What’s Next For Say Nothing Cast? The nine-part Northern Ireland drama Say Nothing, based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s book, is a massive hit for Hulu’s streaming service. “In setting, subject matter, and theme, the series stands refreshingly apart from most American programming . . . it is one of the year’s finest shows,” raved New Yorker magazine. Vulture.com put it more … [Read more...] about hibernia • Irish Eye On Hollywood
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Film Review: Kneecap
By Mary Pat Kelly
Fall 2024
The Irish language film Kneecap is about the rise of a Belfast-based hip-hop trio. We come from a very very serious place,” Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh or “Mo Chara” from Kneecap, the Irish Language Hip-Hop Trio from West Belfast, told Rolling Stone Magazine. “If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry.” His sidekick, Naoise Ó Cairealláin (“Moglaí Bap”) agreed. “Sometimes when you’re left with … [Read more...] about Film Review: Kneecap
Richard Harris: Outstanding in The Field
At 60 and after a career of 40-odd films, Rlchard Harris had spent most of the last decade out of sight and out of mind in the Bahamas. What has brought him back from a life of beachcombing is the lead role in The Field, the latest movie from the Jim Sheridan/Noel Pearson duo of Oscar-winning My Left Foot fame. He also had an acclaimed stint as Henry lV in London's West End and … [Read more...] about Richard Harris: Outstanding in The Field
A Historic Irish Win at the Oscars
By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter
March 16, 2024
IA Newsletter
March 16, 2024
“I'm a very, very proud Irish man standing here tonight." The Irish didn’t have a lot of nominations at this year’s Academy Awards - but they walked away with one of their biggest wins ever. And this time next year, Cillian Murphy may well be up for another Best Actor statue, for an upcoming film based on an Irish novel, by an Irish writer, about some of the darkest shadows … [Read more...] about A Historic Irish Win at the Oscars
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Oscars Moments There was good, bad and ugly news for the Irish at the Academy Awards back in March. Of the 20 nominees in the Oscar acting categories, five were Irish – which computes to 25 percent, an amazing statistic for a nation whose entire population is not much bigger than that of the City of Los Angeles. The good news: there were two Irish winners at the Oscars, Ross … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood