Review: A Look Back at Into the West
The IFI’s Digital Restoration Project is giving classic films a new lease of life. Senan Jennings takes a look behind the scenes at the painstaking work involved in restoring Into the West for a modern audience.
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Dublin actor Brendan Gleeson began his career at 34, transitioning from his role as a teacher. He has since appeared in over 100 films and television series, from Michael Collins to The Banshees of Inisherin. He is an Emmy Award-winning performer & received numerous accolades, including IFTA & BIFA Awards, along with multiple Golden Globe nominations. His standout films include Braveheart, In Bruges, Gangs of New York and Harry Potter & his collaborations with writer-director Martin McDonagh.
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Short Film Review: Six Shooter
Before In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh announced himself as a filmmaker with Six Shooter, a darkly comic, Oscar-winning short that distilled the themes, violence and absurdity that would come to define his career. Alireza Hatamvand takes aim.
Review: H is for Hawk
Gemma Creagh looks at grief, nature and the search for meaning in her review of 'H is for Hawk'.
Review: Joker: Folie à Deux
At the Venice International Film Festival, Shane McKevitt has the last laugh with 'Joker: Folie à Deux'.
DIFF Silver Screen Critics: Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s
As part of this year's Dublin International Film Festival, the Silver Screen Critics cast their eyes to Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s.
Article: The Banshees Of Inisherin – An Exercise In Cultural Self Deprecation
John Pearson casts an eye over Martin McDonagh’s much lauded film.