https://www.rte.ie/culture/film/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:52:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518127-twin-peaks-returns-co-creator-mark-frost-talks-to-rte-arena/Written by Mark Frost and David Lynch, Twin Peaks was a sensation when it first aired in 1989.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:52:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518127-twin-peaks-returns-co-creator-mark-frost-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517460-listen-aedin-gormleys-movies-musicals-live-with-the-rte-co/Aedín Gormley's beloved RTÉ lyric fm show Movies & Musicals returns to the stage in this very special concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:33:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517460-listen-aedin-gormleys-movies-musicals-live-with-the-rte-co/Rté Lyric Fmhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0530/1515261-review-bono-stories-of-surrender/As the man himself says, welcome to "a whole new level of navel-gazing".Fri, 30 May 2025 01:59:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0530/1515261-review-bono-stories-of-surrender/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1515239-emerging-director-awards-mark-10-years-announce-2025-winners/The Emerging Director Awards (EDA) celebrated its 10th anniversary with the announcement of the 2025 winners and runners-up across multiple categories.Tue, 27 May 2025 15:48:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1515239-emerging-director-awards-mark-10-years-announce-2025-winners/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1493260-5-classic-us-tv-series-to-binge-on-rte-player/Just when you think you've watched everything, it might be time to go back and discover (orall-time rediscover) some classic U.S. telly via RTÉ Player - but where to begin?Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:00:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1493260-5-classic-us-tv-series-to-binge-on-rte-player/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1516406-bloomsday-film-festival-2025-celebrates-james-joyce-and-cinema/The 2025 Bloomsday Film Festival will take place across Dublin from Wednesday 11th to Sunday 16th June, offering a programme that celebrates the legacy of James Joyce's life and work.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:34:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0603/1516406-bloomsday-film-festival-2025-celebrates-james-joyce-and-cinema/Festivalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0531/1515614-careful-now-the-10-best-father-ted-episodes-ranked/It's one of the best sitcoms of all time, and certainly one of the most iconic and beloved Irish shows ever. If you want to spark a lively debate across a pub table, however, you need only utter the words: 'What's the best Father Ted episode?'Sat, 31 May 2025 07:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0531/1515614-careful-now-the-10-best-father-ted-episodes-ranked/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1483807-housewife-of-the-year-how-we-made-the-acclaimed-new-documentary/'When we started making Housewife of the Year, during the height of lockdown, we weren't sure if there was going to be enough material to sustain a documentary.'Thu, 29 May 2025 16:54:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1483807-housewife-of-the-year-how-we-made-the-acclaimed-new-documentary/Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1515081-10-takeaways-from-the-78th-cannes-film-festival/There are years when Cannes feels like a ritual - and then there was this year, when the Croisette bristles with the kind of energy one can't manufacture, writes Darragh LeenTue, 27 May 2025 07:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1515081-10-takeaways-from-the-78th-cannes-film-festival/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0519/1513772-when-tommy-tiernan-when-paul-giamatti-their-epic-chat-revisited/Now that the ninth (!) season of The Tommy Tiernan Show on RTÉ One is done and dusted, let's revisit one of last season's highlights - Tommy's chat with actor Paul Giamatti.Mon, 19 May 2025 20:10:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0519/1513772-when-tommy-tiernan-when-paul-giamatti-their-epic-chat-revisited/Chatshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0508/1511788-beyond-conclave-10-other-movies-that-feature-the-vatican/If you've seen Conclave, Edward Berger's excellent political thriller, you'll have some idea of what goes on behind the scenes at the secretive papal conclave.Thu, 08 May 2025 15:49:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0508/1511788-beyond-conclave-10-other-movies-that-feature-the-vatican/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0501/1510634-from-sinners-to-luas-surfing-8-surprising-irish-film-moments/In all fairness, it was the last thing I expected to see midway through a horror film set in 1930s Mississippi: a gaggle of vampires, dancing Irish jigs, baring their fangs and giving it socks...Thu, 01 May 2025 19:24:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0501/1510634-from-sinners-to-luas-surfing-8-surprising-irish-film-moments/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0430/1510390-classic-donegal-gaa-final-to-screen-with-live-musical-soundtrack/This May, the Regional Cultural Centre (RCC) in Letterkenny will host a special event commemorating a landmark moment in Irish sporting history: Donegal's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship victory, achieved on September 20, 1992.Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:19:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0430/1510390-classic-donegal-gaa-final-to-screen-with-live-musical-soundtrack/Festivalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0428/1509787-why-hollywood-is-finally-taking-horror-films-seriously/Horror films have always held an interesting place in cultural and cinematic circles, writes Reece Goodall.Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:00:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0428/1509787-why-hollywood-is-finally-taking-horror-films-seriously/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0419/1508071-have-we-already-passed-peak-tv/It was Ardal O'Hanlon who provided the voice of reason...Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0419/1508071-have-we-already-passed-peak-tv/The Lauren Murphy Columnhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0404/1398191-7-shark-horror-films-that-arent-jaws-you-should-check-out/A handful of shark films had existed before Jaws (1975) but none had made much of a splash.Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:39:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0404/1398191-7-shark-horror-films-that-arent-jaws-you-should-check-out/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0419/1508512-oscar-winning-composer-ludwig-goransson-talks-to-aedin-gormley/For Movies & Musicals on RTÉ lyric fm, Aedín Gormley talks to two-time Oscar award-winning composer Ludwig Göransson.Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:29:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0419/1508512-oscar-winning-composer-ludwig-goransson-talks-to-aedin-gormley/Movies & Musicalshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0416/1507800-a-minecraft-movie-chicken-jockey-audience-behaviour/The film is one of many where cinema audiences have reacted to what's happening on screen with chaotic behaviour and in ridiculous waysWed, 16 Apr 2025 12:29:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0416/1507800-a-minecraft-movie-chicken-jockey-audience-behaviour/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0414/1507599-all-the-shakespearean-references-in-the-white-lotus-s3-explained/Warning: this article contains major spoilers for the ending of White Lotus season three.Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:47:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0414/1507599-all-the-shakespearean-references-in-the-white-lotus-s3-explained/Pop Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1504656-fran-the-man-how-we-made-the-new-football-mockumentary/Award-winning screenwriter and novelist Richie Conroy introduces his football mockumentary Fran the Man, which hits Irish cinemas this Apri.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:01:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1504656-fran-the-man-how-we-made-the-new-football-mockumentary/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0410/1506340-lawrence-and-beyond-why-david-lean-is-a-true-master-of-cinema/When mulling over a list of the best hangout films, of course you'd have to include the likes of American Graffiti, The Breakfast Club, Easy Rider, and Stand By Me—to name but a handful.Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0410/1506340-lawrence-and-beyond-why-david-lean-is-a-true-master-of-cinema/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0412/1506716-the-last-of-us-season-2-everything-you-need-to-know/No video game can ignite a heated debate quite like The Last of Us.Sat, 12 Apr 2025 07:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0412/1506716-the-last-of-us-season-2-everything-you-need-to-know/Film & TVhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0410/1506965-attack-the-block-why-are-teens-going-wild-at-a-minecraft-movie/A moment of solidarity for the cinema workers of Ireland, please...Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:35:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0410/1506965-attack-the-block-why-are-teens-going-wild-at-a-minecraft-movie/Pop Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0407/1506342-irish-horror-speaks-an-taibhse-premieres-in-belgium/Declan Lynch, founder and director of the Scéal Eile: Irish Film Festival Belgium, introduces one of the highlights of this year's Scéal Eile, the new Irish language horror feature An Taibhse.Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:41:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0407/1506342-irish-horror-speaks-an-taibhse-premieres-in-belgium/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0405/1504468-the-fire-inside-stephen-rea-how-we-made-the-new-documentary/Over an acting career spanning decades, Stephen Rea has shown himself to be a versatile and prolific talent.Sat, 05 Apr 2025 07:00:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0405/1504468-the-fire-inside-stephen-rea-how-we-made-the-new-documentary/Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0330/1493253-50-irish-movie-classics-available-to-watch-free-online/Looking for a good movie to watch tonight? Right now, you can stream a variety of Irish screen classics old and new via the RTÉ Player and TG4 Player - and they're all free!Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:00:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0330/1493253-50-irish-movie-classics-available-to-watch-free-online/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1505561-thatll-do-babe-at-30-the-perfect-book-to-film-adaptation/This spring, Babe is returning to cinemas to mark the 30th anniversary of its release in 1995...Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:51:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1505561-thatll-do-babe-at-30-the-perfect-book-to-film-adaptation/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0331/1504983-why-we-love-the-escapism-of-apocalyptic-dramas/Disney's streaming hit Paradise – a political thriller that sees the murder of a former president in a peaceful community – leans into dystopian themes around apocalypse survival and living in a sealed world, writes Scott Jones.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:22:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0331/1504983-why-we-love-the-escapism-of-apocalyptic-dramas/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0331/1504467-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-tilda-swinton-talks-to-rte-arena/Academy Award winner (and screen icon) Tilda Swinton discusses her role in Joshua Oppenheimer's apocalyptic musical, The End with RTÉ Arena - listen above.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:00:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0331/1504467-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-tilda-swinton-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0327/1504188-adolescence-star-stephen-graham-talks-to-rte-arena/Actor and co-creator Stephen Graham and director Philip Barantini discuss their hit Netflix show Adolescence with RTÉ Arena.Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0327/1504188-adolescence-star-stephen-graham-talks-to-rte-arena/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0325/1503371-does-binge-watching-ruin-the-way-we-watch-tv/Like almost everyone this month, I've been transfixed by Adolescence, now out on Netflix.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:00:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0325/1503371-does-binge-watching-ruin-the-way-we-watch-tv/Pop Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0316/1492342-how-to-make-a-movie-the-editing-process/Ever fancied having a bash at a movie or TV script? In a new series, acclaimed filmmaker Paul Duane tells you everything you need to know about writing for the screen...Sun, 16 Mar 2025 07:00:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0316/1492342-how-to-make-a-movie-the-editing-process/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0307/1498648-emerging-director-awards-mark-a-decade-celebrating-irish-talent/The Emerging Director Awards (EDAs), a key event in the Irish filmmaking industry, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0307/1498648-emerging-director-awards-mark-a-decade-celebrating-irish-talent/Designhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0309/1492341-get-creative-making-a-movie-how-to-manage-your-crew/Ever fancied having a bash at making your own movie? In a new series, acclaimed filmmaker Paul Duane tells you everything you need to know.Sun, 09 Mar 2025 07:00:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0309/1492341-get-creative-making-a-movie-how-to-manage-your-crew/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0305/1500355-screen-legend-jessica-lange-talks-to-aedin-gormley/RTE lyric fm's Aedín Gormley talked to acclaimed actress, Jessica Lange, at this year's Dublin International Film Festival - listen above.Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:14:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0305/1500355-screen-legend-jessica-lange-talks-to-aedin-gormley/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0217/1497251-inside-ciacla-the-heart-of-irish-creativity-in-los-angeles/Matthew Nevin, Director of CIACLA, revisits the origins of the Los Angeles-based Irish arts centre, a thriving hub of creative activity and home to this month's Irish Film Festival Los Angeles.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:31:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0217/1497251-inside-ciacla-the-heart-of-irish-creativity-in-los-angeles/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0305/1500323-oscar-winners-to-headline-storyhouse-festival-of-screenwriting/Dublin's Light House Cinema will once again play host to the Storyhouse festival, a celebration of screen storytelling, set to take place on April 3rd and 4th, 2025.Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:44:55 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0305/1500323-oscar-winners-to-headline-storyhouse-festival-of-screenwriting/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0304/1498887-irelands-love-affair-with-cinemagoing-never-went-away/Last week, I did something on my day off I'd never thought I'd ever do again: I snuck into a film underage.Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0304/1498887-irelands-love-affair-with-cinemagoing-never-went-away/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0227/1499251-gene-hackmans-5-essential-roles-a-big-screen-badass-remembered/Gene Hackman, a towering figure in American cinema, has passed away at the age of 95, alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their Santa Fe home.Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:07:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0227/1499251-gene-hackmans-5-essential-roles-a-big-screen-badass-remembered/In Memoriamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0226/1497917-meet-cedric-gibbons-the-irish-american-who-designed-the-oscar/Did you know that an Irish American designed the original Oscar statuette?Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:10:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0226/1497917-meet-cedric-gibbons-the-irish-american-who-designed-the-oscar/Folklorehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0302/1492340-get-creative-making-a-movie-how-to-manage-your-production/Ever fancied having a bash at making your own movie? In a new series, acclaimed filmmaker Paul Duane tells you everything you need to know.Sun, 02 Mar 2025 07:00:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0302/1492340-get-creative-making-a-movie-how-to-manage-your-production/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0228/1497308-growing-up-in-the-conamara-gaeltacht-with-my-maverick-father/To mark the publication of Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn, we present an extract by the book's editor, Toner Quinn, in which he writes about his experience of growing up in the Conamara Gaeltacht with his maverick father...Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:00:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0228/1497308-growing-up-in-the-conamara-gaeltacht-with-my-maverick-father/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0226/1497490-cinema-unlike-television-or-device-screens-hits-every-sense/In the Good Seats: Essays on Film is an arresting new collection of essays featuring some of the most talented writers working today, setting their sights on what's so alluring and moving about film and cinema.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:00:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0226/1497490-cinema-unlike-television-or-device-screens-hits-every-sense/New Writinghttps://www.rte.ie/learn/senior-cycle/2025/0228/1499530-fresh-screens-2025-rte-player/Fresh Screens 2025 features 8 films from young filmmakers. The series is a collaborative effort between the Hothouse Project at Fresh, RTÉ, and Screen Ireland.Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:32:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/learn/senior-cycle/2025/0228/1499530-fresh-screens-2025-rte-player/Fresh Screenshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0225/1498690-james-bond-is-now-controlled-by-amazon-what-happens-now/The Broccoli family have controlled the James Bond franchise ever since the films were launched by Albert "Cubby" Broccoli (and his partner Harry Saltzman) in 1962...Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:00:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0225/1498690-james-bond-is-now-controlled-by-amazon-what-happens-now/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0223/1492339-get-creative-how-to-write-a-movie-part-three/Ever fancied having a bash at a movie or TV script? In a new series, acclaimed filmmaker Paul Duane tells you everything you need to know about writing for the screen...Sun, 23 Feb 2025 07:00:56 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0223/1492339-get-creative-how-to-write-a-movie-part-three/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0219/1497684-notes-on-the-making-of-latina-latina-adrian-duncans-new-film/Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:55:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0219/1497684-notes-on-the-making-of-latina-latina-adrian-duncans-new-film/Dublin Film Festivalhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0219/1497412-emilia-perez-is-nominated-for-13-oscars-why-do-people-hate-it/French director Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez first made waves among critics at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, when it won multiple awards.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:00:59 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0219/1497412-emilia-perez-is-nominated-for-13-oscars-why-do-people-hate-it/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0214/1029342-city-of-roses-an-irish-animated-short-for-valentines-day/One Halloween night, a smouldering suitcase was pulled off a bonfire in Dublin, saving a true story of love, loss and hope...Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:46 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0214/1029342-city-of-roses-an-irish-animated-short-for-valentines-day/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0214/1496360-irish-connection-to-valentines-day-slasher-rom-com-revealed/This Valentine's Day, moviegoers in Ireland are being treated to Heart Eyes, a Hollywood hybrid slasher-romantic comedy that offers an unlikely mix of romance and gore.Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0214/1496360-irish-connection-to-valentines-day-slasher-rom-com-revealed/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/film/2025/0211/1496118-inreallife/A celebration of documentaries from Ireland telling real-life storiesTue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/film/2025/0211/1496118-inreallife/Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0214/1495377-hitting-the-diff-how-i-made-a-film-about-belfasts-diffing-scene/Director Ruairi Bradley introduces his IFTA-nominated short film We Beg To Differ, ahead of a screening at this month's Dublin Film Festival.Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:21:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0214/1495377-hitting-the-diff-how-i-made-a-film-about-belfasts-diffing-scene/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0216/1492338-get-creative-how-to-write-a-movie-part-two/Ever fancied having a bash at a movie or TV script? In a new series, acclaimed filmmaker Paul Duane tells you everything you need to know about writing for the screen...Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:00:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0216/1492338-get-creative-how-to-write-a-movie-part-two/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0209/1492337-get-creative-how-to-write-a-movie-part-one/Ever fancied having a bash at a movie or TV script? Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Duane tells you everything you need to know about writing for the screen...Sun, 09 Feb 2025 07:00:57 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0209/1492337-get-creative-how-to-write-a-movie-part-one/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0210/1495932-meet-the-irish-producers-chasing-oscar-glory/Julianne Forde and Ruth Treacy are the founders of Tailored Films, the Irish production company behind the controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice.Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:58:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0210/1495932-meet-the-irish-producers-chasing-oscar-glory/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0208/1494936-aka-the-monk-inside-rtes-new-gerry-hutch-documentary/Initial filming for our two part documentary series on Gerry The Monk Hutch took place last Summer. Little did we know it at the time, but within a few months the notorious gangland figure would become one of the stories of the general electionSat, 08 Feb 2025 07:00:55 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0208/1494936-aka-the-monk-inside-rtes-new-gerry-hutch-documentary/Documentarieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0202/1494357-why-i-loved-the-new-mussolini-drama-by-an-expert-in-fascism/As a historian who has studied and taught courses on Italian fascism, I have spent many hours watching footage and listening to the speeches of dictator Benito Mussolini...Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:34:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0202/1494357-why-i-loved-the-new-mussolini-drama-by-an-expert-in-fascism/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0201/1493934-steve-coogans-10-best-roles-the-culture-countdown/He is arguably one of the most chameleonic actors of his generation; perhaps best known for his comedy characters, but increasingly for his tenacious work in drama.Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:00:38 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0201/1493934-steve-coogans-10-best-roles-the-culture-countdown/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0129/1493619-between-heaven-and-hell-rte-arena-on-the-films-of-ingmar-bergman/Jan Holmberg, CEO of the Ingmar Bergman Foundation, on Between Heaven and Hell: The Films of Ingmar Bergman at the IFIWed, 29 Jan 2025 16:14:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0129/1493619-between-heaven-and-hell-rte-arena-on-the-films-of-ingmar-bergman/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0213/1432009-valentines-day-romantic-films-when-harry-met-sally-call-me-by-your-name-past-lives-moulin-rouge/From throuples to "just friends" to the unforgettable blush of first love and the one that got away, there's something here for everyoneThu, 13 Feb 2025 10:01:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0213/1432009-valentines-day-romantic-films-when-harry-met-sally-call-me-by-your-name-past-lives-moulin-rouge/St Valentines Dayhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0116/1491296-blue-road-sinead-oshea-on-her-edna-obrien-documentary/Originally from Navan in Co. Meath, Sinéad O'Shea is an acclaimed writer, journalist and filmmaker.Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:58:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0116/1491296-blue-road-sinead-oshea-on-her-edna-obrien-documentary/In Conversationhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0127/1493122-the-brutalist-reviewed-by-an-architect/For anyone involved in architecture, it's no surprise that a film focusing on a visionary architect and his profession demands the epic dimensions of cinematography, drama and 215-minute running time of Brady Corbet's The Brutalist.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:32:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0127/1493122-the-brutalist-reviewed-by-an-architect/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0124/1492254-how-letterboxd-turned-gen-z-onto-movies-like-the-brutalist/It was away from social media I was trying to get when I found myself signing up to yet another new app.Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:00:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0124/1492254-how-letterboxd-turned-gen-z-onto-movies-like-the-brutalist/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0123/1492387-who-needs-oscar-how-kneecap-changed-the-game-for-irish-culture/It's 2018. I'm in my second year of college, and I'm at home in Ranafast, Co. Donegal for the Easter bank holiday.Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:24:29 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0123/1492387-who-needs-oscar-how-kneecap-changed-the-game-for-irish-culture/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0117/1491354-filmmaker-david-lynch-remembered-jimmy-stewart-from-mars/It's only January, but to glance daily at the news, one can't help but keep asking: what year is this? Turns out it's the year that the man known as 'Jimmy Stewart from Mars' ascends.Fri, 17 Jan 2025 01:59:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0117/1491354-filmmaker-david-lynch-remembered-jimmy-stewart-from-mars/In Memoriamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0113/1490500-something-for-the-weekend-robert-ames-cultural-picks/Robert Ames is a conductor and composer known for his work on Sing Sing (2024), TÁR (2022) All Quiet On The Western Front (2022) and Phantom Thread (2017).Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:55:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0113/1490500-something-for-the-weekend-robert-ames-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0117/1491290-is-this-eanna-hardwickes-year-the-actor-talks-to-rte-arena/Since he graduated from Dublin's Lir Academy in 2018, Éanna Hardwicke has proved himself an actor of great range – early work included roles in Sally Rooney's Normal People, and the horror film Vivarium.Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:04:55 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0117/1491290-is-this-eanna-hardwickes-year-the-actor-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0110/1490118-viva-maria-angelia-jolie-talks-to-aedin-gormley/Movies & Musicals host Aedín Gormley talks to Angelina Jolie and director Pablo Larraín about their latest film, Maria which reimagines the legendary soprano Maria Callas in her final days, as the diva reckons with her identity and life.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:51:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0110/1490118-viva-maria-angelia-jolie-talks-to-aedin-gormley/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0107/1489536-rte-arena-to-host-live-celebration-of-actor-stephen-rea/Regular RTÉ Arena listeners will know that when January comes, the popular arts showcase teams up with TradFest to celebrate traditional music and culture across two nights of a hooley coming from Dublin Castle.Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:57:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0107/1489536-rte-arena-to-host-live-celebration-of-actor-stephen-rea/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0109/1489684-the-no-show-and-exploring-working-class-generation-trauma/Over two years, artists Catherine O'Halloran and Grace Dyas created The No Show, a 'trauma-informed contemporary art film' inspired by working-class men who don't 'turn up'.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:00:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0109/1489684-the-no-show-and-exploring-working-class-generation-trauma/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0111/1489697-meet-the-irishwoman-who-wrote-the-first-james-bond-movie/When Johanna Harwood left Bray in the 1950s, she was determined to get into the film business - and she succeeded, working on the first two James Bond movies in the early 1960s.Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:00:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0111/1489697-meet-the-irishwoman-who-wrote-the-first-james-bond-movie/Documentary On Onehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1230/1487694-denzel-washington-at-70-rte-arena-celebrates-a-screen-legend/From his start on the medical drama St Elsewhere, to his most recent global cinema hit Gladiator 2, actor Denzel Washington has brought an intensity, charisma and intelligence to all his roles...Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:00:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1230/1487694-denzel-washington-at-70-rte-arena-celebrates-a-screen-legend/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/player/all-programmes/category/Film/Film_Irish%20FilmA feast of classic Irish movies await...Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:31:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/player/all-programmes/category/Film/Film_Irish%20FilmFilmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1222/1487178-5-underrated-christmas-movies-and-at-least-one-new-classic/Traditions at Christmas are a core part of any festive season, and one such ritual in many households is the Christmas movie.Sun, 22 Dec 2024 07:00:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1222/1487178-5-underrated-christmas-movies-and-at-least-one-new-classic/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1224/1179466-christmas-movies-for-people-who-hate-christmas-movies/It's the most wonderful time of year… for some. For others, the last thing they want to watch is 2 hours and 25 minutes of people faffing around London doing whatever they want.Tue, 24 Dec 2024 07:00:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1224/1179466-christmas-movies-for-people-who-hate-christmas-movies/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0106/1344968-james-joyce-january-6th-the-dead-dubliners-john-huston/There have been many stagings of Joyce's January 6th-set short story, but John Huston's 1987 film continues to lead the wayMon, 06 Jan 2025 09:55:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0106/1344968-james-joyce-january-6th-the-dead-dubliners-john-huston/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1218/1487258-galways-palas-cinema-to-close-due-to-financial-losses/The Light House Cinema Group has announced that the Pálás Cinema in Galway will close at the end of February due to ongoing financial losses.Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:26:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1218/1487258-galways-palas-cinema-to-close-due-to-financial-losses/Connachthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1223/1445017-adapting-john-mcgaherns-final-masterpiece-for-the-big-screen/Filmmaker, radio documentary maker and screenwriter Eamon Little introduces the new film That They May Face the Rising SunMon, 23 Dec 2024 07:00:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1223/1445017-adapting-john-mcgaherns-final-masterpiece-for-the-big-screen/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1217/1487020-women-at-war-kerry-washington-tyler-perry-talk-to-rte-arena/The Six Triple Eight was the only black female battalion of the US Army to be stationed overseas during the Second World War.Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:59:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1217/1487020-women-at-war-kerry-washington-tyler-perry-talk-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1216/1486769-keeping-score-cine-concerts-at-the-ifi-irish-film-archive/As a cultural organization for film and film culture, the IFI endeavours to screen its programme in a communal theatrical setting whenever possible.Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:13:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1216/1486769-keeping-score-cine-concerts-at-the-ifi-irish-film-archive/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1216/1485986-10-great-movies-you-may-have-missed-in-2024/This year, for the first time ever, the top 10 performing films were all sequels. Which some might find pretty saddening...Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:00:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1216/1485986-10-great-movies-you-may-have-missed-in-2024/Best Of 2024https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1211/1485462-the-10-best-movies-of-2014-paul-markeys-big-screen-highlights/Was it a good year for movies? Call me biased, but every year is a good year for films, whether you're streaming them or sitting in the cinema. I'll always stand by the latter; but as long as we keep embracing them, they'll keep making 'em.Wed, 11 Dec 2024 07:00:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1211/1485462-the-10-best-movies-of-2014-paul-markeys-big-screen-highlights/Best Of 2024https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1130/1483448-green-wave-sorry-but-the-irish-have-always-ruled-culture/Sure, aren't we Irish just brilliant, altogether? Look at us now there, on the world stage, showing them all how it's done. Writers. Actors. Athletes. Artists. Musicians. A great bunch of lads (and lasses), so we are.Sat, 30 Nov 2024 07:00:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1130/1483448-green-wave-sorry-but-the-irish-have-always-ruled-culture/The Lauren Murphy Columnhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1202/1483791-how-moana-2-redefines-the-disney-princess/Moana isn't a typical Disney heroine, stating quite clearly in the latest instalment, Moana 2, that she is not a princess, writes Laura O'Flanagan.Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1202/1483791-how-moana-2-redefines-the-disney-princess/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1203/1342349-christmas-movies-culture-psychology-evergreens/Love them, hate them (or love to hate them), there are many reasons why we seek out formulaic and cheesy Christmas filmsTue, 03 Dec 2024 08:11:08 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1203/1342349-christmas-movies-culture-psychology-evergreens/Christmashttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1126/1483145-director-edward-berger-on-beating-cailin-ciuin-and-his-new-film/The Oscar-winning director talks about his new film Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes and about how his previous film beat An Cailín Ciúin to the Academy Award for Best International Film.Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:16:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1126/1483145-director-edward-berger-on-beating-cailin-ciuin-and-his-new-film/Highlightshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1125/1482941-how-wickeds-defying-gravity-became-a-battle-cry-for-outsiders/As director Jon M Chu's first instalment of the mega-musical adaptation Wicked arrives in cinemas, a new audience of fans is connecting with Stephen Schwartz's memorable score, writes Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins.Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:08:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1125/1482941-how-wickeds-defying-gravity-became-a-battle-cry-for-outsiders/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1122/1482398-murphy-mcguinness-to-purchase-iconic-kerry-cinema/Actor Cillian Murphy and artist Yvonne McGuinness have confirmed the purchase of the iconic Phoenix Cinema in Dingle-Daingean Uí Chúis, Co Kerry.