Belfast

President Joe Biden has warned the prime minister that peace in Northern Ireland must not be jeopardised by tensions over post-Brexit trade rules at a meeting in the White House. Speaking in the Oval Office at the start of a face-to-face meeting, Biden stressed the importance of maintaining the careful…

Universal Pictures Kenneth Branagh’s black-and-white, semi-autobiographical drama “Belfast” took the top prize of the TIFF People’s Choice Award on Saturday night. Other film winners were “The Rescue” for documentary, while Julia Ducournau’s Cannes winner “Titane” landed the ‘Midnight Madness’ award. Musician Dionne Warwick also landed a special tribute award. In…

TRIBUTES HAVE POURED in for the late Anto Finnegan, the former Antrim footballer who has passed away. Anto Finnegan at the 'Game For Anto' event in 2014. Source: Presseye/Darren Kidd/INPHO Finnegan had been diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease. He spent several years raising awareness about the disease and helped to…

British star Kenneth Branagh's "deeply personal" directorial effort, Belfast, has picked up awards season momentum after winning the People's Choice prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. Kenneth Branagh attends the Belfast premiere during the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Sept. 12. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)British star…

TIFF 2021: Riz Ahmed, Sigourney Weaver and more stop by TheWrap’s virtual studio 091721 Tiff Split Jamie Dornan, "Belfast" Photographed by Noah Asanias for TheWrap  Melissa McCarthy, "The Starling" Photographed by Noah Asanias for TheWrap  Riz Ahmed, "Encounter" Photographed by Noah Asanias for TheWrap  Sigourney Weaver, "The Good House" Photographed…

Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical, black-and-white drama Belfast claimed the TIFF People’s Choice Award on Saturday night, affirming its status as a major player to contend with in the 2022 Oscars race. Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog, The Electrical Life of Louis…

And just like that, we have our first major contender for the best picture Academy Award.  On Saturday night, Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical crowd-pleaser "Belfast" took home the coveted People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film, which follows a boy (Jude Hill) and his family in tumultuous 1960s Ireland,…

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast picked up the top People’s Choice honor on Saturday night at the Toronto Film Festival, which wrapped up its hybrid 46th edition amid the pandemic. Branagh’s latest movie, an autobiographical family film about the director’s childhood in Northern Ireland in 1969 as the confict between Catholics and…

Fans, families and friends were in attendance this past Sunday, September 12 when Billy Murray presented the “Fight Club” international kickboxing promotion in Belfast. The “made in Prokick” event saw rising stars from Northern Ireland squaring off against opponents from Malta and Wales in the back-to-back WKN championship bouts. Advertisements…

Craig Ervine. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Ireland secured a 1-1 series draw after beating Zimbabwe by seven wickets in a rain-disrupted third one-day international in Belfast. Having won the toss and elected to field, Ireland bowled their opponents out for 131 in 34 overs. Captain Craig Ervine…