hinckley?

Donald Clarke: Playing to ‘so-bad-it’s-good’ film aesthetic became boring 40 years ago

Sheriff’s deputy resigns after ‘seeking cover behind concrete column’ during attack

The Dubliner wants a break from acting but he's not about to do a Daniel Day-Lewis

Landau won an Oscar for his performance as Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood in 1994

Trumpian subtexts, breathtaking visuals and an Oscar-worthy turn from Andy Serkis

Interview: The celebrity gardener on fame, China, and the horticultural establishment

Grow pint-size gardens upwards by clothing walls and fences with an array of climbing plants

The 22-year-old, one of Ireland’s top models, on calming colours and her love of John Rocha

Is the 1996 classic featuring R Kelly, Seal and Coolio - getting a reissue for Record Store Day - a peerless slam-dunk from a time when soundtracks mattered

Actor in ‘financial turmoil’ and spending $30,000 a month on wine, according to former managers

It's December 2016 - the likes of Home Alone and It’s A Wonderful Life could do with a bit of updating

Balmy weather sees over 45,000 people turn out for annual Halloween pageant in Galway

Century on from author’s birth, group’s goal is to make every child in the world a fan

Though well-liked, Steven Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ struggled at the box office – just the latest in the chequered history of Roald Dahl film adaptations

‘Whether you believe in the apparition or not, the story itself is fascinating,’ says film-maker Aoife Kelleher, who has a keen eye for local stories that resonate

In Aideen Barry’s work divisions between human, animal, automaton and mechanical devices blur

The US singer was a driven perfectionist whose creative output was staggering

The Irish Chamber Orchestra’s second attempt at taming the Mansion House room’s intractable acoustic brought some progress

As a festive favourite celebrates a quarter of a century enthralling Irish audiences, Vicki Notaro lists 25 of the most enduring Christmas movies

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra offered an alternative to ‘stouter’ performances of Brahms's second symphony

This little big town has emerged from its introverted shell to offer a livelier mix of cultural offerings, plus an exploding food scene

The very-much-alive Mama Lou, a strongwoman, helps to pen her own obituary: ‘She realised that if an abusive relationship could happen to her, it could happen to anyone’

Christopher Lee: May 27th, 1922 - June 7th, 2015

Lee devoted long career to portraying villains including Dracula

Richard Linklater takes top prize for coming of age film at Beverly Hills awards ceremony

Director Tim Burton’s new film is a terrific story based on an artistic swindle

Nob Nation's Oliver Callan answers questions on his yuletide joys and woes

Viva la muerte, kids

Australian writer-director Jennifer Kent has created a truly sinister slice of cinema with her debut movie ‘The Babadook’. ‘For me, the entry point was the idea of facing the unfaceable,’ she tellsTara Brady

‘Never write what you think people want to read. Write what is inside you and follow it through every time, because that’s where the essence of true writing comes to life’

The superhero first appeared in 1939, and has since become a phenomenon. Fans, from the DC Comics president to the producer of the 1989 blockbuster film, explore his appeal