N arendra Modi has said India is “elated and proud” after the song Naatu Naatu from Bollywood blockbuster RRR won the Oscar for best original music score. The track, which beat competition from pop titans Rihanna and Lady Gaga, has already seen great success during the 2023 awards season, havingContinue Reading
T he Banshees Of Inisherin and other Irish talent could win big at the Oscars, but face stiff competition from awards season juggernaut Everything Everywhere All At Once. The sci-fi epic, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, swept top prizes at the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the ScreenContinue Reading
The actor, 54, received a 10-year ban from the prestigious award show after striking Rock across the face during last year’s ceremony for making an insensitive joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the autoimmune disease alopecia, which causes hair loss. Rock has now used the incidentContinue Reading
T oday marked the release of Miley Cyrus’ much anticipated new album, Endless Summer Vacation. It is likely to be a huge commercial success and our critic was pretty keen on it too. She has often put clues in her songs of the real person behind the mic and whatContinue Reading
M ae Muller has said she is “honoured” to be following in the footsteps of Sam Ryder as this year’s UK Eurovision act, but wants to “do it in my own way”. The 25-year-old singer was recently confirmed to represent the UK at the event in Liverpool with the trackContinue Reading
B arry Keoghan has criticised British Airways for its “bad customer service” after losing his suitcase on the way to Los Angeles for the Oscars. The Irish actor said he had brought “tons of sentimental stuff” for the show on Sunday and said the airline could not “seem to beContinue Reading
T he course director of the acting degree taken by Paul Mescal has said he is “enormously proud” of the Irishman’s subtle acting style which has grabbed Hollywood’s attention. Loughlin Deegan said Mescal portrays his characters in a way that “isn’t showy, isn’t demonstrative”, but resonates more with people asContinue Reading
One of the many fields in which women excel is film: There have been hundreds of incredible female filmmakers who have directed brilliant movies over the years, including Alice Guy-Blaché (1873-1968) – who is generally regarded as the first female director – art house legends Clare Denis and Agnès Varda,Continue Reading
Arachnophobes are in for a world of hurt.Continue Reading
S haron Horgan has said the success of Irish talent throughout the 2023 awards season is “unsurprising” and that she hopes it will mean “more punts” are taken on Ireland’s film industry. The Irish actress and director said that the island historically produced “incredible acting talent” but that more focusContinue Reading
