David Brent’s big-screen outing has received mixed reviews, with critics calling the Ricky Gervais movie both “excruciatingly brilliant” and a “slowly unfolding disappointment”.

The big summer silly season of movies has pretty much come and gone but that doesn’t mean that it’s a quiet time in the cinemas as there’s plenty of family fare still on the way in August.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

David Brent is back in a new movie which follows the character in the years after The Office. He's giving it a go as a singer in the band Foregone Conclusion and you can get a taste of their sound in this pretty hilarious music video.

If you've ever wondered what happened to David Brent after The Office now you have your answer.

David Brent, star of BBC “documentary” The Office, is back…and not everyone is pleased to see him.

Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook will not be joining Ricky Gervais in his David Brent movie.

Jurgen Klopp tells a story about playing a hypothetical game of tennis against a three-year-old girl. It would be no fun, he said, if he smashed the ball at her and won easily while she stood and watched. He’d rather play table-tennis against someone his own age and lose.

Skype has a new thing coming to its mobile apps and desktop. And they're called Mojis.

Touch base? Core competency? Scalable? Such financial jargon must be stopped before we all turn into rockstars, writes John Daly. The person who uses such terminology was likely putting on ‘Gangnam Style’ at the office Christmas party.

Ricky Gervais says 'Life On The Road' is a "parable" about fame.

Ricky Gervais is starting work on a follow-up film to his hit sitcom The Office which will bring his David Brent character to the big screen.

Ricky Gervais is reprising his David Brent character for the big screen.

A brilliant wrap of a schizophrenic season by our columnist.

MUSIC NEWS: Singer, opera composer and champion of African music, Damon Albarn can now add radio presenter to his list of talents.

Ricky Gervais is to perform at Wembley as his alter-ego David Brent.

Ricky Gervais has revealed plans to make a movie about his Office character David Brent.

Ricky Gervais is planning a David Brent film.

Ever wondered what happened to David after the glory years of Wernham–Hogg? Wonder no more.

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Singer Jessie J lost her trademark locks when she had her head shaved during last night's Red Nose Day fundraising extravaganza.

Ricky Gervais is to bring back David Brent for a one-off Comic Relief edition of The Office.

Ricky Gervais is bringing back David Brent for a one-off episode of 'The Office'.

Brendan Rodgers won’t be happy today.

For Tiger Woods, self-absorption may not be a hindrance, it may be just the thing to restore his winning mentality

IT is so often the case in football we have to look to the opposite to see the true context.

Ricky Gervais turned down the chance to play the boss in the US version of his hit show 'The Office'.

Ricky Gervais says "losers" are the real "interesting" characters in life.

Karl Pilkington won’t do another series of 'An Idiot Abroad'.

David Cameron was at his most slippery during his recent tour of the Middle East, trumpeting his commitment to the Arab democracy uprisings while leading a multi-billion-pound arms trade delegation intent on selling weapons to the very regimes their own people want gone.

Will Ferrell is to guest star on the US 'Office'.

RICKY Gervais is to make a guest appearance in the US version of The Office, playing blundering boss David Brent.

SCIENTISTS have identified the dance moves that attract women – the key for men to look good on the dance floor is movement of the neck, torso, right knee and left wrist.

Ricky Gervais is to star again in ‘The Simpsons‘.

Ricky Gervais decided to lose weight because he feared his excess fat could kill him.

Ricky Gervais backs Steve Carrell's decision to leave 'The Office'.

Steve Carell is set to leave ‘The Office’, he has revealed.

Ricky Gervais's writing partner Stephen Marchant admits that every time they begin work on a new venture, he insists they will never collaborate again because it is just so taxing.