‘Dracula Untold’ By John Lyons For the last few weeks I’ve been hearing less about ‘Dracula Untold’ and more about the cinderella story of the Irish man who directed the film – Gary Shore. Shore was plucked out of obscurity after having directed a series of music videos and commercials […]
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At The Omniplex: Miss ‘Gone Girl’ At Your Peril!
‘Gone Girl’ By John Lyons RECENTLY I was reading an interview with David Fincher on ‘Little White Lies’ website. He was promoting his newest film, ‘Gone Girl’. In the comments section, one comment simply read: “The wait for Gone Girl is getting excruciating.” Absolutely. Fincher is one of the finest […]
Actress With Tralee Link For Hollywood Movie
A DINGLE actress, whose father hailed from Tralee, has landed the female lead in Hollywood movie. Charlotte Peters will star as the lead in ‘A Winter’s Dream’ which begins shooting in this month. The actress is the daughter of Susan and the late Joseph O’Connor who hailed from Ard Na […]
Seven Movies To Look Out For In The Next Few Months
Our movie guy, John Lyons, takes a look at seven movies which should be making waves come awards season next year… Next week I’ll be reviewing David Fincher’s latest film, ‘Gone Girl’. I’ve been counting down the days until the first showing of ‘Gone Girl’, not just because I’m a […]
Movie Review: ‘The Grand Seduction’
‘The Grand Seduction’ By John Lyons BRENDAN Gleeson stars in this quiet, yet light-hearted drama about a quaint community living in a small harbour on the coast of Canada. I hadn’t even heard of the film, but I’m a huge fan of Gleeson and decided that it would be the film […]
At The Omniplex: ‘Boxtrolls’
‘Boxtrolls’ by John Lyons FOR almost a century, the easiest and most common form of animation was hand-drawn 2D animation. The Disney Empire as we know it was built by their successful string of animated films throughout the 20th century. However, the paradigm quickly changed after Pixar released Toy Story […]
At The Omniplex: ‘Sex Tape’ Doesn’t Rise To The Occasion
‘Sex Tape’ By John Lyons THIS week’s film has perhaps the most blunt title that I’ve seen in a long time… ‘Sex Tape’. And as you may have guessed, it’s not exactly a wholesome family-friendly film. Instead ‘Sex Tape’ is a raunchy comedy about a married couple, Annie and Jay […]
At The Omniplex: ‘What If’
‘What If’ By John Lyons LIKE most film fanatics, whenever I’m feeling stressed about something, I like to go to the cinema and forget about my troubles for two hours. That was the case this week when I was let down by a famous film-maker who had promised me an […]
At The Movies: Top Five Films Of The Year So Far
Our film critic, John Lyons, picks his favourite movies of the year so far… This week I decided to re-visit some of the highlights of my movie-going since last January. So far I’ve seen more than a couple of great films this year, which is a great improvement, because at […]
At The Omniplex: ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes By John Lyons ANOTHER week, another sequel. Over the past decade Hollywood has taken an extreme liking to rebooting, remaking and adapting any popular property that could conceivably make a nice chunk of money. Not the least of which is the ‘Planet of […]












