Belfast

Sir Kenneth Branagh struggled to get financing for 'Belfast'. The 61-year-old director's latest project - which is based on his own childhood experiences of fleeing Northern Ireland to the UK in 1970 when the Troubles started - has been a huge success and is nominated for the prestigious Best Picture…

A 38-year old woman and a 41-year-old man have been arrested as police investigate the security alert which led to Ireland's foreign minister being evacuated at a peace event in Belfast. Simon Coveney, was taken off stage mid-speech last Friday after a van was reportedly hijacked and driven to the…

Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh is back in the awards race with his new drama “Belfast,” and the film is drawing further interest based on its six Oscar nominations — including Best Picture. Based partly on Branagh’s experience as a child growing up in Northern Ireland, “Belfast” has been drawing critical raves…

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Police in the North say a security alert, which interrupted a speech by Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in Belfast, was caused by a hoax device. Minister Coveney was rushed off-stage earlier after a man was forced at gunpoint to drive a van towards the venue. Mr Coveney tweeted he was…

Genres: Biography, Drama and History Running Time:98 min. Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie Synopsis: A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. Read More

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Thank the lack of films released this year due to the pandemic, the Academy’s expanded membership or simply a growing acceptance of subtitles. But, for myriad reasons, several Oscar-nominated screenplays are either set in foreign countries or told in languages other than spoken American English. These include original screenplay nominees…

Ariana DeBose took home the the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for West Side Story at the 2022 SAG Awards on Sunday.  The actress was nominated alongside Caitriona Balfe (Belfast), Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley), Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) and Ruth Negga (Passing).  The award…

Dame Helen Mirren will be honoured with the lifetime achievement award at this year’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, which sees British talent represented across a wide range of categories. Multi-award-winners Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman are tipped for top accolades, as is Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film Belfast, which is…