Nénette
Nénette Director: Nicolas Philibert III I approached the screening on Nenette with high hopes and an open mind. Nenette is the latest film by French documentary filmmaker, Nicolas Philibert and its eponymous star is the subject of both the documentary and the queen bee of the Parisian zoo in which it is set. All of […]
Jack Mays Interviews Donald Clarke
Donald Clarke is The Irish Times’ senior film critic and author of the ‘Screenwriter’ blog. Having once been a student in Trinity, do you have fond memories of your time here? Indeed I do. Like many of your readers, I got somewhat distracted by extra-curricular activities — not that this is a bad thing. I […]
Black Swan
Black Swan Director: Darren Aronofsky Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Junis, Vicent Cassel & Barbra Hershey 2:1 By Zander Sirlin In the words of Black Swan’s director, Darren Aronofsky, “Ballet can be dark, tragic, gothic,” an apt description of his new film. Black Swan fascinatingly combines The Understudy, an unrealized script by Andres Heinz about jealousy […]
Morning Glory
Morning Glory Director: Roger Mitchell Cast: Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum & Ty Burrell 2:2 By Alex Towers If your looking for a hard-hitting examination of the media’s descent into telegenic treacly sentiment Morning Glory isn’t the film for you. However if the idea of a turtlenecked Diane Keaton dropping beats with […]
General Election 2011
An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, has just confirmed that the general election for the 31stDáil will be held on the 11th of March 2011. The selection of a Friday for the election will allow many students who are living away from home to vote in the next election, unlike the Thursday used for the 2007 election.
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet Director: Michel Gondry Cast: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz & Tom Wilkinson 2:2 Nowadays superhero films can be classified as either po-faced grit such as Watchmen and Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, or more jocular, self-aware fair like Kick-Ass and Joel Schumacher’s Batman series. The Green Hornet is decidedly one […]
The Way Back
The Way Back Director: Peter Weir Cast: Ed Harris, Jim Sturgress, Colin Farrell, Mark Strong & Saoirse Ronan 2:1 by Sean Driver The Way Back is Peter Weir’s most recent motion picture since 2003’s Master and Commander. Adapted in collaboration with Keith Clarke from Slavomir Rawicz’s memoir, A Long Walk Home, the film follows Jim […]
Meet the Parents: Little Fockers
Meet the Parents: Little Fockers 2:2 Director: Paul Weitz Cast: Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Striesand, Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Laura Dern & Harvey Keitel By Róisín Lacey-McCormac After an intense weekend, in which I consumed the entire Godfather trilogy, Meet the Parents: Little Fockers presented itself as a […]
