Cinema Review: Titanic
The unsinkable sets sail again.
Category: Reviews
Cinema Review: The Island President
Impressive documentary on President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives and his battle to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea.
Cinema Review: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – Film of the Week
Shiver me timbers – ’tis a treasure chest of comedy.
Book Review: World Film Locations: Dublin
Providing an insight into how Dublin has both shaped and been shaped by filmmakers, World Film Locations:Dublin is an engaging journey through Dublin and its representation on screen.
Cinema Review: John Carter
Old-fashioned science fiction adventure epic wrapped in a 21st Century digital package.
JDIFF: Terence McDonald
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival Irish: Terence McDonald Wednesday, 21st February, 6:30pm, IFI A teacher by trade, prolific Derry amateur filmmaker Terence McDonald (1926-2001) shot over 35 films in his lifetime. For this low-key JDIFF screening, Terence’s son, Peter, shared with us, not only about his father’s varied and skillful shorts but also about what [...]
Cinema Review: Stella Days
DIR: Thaddeus O’Sullivan • WRI: Antoine O. Flatharta • PRO: Jackie Larkin, Lesley McKimm, Maggie Pope • DOP: John Christian Rosenlund • ED: Dermot Diskin • DES: Anna Rackard • Cast: Martin Sheen, Stephen Rea, Trystan Gravelle, Marcella Plunkett, Tom Hickey, Amy Huberman, Joey O’Sullivan Father Barry (Martin Sheen) is all packed and ready to [...]
Cinema Review: Trishna
Michael Winterbottom’s flawed modern-day spin of Thomas Hardy’s penultimate novel, ‘Tess of the d’Ubervilles’.
JDIFF 2012 First Look Cinema Review: Michael, a chilling child-kidnapping tale from Austria
Now on release in the IFI, the chillingly mundane day-to-day life of a pedophile with a boy captive in his basement.
JDIFF 2012: Shorts
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival Other Presentations: JDIFF Shorts Friday, 24th February, 6:30pm, Light House Cinema The fabulous final JDIFF weekend got off to a top-notch start with a fantastic feast of fresh films – of the short variety, of course. These six hand-picked gems showcase the crème de la crème of Ireland’s talent, all [...]
JDIFF 2012: Nightdancers
Cannibals, breakdance and Uganda – not your typical Irish documentary, Emile Dinneen’s ‘Nightdancers’ provided a fascinating insight into a generation’s struggle with their own cultural and spiritual beliefs.
