When I was a library director, I used to take on new projects with a sense of adventure and excitement. Digitizing the backfiles of a local journal? Yes! Implementing a new online learning environment for the school? Yes! Setting up the first wireless network in the campus? Yes! Of course […]
As it turns out, Gabriel Byrne’s new film about Samuel Beckett is not everyone’s cuppa tea. I am not surprised, however, that those who do appreciate this black-and-white journey into the playwright’s past are from across the pond, while those who throw bricks at it all live here in the […]
Dance First had its world premiere as the Closing Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 30. I know we all wish we could have attended, because the thought of Gabriel Byrne playing Samuel Beckett on the big screen in glorious black and white is delightful, but alas! […]
The closing night film for this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, Dance First also has its premiere at the festival on September 30! Many thanks to the festival organizers for making all of the videos below available to us so quickly! Gabriel Arrives The 15-second “I’m here!” arrival at the […]
The San Sebastian Film Festival is off to a rousing start now in Spain, with one of its “official selection” films getting the new trailer treatment–finally! Dance First will premiere on September 30 at the festival, so it is only natural for Gabriel Byrne to pop up in an interview […]
So exciting! We’ve been waiting, and now it is here. Variety broke the news: James Marsh’s ‘Dance First,’ Starring Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett, to Close San Sebastian Film Festival “Dance First,” a portrait of Irish writer Samuel Beckett starring Gabriel Byrne and directed by Oscar winner James Marsh, will […]