Five For Your Radar: Wuthering Heights, Savoy reopening...
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Wuthering Heights (left) and Discovery nominee actor Grace Odumosu and artist Guggi whose documentary on his life will be shown at Dublin International Film Festival.
Emerald Fennell helms the latest adaptation of Emily Bronte’s novel. She’s responsible for 2020’s and 2023’s which turned Barry Keoghan into a household name - and meme. That might affect your excitement levels for which stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
You know the story already - tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th century England. While reviews are mixed, it sounds like you’ll have fun - just don’t think about it too much.
After a 10-year hiatus, Cork venue the Savoy reopens on Valentine’s Night with a special evening of live music and DJs.
The team behind the Good Room — also responsible for Live at St Luke’s across town - are overseeing the programme, and opening night promises plenty of reasons to hit the dancefloor. Headlining is the super-sized brass and percussion party collective BoolaBoom, with live music across two rooms from Spanish guitar duo Zurito and soul outfit The Leon Stax Equation. DJs Stevie G, Angi and Danilo Milk will keep the vibes going late into the night.
Sinéad Quinlan is coming out… as a culchie. Sinéad didn’t think she was one, until an ex told her she passed the test. Cue identity crisis. Should she have been going to the Ploughing Festival all this time? In her debut solo show, she dives headfirst into her culchie roots and her wild detour into comedy, with sharp storytelling, big heart, and no fear of the hard topics (or the Ploughing). This is a hilarious reckoning with rural identity, heartbreak, and the long, bumpy road to finding yourself.
Adapted from Cork author Catherine Ryan Howard’s novel of the same name, which was released in 2021 and set during the covid pandemic, the plot has been tweaked for the screen. When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days. Lead star Dove Cameron is one to watch.
Running since 2002, this year’s DIFF promises 11 days of world premieres, star-studded red carpets and buzzing galas, events, Q&As, and masterclasses. “DIFF exists to support cultural cinema and to create opportunities to experience international art and artists,” says executive director Gráinne Humphreys. The opening night gala at the Lighthouse cinema is a world premiere of directed by David Gleeson ( ).
