The Irish Times

Sean Moncrieff: My dog is not my best friend. He’s actually really annoying

Human interaction is fraught enough, but interspecies communication is even worse

Sat May 29 2021 - 00:00

Raging Bull’s gut-wrenching violence is even more shocking today

There’s no redemption, but there is dark magic at work in Scorsese and De Niro’s film

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 06:45

Netflix falling short in ferocious Oscar drive

A $70m campaign and 24 nominations may not bring it a big night

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 16:00

Ian-Lloyd Anderson: On My Culture Radar

Actor on The Irishman, the early comedy of Bernie Mac and acting talent of Edie Falco

Sat Feb 01 2020 - 05:00

Screen Actors Guild awards 2020: Parasite scores historic upset

Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger take lead acting prizes as Jennifer Aniston wins for The Morning Show

Mon Jan 20 2020 - 09:02

Martin Scorsese: ‘Crime is glamorous at first if you’re young and stupid’

The director on his endless curiosity, making gangland films, and how he thinks about death

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 08:00

Oscars 2020 nominations: the complete list

Saoirse Ronan gets nominated for Little Women role as best director shortlist dominated by men

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 13:55

Oscars 2020: Who will be nominated today, and who will win?

Saoirse Ronan should get a nod for Little Women. There are few other options for the Irish

Sun Jan 12 2020 - 05:00

Baftas 2020: The full list of nominations

Saoirse Ronan earns nod for Little Women as Joker leads with 11 nominations

Tue Jan 07 2020 - 09:00

Baftas 2020: Saoirse Ronan nominated for best actress award for Little Women

Joker leads with 11 nods, while The Irishman and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood earn 10

Tue Jan 07 2020 - 08:29

Golden Globes: Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood wins big

Saoirse Ronan, nominated for Little Women performance, loses out to Renée Zellweger

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 06:00

Martin Scorsese: ‘Maybe The Irishman is the last picture I’ll make’

The director on De Niro, Netflix’s effect on cinema, and CGI as the new make-up

Tue Dec 24 2019 - 06:00

Screen Actors Guild awards: have Saoirse Ronan’s Oscar hopes been dented?

No nomination for Irish star of Little Women but Andrew Scott gets nod for Fleabag

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 16:58

The true story behind The Irishman

As Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman arrives on Netflix, it’s a good time to explain who the real-life gangsters were

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 10:03

The Irishman review: The sort of grown-up flick they don’t make any more

Al Pacino gives his most enjoyable performance in decades in Martin Scorsese’s sprawling film

Thu Nov 28 2019 - 09:50

An Irishman walks into a cinema – Frank McNally on watching Scorsese’s latest epic

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 18:15

The restrained genius of a Joe Pesci performance

The Irishman shows what we’ve been missing for so long from an underrated actor

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 10:20

The Irishman review: It’s good, but it’s no GoodFellas

Martin Scorsese’s gangster film will play well on Netflix, but it’s even better in the cinema

Wed Nov 06 2019 - 05:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in November

Olivia Colman is the queen in The Crown, Timothée Chalamet stars in The King and Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci team up in The Irishman

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 06:00

De Niro and Pacino: ‘We are very close... We have known each other a long time’

The Hollywood veterans are back on screen together for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 05:00

The Irishman: Scorsese says no one else in Hollywood would back movie

Director defends Netflix deal after pioneering ‘de-aging’ technology sends costs soaring

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 13:55

The Irishman: Full trailer released for new Scorsese film

Robert De Niro stars in the highly anticipated new film, released on Netflix in November

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 09:40

Oscars race: who are the real contenders and who have blown their chances?

Academy Awards 2020: An educated stab at the 2020 best-film nominees, six months out

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 11:08

The Irishman: New trailer for Netflix movie starring Robert de Niro and Al Pacino

The trailer exists to reassure the millions who grew up with Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino and The Departed.

Thu Aug 01 2019 - 06:00

The Irishman: Trailer revealed for De Niro-Scorsese-Pacino film

Oscars 2019: Martin Scorsese directs Al Pacino for the first time in the Netflix movie

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 11:00

Usada nail a 90-year-old cyclist but aren't there bigger fish to fry?

Enterprising anti-doping agent stealing a march in the age 90-94 track cycling scene

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 07:00

Alleged top US mobster (82) jailed for eight years for road rage

Vincent Asaro previously acquitted over 1978 airport robbery recounted in Goodfellas film

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 08:19

Frank Vincent, mobster on ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Goodfellas’, dies aged 80

Actor was a favourite of director Martin Scorsese and tough-guy looks brought him steady work

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 13:59

Character actor whose most memorable role was a forgetful dad

John Heard, who has died at 71, was best known as Macaulay Culkin’s dad in ‘Home Alone’

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 00:03

Eddie Jones kicks off with a war of words

The England head coach won no friends with comments about Johnny Sexton’s parents

Fri Feb 26 2016 - 19:29

25 Christmas movies for the 25th (and other days)

As a festive favourite celebrates a quarter of a century enthralling Irish audiences, Vicki Notaro lists 25 of the most enduring Christmas movies

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 12:00

Culture Shock: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler walk into a bar. Fill in the punchline yourself

Sun Feb 15 2015 - 10:05

Film review: Jersey Boys

Clint Eastwood’s meandering jukebox biopic won’t inspire Mama Mia!-level devotion

Fri Jun 20 2014 - 00:00

Me and You

Fri May 10 2013 - 01:00