Theatre and ballet at The Eye

Thu, Jan 20, 2022

TOM STOPPARD’S latest play Leopoldstadt, and the Bolshoi Ballet’s production of Jewels will be on screen at the Eye Cinema this month.

Film review: Belfast

Films Reviews Wed, Jan 19, 2022

WE ARE beginning to see some films coming out now that have been written and produced during the lockdowns. The first genuinely interesting one - to me anyway - is Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical Belfast.

Galway filmmaker wins prize at literary award

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

AMY-JOYCE Hastings, the County Galway actor and filmmaker, won third prize for her script, Perspective, in the screenplay category of the 2021 Hammond House Publishing International Literary Prize, awarded by the University Centre Grimsby.

Film review: Licorice Pizza

Films Reviews Wed, Jan 12, 2022

PAUL THOMAS Anderson has a new movie out. Which is the best news. I do not think any director working in the English language is as constantly interesting as he.

Could you be Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2022?

Thu, Jan 06, 2022

IRELAND’S YOUNG Filmmaker of the Year 2022 - as part of the Fresh International Film Festival from March 28 to April 2 - is seeking entries from budding filmmakers aged between seven and 18.

Film review: The Tragedy Of Macbeth

Films Reviews Wed, Jan 05, 2022

DO WE need another version of Macbeth? There was quite a good version in 2015 with Micheal Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, and two really terrific versions from Roman Polanski and Orson Welles.

Ahead of Licorice Pizza - a Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective

Thu, Dec 23, 2021

WITH HYPE building for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film Licorice Pizza, Pálás Galway will host screenings of some of the award-winning director’s finest films, including Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood.

The best movies to watch at Christmas

Films Reviews Wed, Dec 22, 2021

FOR ME, the best part of Christmas is sitting around the TV after a big feed, and watching a movie, while trying not to get stuck with the Bounty in the box of Celebrations.

Peter O’Toole - Réalta & Rógaire

Tue, Dec 21, 2021

THE LIFE of the legendary, Connemara born actor, Peter O’Toole, will be explored on Peter O’Toole - Réalta & Rógaire, to be broadcast on TG4 on Christmas Day at 9.25pm.

Bolshoi Ballet’s Nutcracker at The Eye

Thu, Dec 16, 2021

THE NUTCRACKER, the much loved Christmas ballet, will be performed by the Bolshoi Ballet and shown at The Eye Cinema, this Sunday, December 19, at 3pm.

The best films of 2021

Films Reviews Wed, Dec 15, 2021

10. Censor: Terrific horror movie about a film censor who must sit through endless violent films for her job. One day she thinks she sees her missing sister in a film and sets out to find her. Electric performance from Irish actress Niamh Algar. Not available to stream yet.

Little Cinema Galway Christmas Special

Thu, Dec 09, 2021

THE LITTLE Cinema Galway is back with a Christmas Special on Monday December 20 at 9pm in the Róisín Dubh.

Met Opera and André Rieu at Eye Cinema

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

A WEEKEND of event cinema screenings awaits at The Eye as The Met Opera Live returns alongside André Rieu’s traditional Christmas special show.

Film review: The Power of the Dog

Films Reviews Wed, Dec 01, 2021

SET IN 1920s Montan, the film follows two cowboys, brothers Phill and George, but they are not stereotypical cowboys.

How To Catch A Star - in the classroom

Wed, Nov 24, 2021

ONCE THERE was a boy who was always looking up. He dreamt of having a star as a friend. Then one night, he decided to set about catching a star of his very own.

Feature films sought for 2022 Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Nov 18, 2021

Filmmakers or companies with works-in-progress, or completed works ready to debut in the new year, are being sought to submit their films to the 34th Galway Film Fleadh.

Film review: The Card Counter

Films Reviews Wed, Nov 17, 2021

THE CARD Counter was produced by Martin Scorsese and directed Paul Schrader, the man who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.

Breaking Out - a film about the best Irish band you've never heard of

Tue, Nov 16, 2021

AMONG IRISH musicians, Interference are regarded as one of the best bands this country has ever produced, their admirers including Glen Hansard, Graham Hopkins, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, and Gerry Fish.

‘Naughty or Nice’ - Pálás lines up a Christmas feast of films

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

THROUGHOUT DECEMBER, the Pálás Cinema will be dedicated to spreading Christmas cheer by delivering big screen outings to such festival favourites as Home Alone, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Die Hard - and yes, Die Hard is a Christmas film.

A Brass Eye night at the Pálás

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

BRASS EYE was a British comedy series which parodied current affairs shows. Running for seven episodes on Channel 4 from 1997 to 2001, it featured such writers as Arthur Mathews, Charlie Brooker, and David Quantick.

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