LA Irish Film Festival: UPDATED
Appearances — By Stella on September 22, 2009 at 11:05 AMLozzie reports: Gabriel Byrne will be attending a Q & A at the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival on Thursday, September 24, following the premiere of his film “Gabriel Byrne: Stories From Home.”
*sigh*
More details can be found here and here.
A review of the evening’s events is now available at the Aero Theatre Facebook page. Text is provided by Dr. Yes, with photos by Tim Ackerly. An excerpt:
“STORIES is stylish post-modernist in that it does not seek to provide all the answers or even raise all the questions pertaining to “Who is Gabriel Byrne, and just what exactly is the personal history of this enigmatic artist?” Collins leaves many threads for us to ponder, perhaps in a connectedness to our own lives. In championing the spirit of all things Irish, the film becomes an endorsement and joyous celebration of that very uniqueness which is at the core of all cultures. With the Irish, you’re talking unique enough to corner the market on a primary color for fok’s sake.
Pat Collins’ in-depth documentary plays like a confessional, a mirror for us all. The film is that personal, and hopefully it will serve as the first of many chapters yet to come in GABRIEL BYRNE: A Portrait of the Artist’s Life Well Lived, herein well examined, illuminated, and illuminating for us all.
And then the man took the stage.”
Thanks to Lara for this info and the pics!
Tags: film, LAIFF, reviews, Stories From Home
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16 Comments
I second your sigh
Whoever attends might let him know how many loyal fans he has – of In Treatment and all his work – but especially of himself!
I am going…If I get a chance I will definitely convey all the well wishes from Byrneholics!
Neek!!! You are attending?! You lucky, lucky, @#!$%@! person!
Do give him our best wishes. And bring back your observations and any news, ok?
Have a GREAT time, you– you– well, you know!
Like I said on HBO site, we need a moderator for Book CLub!!! I second Stella, now that I ‘ve let it settle, you @#$%@ person!! Just kidding, I am sooo happy for you because this will just reinforce the inspiration he gives to others, first to you, then to the rest of us.
I am so proud to see that our original language, Byrnese, is spreading in popularity.
I have a comment to make about that publicity poster:
^&% gyg&&& ^%*76v& 876(* HI 98y * 8y **&*&%*7y%£54e) !
Don’t you agree?
WANT.
I think that Byrnese is the only language that can describe what I feel when I look at the poster for Stories from Home.
It so extremely )/(&()&()&¤¤#¤&()/()=(()= !!!
Sighs… and sighs again…
Want? Oh yeah…
Neek, please express the feelings of all the Byrenholics if you get the chanche to see him and talk to him i real life.
Hello, good luck to those who go see the movie. It is unfortunate that here in Spain a long time coming, as Hanna K. the debut in 2003. 20 years later !!!!!
iamyuneek – lucky lucky woman!!!
It’s funny how I get all flushed with both excitment and – yeah – hate for your. Just kidding. Enjoy! Try and get close to check out how he wears his claddagh ring and report back to us.
Good luck meeting him.
AnnaB
Wonderful review of the film’s screening in LA2DAY:
http://www.la2day.com/talk/la_irish_film_festival_byrne_notice
Thanks for sharing the link Lozzie.
Interesting to read, but I am not sure that I like all that is written in the text. I guess that Gabriel thinks it is OK to sign posters and magazines on such an event. After what I heard from persons that were at the screening he was very kind when he signed stuff.
Lovely pics of the event at the links below:
1) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113607&id=119035713937
2) Huge pic at :
http://twitpic.com/j2dqk/full
Going by the picture ate the link above, the crown of GB’s claddagh ring is inwards.
Wat does it mean??
The way he’s wearing his Claddagh means that he is not in a relationship.
That is one honkin big picture on Twitter…too funny…you can see the pores on his face.
Thanks, Divya, for the wonderful pictures from the event! That TwitPic is BIG!
Im glad u liked my first contribution to Byrneholics
And.. His girlfriend Anna George did not accompany him to the Emmys 2009. It mean u girls in America can try ur luck!!