Archive for the ‘Feature Films’ Category

Of Gravitas and Glaciers–Smilla’s Sense of Snow

There are two things you need to know about the film Smilla’s Sense of Snow. First, there is a lot of snow. A great deal of snow. Snow on the ground. In the air. Everywhere. And there is ice. And cold water. And icebergs. And even full-blown, life-sized glaciers. If the weather is warm where you...

August 31st, 2010 | Feature Films | Read More

Kilkenny Arts Festival, August 6-15: Updated

August 8: The Irish Times provides a wonderful report by Michael Harding of the first days of the festival, entitled “Getting Ambushed by Brilliant Minds in Kilkenny.” Poetry and lectures abound, but he took the time to view “Stories From Home” (in the morning!) and had this...

August 5th, 2010 | Feature Films | Read More

A Daring Siesta

Siesta holds a special place in the hearts of Gabriel Byrne fans. It is one of his earlier films, made during the time in his career when he was relegated to playing roles that were everything but Irish, with every accent possible, but rarely his native Dublin burr. It is a difficult film for many. Obscure?...

August 2nd, 2010 | Feature Films | Read More

The Real Miracle: Stigmata

“The real miracle is that anyone believes anything.”–Father Andrew Kiernan in Stigmata Stigmata Mega Movie Page Doves. Candles. Shattering glass. Flowers. Dripping water. The hyper-realistic sound of metal breaking through flesh to hit wood. And blood. Pooling around gashes, sliding...