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Power Ballad" review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas pluck the heartstrings in overly-sentimental John Carney drama
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (325+ words) By Tim Grierson, Senior US critic5 May 2026 Carney follows up "Once" and "Sing Street" with wistful, unconvincing music industry tale Dir: John Carney. Ireland/US. 2026. 98mins "Insistence on emphasising the heartfelt and comforting" Carney, who is best known for Once, Begin Again,…...
Japan's K2 Pictures unveils Nanako Hirose's throuple drama "Between Two Lovers'
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (43+ words) Screen Daily Japans K2 Pictures unveils Nanako Hiroses throuple drama "Between Two Lovers The Japanese filmmaker is a former prot'g' of Hirokazu Kore-eda. Do you want to keep reading?...
Hoppers" stays top of UK-Ireland box office; Project Hail Mary" previews hit second place
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (503+ words) Source: Disney / Sony "Hoppers, "Project Hail Mary GBP to USD conversion rate: 1. 33 Disneys Hoppers topped the charts again at the UK and Ireland box office as previews of Sonys Project Hail Mary impressed and Universals Reminders Of Him opened third....
The Fox" review: Olivia Colman lends her voice to underpowered offbeat Australian satire
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) Dario Russo's debut feature also stars Jai Courtney, Emily Browning and Sam Neill. Dir/scr: Dario Russo. Australia. 2026. 86mins "For a film about a magic hole, it doesn't cut very deep Russo's commitment to his wacky idea is admirable, and the…...
Tony O'Donnell's noir thriller "The Sandy Banks' starts filming in Ireland
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (304+ words) Source: Courtesy of the producers Gary Lydon, Susan Lynch, Pat Shortt EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway in Ballycastle in County Mayo in Ireland on Tony O'Donnell's US-Ireland noir'thriller, The'Sandy Banks, starring Gary Lydon.' Preston Lee and Cole Webley are producing the…...
Cannes confirms 2026 Official Selection announcement date
2+ mon, 21+ hour ago (154+ words) Source: Eliot Chadlier / FDC The Cannes Film Festival has confirmed it will unveil the Official Selection for its 79th edition on April 9 at 11: 00am Paris time. The titles will be announced by Cannes president Iris Knobloch and delegate general Thierry Fr'maux. This…...
500 Miles" review: Bill Nighy and Maisie Williams star in mawkish Irish drama
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (367+ words) Overly-sentimental adaptation of Mark Lowery novel premieres at Dublin Dir: Morgan Matthews. UK, Ireland. 2026. 101mins Adapted from the novel Charlie and Me: 421 Miles'From Home by Mark Lowery, the film is a tricky one to position: with its kid protagonists and na've…...
Buyers fall for "re-divorce" comedy "What Is Love" starring Laure Calamy
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (285+ words) By Rebecca Leffler13 February 2026 Source: Deuxi'me ligne films, Petit Film, France 3 Cin'ma EXCLUSIVE: Global buyers have fallen hard for Fabien Gorgeart's comedy drama What Is Love? (C'est Quoi l'Amour?) starring Laure Calamy and Vincent Macaigne as a long-divorced couple attempting to…...
Emily Carey, Martin Freeman, Sam Spruell to star in "Oddly Flowers; production set for Canada, UK
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (320+ words) Source: Nick Tydeman / Jessica Revell / IMAGO / Insidefoto Martin Freeman, Emily Carey, Sam Spruell EXCLUSIVE:" Emily Carey, Martin Freeman, and Sam Spruell will star in the drama Oddly Flowers, which is scheduled to begin shooting in St. John's, Newfoundland, next week…...
The Roses" leads UK independent films at UK-Ireland 2025 box office
3+ mon, 22+ min ago (701+ words) Disney's The Roses'was the highest-grossing UK independent film at the 2025 UK-Ireland box office, with "10. 3m, according to official statistics published today by the British Film Institute (BFI).' This is behind 2024's number one, Studiocanal's Back To Black, which grossed "12. 3m. The Roses…...