Four new films to stream this weekend
Da 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island, Virus Tropical, Artemis Fowl
Marjane Satrapi: ‘I did not want a monkey Madame Curie’
The Persepolis writer and director on growing up rebellious in Iran, and her new film Radioactive about Marie Curie
Dublin International Film Festival 2020: Memorable matriarchal themes
Writer, actor and activist John Connors has two directorial efforts in the festival
Gig of the Week: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
Irish-made films Sea Fever, Vivarium, Arracht and Herself head the line-up this year
Dublin International Film Festival: A guide to the best movies
Women filmmakers are the thematic plank of this year’s DIFF programme
‘Tunisia’s Berlusconi’ the wild card as nation goes to the polls
Jailed TV station owner Karoui among voters’ hopes for delivery on Arab Spring ideals
Which films are in contention as interminable awards season ramps up?
Donald Clarke runs the rule over the likely winners ahead of this week’s festival trifecta
Half the movies at Toronto Film Festival are made by women
The number of female directors in the film business remains stubbornly low
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s teenage years in ‘bombed out’ New York
Sara Driver has made a fascinating chronicle of the late American artist’s formative years
100 books by women you have to read
Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list
The Voices: pills, thrills and empathy for a serial killer
Marjane Satrapi has directed an almost indescribable film that oscillates between horror and comedy. It is a strange mixture of Hollywood sheen with a rare moral complexity
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