Waiting for Tobias Lindholm to appear for our interview in The Merrion Hotel, one can’t help but overhear his handlers furiously planning the day’s schedule. He’s in town for a screening of his solo-directorial debut, A Hijacking, being shown that night at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, and judging read more…
The Latin American Film Festival returns to the Pearse Centre this year, featuring shorts and documentaries from the vibrant cultural region. Latin America was the first to experience the disastrous impact of neoliberal masochism (that we are now experiencing in Ireland with an apathetic attitude) and the first to revolt against it. Festival highlight Water Rising underlines this effect with a scathing exposé of resistance to water privatisation in Bolivia.
Bants with the staff, bespoke service, bang for your buck, and a better chance of procuring something a little more thoughtful for your loved ones/enforced Kris Kringle are all benefits of keeping it local. We’ve decided to help you support some of Dublin’s best indies with a handy guide to the city’s finest.
A Prophet star Tahir Rahim must earn his freedom
Depp. Boham-Carter. Unearthly Dark Subject Matter. Guess who?
Mercury Rising meets Jason Statham
Un Amour De Jeunesse
Like Open Water, but less wet.
Disney’s answer to March Of The Penguins.
The Buffalo Soldier gets his close up.
A promising spectacle with a questionable plot, Battleship provides the punchline of what you’d get if you crossed a Terminator with a Titanic.
Near. Far. Wherever you are. Don’t miss it this time round.
A charming film of modest means but with a style that is positively old-fashioned, Le Havre explores the ever mounting issue of deportation through a strong character driven film.
Peter Lord best known for his work on Chicken Run joins up with Jeff Newitt (head animator of Flushed Away) to bring you a swash-buckling tale of pirate adventure led by the infamous Pirate Captain (Grant).
Battle: Los Angeles director Jonathan Liebesman takes the helm of what promises to be an even more epic installment of the Titans franchise
