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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies by Elizabeth Winkler: A fascinating indictment of incurious scholars
The journalist was slated for daring question whether the plays attributed to Shakespeare could have been written by a woman
The Phantom of the Open: Gentle comedy makes the cut
True-ish comedy celebrates ‘world’s worst golfer’
‘I was just a very confused actor. But I was really keen to learn’
Mark Rylance on his unlikely road to Hollywood stardom, and why Brits love an underdog
Mark Rylance on theatre, film and his family’s tragedy: ‘For me, love is stronger than death’
The actor’s beloved stepdaughter, Nataasha van Kampen, died aged 28 in 2012
Don’t Look Up: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence’s new film misses its target
There are decent jokes but Adam McKay’s comedy feels overstuffed
Juliet Stevenson: ‘My agent said: Go to Hollywood. I thought: I just can’t do this sh*t’
She comes to Galway next month (kind of) in an adaptation of José Saramago’s Blindness
Lorde: ‘I’m only just scratching the surface of my powers’
The New Zealand singer on her new album, giving up social media and dealing with grief
Aidan Turner: ‘That photograph. Yeah. It took away from the work’
Poldark-turned-Leonardo da Vinci actor on ballroom dancing, hazmat suits and a thirst for stout
From Saoirse Ronan’s Ammonite to Spielberg’s West Side Story, 50 films to watch in 2021 (we hope)
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a traffic jam of anticipated films for this year
Olivia Cooke: ‘Colm Meaney does everything with a wink and it’s so delicious’
The Manchester actor on making the leap to Hollywood, and starring in new Irish-set film Pixie
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in October
Highlights include Rebecca, Emily in Paris, The Trial of the Chicago 7, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Robert Sheehan: ‘I was a contrarian f**ker. I thought it made me seem more edgy’
The Portlaoise-born actor talks about London living, meditation and lockdown writing
Toxic philanthropy: When arts sponsorships mask social ills
We must ensure the super rich don’t get a pass because they fling money at the arts
Kenneth Branagh: ‘The life of an actor? Strange men phone and offer you money’
The actor and director talks Shakespeare ‘trutherism’ and his working-class upbringing
'Right now, speaking as an American, we are lacking compassion'
Too much fame, too young, that has been a problem for young actors too – but the articulate, polite Charlie Plummer is unlikely to spin off the rail
‘Ready Player One’ is no Spielberg masterpiece
Review: It’s an undeniably entertaining film, but also retro-addicted and madly overlong
Oscars 2018: Who’ll win, who won’t and 10 other questions
Who is in the running to win the Oscars in every category?
Barry Keoghan: Ireland’s next superstar actor
He first came to prominence in TV crime drama Love/Hate. Now he’s making movies with Christopher Nolan, Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. But in his heart he’s still a lad from inner-city Dublin
Dunkirk review: No guts but plenty of glory in Nolan’s heavy calibre war film
The greatest spectacle of the summer puts all others to shame
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
Andy Murray and Mark Rylance among UK New Year honours list
Tennis number one and Oscar-winning actor both knighted for their recent achievements
The BFG review: It's no catastrophe, but it's no E.T.
Steven Spielberg directs Roald Dahl’s classic tale which is playing out of competition in Cannes
Bafta TV awards: Wolf Hall wins big as BBC reform criticised
Peter Kay stands silent and feigns shock at winning award instead of giving speech
Oscars 2016: Two Irish films win, best actor for DiCaprio
Brie Larson named best actress as Ben Cleary wins best live short at 88th Academy Awards
Oscars 2016: Key winners at the 88th Academy Awards
Leonardo DiCaprio finally gets his Oscar while Brie Larson wins for Room
Donald Clarke on the eve of the ‘most Irish’ Oscars
Saoirse Ronan, Lenny Abrahamson and Emma Donoghue talk academy fantasies
Oscars 2016: Donald Clarke ranks the best picture nominations
Mainstream entertainments such as Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant jostle with independents including Brooklyn and Room
Bafta victories set DiCaprio on journey to first Oscar
American idol pips Eddie Redmayne, Michael Fassbender, Matt Damon and Bryan Cranston
Oscars 2016: Donald Clarke predicts the nominations
There are more mysteries and imponderables this year than over the past decade
Laurence Mackin’s 2015: Singular success and collective triumphs
Despite complaints about collaborative art, there have been great examples this year
Fintan O’Toole's 2015: The importance of being inconclusive
I’m not sure we learn anything from the arts – except that we need them more than ever
Television: Cry me a River and pay tribute to the Don – the small-screen year
Year in review: From ‘Red Rock’ to Aidan Turner’s biceps in ‘Poldark’ and Don Draper’s final ad campaign in ‘Mad Men’, TV delivered the goods in 2015
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