Five For Your Radar: Jolie plays Callas, Cork comedy night...
L-R: comedian Bernard Casey; Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in 'Maria'.
Angelina Jolie plays the title role of Maria Callas, a world-renowned opera singer who now, in Paris in 1977, hides in an apartment, having lost her voice and retreated from the world.
Maria is directed by Pablo Larrain, responsible for the vivid Jackie (2016), and while Jolie didn't claim a Golden Globe last weekend, her performance is stunning.
It’s been almost three years since the first season of this, er, workplace/dystopian drama and the second instalment of Severance is already getting rave reviews by those who've had an early glimpse.

Released weekly, the opening episode is directed by Ben Stiller and finds Mark (Adam Scott) in an even weirder place than we left him.
American blues singer Buffalo Nichols makes his Irish debut this weekend (he’s in Whelan’s, Dublin, on Saturday).

With two albums to his name, he says his vision for the blues is of a form of music that’s intimately tied to everyday life. Expect a special show.
A new sustainable fashion competition, Síorstíl sees six designers transforming second-hand clothes and recycled materials into high fashion editorial garments.

Over the course of six episodes, the contestants face a series of challenges in a bid to become Síorstíl champion.
Ross Browne is joined by comedians Bernard Casey, Enya Martin and Willa White for a night of laughs. It doubles as a special fundraising event for Cork City FC’s Women’s and Academy teams.

