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Winona Ryder and Al Pacino during the 35th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Al Pacino held at the Kodak Theatre on June 7, 2007 in Hollywood, California

Winona Ryder felt 'actively in love' with Al Pacino

Winona Ryder has said she once confessed her love to fellow Hollywood star Al Pacino and that she still plays poker with him.

Movies • 23 Jul

Al Pacino: "Fame embarrassed him. So I think I might have had a little of that in me, or something"

Al Pacino: I was 'scared' to attend Academy Awards

Oscar-winner Al Pacino has revealed he was "scared" to attend the Academy Awards on some occasions when he was nominated.

Movies • 27 Oct 24

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Friday

Al Pacino looks back on life in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Last Leg returns, Billy Crystal stars in psychological thriller Before, more stars on The Late Late and Graham Norton, and there's Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band . . .

Television • 25 Oct 24

Al Pacino on stage at the 96th Academy Awards

Al Pacino on abrupt Best Picture announcement at Oscars

Al Pacino says he was following the instructions of the Academy Award show producers when he omitted the names of the Best Picture nominees while announcing the winner.

oscars • 12 Mar 24

Christopher Nolan to be awarded with BFI Fellowship

Hollywood director Christopher Nolan will be honoured with the British Film Institute's most prestigious accolade, a BFI Fellowship.

Movie • 04 Dec 23

Richard Curtis inspired by Al Pacino movie speech

Richard Curtis has said he was inspired by Al Pacino's locker room speech from his film Any Given Sunday for his new project as the world needs the "greatest half-time talk" to get back on track to achieve its goals on the environment and inequality.

Movie • 14 Sep 23

It was first reported last month that Al Pacino would be a father again at the age of 83

Al Pacino and partner Noor Alfallah welcome new arrival

Al Pacino and his partner Noor Alfallah have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy.

Movies • 15 Jun 23

Al Pacino - Has three adult children from previous relationships

Al Pacino to be a father again at 83

It has been confirmed that Al Pacino, 83, and his partner Noor Alfallah, 29, are expecting their first child together.

Movies • 31 May 23

Johnny Depp to direct for first time in 25 years

Johnny Depp is set to direct his first feature film in 25 years with Modi, about the Italian painter and sculpture Amedeo Modigliani.

Movie • 15 Aug 22

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in that classic scene Still: Warner Bros Entertainment Inc

Film sequel to Heat is hotting up, says Michael Mann

With his book Heat 2: A Novel out next month, writer-director Michael Mann has revealed he is also planning to make a film sequel to the 1995 Robert De Niro and Al Pacino-starring crime classic.

Movies • 20 Jul 22

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (pictured at the Oscars in March) - Will celebrate the 1995 crime-drama's place in film history with writer-director Michael Mann

Robert De Niro & Al Pacino reunite for Heat celebration

A Heat reunion, a Jennifer Lopez documentary, and a talk with Taylor Swift are among the highlights of this year's Tribeca Film Festival, which opens in New York on Wednesday.

Movies • 06 Jun 22

The Godfather celebrates 50 years since its release on March 24

Coppola nearly refused Godfather offer 50 years ago

Released 50 years ago this week, The Godfather broke all box office records, won Best Picture at the Oscars and introduced millions of fans to a world of mafia bosses, murder-for-hire and cannoli.

Movies • 23 Mar 22

Joe Pesci and Brenda Fricker at
the 63rd Annual Academy Awards on March 25, 1991 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella

Brenda Fricker reduced Joe Pesci to tears at the Oscars

Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker has recalled her awkward backstage encounter with Al Pacino and how her attempts to comfort Joe Pesci at the Academy Awards in the early 1990s resulted in the Goodfellas star breaking down in tears.

Movies • 17 Jan 21

Diane Keaton, John Savage, Donald Donnelly, Al Pacino, Sofia Coppola, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach and Talia Shire on the set of The Godfather Part III

The Godfather III is being re-released with new ending

Director Francis Ford Coppola is re-releasing The Godfather: Part III with a brand new ending.

Movies • 04 Sep 20

What's on? Top telly tips for Wednesday

Operation Transformation - Keeping Well Apart starts tonight, while other new shows include Domhnall Gleeson starring in Run, Alex Garland's thriller Devs features Nick Offerman, while Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus returns . . .

Television • 15 Apr 20

Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro

Scorsese praises De Niro and Pacino's 'magical' acting

Martin Scorsese has praised Robert De Niro and Al Pacino for their ''magical'' acting in The Irishman.

Movies • 17 Nov 19

Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases

Five very different movies hit the big screen this week - get the popcorn ready!

Movies • 08 Nov 19

Robert De Niro - "I have been trying to find out my Irish roots"

Robert De Niro receives Tipp-off about his Irish roots

As Robert De Niro gears up for the release of his Oscar-tipped crime epic The Irishman, the acting legend has told The Irish Times he has been trying to dig deep into his roots across the Atlantic, and that he hails "from somewhere near Tipperary".

Entertainment • 20 Oct 19

The Irishman will be released in selected cinemas and on Netflix in the Autumn

Irishman trailer serves De Niro at his most chilling

The official teaser trailer for Martin Scorsese's The Irishman has been released, and it looks like the director and stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci will be giving film fans an offer they can't refuse.

Movies • 31 Jul 19

What's on? TV highlights for Thursday

The Good Fight continues, there's a documentary about Al Pacino, an investigation into Jack the Ripper, and Scottish drama Shetland comes to an end . . .

Television • 04 Apr 19

Al Pacino will play the agent of Leonardo DiCaprio's character in the film

Al Pacino joins Quentin Tarantino's Hollywood epic

Al Pacino is joining the stellar cast of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which is set at the time of the Manson Family's Tate and LaBianca murders in 1969.

Movies • 08 Jun 18

Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci reuniting for Scorsese's The Irishman

Pesci joins The Irishman alongside Pacino and De Niro

Having turned him down a rumoured fifty times, Martin Scorsese has finally convinced Joe Pesci to join the cast of The Irishman alongside Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

The Irishman • 13 Jul 17

Watch! Pacino in Danny Collins clip

The new Al Pacino-starring comedy-drama Danny Collins is released in cinemas this Friday, May 29 – watch a clip here.

Entertainment • 28 May 15

Al Pacino at the London premiere of Danny Collins

Review: Al Pacino at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

Al Pacino took some "time off" from the promotional tour of his new film Danny Collins to talk life and work at a special event in Dublin last night. Harry Guerin went along, and liked the legend even more by the end than he did at the beginning.

Entertainment • 26 May 15

Danny Collins is released on Friday May 29

Watch! Pacino charms in Danny Collins trailer

The new trailer for the Al Pacino-starring comedy-drama Danny Collins has been released - watch it here.

Entertainment • 23 Apr 15