Celebrating “End of Days”!

Quick! Before we start celebrating “The Holidays,” let’s celebrate some fictional End Times, shall we? Break out the champagne and popcorn, because November 24 is the 20th anniversary of End of Days, Gabriel Byrne’s foray into mischief-making, mayhem, and devilry! Ordinarily, I would now present you with glowing reviews and […]

THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK: 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Release!

As noted in the latest Byrne-ing News, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Gabriel’s film The Man in the Iron Mask, with a beautiful new Blu-ray release brought to us by Shout Factory. For many Byrneholics, Gabriel Byrne’s D’Artagnan is a touchstone: romantic, heroic, and tragic […]

Still Twisty: THE USUAL SUSPECTS 20 Years Later

So who IS Keyser Söze? We think we know now. But it does not matter. We still watch The Usual Suspects, even when it shows up at 3:00 am on some strange cable channel, don’t we? And why? Because we cannot believe we did not see that ending coming from […]

THE USUAL SUSPECTS : 20th Anniversary Blu-Ray Release!

It has been 20 years since The Usual Suspects first mystified us with its unique and tangled story. So, of course, this masterpiece by Bryan Singer (director) and Christopher McQuarrie (Oscar-winning writer) is getting the anniversary treatment with a new Blu-ray release! Amazon US and Amazon UK both offer the […]

An Evening with Gabriel Byrne at the Picture House

UPDATED June 2: According to the Picture House tweets, Caryn James, film critic and culture writer, will interview Mr. Byrne in the Q&A session after the showing of Miller’s Crossing on June 12. Ms. James was a critic for the New York Times and has now branched out to other […]