The Irish Film Archive pays tribute to him on the first anniversary of his death this Wednesday with a programme of films adapted from his work. The programme, introduced by Colm Toibin, runs from 11am to 3pm and includes Cathal Black's Wheels (from Nightlines), Kieran Hickey's The Rockingham Shoot, Sean Cotter's The Lost Hour (from The Leave-taking), and Tony Barry's The Key.

The Rockingham Shoot is also a reminder of the loss to Irish cinema of Kieran Hickey who, after many years fighting ignorance to establish a tradition of film-making, died just as it became a reality with the setting up of the Irish Film Board. The Rockingham Shoot was made possible by BBC Northern Ireland, and was produced by Danny Boyle who later went on to direct Trainspotting and whose latest film, Sunshine, is released on Friday.

BARRY LEVINSON, whose satire Wag the Dog uncannily anticipated the Bush regime's manipulation of truth, is to direct insider Art Linson's Hollywood spoof What Just Happened? Robert De Niro will play a beleaguered producer with Robin Wright Penn as his ex-wife.

ALL IRELAND TOP FIVE (weekend 23-25 March)

1 (. . . ) 300 (Zach Snyder) 631,396 2 (. . . ) Mr Bean's Holiday (Steve Bendalack) 303,966 3 (2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Kevin Monroe) 126,312 4 (1) Norbit (Brian Robbins) 119,140 5 (4) Premonition (Menna Yapo ) 99,753
Compiled from Sunday Tribune sources

US TOP FIVE (weekend 23-25 March) 1 (. . . ) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Kevin Monroe) $25.4m (. . . ) 2 (1) 300 (Zach Snyder) $20.5m ($162.4m to date) 3 (. . . ) Shooter (Antoine Fugua) $14.5m (. . . ) 4 (2) Wild hogs (Walt Becker) $14.4m ($123.8m) 5 (. . . ) The Last Mimzy (Bob Shaye) $10.2m (. . . )