There are various aspects of Irish summer and while some of them may be about great outdoors and travelling, there is also a side to the season that demands you to stay in, chill and…
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Ivan the Terrible, the rogue of Soviet Film and Stalin’s problem with it
by Conor FayIvan the Terrible Part 1 and 2 were produced throughout the 1940s which was the roughest decade of Soviet history. The decade saw a Nazi invasion, famine, millions of Soviets dead and conflict with the…
The Fast and The Furious Conveyor Belt
by Bill LonerganWhat’s the old saying? Fool me once shame on you, fool me eight times, shame on me! Perhaps it was some level of delusion that led me to go Rathmines yesterday to view the redoubtable…
Censoring Hollywood : Sex and Violence in Film and on the Cutting Room Floor
by Martin Cusack“I believe in censorship. After all, I made a fortune out of it.” This quotation from Mae West, scourge of the Hays Office in the early 1930’s, is one of a host included by Aubrey…
Between Land and Sea: Irish surf film documenting a year in the life of Lahinch, Co. Clare
by Fiona McCluskeyDirector Ross Whitaker appeared at the Irish Film Institute (IFI) this week to discuss his latest film, Between Land and Sea. The film documents a year in the life of the Co. Clare seaside…
Tommy Byrne: Motorsport’s Overlooked Champion – Film now available on iTunes
by Fiona McCluskeyThe film, Crash and Burn captures the highs and lows of Irish motor racing legend, Tommy Byrne’s career. The Irish made documentary is directed by Seán Ó Cualáin and produced by David Burke. Charting Tommy…