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<p>Cork actor Cillian Murphy embodies the dichotomy that is the hallmark of cinema this summer: Starring in 'Oppenheimer' but also stating his support for the biggest screen actors' and writers' strike since the 1960s. Picture: UniversalPictures.com</p>

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Lights, camera, industrial action: Hollywood's on strike but the blockbusters are back

In turbulent times for the industry, this summer's slew of blockbusters will make waves that could benefit smaller films including Irish-made movies, writes Esther McCarthy

<p>Here are just some of the famous faces that escape their busy lives for some time in the Emerald Isle.</p>

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Five celebrities who have made Ireland their second home

<p>Paddington; The Bourne Legacy; Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway; Othello on television this evening</p>

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Saturday TV Tips: Murder and revenge — in Bourne and Othello

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Saturday TV Tips: Reincarnated dogs, masked singers, Bourne drama and And & Dec this evening

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Saturday TV Tips: Bourne and Men in Black sequels and Central Intelligence on screens this evening

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Wednesday TV Tips: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; A Star is Born; and The Bourne Identity this evening

Friday TV tips: Vicky Phelan talks to Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show

And movies this evening include Saving Private Ryan, The Great Train Robbery, Hellbound, Cowboy Bebop and The Wheel of Time

Fri, 19 Nov, 2021

Movie Review: Arracht pulls no punches about the suffering experienced during the Great Hunger

"...a fabulous evocation of an existence as grim and unforgiving as the bleak Connemara landscape..."

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

New Hollywood owners of Troy and Ardmore studios pledge to boost productions in Ireland

MBS Group plans to build on the success of the studios

Fri, 13 Aug, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Day 13 - Boxing

Saturday TV Tips: Movies, trad music and Olympic medals

— Kellie Harrington's fight against Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira takes place at 6am on Sunday

Sat, 07 Aug, 2021

Movie Reviews: Boys from County Hell stars a no-nonsense woman who takes guff from no man

The Irish comedy-horror is an inspired slice of lunacy

Sat, 07 Aug, 2021

Banana bread, home haircuts and Connell's chain: Marking a year of the pandemic

What we've learned and gone through in the year since the pandemic was proclaimed

Fri, 12 Mar, 2021

Matt Damon leaves Ireland after last visit to Dalkey bakery

Hollywood star Matt Damon is set to return to the States having made his final visit to a bakery in Dalkey, Co Dublin which has become a firm favourite of his family.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Suzanne Harrington: A world run by women would defeat the coronavirus

In relation to the coronavirus - because at the moment everything is - why are countries led by women having better outcomes?

Sun, 24 May, 2020

Ask Audrey: I told him I want to see something disgusting so he sent me a photo of Cobh

Sorting out Cork people for ages

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Scene & Heard: the culture quiz for all ages

What's Fred Flintstone's wife's name? Who was lead singer of the Boomtown Rats? ... and plenty more to test your knowledge

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Ask Audrey: My cousin became a poet because he wanted to get off with women half his age

That's Cork sorted now ...

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Irish Examiner View: We’re stars at it already, ask Matt Damon

THERE has been a lot of talk about the difficulties that we Irish, as a nation of huggers, talkers and nosey parkers, are having with social distancing. Yet, in one respect, we have practised it for generations. Ireland has seen its fair share of famous people and celebrities come and go here. Some have bought castles, built homes or stayed for a long time, mostly because they are left alone unle

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Watch: Matt Damon thanks Irish people for being protective of his privacy

Hollywood superstar Matt Damon who has been a resident of Dalkey since early March and has decided to stay in Ireland to see out the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 13 May, 2020

Michael Moynihan: Opportunities now abound for Paul in not-so-normal times

The reviews are in and Normal People is a success. I hear that the burghers of your native land are up in arms and complaining about the sex scenes. Believe me, there’s no such thing as bad publicity, my friend. We’re away.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

Ask Audrey: So, like, do you have any idea where I might get a couple of hippos and a snake?

Sorting out all your pandemic problems...

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Lights, camera, action as sport plays supporting role in movie magic

We’ve all seen the lockdown lists of must-see sports movies but what about the sport that features in so many other films?

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

The Irish Examiner View: Staying mum on our Matt

No forelock tugging here!

