Women in Film and Television Ireland (wft.ie) a chapter of Women in Film and Television International, announced this month that 8 Irish Film festivals have accepted their invitation to sign up to the 5050×2020 Gender Parity and Inclusion Pledge which...
MACBETH (UK | USA | France/TBC/113mins) Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Muichael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jack Reynor, David Thewlis, Paddy Considine. THE PLOT: As Scotland tears itself apart with civil war, Macbeth (Michael Fassbender) hears a prophecy from a trio...
The 68th Cannes Film Festival rolled to a close tonight, with the presentation of the coveted Palme D’Or for best film at the festival before a screening of ICE AND THE SKY. Movies.ie were on site (but in the press...
CHRONIC (USA/TBC/90mins) Directed by Michel Fanco. Starring Tim Roth, Bitsie Tulloch, Claire van der Boom, David Dastmalchian, Sarah Sutherland, Tate...
VALLEY OF LOVE (France/TBC/91mins) Directed by Guillaume Nicloux. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Gerard Depardieu. THE PLOT: Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert) and Gerard (Gerard Depardieu) meet in the sweltering hot Death Valley. The couple were once married, and their son Michael has sent...
After the manic excitement of Saturday on the Croisette, Sunday was a much more relaxed affair as we mostly spent the day in cinemas or in various pavilions in the International Village. The first screening of the day was Maiwenn’s...
MON ROI (France/TBC/130mins) Directed by Maïwenn. Starring Emmanuelle Berco, Vincent Cassel, Louis Garrel, Ludovic Berthillot, Camille Cottin, Félix Bossuet. THE...
THE LOBSTER (Greece | UK | Ireland | Netherlands | France/TBC/119mins) Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Colin Farrell, John C. Reilly, Ben Wishaw, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz THE PLOT: Recently single David (Colin Farrell) checks into a mysterious hotel in...
