Belfast

Kenneth Branagh on the set of Belfast. Photo: Rob Youngson/B) 2021 Focus Features, LLC. With the idea of the future losing much of its luster, many of us spent the COVID era thinking about the past. But few took it as far as Kenneth Branagh, who used his sudden downtime…

“Belfast” opens, literally, with a bang. Kenneth Branagh’s memoir film of his childhood in Northern Ireland begins with a brief modern-day prologue and then thrusts us into the world of 9-year-old Branagh-avatar Buddy (newcomer Jude Hill). The date is August 15, 1969, and Buddy is playing with his friends in…

Cash seized from two women stopped in the Republic of Ireland was alleged payment for the contract killing of crime boss Robbie Lawlor, which has links to Sligo, a court in Belfast has heard. he pair were said to be among more than 20 suspects identified as part of the…

Film lovers roll up. Here’s our annual list of movies that could have festivals drooling in 2022. Our list kicked off last year with The Power of the Dog and The Tragedy of Macbeth and also included the likes of Belfast, Benedetta, The Hand of God and A Hero. Fair to say those…

A man has been arrested in connection with the killing of a woman in north Belfast. Police are treating the woman’s sudden death in north Belfast as murder. Detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation Team are investigating the circumstances after a body was discovered on Saturday morning. Det Chief Insp…

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A version of this story about Kathryn Hunter first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.   One of the most delightful surprise of awards season so far came in the New York Film Critics Circle’s supporting-actress category. In a hugely competitive field that included Kirsten Dunst from “The…

Kenneth Branagh’s childhood-inspired “Belfast” and Jane Campion’s dark Western “The Power of the Dog” topped Monday’s Golden Globes nominations, as the troubled awards seek to shrug off a Hollywood boycott over ethical lapses. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association—which votes on the Globes—has been under fire over allegations of racism, sexism,…

Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ has picked up seven nominations at this year’s Golden Globes. The semi-autobiographical film about a young boy growing up in Belfast during the Troubles, picked up nominations for writer/director Branagh and actors Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan and Ciarán Hinds. Van Morrison is also nominated in the Best…

Nicole Kidman is joined by Sarah Snook and Kodi Smit-McPhee in leading Australia's charge at the 2022 Golden Globe awards. Kidman, a five-time Golden Globe winner, is nominated for a best actress gong for her role as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos. The runaway success of TV series Succession…