Belfast: Last News

, director Kenneth Branagh is telling his most personal story yet, about a young boy and his family living in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the 1960s, at the beginning of the period known as «The Troubles,» in which division between factions of Catholics/nationalists and Protestants/unionists led to violent clashes, riots and bombings. Branagh, who grew up in Belfast, before moving away at age 9 to escape The Troubles, found his star for the film in 11-year-old Jude Hill, who plays Buddy, a wide-eyed, fun-loving character based on the director and screenwriter himself. is seen through Buddy's eyes — and Hill marveled about seeing his face on a massive Hollywood billboard when he joined ET's Denny Directo for an in-studio chat this week.«It's kind of crazy,» the young actor admitted. «I mean, my face, and a bunch of people seeing it every single day.

new Batman movie in Belfast after the city council overruled the age rating given to the movie.It means Northern Ireland’s capital will be the only location in the UK where the movie, starring Robert Pattinson, will have a 15A rating.The Batman was originally given a 15 rating by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).Michael McAdam, managing director of the Movie House chain in Northern Ireland, had previously made the application after he said cinema staff had faced abuse from parents in recent years because younger teenagers were not permitted to watch films with a 15 classification.He said a new 15A classification would allow parents to make the decision and accompany their children to the cinema.A proposal he took to the council’s Licensing Committee was narrowly defeated last month, but on Tuesday night the full council accepted a proposal from Sinn Fein councillor Arder Carson that the film should have a 15A rating.Mr Carson told the meeting: ‘My batphone has been ringing off the hook for these last two weeks with people asking me what in the sweet name of Gotham City is going on in that Licensing Committee.‘We all know the crux of the matter. There has been a request from the Moviehouse.‘The request from the applicant is that the council agrees to impose a rating of 15A which would allow young people under the age of 15 to see the film as long as they were accompanied by an adult.‘We have the authority to do this.

The American Society of Cinematographers announced their 2022 nominees this morning and it was good news for Sci-Fi fans. Over six categories projects such as “Dune,” “Foundation,” “Titans,” “Snowpiercer,” “Superman & Lois” and “The Nevers” earned nominations.