“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 […]
Gabriel Byrne has no fear of portraying icons. He has essayed several well-known historical figures, including Uther Pendragon, Christopher Columbus, Lord Byron, and Friedrich Bhaer (yes, the Professor is fictional, but still an icon, as any Louisa May Alcott fan will attest). And he has played iconic types as well: […]
We all love the Gabriel Byrne of today–the erudite man, the accomplished actor, the intriguing artist and activist, a little silver now, experienced and just a shade world-weary. Ah, but what was he like thirty years ago, as he contemplated his first important role in a major motion picture? Excalibur […]