From starring in a Cork-set film, to securing a role in Ridley Scott’s major new HBO series, it has been quite a year for Niamh Algar, writes Esther McCarthy

Forty years after Alien was released, Suzanne Harrington pays tribute to Lieutenant Ellen Ripley — one of the greatest female protagonists in cinema history.

For his debut novel, Meath author Oisín Fagan stepped back in time to imagine the aftermath of the Black Death in Ireland. It could be the next Game of Thrones, writes Ed Power.

GIG WISE: Some extra tickets went on sale this morning for the Spice Girls at Croke Park in May.

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As scandal began to swirl around Kevin Spacey, director Ridley Scott moved to replace him on an almost-finished film. It was one of the best decisions he ever made, writes Gemma Dunn.

Irish artists have been nominated in 5 categories at the 2018 Golden Globes.

“Your heart goes out to the victims, of course, and I am glad that they spoke up,”

Exactly what moral principle is upheld by keeping an accused man offscreen is not easy to deduce, writes Terry Prone

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The ‘Blade Runner’ sequel might be fanciful in imagining a future without mobile phones but its portrayal of loneliness is bone-chillingly real. We really are living on a lonely planet, writes Clodagh Finn

Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford might seem an unlikely double act for a Blade Runner sequel but Laura Harding found the duo in fine form when she met them.

Ten years on from the events of Prometheus, Alien: Covenant (16s), the fifth offering in the Alien franchise, opens with the spaceship Covenant responding to what appears to be a human signal from an Earth-like planet.

Ridley Scott and his team had to decide whether to bring the Alien back or invent something else for this latest instalment, writes Susan Griffin

20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott’s sequel to the 2012 film Prometheus.

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

Hollywood studios are promising 2017 will be a record-breaking year.

The original Blade Runner had a really memorable score by Vangelis but that won't be happening this time around.

2016 marks the 30th anniversary of one of the best films ever made by one of the greatest filmmakers of modern times - Aliens.

Through her acting and production work, Susan Sarandon is happy to help challenge the Hollywood patriarchy, writes Helen Barlow

Noomi Rapace was in for Alien Covenent then out and now she's back in again according to reports - make up your minds!

The Martian was a big hearted hit at cinemas last year, with a surprisingly human film from director Ridley Scott, helped along by a terrific performance by Matt Damon.

The Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals is on Tuesday and Thursday night on RTÉ2 at 8pm. The final is on Saturday. 

If you liked The Martian and thought there just wasnt enough of it to go around then you're in luck because an extended version is coming

Jean-Claude Van Damme is making the move to TV, or at least streaming video, with news of a new Amazon show in the works

Alien Covenant is a sequel to Prometheus. It is also the first of two prequel stories which will lead into the events of 1979s Alien. No pressure so...

Hey here's another Honest Trailer for a good movie which doesn't really have anything mean to say. Which is just fine.

Consider yourself a bit of a movie buff? Ed Power has been poring through the latest book from the film critic that John Banville called “the greatest living writer on the movies”. In it, David Thomson shows the regular punter how to really watch a movie

The National Board of Review has named their best film of 2015, and it's Mad Max Fury Road.

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

Prometheus is definitely getting a sequel, that much we know for sure, but the rest of the details are distinctly hazy, and that includes the title of the upcoming film.