by Padraic Coffey In the introduction to the 25th Anniversary edition of his novel The Princess Bride, William Goldman quotes advice given to him by George Roy Hill. “If you had gotten the script to work and cast it properly, then you had a chance for something of quality. But if you had not… you … Continue reading »
By Cora Quigley Like movies? Like Christmas? Like Christmas movies? Like watching Christmas movies in a jovial atmosphere alongside decadent surroundings not unlike that of ‘Wilde’ located on Wicklow Street, Dublin 2? Well, by golly you’re in for a treat! In the weeks coming up to Christmas, Oscar’s Movie Night is going to be Christmas … Continue reading »
by Padraic Coffey In Alex Stapleton’s excellent documentary Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, the release of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws in 1975 is seen as a pivotal moment in cinema. Jaws introduced to mass audiences a genre of film that would have previously been relegated to the drive-in theatre market, an area Stapleton’s subject, … Continue reading »
The IFI French Film Festival is back again this year and according to the festival Director Marie-Pierre Richard,’ the many facets of love are something of a theme emerging from this year’s programme.’ With some really promising films and Irish premiers, this year’s festival boasts an incredible line up, and on top of this there … Continue reading »
By Cora Quigley This weekend as part of ‘Bite House’ and, possibly in retaliation to the Twilight fever about to hit our humble shores, the Light House Cinema will be screening two classic vampire films – ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ and ‘The Lost Boys’. Both films basically serve as the antithesis to the breed of … Continue reading »