The Irish Times

Bruce Willis: A chilling anecdote lays bare the illness that ended his long and successful career

The actor’s increasingly patchy career has been cut short by the disorder aphasia

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 14:11

‘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

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 05:00

America at Large: Tommy Morrison’s wild ride to an early death makes for a rollicking read

The former heavyweight fighter’s chaotic life told brilliantly in new book

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 06:00

Rosita Boland: I just couldn’t order a sandwich called the Italian Stallion

How about a Porn Star Martini? No thanks. Normalising sexual innuendoes on menus is not okay

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 06:00

Edie Falco: ‘I was a big fan of cocaine if it was around, but I could never afford any’

The actor on addiction, James Gandolfini, and the pure joy of adopting two children

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 06:00

Nic Cage: The strange career of the former Nicolas Coppola

As his peers retire, he still works like a maniac – and may even have defined his own genre

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 06:00

The Suicide Squad: Franchise gets welcome jolt of mad energy

Review: James Gunn’s comic-strip fantasy delivers on its own terms

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 05:00

The best new movies coming to cinema and TV this summer

Films are once again being shown on big screens, as well as on Netflix and Disney+

Sun Jun 27 2021 - 05:00

When Pelé, Stallone, and Ipswich Town took on the Nazis at the beautiful game

Escape to Victory a cult classic despite Stallone wanting the goalie to score winner

Sun Mar 28 2021 - 10:00

The Karate Kid: The martial arts classic that won’t kick the bucket

It’s silly, implausible and irresistible – and still going in the form of Netflix’s Cobra Kai

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 06:00

Backtrace: Why did Sylvester Stallone even bother?

Film review: Sly should have stayed away from this boring, chaotic mess

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00

Donald Clarke: Is Stallone’s Sico knockout just a publicity stunt?

The disappearance of Rocky’s robotic butler has the conspiracy censors twitching

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 05:00

Comeback sporting trail littered with broken dreams

From chain-blue lightening fighters to centre court maestros, time waits for no man

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 05:00

Vic Reeves: ‘Lager and fags were our main vices’

The comedian on his wild fame in the 1990s – and why he now prefers a pork pie to a pint

Thu May 07 2020 - 06:00

Brian Dennehy obituary: A giant of American theatre who stayed loyal to his Irish heritage

On screen, tireless actor ranged from Rambo to Romeo + Juliet, with plenty of trips to old country

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 15:40

Brian Dennehy, veteran stage and screen actor, dies aged 81

Award-winning actor played many prominent roles after breakthrough in First Blood

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 20:59

Max Von Sydow’s role in Escape to Victory must be one of his best

Late actor turned in a fine performance as the ‘good German officer’ in war-time film

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 06:48

The People v Harvey Weinstein: tension in a packed courtroom

Former film producer charged with rape and predatory sexual assault about to learn his fate

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 10:29

Gabriel Makhlouf is right to shine a spotlight on the IFSC

Market Watch: Republic is world’s sixth-biggest jurisdiction for ‘shadow banking’

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 15:57

Le Mans ’66: ‘If the sponsors are staying away, we’ve done something right’

Le Mans ’66 director James Mangold on Scorsese, the Marvel controversy and the state of film

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 05:00

Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite takes Palme d’Or

Antonio Banderas is among the other winners as contentious festival draws to a close

Sat May 25 2019 - 21:10

Cannes 2019: Who will win the Palme d’Or?

Cannes diary: Tarantino gets an early lead in the dog days of this year’s festival

Sat May 25 2019 - 16:26

Bert Trautmann: From German PoW to Man City’s star goalkeeper

Former Hitler Youth member overcame animosity to become a star goalkeeper at Manchester City

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 17:40

Brigitte Nielsen on giving birth at 54: ‘I was trying until there were no embryos left’

The model-actor on her films, marriage to Stallone, failed IVF and older motherhood

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 06:00

Creed II: Little else this season has been so entertaining

Review: The Rocky films have moved on, and the acting has never been better in the series

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 11:57

It ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how many ‘Rocky’ movies you can take

‘Creed II’ is No 8 in the Stallone franchise. We salute its refusal to throw in the towel

Mon Nov 26 2018 - 09:57

Dwayne Johnson: Can ‘The Rock’ save Hollywood?

The golden era of a film selling itself on its star is over – but ‘Skyscraper’ does just that

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 06:00

Brad Bird: Inside the Pixar movie-making machine

The ‘Incredibles 2’ director on the Disney studio’s secret sauce, and keeping his distance from corporate nonsense

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:10

Sylvester Stallone assault allegation is under investigation

Los Angeles prosecutors are reviewing a sexual assault accusation against the actor

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 15:04

Trump pardons boxing champion Jack Johnson

The black boxer was jailed a century ago due to his relationship with a white woman

Thu May 24 2018 - 21:08

Boxing high on Trump’s agenda after a phonecall from Rocky

America at Large: Trump has said he may offer a full pardon to convicted boxer Jack Johnson

Wed May 02 2018 - 16:30

Golden Raspberry Awards must go back to cutting room

Donald Clarke: Playing to ‘so-bad-it’s-good’ film aesthetic became boring 40 years ago

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 05:00

The man who has made 100 films in Afghanistan but can't read or write

With 110 movies under his belt, Afghan filmmaker Salim Shaheen finally made it to the red carpet in Cannes as the star of a charming and hilarious documentary portrait by French journalist Sonia Kronlund

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 05:00

Philadelphia here I come: A city break with a difference

Here are 10 things to do in one of America’s most celebrated and interesting destinations

Wed Oct 04 2017 - 16:00