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Cinema has divided as many people as it has brought together. Through the years, films have shocked...
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Reluctant Hero: A Profile of Cillian Murphy
Born in Douglas, Cork in 1976, Cillian Murphy studied Law at University College Cork before realising he was more interested in the college’s drama society and playing guitar in bands than he was...
A Portrait of the Artist: Films about Painters
It’s hardly surprising that filmmakers are inspired by the lives and careers of creative artists and painters, they are all essentially playing with the same toys: colour, movement, light and character....
If you think the worst that can happen is that your flight is delayed, or you forget to pack your sunglasses, here are ten of the most disastrous vacations in movie history - from shark bites to snow-drifts...
Guarding the peace, upholding justice and thwarting wrongdoers might be essential to the smooth running of society, but it doesn’t make for a great movie hero. Sometimes, cops have to bend the rules...
The rise in awareness of green issues has brought with it an increase in documentary films addressing environmental themes. Alternatively frightening and inspirational, here are ten films about ecology...
Emerging from Chinese legends and folk tales of powerful heroes performing intrepid quests, Kung-Fu cinema has long been a favourite in Asian cinema and, thanks to legends like Bruce Lee and Jackie...
Brendan Gleeson talks about The Guard
Brendan Gleeson sits down with Volta to talk about his role as Garda Gerry Boyle in John Michael McDonagh's The Guard.
Lust for Life: A Profile of Danny Boyle
Born in the northern English town of Radcliffe, Lancashire in 1956 to an English father and an Irish mother, Danny Boyle very nearly...
The broad boulevards and landmark buildings of the French capital have proved an irresistible draw for filmmakers, French and foreign, since the early days of cinema. The sprawling, ancient City of...