Sun, 19 Apr, 2020

Meath bridge to feature in new film by Oscar winning duo

The Last Duel, written by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Nicole Holofcener, will be directed by Ridley Scott.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2020

Foot to the floor: Christian Bale and Matt Damon talk about Ford, Ferrari and the 24 hours of Le Mans

Christian Bale and Matt Damon tell Laura Harding about their roles in Le Mans ‘66, the tale of the men paid by Ford to take on the dominance of Ferrari in the motor-racing world

Thu, 14 Nov, 2019

Scene & Heard: Everything entertainment you need to look out for

Everything entertainment you need to look out for

Fri, 18 Oct, 2019

Frozen II among the standout events for this year's Cork Film Festival

A screening of the long-awaited Frozen sequel is among the standout events of this year's Cork Film Festival.

Tue, 15 Oct, 2019

Croke Park may have more geniuses on show than an M.I.T. fire drill

Genius, we have long known, is subjective and wears many faces. Whether it’s Messi riding tackles, Steve Smith knocking another century in the Old Trafford mud, or Sinead O’Connor reminding us all what it is to be alive, when we observe it, we can lose ourselves temporarily, unprepared for what we have just witnessed.

Fri, 13 Sep, 2019

Hot 100: The biggest tickets for this autumn

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

Fri, 30 Aug, 2019

Danny O’Reilly: Culture that made me

Danny O’Reilly plays in Cork this weekend with The Coronas. He tells Richard Fitzpatrick about some of his major musical touchstones and other influences

Tue, 18 Jun, 2019

The unlikely leading man: Viggo Mortensen earned his Oscar nomination by being everything a movie star isn’t

Thessaly La Force meets Oscar-nominated Viggo Mortensen, the accomplished actor who has made his career by defining himself as everything a movie star isn’t

Fri, 22 Feb, 2019

Scene & heard: The latest entertainment news

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the entertainment world.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2018

The hot 100: These are the big tickets for 2018

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

Sat, 06 Jan, 2018

Scene and Heard: What's happening in the world of arts

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news

Fri, 17 Nov, 2017

The shape I'm in - Fair City's Ryan Andrews on why he can't wait for the panto season to start

Irene Feighan speaks to Fair City’s Ryan Andrews on his health and lifestyle preferences. 

Fri, 10 Nov, 2017

Complaints over ‘satanistic’ superhero film, ‘cannibal’ Trolls

Batman v Superman was “very satanistic”, while animated children’s film Trolls featured “genocidal cannibalism with [a] sub-context of substance addiction”.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2017

Lost in the landscape of a Norman Ireland

Richard Armitage tells Esther McCarthy about filming Pilgrimage, a new film about monks being hunted by knights in the 13th Century

Fri, 14 Jul, 2017

Your TV wrap for the week ahead

Graham Norton presents a special live chat show as part of the Comic Relief events at 10.35 on BBC1 on Friday.

Sat, 18 Mar, 2017

Movie reviews: Fences, Hidden Figures, The Great Wall

Thinking of the cinema this week. Declan Burke reviews  Fences, Hidden Figures and The Great Wall.

Sun, 19 Feb, 2017

Are these movies even better than their books?

With the release of T2 Trainspotting later this week, Declan Burke selects a list of films he believes are superior to their literary source.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

Year in celebrity: The highs and lows of 2016

From David Bowie to Terry Wogan Kelly O’Brien looks back on a year in which we lost an unprecedented number of celebrities

Sat, 24 Dec, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

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

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

Incorporated trailer- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have a sci-fi show

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon seem like pretty busy people but somehow the pair has found time develop a sci-fi series called Incorporated.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

Game of Thrones conquers the Emmy's on night of political drama

Game of Thrones conquered the Emmy kingdom, winning top drama for the second consecutive year and becoming the most honoured prime-time TV series ever on a night of surprises and sharp political jabs.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Arlene Phillips may yet sashay back to Strictly

ARLENE PHILLIPS could return to Strictly Come Dancing, according to reports.

Mon, 29 Aug, 2016

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wrestles way to top actor pay list

Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson topped a Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest paid actors with an estimated 2016 payday of $64.5m.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

James Corden and Matt Damon play out hilarious Bourne sketch

James Corden visited Matt Damon on the set of the latest Jason Bourne to film some scenes with the promise that Damon would come on his show to return the favour.

Wed, 03 Aug, 2016

Bourne Trilogy Honest Trailer- these movies are the same

Jason Bourne is back in cinemas in... Jason Bourne. It seems Matt Damon back as the superspy who doesn't seem to really remember much, despite saying he remembers everything.

Tue, 02 Aug, 2016

Movie reviews: Jason Bourne, Finding Dory, Author: The JT Leroy Story

Jason Bourne 4/5

Sat, 30 Jul, 2016