A diplomatic perspective: ‘Over the last year, I’ve moved house, job, and country’
Patrick Reilly, deputy head of mission at the British embassy in Ireland, on growing up in an Irish household in Manchester, trying to get into the Hacienda and more
John Hurt
Kiss of the Spider Woman review: Jennifer Lopez brings the house down. But it’s not quite enough
J-Lo makes the best of latest musical adaptation of 1976 novel but much about production feels underpowered and poorly thought through
Krapp’s Last Tape: The acting greats who have taken on Samuel Beckett’s one-man play
Stephen Rea is about to join an illustrious line-up that includes John Hurt, Michael Gambon and Patrick Magee
Curzon Home Cinema: vivid selection of films to rent online
Art house classics rub shoulders with Palme d’Or winners and critically acclaimed works
Lots from Luggala and fine furniture from grand Irish houses in London sale
A 25ft table from Carton House among the most expensive items to be auctioned
Damascus Cover: Jonathan Rhys Meyers can't save this spy thriller
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is sauve and calculating but it’s not enough amid clanging dialogue
David Lynch: As a father and husband ‘you gotta be selfish’
The Twin Peaks director lives for his work – and believes explaining his films is a ‘crime’
Top 10 prison films to watch: Donald Clarke picks his favourites
As acclaimed Irish movie Michael Inside is released, we look at prison movies from Birdman of Alcatraz to The Shawshank Redemption
Seven women allege abuse and harassment by Michael Colgan
'She’ll never work in Dublin again’ was a phrase that he used a lot around the office,' one woman recalled
Harry Potter on screen: a magic formula for the faithful
It is the second-biggest movie franchise of all time, but the films are slaves to the text
And the nominees for the 2018 Academy Award for best picture are ...
Our fearless Film Correspondent tries to predict the films that will battle it out for the Best Picture Oscar next February
A visit to Luggala: What sets the Guinness Gothic Revival house apart is its cosiness
Bohemians rhapsodise about it and high society have always loved the magical estate in Wicklow
John Hurt’s films: 10 of his best performances
Donald Clarke selects some stand-out pictures from veteran actor’s career
John Hurt: A brilliant actor who ‘never lost his sense of adolescent mischief’
Honorary Irishman was among the cleverest actors of his (or any other) generation
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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