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Normal People’s Paul Mescal named as actor to watch by Variety

The Emmy-nominated Kildare actor appears in 10 to watch list with Borat’s Maria Bakalova

Wed Nov 18 2020 - 14:02

Chadwick Boseman, star of Black Panther, was so much more than just a gifted actor

The late actor was a star for the ages who helped change Hollywood's view on race

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 13:06

Workhuman considers Dublin as venue for major HR conference

Irish-founded software company reports big rise in pretax profit to $32.2m

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 12:13

‘No one will know’: Studio wanted Julia Roberts to play black abolitionist

Harriet Tubman screenwriter says an executive proposed actor to play former slave

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 15:59

Emmy nominations 2019: Fiona Shaw and Chris O’Dowd among nominees

Irish actors up for three awards, as Game of Thrones breaks records with 32 nominations

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 10:02

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New this week: Assassination Nation, Shoplifters, The Girl in the Spider’s Web and The Camino Voyage

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 06:00

Widows: funny, twisty, implausible heist caper delivers unashamed thrills

Review: Steve McQueen tries to cram in too much good stuff – but there's no crime in that when it's such good stuff

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 06:05

Toronto may not have the Cannes kudos, but the gap is closing

Audience input and domestic films make TIFF more than just an Oscar barometer

Mon Sept 17 2018 - 11:22

McQueen’s ‘Widows’ so consistently funny that flaws hardly matter

Toronto film festival: British filmmaker honours series while imprinting his own visual stamp

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 11:00

Irish films in the mix at Venice and Toronto festivals

The Favourite from Yorgos Lanthimos will compete for the Golden Lion at Venice and John Butler’s Papi Chulo will premiere at Toronto

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 07:00

After Ocean’s 8, give Reservoir Dogs an all-female makeover

Donald Clarke: And then The Shawshank Redemption, The Sting and 12 Angry Women

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 16:52

Which films will be up for next year’s Oscars? These ones will

Donald Clarke predicts 2019’s Best Picture nominees. He was nearly half right this year

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 16:24

Will Saoirse Ronan win an Oscar? Watch the SAG Awards to find out

The ‘Lady Bird’ star faces tough competition in this year’s best female actor category

Sun Jan 21 2018 - 06:00

The best in film 2017, according to the Dublin Film Critics Circle

Dunkirk blows away the competition

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 16:38

Ruth Negga, Ciarán Hinds, Domhnall Gleeson get the Academy seal of approval

The Irish stars are among a raft of Academy inductees, which could diversify the Oscar nominations

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 15:50

Nicole Kidman explains her ‘seal’ clapping at the Oscars

Actor came under fire on social media for her unusual method of applauding the awards

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 17:32

‘Visibly unhappy’ Brie Larson and the amateur body linguists

Commentators dissecting perceived slights at Oscars need to brush up on film history

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 06:00

Oscars 2017: Blunder overshadows biggest upset in recent history

‘Moonlight’ carries off best picture statuette after ‘La La Land’ wrongly declared winner

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 17:32

Oscars 2017: how did I fare with my predictions?

A diligent Oscars observer should be happy with nothing less than 70 per cent in the prediction stakes – which means I’m not happy with my forecasting

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 14:00

Oscars 2017: Our verdict on the winning films and performances

Did Moonlight deserve its last gasp win? Was Emma Stone up to scratch? Here’s how we reviewed the winning films

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 10:00