Alan Corr

Multimedia Journalist

Shot in the same rough and ready style as D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back, the camera is never off Connolly

How the Big Yin made Ireland laugh during The Troubles

Of course it's popcorn snortingly funny but this re-discovered film of Billy Connolly's 1975 Irish tour is also a fascinating time capsule of Ireland North and South.

Movie Review • 14 May 24

Paul St Leger and Alex Eydt in Suit Hung. Tied Tongue.

Irish film Suit Hung. Tied Tongue. a 'cautionary tale'

The final trailer has been released for Suit Hung. Tied Tongue., a new drama about two brothers who become "anarchically radicalised" against the Irish state.

Movies • 30 Apr 24

Noah Kahan, Kylie Minogue and Calvin Harris will all make their EP debut this August

Kylie Minogue among acts to play Electric Picnic

Kylie Minogue, Kneecap, The Wolfe Tones, Noah Kahan and Raye are among the acts who will perform at the Electric Picnic music festival this August in Stradbally, Co Laois.

Electric Picnic • 26 Apr 24

Cillian Murphy won the Lead Actor award for his Oscar-winning role in Oppenheimer

IFTA winner Cillian Murphy: 'I'm still brutal at this'

Cillian Murphy and Irish crime drama KIN were among the big winners at the Irish Television and Film Academy Awards on Saturday night in Dublin.

IFTAs 2024 • 23 Apr 24

Alisha Weir and Stephen Shields at a special screening of Abigail in Dublin's Lighthouse cinema

Abigail co-writer wowed by Alisha Weir's vampire act

Abigal co-writer Stephen Shields has described Alisha Weir as "beyond amazing" in her role as a teenage ballerina vampire in the new horror comedy.

Movies • 23 Apr 24

This year's Electric Picnic will take place between the earlier dates of 16 and 18 August

Electric Picnic 100% going ahead with line-up due soon

Electric Picnic organisers have said this year's 20th anniversary event is "100%" going ahead and that an announcement about the line-up will be made in "a few weeks".

Music • 19 Apr 24

Amy Winehouse: the soul saviour who could not save herself

The tangled afterlife of Amy Winehouse

The release of the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black has brought the life and music of the late singer back into sharp focus all over again nearly 13 years after her tragic death.

Music • 13 Apr 24

Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse and Jack O'Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil

Back to Black: is this the real Amy Winehouse at last?

A near pitch perfect performance from Marisa Abela raises this warm and affectionate biopic of tragic retro torch singer Amy Winehouse above the usual standard of recent rock star flicks.

Movie Review • 12 Apr 24

Alisha Weir in Abigail: "One day you're playing a character like Matilda and the next day you're covered in blood playing a ballerina vampire."

Matilda's Alisha Weir turns teenage ballerina vampire

Most people will know her as Matilda Wormwood in Matilda The Musical but now Dublin actress Alisha Weir has transformed into a ferocious teen ballerina vampire in her new movie, Abigail.

Movies • 05 Apr 24

A global séance wouldn't stir this lot back to life

New Ghostbusters is scary for all the wrong reasons

Anyone haunted, nay, scared witless by Hollywood's risk averse dependence on sequels, franchises and spin-offs will turn white at this latest soulless manifestation of the once proud Ghostbusters.

Movie Review • 24 Mar 24