In November, look for Tipperary native Kerry Condon in Irish writer-director Martin McDonagh’s latest twisted flick Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. McDonagh shot to fame with his Irish plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane and A Skull in Connemara. More recently he has taken his profane, violent characters to the big screen, in films such as In Bruges and Seven … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Kerry Condon Teams Up with Martin McDonagh
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Two Irish Releases to Keep an Eye On
Two Irish films that have not yet received American release dates but that are worth keeping an eye out for are Halal Daddy and Delinquent Season. Halal Daddy is a culture clash comedy-drama about a Muslim immigrant to Ireland living a contented life, at least until his father arrives, explaining that his son should take over a business. Filmed in Sligo, Halal Daddy stars Colm … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Two Irish Releases to Keep an Eye On
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Barry Keoghan Stars in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk
With Irish stars like Kenneth Branagh and Cillian Murphy, not to mention the A-List director Christopher Nolan, it’s easy to forget that the much-hyped July war thriller Dunkirk also features the young Dublin actor Barry Keoghan – recently dubbed “Hollywood’s Next Big Thing,” by the influential magazine Hollywood Reporter. The gushing profile says: “The vulnerability Keoghan … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Barry Keoghan Stars in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Streaming Report
In case you missed these when they first came out, they are worth catching on DVD or your favorite streaming service: Irish director John Butler tells an intriguing coming-of-age tale in the boarding-school film Handsome Devil, starring Fionn O’Shea, Nicholas Galitzine and Game of Thrones actor Michael McElhatton. Belfast director Nick Hamm tells the story of the Northern … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Streaming Report
The Vanishing Irish Americans
The number of people in the United States who identify as Irish American has suffered a sharp decline in recent years and shows no signs of recovering just yet, according to the Pew Research Center’s “Fading of the Green” report released in May. The population of Irish American residents, which stood at 36.9 million in 2009, dropped to 34.7 million in 2010, and by 2015 it had … [Read more...] about The Vanishing Irish Americans