Wes Anderson

Meet the Irish Wes Anderson enthusiasts whose work features in a travelling exhibition

Works by two Irish photographers and Wes Anderson enthusiasts feature in a well-travelled exhibition celebrating the director’s aesthetic

Sat Feb 03 2024 - 00:00

The Movie Quiz: How many films has George Lucas directed outside the Star Wars universe?

Plus: What was the last film for which Meryl Streep gained an Oscar nomination?

Fri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: A delightful amuse-bouche that reunites Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl

Three more adaptations featuring the same team will arrive on Netflix in coming days

Fri Sept 29 2023 - 05:00

Wes Anderson on his new Roald Dahl film: ‘No one who is not the author should be modifying somebody else’s book’

Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes and Dev Patel star in the director’s faithfully scripted new film of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Sat Sept 23 2023 - 05:30

Venice film festival 2023: Liam Neeson and Emma Stone movies lead Irish interest as line-up unveiled

A sparkling line-up of titles for the upcoming 80th edition of the festival has been announced

Tue Jul 25 2023 - 16:46

Asteroid City: Wes Anderson hands his detractors a wealth of ammunition

It is difficult to locate the narrative or emotional core in a film that has difficulty settling upon what story it wants to tell

Wed Jun 21 2023 - 05:15

Wes Anderson says Bill Murray misconduct allegations won’t affect their working relationship

Director says actor exited Asteroid City due to Covid-19, not because of accusations against him

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 08:27

Summer movies 2023: Indiana Jones, Mission: Impossible, Barbie, Oppenheimer and more

The films to watch out for this season – including two that make up the most anticipated movie weekend in years

Sat Jun 10 2023 - 08:42

Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City: ‘Every scene and every sentence will have three or four hidden things’

The Wes Anderson ensemble on how they made the Amerindie’s 11th feature.

Sat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00

Asteroid City review: Wes Anderson’s new film feels like a pretty collection of actors in search of a movie

In competition at Cannes, the director’s 11th feature is an aesthetic triumph. But Anderson’s trademark deadpan silences have seldom felt longer

Tue May 23 2023 - 21:31

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

Oscars 2023: My predictions for next year’s best-picture nominees

Donald Clarke forecasts how the category will shape up at the next Academy Awards

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 13:30

Tilda Swinton: ‘I lived through my 20s in a whole queer environment’

The actor talks about her years with Derek Jarman and reveals plans for a career change

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 13:36

Jane Campion: ‘If New Zealand can be Middle Earth, it can be Montana’

The director’s new film is a powerful study of masculinity set on a ranch in the 1920s

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 05:00

The French Dispatch: Something for le weekend

Wes Anderson’s Gallic portmanteau is gorgeous but insubstantial

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 05:00

Bill Murray is helping to flog Ireland. So what’s he getting out of it?

The friend of the old country is golfing his way around the island with help from Fáilte Ireland

Thu Aug 19 2021 - 07:20

Léa Seydoux: ‘Being objectified is a really horrible feeling’

The actor on creativity, sex scenes and missing Cannes Film Festival due to Covid

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 06:00

More content sludge from a vast conglomerate? Right down my gawping tube, please

Lights, camera, action: cinemas reopen after five months

Light House programme manager Charlene Lydon is confident the crowds will return

Mon Jun 07 2021 - 05:00

‘Cinema is not dead.’ Cannes film festival makes a promising return

After cancelling in 2020, Cannes returns this summer with an extensive programme

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 14:45

If the film's great, who cares if it's faithful to the book?

When confronted by the BBC’s noisy, modern version of The Pursuit of Love, harsh reality clashes with a long-held principle and this viewer finds himself fuming

Sat May 15 2021 - 05:00

Oscars 2022: My predictions for next year’s best-picture nominees

Donald Clarke forecasts how next year’s category may look as the industry creaks back into action

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 11:00

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

Sat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00

Saoirse Ronan-Kate Winslet love story Ammonite premieres at virtual Toronto Film Festival

A version of the Toronto International Film Festival glides into action on September 10th

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 12:00

Jacknife Lee: ‘If I’m not making noise, I get very grumpy’

The LA-based Dublin producer who worked with U2, REM and Snow Patrol has his own album out

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 06:00

20 great travel movies to take you around the world while you’re stuck at home

From city breaks to train trips, Rome to the Amazon, these are all on streaming services

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 10:48

Elisabeth Moss: ‘Something is actually wrong here and I’m not going crazy’

Unlike many stars, she has hardly put a foot wrong since her career-making role

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00

Emma. review: It’s cool but it’s no Clueless

Review: Anya Taylor-Joy suffers as too-cool direction get in the way of a pretty enough diversion

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 06:00

Jojo Rabbit: between daring and bad taste in Nazi Germany

Review: While the film argues against hate, it does little to educate about the specific enormities of Nazi Germany

Fri Jan 03 2020 - 05:30

JoJo Rabbit: Hitler, the Jews and the boundaries of comedy

Sophisticated film set in Germany during the second World War deploys its laughter expertly and contains a message for our time

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 05:00

Film 2020: The 50 films to watch out for

The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 05:00

Saoirse Ronan: ‘I can go anywhere. I have a lovely place to come back to’

The 24-year-old Irish actor on Little Women, awards season and her sense of home

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 06:03

Ben Kingsley in a knowing, enjoyable neo-noir series on TG4

Perpetual Grace Ltd belongs to an era of black and white film, voice-overs and artificial dialogue

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 21:00

Lucas Hedges: ‘Saoirse Ronan was the most beautiful person I had ever seen on film’

Rising star on fast track to unavoidability could not turn down chance to work with Lady Bird actor

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 05:00