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Dream Factory review: Parody of society’s environmental and ethical self-flagellation is hilarious from start to finish
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: This original new musical has all the components for a hit
Barbie tops the charts with Irish cinema audiences
Margot Robbie hit takes in 54% more at the box office that multi-Oscar winning rival, Oppenheimer
Cannes 2024: Kevin Costner’s epic sprawl, Julianne Moore’s return and Kermit’s green coat
Cannes Diary: First three-hour instalment of Costner’s old-school western is confounding; Kinds of Kindness may be Yorgos Lanthimos’s weakest film
Nicola Coughlan: ‘My family would have been well within their rights to tell me, this isn’t working out, but they didn’t’
From Derry Girls to Bridgerton to Barbie, the Galway actor has had a whirlwind few years, but amid the glitz and glamour, she still takes a stand on what she believes in
Man Up? review: A muddled exploration of what it really means to be a man
Television: Jordan Conroy presents show exploring toxic masculinity, but what is RTÉ trying to say?
The St Patrick’s Day Movie Quiz: Wasn’t there a Derry Girl in Barbie? Which fair colleen was it?
Plus: What in the name of St Hooley McHooley was Jamie Dornan chewing in 2020?
Oscars 2024 red carpet: Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie in Versace as classy black gowns win the night
Leading ladies such as Carey Mulligan and Jamie Lee Curtis favoured black and sculptural dresses that harked back to old-time Hollywood glamour
Oscars 2024: the complete list of winners
Here are all the winners of the 96th Academy Awards - and all the nominees
Putting Barbie on the Leaving Cert isn’t dumbing down the English curriculum. It’s the perfect match
Senior cycle English is centred around critical thinking. We look at every text and try to see what’s actually going on beneath the surface
Baftas 2024: the complete list of winners
Oppenheimer takes top Baftas as Irish-produced film Poor Things and Zone of Interest also triumph
The Movie Quiz: Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Billie Eilish...who was not on the Barbie soundtrack?
Plus: When (and what) was the last official VHS release of a studio feature?
A reluctant declutterer: ‘I am basking in a novel sense of clarity when I sit down’
Áine Ryan is a reluctant declutterer; but after disposing of bagfuls of books, she is once more basking “in a novel sense of clarity” in her office. Now for the rest of the house
Oscars nominations 2024: the complete list
From 11 nominations for Irish-produced Poor Things to 13 for all-conquering Oppenheimer, here are all the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards
Saoirse Ronan says she was meant to be ‘a weird Barbie’ in Greta Gerwig’s film
Actor ‘gutted’ to miss out on role in hugely successful film
Baftas 2024: Full list of nominations
Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan and Paul Mescal recieve nods as Andrew Scott and Lily Gladstone miss out
Bafta nominations 2024: Irish actors Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan and Paul Mescal shortlisted
Andrew Scott and Lily Gladstone, who were both hotly tipped for nominations, miss out in major upset
Golden Globes 2024: full list of winners
All the winners from the 81st annual ceremony in Beverly Hills, California
Golden Globes 2024: Cillian Murphy wins best actor as Oppenheimer takes home five awards
Cillian Murphy triumphed over Barry Keoghan, nominated for Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn
Barry Keoghan, Cillian Murphy and Andrew Scott face off for Golden Globe glory
Stars of Barbie and Oppenheimer to compete for top prizes alongside Flowers of The Killer Moon, Maestro and Poor Things
Who won pop culture in 2023? It was so nearly Taylor Swift – but she was pipped at the post
Donald Clarke: Her Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert film ever. She was Time magazine’s person of the year. But another woman had an even better year
Taylor Swift named Time Magazine’s person of the year
The singer brings her Eras tour to Dublin, London, Liverpool, Tokyo and Melbourne in 2024
Forget Taylor Swift or Giorgia Meloni. There’s one outstanding candidate for Person of the Year
Thinking about 2023 through the lens of its towering individuals is a good practice in much-needed introspection. So, who might make the cut?
No Barbie bounce for expensive Birkenstock shares
Companies often go public when a brand is hot, hence, the old joke that IPO stands for ‘it’s probably overpriced’
The popularity of Taylor Swift and Barbie has nothing to do with feminism and everything to do with girl power
The celebration of straightforward and uncomplicated femininity is a reaction to the prevailing cultural norms of the 2010s
Birkenstock should not get too fashionable for comfort
The German sandal maker is enjoying its popularity as it prepares for an IPO but faces pitfalls
Lovely in late season? Massive planet 120 light years away studied by Nasa might have an ocean
Planet Business: Dynamic pricing hits the pint, Wall Street IPOs return and USA Today seeks ‘Taylor Swift reporter’
National Cinema Day tickets for cut price €4 prove big draw
Price-conscious film fans made the most of National Cinema Day on Saturday with tickets available for just €4 across the country
The Guide September 2nd and September 8th – Events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way between September 2nd and September 8th
The Movie Quiz: Whose nose created some kerfuffle in the last week?
Plus: Barbie just passed $1 billion. How many films have now made that much?
Barbie becomes Ireland’s most successful box office film, ending Avatar’s 14-year record
Greta Gerwig’s smash hit has amassed €8.85m, making it Ireland’s highest-grossing movie, as it continues to break records worldwide
Russia’s bootleg ‘Barbie’ viewings attract huge numbers
‘Unbelievable’ demand as fans flock to low-quality projections of blockbuster movie after producer Warner Bros pulled out of country
Concerts and cinemas limit slippage in card spending
Hotels another of few sectors to report increased spending but consumers opting more for cheaper fast food than restaurant and hotel meals
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