# director

Last year

2022

# Excavation

Recruitment launched for Director who will oversee excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site

The recovery of remains at the site is expected to begin early next year.

9.0k

Nov 25th 2022, 9:13 AM

# RIP

Das Boot filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen dies aged 81

Heralded as an anti-war masterpiece, Das Boot was nominated for six Oscars.

12.2k

Aug 17th 2022, 8:09 AM

# conversations with friends

Lenny Abrahamson on filming sex scenes: 'You'd never do a stunt scene without a stunt coordinator'

The director of the upcoming Conversations With Friends TV series on how he made the film – and those sex scenes.

32.5k

May 15th 2022, 9:30 AM

All time

# exit door

Michael Edwards to leave Liverpool sporting director role at end of season

Edwards has spent 10 years at Anfield.

7.6k

Nov 10th 2021, 5:47 PM

# director

'There's no overnight fix for this. We've got to make the game attractive'

IRFU director of women’s and 7s rugby Anthony Eddy spoke to the media yesterday.

10.4k

Nov 9th 2021, 6:45 AM

# RIP

Superman director Richard Donner dies at 91

Donner’s other credits include the 1976 horror classic The Omen and the Lethal Weapon cop franchise.

10.9k

Jul 6th 2021, 6:43 AM

# RIP

Alan Parker - the director of The Commitments and Angela's Ashes - has died aged 76

Parker’s storied career included directing credits for Bugsy Malone, Fame and Mississippi Burning.

22.9k

Jul 31st 2020, 5:05 PM

# My Love: Intermezzo

'Three hours of jiggling butts': Cannes film sparks scandal over its depiction of women's bodies

The film was directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, who directed Blue Is The Warmest Colour.

53.3k

May 24th 2019, 2:29 PM

# boyz n the hood

Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton dies age 51

Singleton (51) directed Boyz n the Hood as a 22-year-old fresh out of film school.

22.1k

Apr 29th 2019, 9:40 PM

# Academy Awards

Criticism over news Oscars won't be broadcasting editing or cinematography awards live

Prominent directors are not impressed.

12.7k

Feb 12th 2019, 5:28 PM

# for molly

Irish film about dad's cancer battle aims to show impact of illness on families

The film stars Love/Hate actor Kieran O’Reilly.

15.0k

Sep 29th 2018, 5:30 PM

# Kissing Candice

'I wanted to make a film that was visceral and dangerous and had a woman at the centre'

Director Aoife McArdle talks to us about what makes her debut feature Kissing Candice so different.

10.8k

Jun 24th 2018, 6:30 PM

# michael inside

'I wanted to humanise this image we have of lads from disadvantaged communities'

The Irish film explores the impact of prison on a young teenager, and was inspired by real-life stories.

25.6k

Apr 11th 2018, 7:00 PM

# rediscovered

Rex Ingram: Ireland's forgotten Hollywood blockbuster film director

A special screening of his most famous film will take place as part of this year’s St Patrick’s Festival.

13.1k

Feb 18th 2018, 3:30 PM

# Courts

Former company director who stole over €460,000 from another firm to keep business afloat sentenced to 18 months in prison

Judge Martin Nolan said the woman had no “base motives” for her behaviour

45.6k

Dec 12th 2017, 9:30 PM

# Accused

38 women accuse Hollywood writer and director James Toback of sexual harassment

Toback has denied all the allegations.

35.4k

Oct 23rd 2017, 7:18 AM

# bridgegate

Trump will nominate Chris Christie's defence lawyer as FBI Director

Christopher Wray served Chris Christie during the “Bridgegate” scandal.

10.8k

Jun 7th 2017, 1:12 PM

# maudie

This Irish film tells the fascinating story of a tiny folk-artist called Maud

Maud Lewis is a folk art hero in her home country of Canada.

