The Byrne-ing News, June 2020 Edition

Summertime is here–in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway! And, while the living might be easier than it was, it is still pretty unsettled around the world, for lots of reasons. So I hope you continue to #MaskUp wherever you are, stay alert to news and recommendations from those you trust, and […]

Saying Goodbye to Irrfan Khan

I look at the picture below and I think this is how Byrneholics know and will remember Irrfan Khan. Not only as Sunil, the mysteriously gentle patient of Gabriel Byrne’s Paul Weston in In Treatment, of course. But still. It was an indelible performance. And now the man who brought […]

ZEROZEROZERO: Connections and More

ZeroZeroZero is what we hope for in a series based on a very topical book about narcotics, money laundering, and bad guys. It sustains enormous tension across all eight episodes; it’s gritty and hyper-realistic, but also enormously lyrical and poetic in all the right spots; it uses an unexpected and […]

The Byrne-ing News, January 2020

Things are hopping already, so buckle up and plan on a new year chock full of news, movies, TV series, and books (!). Gabriel Byrne has always been the busiest man on the planet and nothing has changed that I can see! Lost Girls premieres January 28! Just ahead of […]

A Summertime Challenge

So where are you this summer? What are you doing? Is it even summer where you are? It is where I am, that is certain! During the dog days of summer, I think it is nice to stay indoors in the air conditioning (when it is functioning, of course) and […]

The Byrne-ing News, June 2019 Edition

So many of us are away on vacation now, relaxing in exotic locales, hanging out with family for a summer break, or just getting our feet wet at the beach. Taking it easy. It was a very busy Spring! And now we can kick back a bit. But not Mr. […]