IrishCentral film reviews - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/film+reviews IrishCentral film reviews en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/The-Irish-shine-at-Tribeca-Film-Festival---Byzantium-What-Richard-Did-and-Run-and-Jump-reviewed-205632381.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/The-Irish-shine-at-Tribeca-Film-Festival---Byzantium-What-Richard-Did-and-Run-and-Jump-reviewed-205632381.html The Irish shine at Tribeca Film Festival - 'Byzantium', 'What Richard Did' and 'Run and Jump' reviewed (IrishCentral) Wed, 01 May 2013 11:01:59 PDT
By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

Three exciting new Irish films had the Tribeca Film Festival crowds buzzing. 'What Richard Did' is an intense fictional telling of an all too real story about a deadly assault in Dublin. Also screened was Irish director Neil Jordan’s 'Byzantium,' with Saoirse Ronan as a 200-year-old teenage vampire. 'Run and Jump,' one of the most distinctive new Irish films about love and marriage seen in years, also made a big impression. Cahir O'Doherty reviews the three films and talks to the award winning Irish director Lenny Abrahamson. 

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Chris-ODowds-The-Sapphires-receives-rave-reviews-at-Cannes-Film-Festival-152268075.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Chris-ODowds-The-Sapphires-receives-rave-reviews-at-Cannes-Film-Festival-152268075.html Chris O’Dowd’s ‘The Sapphires’ receives rave reviews at Cannes Film Festival - VIDEO (IrishCentral) Mon, 21 May 2012 05:18:43 PDT
By: KERRY O'SHEA

Roscommon native Chris O’Dowd’s latest film ‘The Sapphires’ has received glowing reviews after being screened at Cannes Film Festival, and has even been dubbed the Australian version of ‘Dreamgirls’ by some reviewers.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Irish-film-The-Guard-opens-to-rave-reviews-in-the-US-126389213.html http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Irish-film-The-Guard-opens-to-rave-reviews-in-the-US-126389213.html Irish film ’The Guard’ opens to rave reviews in the U.S. (IrishCentral) Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:04:17 PDT
By: BUZZ BRADY

‘The Guard, the Irish movie directed by John Michael McDonagh and starring Brendan Gleeson has  opened to rave reviews.

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/avatar-will-academy-reward-what-pope-denounces-86761777.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/avatar-will-academy-reward-what-pope-denounces-86761777.html Avatar: Will Academy reward what Pope denounces? (IrishCentral) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:15:25 PST Every so often, the Pope makes a decree about some pop culture phenomenon, assuming that A) we can't already guess what the Pope would say and that B) it matters not just to Catholics but to the rest of the world Personally, I am more interested in what the Pope thinks we should do to deter rampant sexual abuse than his opinion on Avatar, but since it's Oscar night, let's consider the Pontiff's latest media commentary relevant for the time beingThe Vatican's newspaper and radio station denounced Avatar because they say it elevates nature to the status of the divine (A good account from the Huffington Post here READ MORE ]]>