Post Tagged with: "Finnegan On Films"

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, gives his verdict on Joyride, the film shot in Kerry last summer which is now on general release… I love odd couple, buddy stories with a feel good factor, a strong charisma between the cast and a script that has some humour as well as […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, recommends some films on TV today to distract you from thinking about tomorrow’s game… Comedies about religion are always tricky.  They’re either  bland — lest they cause offence  — or they deliberately set out to cause offence. Oh, God! (Saturday 2.50 RTE1) is a rather […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on three movies worth a look on TV tonight… Slim pickings this week on the television film front, but there is always something to get your teeth into. Speaking of which, Hotel Transylvania 2 (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is a second bite off the bat in […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE/TG4 on Saturday… There is nothing like a true black and white classic shown in the afternoon, and All About Eve (Saturday 1.30pm RTE1) ticks all those boxes and more. This is one of those backstage stories revolving […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there is a wonderful combination of  comedy and drama – both real life and imagined – on show for Saturday… They simply don’t make films like Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (Saturday 2.05pm RTE2) anymore, not only on this scale, but also […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there’s a mixed bag of films on the box tonight… When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock (Gregory Peck), a Professor of Ancient Hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme, as can only happen […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan says there is quite a diverse selection of film types available with today’s television films… Let’s start with Charade (Saturday 2.40pm RTE1) which has been described as the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made. After Regina (Audrey Hepburn) falls for the dashing Peter Joshua (Cary […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, picks some movies to watch on TV today… First up is Sabrina (Saturday 2.40pm RTE1), not the 1954 Billy Wilder version starring William Holden, Humphery Bogart and Audrey Hepburn, but the more recent Sidney Pollack directed version. It is always a challenge to remake a beloved […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there are lots of moral conundrums and action adventures in this week’s selection of reviews… The first film on the schedule is UglyDolls (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1). It’s similar in theme and style to the Toy Story franchise in as much as we should accept everyone […]

On a weekend dominated by sporting attractions, there is still a good selection of films available on the television tonight says our movie guy, James Finnegan… Hotel Transylvania (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is a comedy animated story about a hotel  set up by Count Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) for the […]

A forgotten Madonna vehicle and an Irish classic are among our movie guy, James Finnegan’s recommendations for tonight… I am delighted to pass onto you a wonderful selection of films for your consideration today, and we are starting not with a good film, but a great one. Despicable Me (Saturday […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan says there are not so many films on television today — working no doubt on the principal that the Eurovision Song Contest will provide enough drama, comedy, makeup and special effects to fill our needs — however, there are still a few cinematic specials to […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some real gems on the TV this Saturday… It is a rarer event then you might imagine but the common denominator of today’s film selection is that they are all multiple Oscar Winners. At another time, you would call this film “I see dead […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some movies on TV to make it a super Saturday… I am sometimes asked ‘what makes a successful film’? Is it the actors, the directors, the script, marketing, franchise formula?  I always answer by quoting William Goldman, the Oscar winning screenwriter of ‘Butch Cassidy […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, picks some movies to watch on the box on Saturday night… One of my favourite comedy franchises, featuring one of my favourite comedy characters is on show this weekend. The Pink Panther (Saturday 3.40 RTE1) is actually a large diamond with a specific internal flaw […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some ‘eggcellent’ (sorry!) films to recommend for this Bank Holiday Weekend… The Secret Life of Pets (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) holds a special place in my film loving heart as it was the first film I brought my granddaughter Amy to see in the cinema […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE and TG4 this weekend… Showing a sporting themed film in a weekend full of sport is brave, but A League of Their Own (Saturday 2.20pm RTE2) is one of the best of the genre. Directed by Penny […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says Spielberg made his masterpiece in Schindler’s List, while The Green Mile is worth your time… It is sometimes surprising how quickly a film can date, while on the other hand,  a classic film can still resound a message across the ages. The Queen’s Corgi […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the films on the box at the weekend… As part of the Harry Potter prequel series, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is the awe-inspiring spectacle of imagination and effects that you will have come to expect. It […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE and TG4 this weekend… THERE is something about dragons that seem to appeal to all of us.  From classic fairytales all the way up to Game of Thrones, you can’t beat a fire-breathing character. How to Train […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says the movies on the box this weekend have more stars than appear in the sky… There is a fine selection of films on show over the next few days, especially if you are a star-spotter. However, first up is Wonder (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1), and […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there’s a strong historical and nostalgic view to this weekend’s films… There might be some readers who can wax nostalgically about the Flinstones, a television cartoon series about prehistoric families who lived in a world similar to our own, but with dinosaur themes and […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there is a good selection of movies on TV this weekend… There is a nice variety of film styles and genres in this Saturdays’s film selection to take our mind off the sad and desperate events happening elsewhere. Not for the first time, but […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some offerings on the box this weekend… The very epitome of a family film is the glorious Paddington (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) a walking, talking bear from darkest Peru with a fondness for marmalade. Following an earthquake, Paddington finds himself in London. However, life in […]

If you are looking for a diversion from the various sporting activities over the weekend, James Finnegan has a few films worth checking out… One of the very best adventure comedies of all time is Romancing The Stone (4.40pm Saturday RTE2). Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is a New York based […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, looks at Saturday night movies with different comedic styles and some thrills… That which makes us laugh can vary so much from person to person with styles including a sharp script with clever word play, absurd situations, gentle humour and pure slapstick. There is a […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, pick three very different films on offer this Saturday on the television… When it comes to The Addams Family (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1), I am a fan of all the incarnations of this macabre group. From the original Charles Addams New Yorker Cartoons, the 1960’s television […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, chooses a diverse choice of films on the telly this weekend… There was a tendency for a while to use video games as source material for a film.  The results have been variable overall. One of the more recent additions, Sonic the Hedgehog (Saturday 6.35pm […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, looks at stories of honour, love and the pursuit of power on the box this week… There is a wonderful story of adventure, daring do, honour and revenge in The Mask of Zorro (2.15pm Saturday RTE2) directed by Martin Campbell, that will appeal to all […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there is a colourful mix of styles and genres in this week’s film selections, so hopefully there will be something for everyone’s taste… The third in a series franchise is normally the scraping of the barrel, but Cars 3 (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is considered […]