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1122/1482398-murphy-mcguinness-to-purchase-iconic-kerry-cinema/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1115/1481246-gatsby-to-gladiator-paul-mescal-talks-to-aedin-gormley/As Gladiator II hits cinemas nationwide, Movies and Musicals host Aedín Gormley chats to the movie's star Paul Mescal...Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:41:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1115/1481246-gatsby-to-gladiator-paul-mescal-talks-to-aedin-gormley/Movies and Musicalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1113/1480750-learning-about-film-close-up-on-the-ifis-educational-activity/Since the earliest days of its existence the Irish Film Institute has been involved in education.Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:39:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1113/1480750-learning-about-film-close-up-on-the-ifis-educational-activity/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/player/series/small-axe/10001868-00-0000?epguid=AQ10001869-01-0001Mangrove tells the story of Frank Crichlow, whose West Indian restaurant Mangrove in London's Notting Hill, was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970sTue, 12 Nov 2024 11:27:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/player/series/small-axe/10001868-00-0000?epguid=AQ10001869-01-0001RTÉ Playerhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1112/1480480-sunday-miscellany-a-brush-with-the-law-in-arthur-daleys-london/A brush with the law in Arthur Daley's LondonTue, 12 Nov 2024 14:00:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1112/1480480-sunday-miscellany-a-brush-with-the-law-in-arthur-daleys-london/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1214/1480666-language-gladiator-ii-ferdia-lennon-glorious-exploits-domestication-foreignisation/We have certain assumptions about the kind of English ancient Greeks and Romans should speak in fictional works and translationsSat, 14 Dec 2024 07:08:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1214/1480666-language-gladiator-ii-ferdia-lennon-glorious-exploits-domestication-foreignisation/Languagehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1114/1480914-blindboy-and-robert-sheehan-take-a-wild-trip-to-storyland/Filmmaker James Cotter introduces his new RTÉ Storyland comedy Did You Read About Erskine Fogarty?, based on Blindboy Boatclub's acclaimed short story and starring Robert Sheehan as a troubled man dragging a large fridge through Limerick...Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:20:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1114/1480914-blindboy-and-robert-sheehan-take-a-wild-trip-to-storyland/storylandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1106/1477999-a-feast-of-film-cork-international-film-festival-2024-previewed/The Cork International Film Festival's (CIFF) new Director of Programming Aurélie Godet introduces her inaguaral programme for the 69th installment of one of the world's oldest film festivals, which runs from Nov 7th - 17th.Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:00:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1106/1477999-a-feast-of-film-cork-international-film-festival-2024-previewed/Filmhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1109/1477970-ifi-french-film-festival-turns-25-le-cinema-francais-celebrated/Festival Director & Programme Curator Marie-Pierre Richard introduces this year's installment of the IFI French Film Festival, the Irish Film Institute's annual celebration of le cinéma français, which returns to Dublin this November.Sat, 09 Nov 2024 07:00:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1109/1477970-ifi-french-film-festival-turns-25-le-cinema-francais-celebrated/Festivalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1101/1474056-watch-steve-mcqueen-in-conversation-at-ucd/Earlier this year, celebrated filmmaker and artist Sir Steve McQueen joined Dr Nicolas Pillai at University College Dublin for an illuminating public conversation at UCD's Trapdoor Theatre.Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:00:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1101/1474056-watch-steve-mcqueen-in-conversation-at-ucd/In Conversationhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1108/1479782-paddington-in-peru-film-review-analysis/The new film sees the bear with a taste for marmalade sandwiches go on a classic hero's quest back to his homelandFri, 08 Nov 2024 15:55:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1108/1479782-paddington-in-peru-film-review-analysis/Paddington Bearhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1102/1478626-cillian-murphys-10-best-roles-the-culture-countdown/We Irish have known about Cillian Murphy's prowess as an actor for decades by this stage, but it's only in recent years that the rest of the world has cottoned on, too.Sat, 02 Nov 2024 07:00:46 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1102/1478626-cillian-murphys-10-best-roles-the-culture-countdown/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1028/1477547-horror-films-for-kids-from-mildly-spooky-to-downright-scary/You're going to see a lot of lists like this at Halloween, but many of them are frankly all over the shop.Mon, 28 Oct 2024 06:00:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1028/1477547-horror-films-for-kids-from-mildly-spooky-to-downright-scary/Listicles