13.4k

Feb 11th 2017, 8:30 PM

# director

Erasmus moulding new role to suit 'what's best for Munster'

The South African also talks about his first time encountering the province.

7.2k

Jul 28th 2016, 11:34 AM

# the survivalist

Hunger, sex and danger: This film imagines Ireland after society has crumbled

We spoke to Martin McCann and director Stephen Fingleton.

30.0k

Feb 14th 2016, 9:15 AM

# what to watch

Watch out for these Irish films in 2016

From thrillers to love stories, these are the ones to watch.

31.5k

Jan 16th 2016, 8:30 AM

# RIP

"Today the world lost a great man": Tributes to master of horror cinema Wes Craven

Craven passed away at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with brain cancer. He was 76 years old.

20.7k

Aug 31st 2015, 4:30 PM

# avenged

Explainer: What exactly is going on with Joss Whedon?

The Avengers director quit Twitter on Monday.

3.3k

May 6th 2015, 10:07 AM

# 7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: Police brutality, controversial circumcision, and the great Orson Welles

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

9.2k

Mar 1st 2015, 10:00 AM

# Courts

US asks Poland to extradite director Polanski over rape of 13-year-old

Polanski pleaded guilty to the 1977 rape, but left the US before he was sentenced.

11.1k

Jan 7th 2015, 5:27 PM

# blu bar

Community service for bar director after employee crushed in lift shaft

A director and a shareholder of the company were sentenced in court today over the incident

15.1k

Oct 22nd 2014, 2:22 PM

# Accomplished

The first Irish memoir written using eye-gaze technology has been published

The author, Simon Fitzmaurice, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2008.

9.8k

Jun 8th 2014, 12:15 PM

# unleashed

The mystery of the man being walked on a lead around London has been solved

Was it a role-playing exercise? A PR stunt? An art project?

6.4k

Apr 15th 2014, 2:21 PM

# Go Ahead Garth

Croke Park chief confident that Garth Brooks concerts will get the green light for July

Local residents have raised objections to the series of gigs in late July.

8.8k

Apr 8th 2014, 8:00 AM

# fully advertised

Limerick City of Culture gets new director

Mike Fitzpatrick currently holds the position as Interim Head.

10.9k

Apr 4th 2014, 9:07 PM

# einstein couple

Not for kids or nuns: Here's how to market a controversial message

The Einstein Couple designed the posters for the controversial new Lars Von Trier film – and we could all learn a thing or two from them.

18.6k

Jan 26th 2014, 11:30 AM

# One Child Policy

'House of Flying Daggers' director sued for having too many children

Zhang Yimou is being sued by two lawyers for breaking China’s one-child policy.

16.9k

Dec 6th 2013, 11:00 AM

# trailers

VIDEO: Your weekend movies... Gravity, Seduced and Abandoned

Cinema trip this weekend? TheJournal.ie brings you snippets from new releases to help you decide where to put your money…

7.1k

Nov 7th 2013, 8:30 PM

# mystery man

He was Ireland's most prolific filmmaker, directing 60 movies... but have you ever heard of William Desmond Taylor?

Born in Carlow, the filmmaker worked with the biggest stars of Hollywood’s ‘Golden Age’. His murder in 1922 made headlines all over the world, and remains unsolved to this day.

10.7k

Sep 21st 2013, 8:45 AM

Voices

Interview: Challenges have always existed for writers, but now they need even more support

It’s easy to see why young writers could be put off by projects with no guarantee of success but new playwrights need to make a leap of faith – they are the future of theatre, says Thomas Conway.

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Aug 8th 2013, 1:00 PM

Voices

Column: Why I wanted to make a movie about isolation in rural Ireland

IFTA Rising Star winner, Gerard Barrett, says people in Ireland don’t talk enough about how they feel – which can lead to tragedy. In making his award-winning movie, Pilgrim Hill, for just €4500, he lifted the lid on loneliness experienced by country farmers.

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Apr 25th 2013, 7:00 AM