Javier Morales — Entertainment & Culture Editor

Intense screen tests are underway in London to determine who will step into the iconic tuxedo as the next James Bond. Production has narrowed its focus to a select group of contenders, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that actors Callum Turner and Jack Lowden are currently in the mix for the coveted 007 role. London … Read more

Mel Brooks Lands Starring Role in Animated Short Film Addicted To It At 100 years old, legendary filmmaker Mel Brooks has taken on a brand-new starring role, voicing a mischievous, device-bound antagonist in the animated short film Addicted To It. Co-produced by LA-based and Kilkenny-native Nigel Tierney, the seven-minute project explores the modern grips of … Read more

Cinematic Icons: Ranking the 15 Greatest Movie Cars of All Time From Toretto’s Charger to Doc Brown’s DeLorean, these are the 15 greatest cars ever to grace the silver screen, as detailed in recent coverage from motor1.com. We love cars. We love movies. And damn if we don’t love ranking things to see just how … Read more

American multimillionaire heir and self-described communist activist Fergie Chambers finds his inherited fortune and political ambitions examined in the new documentary All About the Money, directed by filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea and slated for a limited release in Irish cinemas on October 30, rte.ie reported. Funding Anti-Capitalism from a Position of Extreme Wealth Born into one … Read more

Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour documentary Musk is practically gone from American cinemas just two weeks after its national expansion, pulling in a meager $571,902 in box office receipts during its brief theatrical window, according to Gizmodo. Mashable reported that the film started small on Oct. 9 in just four theaters across two cities before distributor … Read more

Dónal Lunny, the multi-instrumentalist who fundamentally reshaped the sound of Irish traditional music through his mastery of the bouzouki and pioneering work in bands like Planxty and The Bothy Band, has died at the age of 79 from cancer, according to a family statement. Hospital Passing and Tributes From Irish Leaders News of his death … Read more

Opening in cinemas on October 22 in Australia and October 23 in the UK and US, Klara and the Sun arrives as a 116-minute PG-rated sci-fi dramedy directed by Taika Waititi, Mashable reported. The story unfolds in a post-World War III, post-internet society where wealthy households purchase “Artificial Friends” to keep isolated teenagers company. Ortega … Read more