Splendid performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener meld with the timeless emotional verities of late Beethoven in this mature, satisfying saga about a venerable string ensemble. Walken, a NY music school professor and eminence grise of... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 15.50|21.00
Those who attended the Surprise Film at last October’s IFI Horrorthon festival will remember the incredible trailer for The ABCs of Death; now, in association with Eureka Entertainment, we’re delighted to present an exclusive preview of the film.
Twenty-six directors... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 18.30
We are delighted to host a preview of Pedro Almodóvar’s new film I’m So Excited followed by a satellite Q&A with the director on April 23rd at 18.30. I’m So Excited opens at the IFI on May 3rd.
When it... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 18.30
Mark O’Connor and cast members will attend a preview screening on April 18th (18.30) and take part in a Q&A as part of Spotlight: New Irish Film at the IFI.
Dublin writer-director Mark O’Connor follows up his promising feature debut (gangland... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 13.00|21.10
Lightening up after her Oscar-winning moral drama In A Better World, Denmark’s Susanne Bier returns with this absolute charmer, bringing a dash of laughter, a smattering of home truths and plenty of Italian sunshine.
Brassy blonde Trine Dyrholm holds centre... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 13.50|16.10|20.50
Gerard Barrett and Joe Mullins will take part in a Q&A following the 18.30 screening on April 12th as part of Spotlight: New Irish Film at the IFI.
The evocatively named Pilgrim Hill – the feature debut from 24-year-old Gerard Barrett – imparts... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 14.50|16.40
The now legendary but once controversial filmmaker Oliver Stone enjoyed multiple Oscar nominations in 1986 for two films – this one and the Vietnam-set Platoon.
The setting here is El Salvador, where a military dictatorship had caused the assassination of... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 18.30
After the visceral love story that was Blue Valentine, writer-director Derek Cianfrance shows no lack of ambition in this expansive contemporary saga, engrossingly tracing the longterm ripple-effect of questionable moral decisions.
Cianfrance’s work obviously thrives on moments of heightened emotional... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 13.00
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