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Something for the Weekend: Niamh Regan's cultural picks

Singer-songwriter Niamh Regan is embarking on a tour across Ireland this February.

Cillian Murphy • 26 Jan 24

Lily Gladstone and Leonardo Di Caprio in Killers Of The Flower Moon

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm

Culture 5 • 20 Oct 23

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is coming to Cannes 2023

Hollywood cavalcade and record for women at Cannes fest

A record six women directors will compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the organisers announced on Thursday, with the 76th edition promising to be a who's who of Hollywood A-listers and veteran filmmakers.

Film • 13 Apr 23

Paul Dano, Michelle Williams and Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans, and other childhood tales from filmmaking legends

Film • 28 Jan 23

Satirist Fran Lebowitz announces Dublin date for 2022

Comedy • 27 Jul 21

Watch: De Niro, Pacino, Pesci & Scorsese talk The Irishman

The most eagerly anticipated movie of 2019 has landed - Martin Scorsese's The Irishman received its World Premiere over the weekend, and the initial response has been, well, nigh upon euphoric.

Film • 30 Sep 19

Listen: Alan Corr on Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue

For RTÉ Arena, Alan Corr reviews Martin Scorsese's new Netflix documentary chronicling Bob Dylan's legendary Rolling Thunder Revue - all, it transpires, may not be as it seems...

Film • 18 Jun 19

Natalie Portman stars in Alex Garland's film Annihilation, now on Netflix

Annihilation, Netflix... and the future of film?

Renowned philosopher Ferris Bueller once said 'Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.' Little did Matthew Broderick's character know that the same adage could be applied to the film industry in 2018.

Film • 15 Mar 18

5 films that would make great TV shows

In recent years, there has been a glut of hugely (and perhaps unexpectedly) successful TV adaptations of well-known films. From Fargo to The Exorcist to Bates Motel – and even The Young Offenders, seen recently on Irish TV screens.

Film • 14 Mar 18

6 more must-see documentaries on Netflix

If you've already binged your way through our first list of must-see documentaries on Netflix, then we've got another six essential slices of reality (or something resembling it) for your choice viewing delectation.

Film • 05 Mar 18

How Martin Scorsese just changed cinema forever

The great American director, Martin Scorsese, arrived in Ireland last month cresting on news that will be noted as hugely significant when the history of modern cinema is written.

Culture • 22 Mar 17

The President of Ireland meets The President of Cinema: Martin Scorsese receives his John Ford Award from Michael D. Higgins

Scorsese in Dublin - my afternoon with Marty

Resident Cinephile Paul Markey joined an audience of Irish film industry heavy-hitters this weekend for an audience with one of the true masters of cinema, via the IFTA masterclass with Martin Scorsese.

Culture • 27 Feb 17

Bob Dylan for Dublin show in 2017

He can't make it to Stockholm for the Nobel Prize ceremony, but the predictably unpredictable (and perpetually freewheeling Bob Dylan) will be bringing his Neverending Tour to Dublin next year.

Culture • 12 Dec 16

Martin Scorsese