Guest Review: JUST A SIGH

A note from Stella: It is always nice to welcome a new fan to Byrneholics, especially when she, like me, is inspired by Mr. Byrne to write reviews, create images, and contemplate the man and his art. This is a lovely review of the French version of the film by […]

The Doors of Heaven: JUST A SIGH

Please note: There are spoilers in this essay about the French film Le temps de l’aventure, also known as Just A Sigh, which I viewed on DVD without the benefit of English subtitles. And so you should be warned. If you have seen the film, then you will understand where […]

POLISH WEDDING: Epic Lives in Small Places

At the very end of the last century, Gabriel Byrne took on two roles for which he will be remembered in this one, primarily because of the contrast between them: the priest in Stigmata and Satan in End of Days. In choosing these roles, he seemed to be taking the […]

Joachim Trier’s LOUDER THAN BOMBS

Director and Writer Joachim Trier Screen Daily blasted us with this great news last week! Gabriel Byrne, Jesse Eisenberg and Isabelle Huppert board Joachim Trier’s Louder Than Bombs 9 May, 2013 | By Melanie Goodfellow EXCLUSIVE: Picture is Norwegian Oslo August 31st director Joachim Trier’s first English-language film. Isabelle Huppert, […]

“I, Anna”: Two Souls Lost in a Brutalist World

Please note: there are many spoilers for this film in the following essay. If you have not seen I, Anna, then perhaps you should wait until you have seen it before reading further. If, on the the other hand, you are not very interested in seeing this film, you might […]

JUST A SIGH at Tribeca Film Festival!

April 21 Just A Sigh continues to get good reviews as it screens at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Mr. Byrne did not appear on Friday after all, but he may turn up at some point during the festival’s run, which is through April 28.       Where were you?! Downtown […]