The future of cinema - where do the movies go from here? To go to the cinema or not to go to the cinema? That is the question... Film • 10 Jul
The best books on film - a personal guide Books on film were a popular trend once upon a time. Here we look at some of the best from several generations. Books • 20 May
Something in The Fog - a horror classic revisited, 40 years on It was the first long weekend of the year in our mobile home. Come rain or shine you'd always find me on the beach. I ... Film • 13 Mar
The 1990 Diaries: Paul Markey on the year that made him A picture speaks a thousand words is a saying that usually holds true. Following a new year attic deep dive, I am now not so ... Pop Culture • 17 Apr
Paul Markey's best movies of the year - and the decade The crash between end of year and start of year is a great time for cinema - with Christmas blockbusters and award season releases, there ... Film • 13 Dec 19
And now for something completely silly: Monty Python at 50 I'm sat in the lobby of the BFI in London wearing a false moustache and a handkerchief on my head. Though I am only a ... Comedy • 17 Oct 19
The Third Man - on location with a movie masterpiece The Third Man, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, is not an Orson Welles' picture - in so much that he didn't direct it, ... Film • 25 Sep 19
A rainy night in Amsterdam: tracking down Woody Allen's new movie First a taxi, followed by a plane, then a train which led to a bicycle and umbrella in the rain... Film • 23 Sep 19
Apocalypse Now, Again - Francis Coppola's masterpiece returns As his classic Vietnam war epic Apocalypse Now makes its return to the big screen, Paul Markey raises a glass to legendary American filmmaker Francis ... Film • 08 Aug 19
Robert Bresson - the patron saint of cinema revisited As the Irish Film Institute celebrates the career of legendary French filmmaker Robert Bresson with a complete season of his works, Paul Markey celebrates a ... Culture • 01 Jul 19
