Given that her grandad helped design Mickey Mouse, Leslie Iwerks was the perfect candidate to make a film about the creatives at Disney, writes Esther McCarthy

The service includes Star Wars, the Simpsons and Marvel, as well as decades of Disney's own classic material.

The return of Genesis, a feast of French film, and Beckett at the Everyman: arts/ents editor Des O'Driscoll has the lowdown

From the big blockbusters and a new Bond movie to some strong Irish offerings, Esther McCarthy looks at the cinema highlights for the year ahead.

It seems an unlikely crossover to link iconic Irish writer Samuel Beckett with the business practices of 2019, but commerce has often taken inspiration from unusual sources.

Des O'Driscoll has you covered on all things entertainment to watch out for this week.

Toy Story 4 opens tomorrow, so Esther McCarthy asked top Irish animators to pick their favourite Pixar moments

Walt Disney has announced new Pixar film by the same director who brought the world 'Inside Out' and 'Up'.

When the Soviet writer Solzhenitsyn was in the gulag, he used to sew bread rations into his mattress, so that if the guards withheld his food, he wouldn’t die.

Shares in Walt Disney surged to an all-time high on enthusiasm for its coming streaming service, Disney Plus.

Pixar’s long-awaited sequel will reintroduce audiences to the Parr family, who, in line with the original animation — which has grossed $633m since 2004 — continue to grapple with their super-powers, while maintaining a quiet suburban life, writes Gemma Dunn.

The beginning of the year has become a treasure trove of cinematic treats for Irish movie fans. Keeping films fresh in the minds of awards-season voters often means they’re released just before Christmas in the US, so they reach our shores between the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Esther McCarthy selects the movies you really don’t want to miss

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

Saoirse Ronan and Midleton’s Nora Twomey are among the Irish hopefuls for the Golden Globes on Sunday, writes Esther McCarthy.

Incredibles 2 will hit theaters on June 15, 2018.

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Disney, the world’s largest entertainment company, has outlined plans to sell some of its premiere content directly to consumers online.

Three great movies to look forward to this week, reviewed by Declan Burke

From under-stair nooks for the spatially challenged to spliced-off sleeper spaces, Kya deLongchamps helps identify that perfect perch for your home office PC

The latest gaming news with Ronan Jennings

Apple's stash of cash is growing - and so is the possibility that the world's most valuable company will use some of the money for a huge acquisition that will expand its empire beyond iPhones and other gadgets.

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As the popcorn goes stale on another cinema-going year, film critic Damon Smith looks forward to the action-packed blockbusters, heartbreaking dramas, uproarious comedies and potential Oscar winners that will be lighting up the big screen over the next 12 months

Disney has been doing lots of things right in recent years, including taking a trick out of Pixar's book by producing a number of incredible animated shorts which play in front of their headline features.

Cars 3 is a real thing, and you can't stop it from happening.

The latest thing, I note, is not Westworld, the TV show capturing people’s attention, but rather the fan theories centred thereon.

Finding Dory, the sequel to the much-loved Finding Nemo finally hit the cinemas this weekend. However, there may be problems for aquariums, pet shops, and children who want to find a real-life Dory fish for themselves.

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MAGIC POTION: It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children.

Dory goes looking for her parents, she just can’t remember where she left them…

SHE’s long campaigned for a sequel to the Oscar-winning Finding Nemo, but even Ellen DeGeneres — who voiced blue tang Dory in the 2003 underwater animation — never imagined that when it did eventually happen, she’d be the main character.

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Matt Damon is back doing the action thing in Jason Bourne, almost a decade after this last appearance, and Dory is getting herself lost to get found again in Pixar's latest.

Big Hero 6 is absolutely one of the best Disney movies in recent years, so that pretty much means its time to find some mean things to say about it.

The Incredibles 2 will be released in 2019, and Pixar says that it currently doesn’t have any sequels planned beyond that. Instead, it will focus on new IPs.

Wreck-it Ralph was a big film for Disney, proving the that house of mouse had what it took to (almost) beat Pixar at its own game. Though they are the same company so really its all just more money for their coffers.

Finding Dory isn't out in Ireland until the 29th of July but you can come along to an early screening in Dublin, with some special guests.

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Finding Nemo is a Pixar movie for kids, but when you think about it the story is a pretty harrowing time for dad Marlin who spends the whole film trying to find his last remaining lost kid against some pretty incredible odds.

We won't be getting Finding Dory in these waters for another few weeks (July 29th to be exact) but that's no reason not to start getting excited.