In Ballymun, locals rally to save Axis café, but the figures look grim
With large losses last year, the Axis centre’s reserves will be gone by the middle of next year, says its voluntary chair Declan Dunne – unless something changes.
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Luke: New documentary charts journey of Cavan punk band
This is “a relatable, moving and hopeful portrait of a group that disintegrated in a very un-rock ‘n’ roll way”. And then gets another chance.
A new film carefully explores the interpersonal toll of falling for hate
“What I tried to do was that two different people could watch this movie, and have two different reactions,” said director Alan Hopkins.
Luke: New film The Three Urns is “puzzling, haphazard, funny ha-ha, funny peculiar, and messy”
“The head struggles to make sense of it all, but the heart beats along with every haphazard second of it.”
Luke: In a new Irish-language film, “secrets can’t stay buried forever, even at the bottom of a lake”
Báite (The Drowned) is “measured and tight in the fashion of the most watchable mysteries”.
New film documents Dubliners’ resistance to subordination of social life to profit
“The market is a monster,” says filmmaker James Redmond. “It turns living spaces into dead space.”
Luke: In "All that Glitters", Shakespeare's ghost coaches an apathetic schoolboy in life and love
"If it sounds silly, it is. But it’s also charming, heartfelt, moving and much else."
The Shit Show Film Show is exactly what it sounds like, says the founder
It showcases films made on a short timeline with zero budget. "It's definitely a shit show, the no-budget, DIY spirit of it," says Morgan Savidan.
From his North Lotts base, a martial artist and stunt performer makes his mark on Chinese action cinema
Black belt Philip Condron has just landed a dream role in the latest Ip Man film, in Beijing.
Luke: This Saturday, a film festival in the Liberties is showcasing comedies by and for kids
“These films, short as they are, show a lot of imagination and talent.”
Luke: Irish director’s new film presents five stories about home, love and belonging
The suite of stories in ABODE are “moving, heartfelt and always underpinned by a wry observational humour”.
Luke: New film shot in Fingal set for release in cinemas
“Sunphlowers is not exactly a ‘geezer pleaser’ but it does have something in common with the more easygoing, old dog, new tricks, feel of those films.”
Luke: Irish documentary looks at life at a Soviet-era health retreat in Ukraine, against a backdrop of war
Gar O’Rourke’s “Sanatorium” is Ireland’s entry for best international feature film for the next Academy Awards.