On The Rocks
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
Rashida Jones plays Laura; she is a writer with writer's block and raising two daughters with her husband Dean. Lately she has noticed Dean is distant and not affectionate. His business is starting to take off so he is away from home a lot. When she goes to meet him at a work event she notices how friendly he is with a younger beautiful colleague which only adds to her suspicion. While having lunch with her father Felix, she tells him what has been bothering her. Instantly he assumes the worst (himself a life long womaniser). Rather than consoling Laura he takes the opportunity to bond with her on catching Dean out. They then spending the weekend stalking him around New York looking for evidence.
Read more ...Mad, Bad and Dangerous - celebrating ‘difficult’ women
Thu, Oct 22, 2020
GALWAY’S MARGARETTA D’Arcy and Lelia Doolan are interviewed in a new web-series, Mad, Bad and Dangerous, celebrating trailblazing Irish women, aged over 70, who remain in the public eye.
Read more ...Films to watch on cold October nights
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
WITH THE cinemas closed for what will hopefully be only three weeks, I have returned to streaming platforms which served us so well during the initial lockdown, and chosen four films on Netflix I believe are worth your time.
Read more ...48 Hour Film Challenge goes virtual for 2020
Thu, Oct 01, 2020
LITTLE CINEMA and Galway City of Film's 48 Hour Challenge is taking place again this year, but in a virtual fashion instead of a physical screening at the Town Hall Theatre.
Read more ...The Thing is coming to the Pálás
Thu, Sep 10, 2020
THE THING, John Carpenter's classic 1982 film starring Kurt Russell, and boasting special effects which were astonishing in their day, and still impressive now, will get a big screen outing at the Pálás.
Read more ...Dating Amber
Thu, Aug 06, 2020
With the cinemas finally reopening I was pleased to see some films that were released on streaming during lockdown are getting the big screen treatment after all. Dating Amber is an Irish movie that got a bit of press when it was released on Amazon a few months ago but really deserved more so I’m happy to review it during its cinema release.
Read more ...Pálás Cinema to re-open next week
Thu, Jul 23, 2020
!["No Luke! I am your father!" The Pálás will screen The Empire Strikes Back as part of its re-opening.](http://www.advertiser.ie/images/2020/07/115793_thumb.jpg ""No Luke! I am your father!" The Pálás will screen The Empire Strikes Back as part of its re-opening.")
The Pálás Cinema is re-opening on Monday July 27. It will be fully compliant with Government guidelines on Covid-19; there will be screenings of classic films; and the restaurant will have a new menu.
Read more ...In Conversation - talks at the Fleadh
Thu, Jul 09, 2020
HOLLYWOOD STAR Keith Carradine and directors Joe Dante and Nicole Holofcener will be given free, online, public talks, this weekend as part of the Galway Film Fleadh.
Read more ...Daithi soundtracks new documentary at Fleadh
Thu, Jul 09, 2020
DAITHÍ, one of Ireland's most creative and imaginative musicians and producers has composed the music for a new documentary premiering at the Galway Film Fleadh.
Read more ...A Maverick Islander - new film from Margaretta D’Arcy
Thu, Jul 09, 2020
A DREAMER, a radicle, an entrepreneur, a man with a love of place, community, and sport, Connemara's Sean Ó Loingsigh wants to give his local region a boost, by building a golf course in a bog.
Read more ...Policing in a time of Trump and a nation divided
Thu, Jul 09, 2020
THINK OF the word sheriff and you think of the hat and the badge; Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard; Little Bill Daggett in Unforgiven; and Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men.
Read more ...Movies which capture these times
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
COMING TO the end of our cinema lockdown (although there are not many new movies on the horizon) this is the last of my streaming service recommendations.
Read more ...Galway Film Fleadh 2020 programme launched
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
FOR THE first time in its 32 year history, the Galway Film Fleadh will not take place in cinemas, but will take place entirely online - a response to the strange and extraordinary times we live in.
Read more ...Watch to watch before we go back to the cinemas
Thu, Jun 11, 2020
CINEMAS RE-OPENING on July 20 - ahead of the original re-opening date of August 10 - is good news, but in the meantime, Netflix remains our 'home cinema'. Here are my recommendations for this week's watching.
Read more ...Exhausted Netflix? Then check out All 4
Thu, May 28, 2020
IF, LIKE me, you have exhausted everything interesting on Netflix and Amazon, and are now desperate for good content, check out All 4, Channel 4's online offering.
Read more ...From Mars to Connemara...these movies have it all
Thu, May 21, 2020
LOCKDOWN IS being eased but we are far from out of lockdown yet, so here are some more film recommendations to - available on Netflix - to get you through the coming evenings.
Read more ...Galway Film Fleadh 2020 to go online in July
Thu, May 14, 2020
FOLLOWING THE Government announcement that cinemas will remain closed until August 10, and large gatherings will not be permitted for some time, the Galway Film Fleadh has decided to move its 2020 festival online.
Read more ...The best movies to watch on Amazon Prime
Thu, May 14, 2020
THIS WEEK I’m listing films mainly from Amazon Prime. It is cheaper than Netflix, its selection is just as good, and it has a really good collection of classics movies. So, if you feel you have worn out your Netflix account, maybe switch over for a month.
Read more ...There is no such thing as running out of Netflix to watch...
Thu, Apr 30, 2020
NETFLIX RECENTLY surpassed Disney as the world's biggest pure media company. If anyone is doing well at the moment, it is toilet paper manufactures and streaming services. They are churning out such a level of content it is hard to keep up with it, so here are some recent additions to Netflix which are worth watching.
Read more ...Galway made feature film Calm With Horses gets early digital release
Mon, Apr 27, 2020
CALM WITH Horses, the critically acclaimed film from BAFTA and Sundance Festival award nominee Nick Rowland, and shot at numerous locations around Galway city and county, is getting an early digital release.
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