PIXIE – Behind the scenes with writer Preston Thompson Once upon a time in the west... of Ireland, there lived a young woman intent on starting a new life in San Francisco. Meet Pixie (Olivia Cooke), the step-daughter of rural gangster Dermot (Colm Meaney). After h...
Interview with DARK LIES THE ISLAND director Ian Fitzgibbon Opening in Irish cinemas on October 18th, DARK LIES THE ISLAND is a story about life and death, sex and violence, dark memories, murderous intentions, jealousy, guilt, and betrayal – it’s a story, in other word...
4.0Darkly involving Dark Lies The Island Dark Lies The Island (Ireland / 16 / 87 mins) In short: Darkly involving Directed by Ian Fitzgibbon. Starring Charlie Murphy, Moe Dunford, Peter Coonan, Pat Shortt, Tommy Tiernan. The Plot: In the rural Irish town of Dromord, local bigwig Daddy Man...
Trailer: First Look at New Irish Comedy DARK LIES THE ISLAND A new trailer for ‘Perrier's Bounty’ and ‘Death of a Superhero’ director Ian Fitzgibbon's latest has arrived. Hitting cinemas in October, the comedy stars Moe Dunford, Peter Coonan, Pat Shortt, Charlie Murphy a...
Holliday Grainger & Alia Shawkat Love to Party in ANIMALS Trailer "Sooner or later the party has to end…" An Irish-Australian co-production, ANIMALS was shot in Dublin in March 2018 and is a feature adaptation of author-turned-screenwriter Emma Jane Unsworth’s fierce and unap...
2.5beached whale The Belly Of The Whale The Belly Of The Whale (Ireland / 15A / 86 mins) In short: beached whale Directed by Morgan Bushe. Starring Pat Shortt, Lewis MacDougall, Michael Smiley, Peter Coonan. The Plot: Having been away in Scotland, teenager Joey (Lewis MacDougall) comes b...
INTERVIEW with The Belly Of The Whale director Morgan Bushe In a year of strong Irish films, 'The Belly Of The Whale' stands out as one of the most interesting. Pat Shortt & Lewis McDougall star as a strange pair who find themselves bonded together in misfortune. In...
COMPETITION – Win tickets to ‘A Skull in Connemara’ from writer Martin McDonagh We're big fans of Martin McDonagh here at Movies.ie, his scripts have given us some of the finest movies of recent years including 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri', 'In Bruges' and 'Seven Psychopaths'...
Trailer for Morgan Bushe’s Irish Comedy Drama THE BELLY OF THE WHALE Opening the 30th Galway Film Fleadh on Tuesday, July 10th, the black comedy follows two down-and-out drifters (played by Pat Shortt and Lewis MacDougall bonded together in misfortune who devise a plan to rob a small town amusement arcade. Tickets for the ...
TWICE SHY – Trailer for Irish Coming-Of-Age Drama Writer/director Tom Ryan’s award-winning independent Irish feature is a modern coming-of age-drama following a young couple who embark on a road trip from Ireland to London as a result of an unplanned pregnancy...
Competition – Win THE FLAG on DVD To celebrate the release of Irish comedy THE FLAG on DVD from Nov 25th we have copies to giveaway to lucky readers, keep reading for your chance to enter... ABOUT THE FLAG THE FLAG tells the story of Harry ...
THE FLAG – Behind The Scenes on the new Pat Shortt comedy Moving into comedy with Pat Shortt by your side is a wise move. Movies.ie talks to Declan Recks, director of The Flag. Inspired by producer Rob Walpole’s own family tale, 'The Flag' is director Declan Recks’ first foray into comedy. If you don’t count three...
2.5Well meaning The Flag THE FLAG (Ireland/12A/85mins) Directed by Declan Recks. Starring Pat Shortt, Moe Dunford, Simone Kirby, Ruth Bradley, Brian Gleeson. THE PLOT: Harry (Pat Shortt) is having a run of bad luck; first he gets f...
Competition – Win tickets to the premiere of THE FLAG To celebrate the release of new film THE FLAG in Irish cinemas this month we have tickets to the exclusive premiere to giveaway with Pat Shortt and the cast in attendance. Keep reading for your chance to win. ...
3.0Beautiful Song of the Sea SONG OF THE SEA Review (Ireland/Denmark/Belgium/Luxembourg/France/PG/93mins) Directed by Tomm Moore. Starring Brendan Gleeson, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Fionnuala Flanagan, Lucy O’Connell, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm O’Snodaigh, Liam Hourican, Kevin Swiersz...
Reviews – New movies opening June 12th 2015 JURASSIC WORLD (USA/12A/124mins) Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Vincent D'Onofrio. THE PLOT: 20 years after the disastrous event...
3.0Personal, but episodic Queen and Country QUEEN AND COUNTRY (Ireland/France/Romania/15A/114mins) Directed by John Boorman. Starring Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, Pat Shortt, David Thwelis, Richard E. Grant, Vanessa Kirby, Brian F. O’Byrne, Sinead...
Watch: SONG OF THE SEA – New Trailer For The Oscar-Nominated Irish Animation SONG OF THE SEA tells the story of Ben and his little sister Saoirse – the last Seal-child – who embark on a Fantastic journey across a fading world of ancient legend and magic in an attempt to return to their home by the sea. The film takes inspiration from t...