Grainne Burns gives Hunger a definite thumbs up.
Hunger has generated much fanfare since its launch, with five star reviews being thrown around by even the most hard to please critics. But has not every film surrounding the troubles in Northern Ireland brought up some form of emotional and political debate by all viewers, as has [...]
It was meant to be the long-awaited successor to Sex and the City. Instead it’s more like something that would sit well among the already over-crowded day-time soap market.
Although Lipstick Jungle has just recently made its debut on this side of the Atlantic, the second series has – astonishingly – just begun in the US. [...]
I was so looking forward to it. Believe or not, I never got around to seeing Sex and the City: The Movie on the big screen, not least because I was in Kerry when it came out and the only cinema in the county showing it was in Listowel. No offence or anything, but I [...]
It’s been cold, it’s been wet, it’s been miserable; but in terms of blockbuster movies, this summer hasn’t been half bad. Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Hancock have all had a go and now the eagerly awaited Dark Knight steps forward to knock them all out - in ticket sales at least. With him [...]
Bette Davis’ career was recently celebrated in a festival of the actress’s films at the Irish Film Institute in Dublin, where once again she played to packed houses. Those famous eyes and the intensity of her performances were the common denominator in a mixed programme, featuring films which spanned the entire duration of her 60-year [...]
THE LIFE OF DYLAN
I’m Not There made waves when it was first released, not least because of Cate Blanchett’s star turn as the film’s subject – Bob Dylan. Academy Award nominated director Todd Haynes delivers this experimental and unconventional journey into the life and times of one of music’s most revered and enigmatic artists. An [...]
It’s finally here! The moment us gals have saving our Jimmy Choos for - the release of Sex and the City: The Movie! Fast-forward four years later and the glamourous girls have all settled down; but a few surprises are about to rock their well-shod worlds. I laughed, I cried, I nearly had an [...]
The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II are set to be enjoyed by audiences all over again, thanks to a meticulous restoration by Paramount Home Entertainment, overseen by Coppola himself. Both fully restored films debuted on DVD at the end of May, along with a newly remastered The Godfather: Part III, in The Godfather: [...]