The Irish Times

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

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

De Niro v Trump: He’ll start a war to get a third term

The Hollywood star isn’t letting up on the US president in their (mainly one-sided) beef

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 10:16

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: 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

De Niro and former aide trade lawsuits as actor accused of sex bias

Star’s ex-employee Graham Chase Robinson alleges discrimination and harassment

Fri Oct 04 2019 - 10:20

Joker film review: Terrific, tear-out-the-follicles acting from Joaquin Phoenix

Satirical masterpiece or manifesto for psychopathy, this is a beautifully made film

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 13:15

Miriam Lord: Brendan Ogle eager to get back in the leftie limelight

With Paul Murphy starting his own party, Ogle thinks it’s a good time to unite socialists

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 03:00

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

Joaquin Phoenix: ‘You’re driving down the street, you go, Again? This face? It is so tired. Enough’

How did the unpredictable star figure out his Joker character? He’s in no hurry to explain

Wed Sept 11 2019 - 11:15

Sarajevo Film Festival: A quarter century of big names, tears and awards

From war-zone beginnings, the event is now a cornerstone for the global film industry

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 05:00

Joker: final trailer with Joaquin Phoenix as supervillain released

Phoenix plays the nascent Joker as a struggling stand-up comic who goes over to the dark side

Wed Aug 28 2019 - 19:24

How can you spot a deepfake, and if you can’t is that a problem?

A harmless doctored video of Bill Hader becoming Tom Cruise has triggered full-on panic

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 19:47

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

Stars and their cunning plans for dealing with famous catchphrases

How do actors cope with having their defining line shouted at them in the streets – for decades? Richard Wilson, Maureen Lipman and Tony Robinson tell all

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 17:43