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Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Sarah Bolger Is Into The Badlands

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Dubliner Sarah Bolger (left) was seen recently in the (American) football film My All American, alongside Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock, and Robin Tunney. Also in late 2015, the actress – best known for starring alongside her sister Emma in Jim Sheridan’s touching 2003 Irish immigrant film In America – kicked off the new AMC martial arts series Into the Badlands. Also starring … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Sarah Bolger Is Into The Badlands

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Keogh – From Scorpion to King Fergus

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Irish actor Glenn Keogh – who has appeared in the cable drama Sons of Anarchy as well as one of the entries in the Transformers film franchise – will star as King Fergus in an upcoming two-hour episode of ABC’s fantasy series Once Upon a Time. Keogh is also a star in the CBS drama, Scorpion. ♦ … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Keogh – From Scorpion to King Fergus

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Liam The Monster

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Liam Neeson and Ciaran Hinds have wrapped up their latest prestige project – Martin Scorsese’s new movie. The film’s producer recently said Scorsese is now editing the movie Silence, which is about the persecution of two Jesuit priests in 17th Century Japan. (In other words, it’s a far cry from being yet another movie in which Liam Neeson cracks skulls to save someone with his … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Liam The Monster

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Trainspotting – The Sequel

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Speaking of folks with Irish parents, Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle has made some of the most respected and praised movies in recent years, including Slumdog Millionaire and, more recently, Steve Jobs. But the Scottish-born Boyle introduced himself to the world with a wild little independent flick called Trainspotting. Well, published reports now suggest that a … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Trainspotting – The Sequel

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Fassbender Thriller

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Michael Fassbender – whose mother was from Antrim and who was raised in Kerry – has done the serious art film thing, from Shame (which earned him a slew of award nominations) to 12 Years a Slave to his recent Shakespearean turn in MacBeth. So now it’s time to bring on the video games and superheroes! Next year, look for Fassbender in a film based on the popular game Assassin’s … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Fassbender Thriller

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