Updated 10 years later, in 2020. . . Here, finally and at last, is the program itself: — August 8: The Irish Times provides a wonderful report by Michael Harding [which is now behind a paywall] of the first days of the festival, entitled “Getting Ambushed by Brilliant Minds in […]
Siesta holds a special place in the hearts of Gabriel Byrne fans. It is one of his earlier films, made during the time in his career when he was relegated to playing roles that were everything but Irish, with every accent possible, but rarely his native Dublin burr. It is […]
We thought he was holed up in a soundstage somewhere in NYC, a “sweatbox of the arts,” as Fred Astaire famously called it, creating the next season of In Treatment, polishing his Paul Weston impersonation and bringing new stories to life. Well, he is making In Treatment, we know, but […]
UPDATED August 3 with more news about the Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award. See below! UPDATED with additional info and pictures from last year’s Irish American Writers and Artists event. Thanks to Lara for the pics and to Kris (USA) for the reminder! — It’s Byrne-ing hot this summer! In […]
UPDATE July 8: Intrepid reporter Aragarna notes that the Season 2 DVD will become available in France on September 15. Wah! Europe gets IT2 before the US! smile — Here’s a great way to celebrate the Fourth of July (if you are in the US, of course)! We should not […]
“The real miracle is that anyone believes anything.”–Father Andrew Kiernan in Stigmata Doves. Candles. Shattering glass. Flowers. Dripping water. The hyper-realistic sound of metal breaking through flesh to hit wood. And blood. Pooling around gashes, sliding down cheeks, flying through the air in violent droplets, floating on bathwater before finally […]