The Irish Times

Sissy Spacek: ‘Weinstein did some unsavoury things. He could never look at me after that’

The star of Carrie, Badlands and Coal Miner’s Daughter on her decades-long career

Tue May 10 2022 - 06:00

Estelle Harris, George’s mother on Seinfeld, dies at 93

Employing a high-powered screech, she took maternal exasperation to comedic heights

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 00:22

Jackie Mason obituary: One of the great American comedians

The comedy pioneer was known for his strong Brooklyn accent, quick-fire gags – and feuds

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 15:27

Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning actor, dies aged 89

Cher among those to pay tribute after death of Moonstruck and Tales of the City star

Sun May 02 2021 - 11:36

Elisabeth Moss: ‘Something is actually wrong here and I’m not going crazy’

Unlike many stars, she has hardly put a foot wrong since her career-making role

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00

Nobody’s perfect. But ‘Some Like It Hot’ is

Billy Wilder’s 1959 film is being reissued. But how did it attain untouchable status?

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00

Neil Simon’s best films: From ‘The Odd Couple’ to ‘Biloxi Blues’

The playwright and screenwriter, who has died at 91, redefined American humour

Mon Aug 27 2018 - 10:44

Tab Hunter, Hollywood heartthrob who hid sexuality, dead at 86

Hunter embodied the clean-cut image but was forced to deny his gay sexuality for years

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 14:26

Tom Hanks: The most famous man we know nothing about

The actor has written a book of short stories. Do they contain any clues to the real man?

Sat Oct 28 2017 - 05:00

2016: The 50 best films on Netflix

While some movies have vanished from the streaming service, many have arrived and there are plenty to fill the summer evenings, from comedy classics like ‘Airplane’ to thrillers such as ‘Winter’s Bone’

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 12:30

Ten great movie bromances

Butch and Sundance, Spock and Kirk, Woodward and Bernstein . . . Movie bromance has been around for a lot longer than the word that has come to describe the genre

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 06:00