Updated: More New Cast Members for UK TV Series

Updated: More New Cast Members for UK TV Series

Updated February 20 Ruth Negga, recent winner of the IFTA Award for Best Actress (Television) for her performance as Dame Shirley Bassey in the BBC production Shirley in 2011, has joined this stellar cast, according to the Herald.ie, and will play an intelligence analyst. Ms. Negga has appeared in Irish [...]

Feb 15, 2012 3:51 PM 4 comments

Happy Valentine’s Day Video Plus!

Happy Valentine’s Day Video Plus!

Happy Valentine’s Day to Byrneholics everywhere–and to the reason we are all here: GABRIEL BYRNE! This video Valentine pretty much sums up how we feel, I think, but if something was left out, please leave a comment to remind us. And there are wallpaper Valentines, too, of course, for making [...]

Feb 13, 2012 1:17 PM 13 comments

Update Feb 16: “I, Anna” Premiere at Berlinale–TRAILERS

Update Feb 16: “I, Anna” Premiere at Berlinale–TRAILERS

Updated February 16 Three trailers for I, Anna are now available at the Critic.de website: http://www.critic.de/film/i-anna-3660/trailer/ Thanks to Ramona! And here is a new review from Eye For Film: Possibly over-stylised for some tastes it, but films such as Drive have shown that a clear directorial vision guiding a talented [...]

Feb 10, 2012 2:00 PM 11 comments

A Secular Pietà

A Secular Pietà

A Moon for the Misbegotten is Eugene O’Neill’s last play. It offers a glimpse into the tortured soul of a character based on O’Neill’s brother, James, who died at the age of 45, of alcoholism. I did not have the good fortune to see Mr. Byrne’s portrayal of the character [...]

Feb 9, 2012 5:13 PM 3 comments

Yet another TV series! The “Quirke” stories of Benjamin Black

Yet another TV series! The “Quirke” stories of Benjamin Black

While discussing the lack of humor in the latest television version of Great Expectations, Andrew Davies, renowned screenwriter and adapter (Bleak House and House of Cards for television, among many others) dropped a Byrne bomb! — — — Davies’s latest job for the BBC is set during a very different [...]

Jan 31, 2012 1:42 PM 9 comments

Defence of the Realm: The Acid Test

Defence of the Realm: The Acid Test

In his  review of Defence of the Realm, Gene Siskel observes that one of the “acid tests” for determining a good film is if it provokes in you a desire to be part of the world  it depicts. In this case, his response is “Yes!” He is fascinated by the [...]

Jan 28, 2012 1:39 AM 1 comment