Our Favorite Ambassador

Wherein Stella muses on the peripatetic, soon-to-be Ex Ambassador. [Under the menu heading “Gabriel” at the top of this page is the subheading “Cultural Ambassador.” Click it and the list of postings about his work as Cultural Ambassador for Ireland will pop up. Then you will see just how darned […]

“Stories From Home” Snippet

Gabriel Byrne: Stories From Home is a documentary directed by Pat Collins. It made its way through the film festivals back in 2009 and 2010 and then quietly disappeared, although it does pop up now and then on television. To our rescue comes Richard Kendrick, the director of photography on […]

A “Little Women” Celebration!

The perfect way to start the holidays, the 1994 version of Little Women offers a stellar cast, a great script, beautiful locations, gorgeous costumes, and a lovely score by Thomas Newman. Oh, and the hottest professor on the planet. Yes. For more about how I feel about this film, please […]