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Dispatches from Cannes

With the 78th Festival de Cannes just over halfway through, Head of Cinemas Alice Black and Programmer David Kelly have taken some time out between screenings and cups of coffee to share some highlights of the festival so far.

ing David Lynch

David Lynch - a filmmaker, a painter, a musician, an artist in the truest sense of the word. The visionary work of David Lynch has inspired so many, far beyond the reaches of cinema and television.

Light House welcomes Adam Elliot for Q&A

Grace Pudel is a book-loving, snail-collecting misfit that falls into a series of misfortunes after being separated from her twin brother Gilbert. Despite her hardships, inspiration and hope arise when Grace begins a friendship with an eccentric elderly woman named Pinky.

The Best of 2024

With another year of excellent cinema coming to a close, we are bringing some of our favourite films of 2024 back to the big screen. From Belfast to Arrakis, our picks take us across the known Universe as well as the cinematic landscape - from the biggest of blockbusters to local, low key indies. It's always hard to pick favourites but here are a few that we just had to revisit.

Recent reviews

Screening from January 17

Charting the early career of the legendary Bob Dylan from his beginnings as a folk singer in Greenwich Village to his controversial switch to electric at the Newport Folk Festival, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN stars Timothée Chalamet as the icon, ed by Pete Seeger (Edward Norton), Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), and many more

Screening from January 10

Screening from January 10

Screening from January 10

Liked reviews

Chain Reactions charts the profound impact and lasting influence of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on five great artists; Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama. By crafting a dynamic dialogue between contemporary footage and never before-seen outtakes and delving into personal impressions triggered by distinct audiovisual formats, Alexandre O. Philippe's film goes to the heart of how a scruffy, no-budget independent horror wormed its way into our collective nightmares and permanently altered the zeitgeist.

Thank you to Alexandre O. Philippe for ing us for a Q&A after our screening at DIFF2025

The Iron Giant

1999

★★★★★ Liked 1

I got to introduce the Iron Giant AND see it with Marta in the cinema *\(^o^)/*

The Princess Bride

1987

★★★★★ Liked 3

this is true love. you think this happens every day?

my staff screening!!!! 
what a magical feeling to get to talk about my grá for this film in a full screen in the light house 

it's the greatest film of all time, and I got to share it with friends, family, and strangers alike <3
my heart feels very full

Dead Poets Society

1989

★★★★★ Liked

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.