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  • Confusion in the Kingdom

    The newly founded Kerry International Film Festival - not to be confused with the established Samhlaiocht Kerry Film Festival - has changed its name before even a spool has been uncoiled. The event, which runs from September 6th to 9th and welcomes such distinguished guests as Alan Parker, will henceforth be known as The Dingle Film Festival.

  • Cruise control for Terry George

    Rumours suggest that Terry George, the Irish director of Hotel Rwanda , is in talks to helm an espionage thriller starring none other than Mr Tom Cruise.

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  • Dirk at work

    SCREEN ICONS: DIRK BOGARDE ****

  • New DVDs

    Latest releases reviewed by Donald Clarke and Michael Dwyer

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  • Lights, camera . . . action figures

    Toys have long been a lucrative byproduct of films, from Star Wars to Harry Potter . But in recent years, Hollywood has made films specifically to sell the toys. Donald Clarke looks at how Tinseltown twinned with Toytown for this week's big release, Transformers

  • Terrific tie-ins

    Five film toy spin-offs worth owning

  • Playtime in Temple Bar

    Why is it that toys in film have so often been faintly terrifying? Think of that horrible grinning clown in Poltergeist or the hideously scarred doll that slices up unsuspecting nosy-parkers in Child's Play . Consider Laurel and Hardy launching an army of savage wooden soldiers against the Bogeymen in 1934's Babes in Toyland . One begins to suspect a conspiracy aimed at diverting children from juvenile pursuits towards schoolwork and household chores.

  • Gazing rights

    Michael Dwyer previews the upcoming Dublin Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

  • The weekly movie quiz

    A Simpsons special, by Donald Clarke

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