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The Vampire is one of, if not,  the most well-known monsters in all of horror cinema. From Nosferatu in 1922 to Universal’s Dracula series in the ‘30s and ‘40s, and from Hammer Horror’s cycle in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s,  all the way up to BBC’s 2020 mini-series, Irishman Bram Stoker’s seminal novel  Dracula has had nearly a century of influence on cinematic horror. But what influenced Stoker? One theory is that Stoker was inspired by the irish legend of the Abhratch, an o...

The Body Snatcher and  An Alex de la Iglesia double feature: the mid ‘90s cult classics,  Day of the Beast and  Dance with the Devil. ‘Halfway to Halloween Hotline’ in which Shudder’s director of programming, Samuel Zimmerman, provides callers with real-time movie recommendations. Creepshow, Season 2 – Premieres April 1, New Episodes Every Thursday  **Shudder Original Series Based on the 1982 horror comedy classic, the anthology  Creepshow returns for a second season and is s...

Shudder Reveals "Halfway to Halloween" Slate of Releases for April ✖ With a number of holidays just over the horizon, most people are focused on more imminent celebrations, but horror fans start preparing for Halloween every time November 1st rolls around, with streaming service Shudder unveiling a massive slate of programming in April to celebrate being "Halfway to Halloween." New seasons of both The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs are set to premiere in April, but subscribers will also g...

Arracht Last year’s Capital Irish Film Festival was one of the last vestiges of movie-going normalcy in the Washington area. In late February and early March of 2020, fans of movies and Irish culture had the opportunity to explore films of all genres from the Emerald Isle before theaters closed. This year’s festival is a little bit different, but Solas Nua and the American Film Institute remain committed to offering Ireland’s best just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The 2021 Capital Iri...

Director of Dublin International Film Festival Grainne Humphreys “I do believe that if I hadn’t gone through that snow year, I wouldn’t have known what to do in terms of getting us through this one. But yes, we were always going to have a festival, and part of that was down to the support of the Arts Council, knowing that was there. And the Galway Fleadh was the flagship in a sense: they did an online festival and very generously shared their experiences with us, as did others. So we were...

DIR: David Burke, Seán Ó Cualáin A famous neurologist Phil Kennedy made global headlines in the late 1990s for implanting wire electrodes in the brain of a ‘locked-in patient’ to control a computer cursor with their mind. Compared to Alexander Graham Bell in The Washington Post, Kennedy became known as ‘The Father of the Cyborgs’. Travelling to South America in 2014, he made further headlines when tiny electrodes were implanted inside his brain in order to continue his research. Thi...

Running from  3-14 March 2021, the Festival continues to bring the best of Irish film to audiences amongst its impressive programme of worldwide eclectic cinema.  The Irish selection includes Rachel Carey’s dark comedy  Deadly Cuts as this year’s Virgin Media Closing Gala; Cathal Nally’s gangster comedy  Be Good or Be Gone, Ivan Kavanagh’s  Son; Tadgh O’Sullivan’s acclaimed  To the Moon, Piotr Domalewski’s moving exploration of the Polish/Irish experience  I Never Cry, an...

"Since my first film, Hunger, I have formed many special bonds with my Irish collaborators," said McQueen. "I look forward to talking to Mark about storytelling, and to a virtual visit with my friends in Ireland." The curtains will also go up on the Irish selection that includes Rachel Carey’s dark comedy Deadly Cuts as this year’s Virgin Media Closing Gala; Cathal Nally’s gangster comedy Be Good or Be Gone, Ivan Kavanagh’s Son; Tadgh O’Sullivan’s acclaimed To the Moon; Piotr Dom...

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci for Dublin Film Festival Updated / Thursday, 4 Feb 2021 08:50 Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth will be special guests at this years Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival and will take part in a discussion of their new movie  Supernova, the opening film of this years event. We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their ...

); Reimagined Dublin International Film Festival brings new films and old classics as it moves online for 2021 The film festival, sponsored by Virgin Media with digital media sponsorship from TheJournal.ie, will run from 3 – 14 March. By Aoife Barry Wednesday 3 Feb 2021, 1:12 PM Feb 3rd 2021, 1:12 PM 9,827 Views 0 Comments NORMALLY FILMGOERS...