Saoirse Ronan and Jessie Buckley lead the Irish interest in the 2020 Bafta Awards, with both in the running for Leading Actress at the ceremony.

As the film awards season heats up with the Golden Globes on Sunday, Esther McCarthy assesses this year’s runners and riders.

The novel resolutely crushes Jo into the shape of a woman, and then a wife and mother, taking away her passion for writing in the process, writes Victoria White

The Oscar-nominated actress is promoting her new film Little Women in which she plays the lead character Jo March.

Saoirse Ronan has revealed that her upcoming role as Jo March in Little Women was one that she fought for.

From film to fashion, books to TV, our writers pick the best cultural highlights of the season.

New photos released today give the first glimpse of Carlow actress Saoirse Ronan as Jo March in the upcoming Little Women film.

Despite having earned rave review for the title role in Mary Queen of Scots.

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On the eve of the 90th Academy Awards, Darragh Leen peers inside the envelope for some Oscar clues, and predictions.

It was a case of third time’s a charm for Saoirse Ronan as she won Best Actress at Sunday night’s Golden Globes.

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.

The Jewish dream team of Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman star in Noah Baumbach’s new Netflix comedy drama, writes Helen Barlow

Now … before award season begins, let's get on thing straight - the pronouncation of Saoirse.

Oscar night is nearly upon us and there have been a few surprises — and some apparent snubs — in the shortlist, says Esther McCarthy.

Jackie 4/5

The Legend of Tarzan 3/5

Tarzan is back in an action packed new take on the classic story this week, and it's a quiet enough time at the cinema otherwise.

Is Taraji P Henson’s dress on back-to-front?

Opening in Berlin in 1963, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (12A) pits CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) against the KGB’s Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) as Solo exfiltrates Gaby (Alicia Vikander) from East to West Berlin. 

Hollywood star Meg Ryan has signed up to provide the voice of the protagonist in the new 'How I Met Your Mother' spinoff.

MY friend Mike Dwyer recalls meeting the late Séamus Heaney and the playwright Brian Friel at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.

'American Hustle' and '12 Years a Slave' lead the Golden Globes 2014 nominations with seven nods each.

The Wolverine (12) might have Scott Frank and Christopher McQuarrie on script duties, who between them have written Get Shorty and The Usual Suspects, but when dealing with the likes of an established superhero, you have one job and that’s to give what the audience of 12-year-old boys want: the same as the last superhero movie, only different.

GEORGE CLOONEY’S third directorial effort, The Ides of March, and Madonna’s second, WE, are bound for the Venice Film Festival, so the paparazzi should be out in force.

Woody Allen will star in his new movie 'The Bop Decameron'.

Why, we must wonder, has Hollywood taken so strongly to the charmless Brand, and whoever thought we needed a remake of the classic Dudley Moore comedy, with Brand inadequately trying to entertain us?

Ben Stiller is to star in new movie 'While We're Young'.

Helen Mirren believes Russell Brand is an “incredible comedian”.

Roger Greenberg (Stiller) isn’t easy to like, on almost every level. He doesn’t relate easily to people and lives life on a constant downer.