Before I indulge in my Valentine’s Day ritual — hot chocolate with marshmallows (baby, it is cold outside!), some decadent ice cream (it is never too cold for ice cream!), and Gabriel Byrne’s romantic and often heart-pounding (just ask his co-star!) Parisian interlude, Just A Sigh, I thought I would […]
2021 has been a banner year for Gabriel Byrne. Here’s a handy list, just to jog your memory: Published his second memoir, Walking With Ghosts, to wide acclaim and an infinite series of Zoom conversations Starred in Death of a Ladies’ Man, written and directed by Canadian Matt Bissonnette, with […]
The Newest News Dance First, a film about Samuel Beckett One of my favorite online literary haunts is Lithub. It is like a cozy but very busy bookstore, full of smart and pleasant people who are happy to tell you what to read, what not to read (unless you really, […]
Two of Gabriel Byrne’s “scary” films have been in the news lately, so we will walk down Spooky Memory Lane and take another look at them. If we dare! To get you in the proper Halloween spirit, I created a template for Byrne-ing Halloween Postings, honed over the years to […]
It’s time to stop, take a breath, sit down, maybe grab a cold/hot drink, and lose yourself in the world of Byrne! This month’s news brings together interviews, pics, a lovely blast from the past, and lots more. Gabriel Byrne may demur and say he doesn’t have the energy now […]
I’m not going out. Are you? No? Well, then. Let’s stay in and enjoy St. Patrick’s Day at home. We’ve got food (shepherd’s pie or Irish stew), drink (Guinness comes in bottles now in case you haven’t heard and you can find Barry’s Tea almost everywhere now–except Far West Texas, […]