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(L-R) Judi Dench with The Repair Shop's Jay Blades and Steve Fletcher

Judi Dench seeks The Repair Shop's help

Belfast star Judi Dench will have a sentimental pocket watch belonging to her late husband mended as part of a special live session of The …

Television • 23 Aug

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

There's a profile of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, Champions League football from Tallaght Stadium, Cooking with the Stars, and the return of Aussie dramedy …

Television • 05 Jul

The award-winning actors exercised their right to herd sheep along Stratford-upon-Avon's Sheep Street after they were bestowed with the title

Branagh and Dench herd sheep in Stratford-upon-Avon

Belfast director Kenneth Branagh and star Judi Dench have received the honour of 'freemen' of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Britain's West Midlands.

Movies • 22 Apr

Ciarán Hinds says watching Belfast moved him so much

Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds has told RTÉ Entertainment that it was a profound experience when he watched Belfast for the first time with an audience.

Movies • 16 Feb

Kenneth Branagh thanks Academy voters for Oscar nods

Kenneth Branagh has thanked Academy voters after his semi-autobiographical film Belfast gathered seven nominations at the 94th Academy Awards.

oscars • 08 Feb

Kenneth Branagh says the love for Belfast has hit home

Belfast writer-director Kenneth Branagh has told RTÉ Entertainment that he is "overwhelmed" by the response to his Oscar-tipped film and how "the universe seems to …

Movies • 23 Jan

Judi Dench salutes Irish roots as film Belfast opens

Belfast star Judi Dench has paid tribute to her Irish roots as the Oscar-tipped film opens in cinemas.

Movies • 23 Jan

Belfast is must-see movie magic

A beautiful coming-of-age story, a pitch-perfect celebration of family and a fitting tribute to the goodness in a city and its people, Belfast crams a …

Movie Review • 24 Jan

Belfast man Jamie Dornan bigs up Belfast

Belfast native Jamie Dornan has taken part in an Ask Me Anything session online to answer questions about his role in the Golden Globe winning …

Movies • 12 Jan

Branagh on the set of Belfast with the movie's young star Jude Hill

Kenneth Branagh reveals how he lost his Belfast accent

Kenneth Branagh says he lost his Belfast accent within three years of moving to England in an effort to "fit in".

Movies • 11 Jan

Caitriona Balfe as Ma and Jamie Dornan as Pa in Belfast

New trailer for Oscar-tipped Belfast released

A new trailer for writer-director Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-tipped Belfast has been released ahead of the film's arrival in Irish cinemas in February.

Movies • 20 Oct 21

Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky in American Crime Story

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

There's the third season of the stylish American Crime Story, a Panorama special about online abuse, The Good Doctor returns for a fifth season, and …

Television • 19 Oct 21

Catlash! Andrew Lloyd Webber slams film version of Cats

Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he disliked the 2019 film version of Cats so much he got a dog.

Movies • 06 Oct 21

Judi Dench - Irish fans hoping to hear more about her Irish roots in new series

Judi Dench among Who Do You Think You Are? stars

Stage and screen legend Judi Dench, presenter Alex Scott and singer Pixie Lott are among the stars who will explore their family histories in a …

Television • 13 Sep 21

Judi Dench: Acting on Zoom is 'very unnerving'

Veteran actress Judi Dench has said acting on Zoom is "very unnerving" and explained how "actors never really look at each other" and now they …

Movies • 15 Jan 21

Dench hopes new movie gives viewers Brexit relief

Judi Dench has said she hopes her new movie, Blithe Spirit, will help viewers to "forget the things they're worried about."

Movies • 04 Jan 21

Kenneth Branagh (Pictured in Belfast City Hall on the day he received the Freedom of the City in January 2018) -

Kenneth Branagh & all-star cast tell his Belfast story

Northern Irish writer-director Kenneth Branagh has agreed a worldwide distribution deal for Belfast, his semi-autobiographical film starring Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds …

Movies • 17 Dec 20

This Mouse House makeover of a homegrown fantasy phenomenon does its bit for Tourism Ireland but deems it necessary to cast aside Artemis' criminal mastermind clout

Artemis Fowl: watchable, but no wow factor

It's a race against time - for the diminutive daredevil and director Kenneth Branagh alike.

Movie Review • 12 Jun 20

Dench as Old Deuteronomy in the ill-fated Cats

Meow! Now Judi Dench gets her claws out for Cats

It's a truth universally acknowledged that Cats was the worst movie of 2019 and now even Judi Dench, who had a pivotal role in the …

Movies • 05 May 20

Watch: Jason Derulo has a wild old time in Cats

R`n'B star Jason Derulo, who plays "perverse, preening, and independent" feline Rum Tum Tugger in the new Cats movie says working on the film was …

Movies • 19 Dec 19

Meow! Ian McKellen slams critics of new Cats movie

Veteran actor Ian McKellen, who plays washed-up but lovable theatre cat Gus in the new musical fantasy Cats, has reacted angrily to the backlash to …

Movies • 17 Dec 19

Judi Dench reveals that she had 17 cats during the war

Judi Dench, who plays wise, elder Old Deuteronomy in the new musical fantasy adaptation of Cats, has revealed that her family had 17 cats when …

Movies • 16 Dec 19

What's on? TV highlights for Thursday July 25

Catch-22 comes to a close, Catastrophe returns to RTÉ 2, and there are documentaries about a radical Christian community and the growing wealth divide in …

Television • 25 Jul 19

Dench 'very bravely' put daughter into rehab

Judi Dench ''bravely'' put her daughter Finty Williams into rehab in 2001 after she struggled to cope with the death of her father.

Movies • 23 Jul 19

Idris Elba and Taylor Swift are both starring in the upcoming Cars movie

Idris Elba and Taylor Swift dance on set of Cats movie

A behind-the-scenes video has been released for the upcoming star-studded Cats movie and it features Idris Elba and Taylor Swift dancing their socks off.

Movies • 17 Jul 19