Donald Clarke
Chief Film Correspondent at Irish Times
Film correspondent and general blowhard for The Irish Times. Bias so-called 'critic'. He do the police in different voices.
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3 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Donald Clarke
You got a sense, at the press conference to announce the official selection of the 78th Cannes film festival, that Thierry Frémaux, its artistic director, knew the event was right back at the centre of the conversation. In 2023, 2024 and 2025, three films that premiered here made it among the nominations for best picture at the Oscars. This year, for only the third time, a Palme d‘Or winner, Anora, took the top prize at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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4 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Donald Clarke
Over the past decade or so, much air has been wasted on debating whether the world should take Donald Trump literally or seriously. Or neither. Or both. The only indisputable conclusion is that no proposed scheme is too deranged for him to give it at least a half-hearted crack. Who can therefore blame the world’s film-makers for wincing at the US president’s recent proposal to slap a 100 per cent tariff on films “produced in Foreign Lands”?
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4 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Donald Clarke
One can easily understand how a documentary on Leni Riefenstahl, the notorious cinematic propagandist for Nazi Germany, might prove unsettling, but it is surprising how relentlessly infuriating this fine film proves. This counts as a sort of back-handed compliment. The main focus is, however, on Riefenstahl’s tireless efforts to distance herself from the appalling crimes and crackpot philosophies of the regime. Its dissection of her evasions reveals powers of self-deception that beggar belief.
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5 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Donald Clarke
When Philly Byrne, lead singer of Gama Bomb, began discussions about a documentary on his durable thrash-metal band, thoughts of a much-loved pastiche from the mid-1980s were unavoidable. “Well, sometimes the reality is more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tap,” the Newry man says. “Obviously, we’re all huge fans of the film. Just last week we were on tour and we drove past Stonehenge.”Ah, yes. As replicated in accidental miniature for one of the Tap’s most hilarious mishaps.
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6 days ago |
irishtimes.com | Donald Clarke
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Much deserved. Ulster ledge.
So….. this happened @BAFTA #bluelights ❤️ https://t.co/MxgkR7VvwN
Yup. All the good ol’ boys be racking up their Versace luggage on the fence and shootin’ all hell outa it.
.@Versace you are our new Bud Lite.
I’m not the only one to point to the spectre at the feast, but that really is an appalling “overseas” percentage.
‘SINNERS’ has grossed $23M in its fourth weekend for just a 31% drop from last weekend. The movie has now earned $216M domestically and $264M worldwide. https://t.co/j9VpKVcel9
