Film review: No Time To Die

Films Reviews Wed, Oct 13, 2021

THERE IS no point in going over the story of No Time To Die as all the Bond films follow the same blueprint - there is a villain threatening the world. Bond must stop him. He does.

Japanese Film Festival 2021

Tue, Oct 12, 2021

DRIVE MY Car, the Cannes-winning film from director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, will get an exclusive preview at the Japanese Film Festival 2021, which takes place in Galway this week.

Stand in Aaagh of all Mná - horror films at the Pálás

Thu, Oct 07, 2021

FROM IDA Lupino’s The Hitch-Hiker to Coralie Fargeat’s Revenge, and Mary Harron’s cult classic American Psycho, the Pálás is set to deliver a season of horror films by women filmmakers.

Scottish music and architecture, and a night in Galway

Thu, Oct 07, 2021

A SCOTTISH architect’s life and work, a Scottish building, a Scottish documentary maker, and a Scottish composer will come together at a concert in Galway.

Film review: The Many Saints of Newark

Films Reviews Wed, Sep 29, 2021

FOR SOME people this will be the most anticipated film of the year as The Many Saints of Newark is a prequel The Sopranos TV show.

Galway made film is Ireland’s entry for Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

FOSCADH, THE Galway made, Irish language feature film, inspired by Donal Ryan's The Thing About December, has been chosen as Ireland’s entry for Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category.

Film review: The Green Knight

Films Reviews Tue, Sep 21, 2021

ON CHRISTMAS Day in King Arthur’s court, a knight enters the banquet hall and offers to be struck by one of knights in the room, and in a year and a day's time the knight must find him and he will return the blow.

Free screening of award winning documentary at the Pálás

Thu, Sep 16, 2021

COLLECTIVE, THE 2021 Lux Audience Award winning Romanian documentary will be given a free screening at the Pálás Cinema on Tuesday September 21 at 6pm.

Film review: Herself

Films Reviews Wed, Sep 15, 2021

SANDRA IS a single mother in Dublin, living in a hotel, and way down the bottom of the housing list, after escaping her abusive husband.

Is Briain alive? TG4’s Ros na Rún returns on September 7

Thu, Sep 02, 2021

ROS NA Rún, TG4’s popular Irish language drama series returns for season 26 on Tuesday September 7 at 8.30pm and the burning question for viewers is, is Briain alive?

Film review: The Nest

Films Reviews Wed, Sep 01, 2021

AFTER BEING held back for almost a year, The Nest, the second film from director Sean Durkin, is finally available to Irish audiences.

Galway made film Arracht optioned for Hollywood remake

Wed, Sep 01, 2021

FOLLOWING RAVE reviews, awards, and being selected as Ireland’s official entry for the 2021 Oscars, Galway made film Arracht has now been optioned for a Hollywood remake.

Gilgamesh - a short film, to premiere at Town Hall Theatre

Mon, Aug 30, 2021

GILGAMESH, THE story of the ancient hero-king from the Middle East, and brilliantly reimagined by Macnas, will be screened as a short film in the Town Hall Theatre next week.

Film review: The Bright Side

Films Reviews Wed, Aug 25, 2021

DIRECTED BY Ruth Meehan, and based on the book by Anne Gildea, I’ve Got Cancer, What’s Your Excuse?, The Bright Side is a new Irish comedy, although dramedy is a better word for it.

Classic films at Pálás Cinema’s Summer of Fun

Thu, Aug 19, 2021

The heatwave is long over, and the days are more overcast, and sometimes damp, but that is all the more reason to head to the cinema, especially to the Summer of Fun screenings continue at the Pálás.

Film Review: Boys from County Hell

Films Reviews Wed, Aug 18, 2021

WILLIAM AND Eugene are two Irish lads in their mid-twenties. They are feeling aimless, and spend their time drinking pints, playing ball, and ripping off tourists.

Film review: Stillwater

Films Reviews Wed, Aug 11, 2021

ON THE surface, Stillwater is one of those ‘ripped from the headlines’ films. Extremely loosely (and controversially) based on the Amanda Knox saga it has already met with a lot of criticism - including from Knox herself.

Little Cinema 48 hour challenge

Thu, Aug 05, 2021

The Little Cinema & Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge is celebrating its fifth iteration this year on the weekend of August 26-29.

Film review: Untold Secrets

Films Reviews Mon, Jul 26, 2021

IT HAS been a tremendously successful 2021 Galway Film Fleadh this year. Anecdotally I spoke to several people who had not attended the festival in the past, but did so this year due to the outdoor screenings - and all said they would be back next year.

NUIG lecturer’s feature film wins major award at Fleadh

Mon, Jul 26, 2021

FOSCADH, THE Irish language feature film, inspired by Donal Ryan's The Thing About December, won Best Irish First Feature at last night’s Galway Film Fleadh 2021 Awards.

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