Chinese thriller at the Pálás

Thu, May 23, 2019

SET IN an industrial city, Qiao, a young dancer, falls in love with the mobster Bin. When a fight breaks out between rival gangs, Qiao uses a gun to protect Bin and is sent to prison for five years.

Wafer thin plot results in disappointing Pikachu movie

Films Reviews Thu, May 23, 2019

TOM GOODMAN is a young insurance salesman with no interest in a seemingly global obsession with Pokemon - the little creatures who co-inhabit the world with humans and most humans have a Pokemon familiar.

Sing along with Doris Day this Sunday

Thu, May 23, 2019

AS A tribute to Doris Day, who died last week at the age of 97, the Pálás Cinema will screen Calamity Jane, with Day, in one of her signature roles, as the titular gun-toting, whip-cracking Wild West whirlwind.

This Is Spinal Tap @ Pálás

Thu, May 16, 2019

THE AMP that goes up to 11, the smallest Stonehenge ever to disgrace a concert stage, the exploding drummer - one movie, so many iconic scenes. This can only be This Is Spinal Tap.

Charlize Theron and Seth Rogan shine in Long Shot

Films Reviews Thu, May 16, 2019

SETH ROGAN is Fred Flarsky, a left-wing investigative journalist for a news website akin to The Daily Beast or buzzfeed. When it is bought by a Rupert Murdoch-like news mogul named Parker Wembley he quits.

Banff Mountain Film Festival 2019

Thu, May 09, 2019

A JOURNEY by bike through the mountains of Nepal, a 97-year-old who runs up Mount Washington ever year, and a mother and daughter's epic ski adventure - this is the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Keanu Reeves season at the Pálás

Thu, May 09, 2019

FROM BILL and Ted's Excellent Adventure to Speed to The Matrix, to the more recent John Wick movies, Keanu Reeves has starred in some of the most popular films of the last 30 years.

Avengers: Endgame - saving the best until last

Films Reviews Thu, May 02, 2019

FINALLY WE are at the end of Marvel's incredibly ambitious film saga - 22 films, several TV shows, lots of toys and comics, so much money made, and now comes Avengers: Endgame, a direct sequel to last year's Avengers: Infinity War.

The Shawshank Redemption @ the Pálás

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

IT BEGAN life in 1982 as a Steven King novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, and in 1994 it was turned into a film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, which is now regarded as a classic.

Greta

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

On the subway young Frances finds an expensive looking designer handbag. Rather than just handing it in to the police she decides to track down the owner herself. She manages to return the bag to Greta.

Wild Rose opens Sensory Sundays at Pálás

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

SENSORY SUNDAY is a new series of film screenings at the Pálás, aimed at providing a comfortable and calming cinema-going experience for those on the autism spectrum, or who have sensory conditions or learning difficulties.

See The Goonies on the big screen

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

THE GOONIES, the cult children's adventure film form 1985, is returning to the big screen, in 4K resolution, with a special showing at the Pálás Cinema this weekend.

Eighth Grade - a social media film for our times

Films Reviews Thu, Apr 18, 2019

OSCAR NOMINATED already, Eighth Grade is the debut feature from YouTube star Bo Burnham, and while it is easy to be apprehensive of a movie from a 27-year-old stand-up comedian, this is a strikingly good debut.

Life of Brian at the Pálás

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

FORTY YEARS after it was released - in 1979, when it was also banned in Ireland - Monty Python's Life Of Brian celebrates this milestone birthday with a special screening in the Pálás.

The Sisters Brothers - dark, funny, and nihilistic

Films Reviews Thu, Apr 11, 2019

THE SISTERS Brothers is French director Jacques Audiard’s English-language debut. Audiard first came to attention in 2005 with The Beat That My Heart Skipped, and enjoyed wide acclaim for 2009's magnificent A Prophet.

See The Godfather on the big screen

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

IT IS directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It boasts an all-star cast of Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Marlon Brando. It is one of the great films about the Mafia. It is, regardless of subject matter, one of the greatest film ever made.

Japanese Film Festival 2019

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

A YAKUZA thriller, a boy who meets a dancing Jesus, samurai warriors, a romcom, and anime - Galway is in for a feast of Japanese film throughout April.

Dumbo - Tim Burton's bad run of movies continues

Films Reviews Thu, Apr 04, 2019

DUMBO IS the first of three Disney live action remakes out this year, the others being Aladdin and The Lion King, and the company seems to have taken a different approach to each one.

Controversial Israeli thriller for the Pálás

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

MICHAEL AND Dafna are told their terrible news that their son Jonathan has died while serving in the Israeli Defence Force. As they come to terms with the loss, and prepare for the funeral, they are informed that a terrible mistake has been made.

Be part of Europe’s biggest film jury

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

GALWAY TEENAGERS who are passionate about film and who would like the chance to be part of Europe’s biggest film jury, should check out an event coming to the Pálás Cinema next month.

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