Mike O’Malley would not appear to be a likely choice to work as a top producer for a TV show such as Survivor’s Remorse on the Starz network. The show – which is also produced by NBA great LeBron James – depicts the highs and lows of an African American kid from the projects of Boston who suddenly finds himself living life in the fast lane after he is drafted by a professional … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Mike O’Malley Helms Survivor’s Remorse
October November 2016 Issue
Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Mike O’Malley Helms Survivor’s Remorse
Mike O’Malley would not appear to be a likely choice to work as a top producer for a TV show such as Survivor’s Remorse on the Starz network.
The show – which is also produced by NBA great LeBron James – depicts the highs and lows of an African American kid from the projects of Boston who suddenly finds himself living life in the fast lane after he is drafted by a professional … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Mike O’Malley Helms Survivor’s Remorse
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Canadian Irish Murder Gets TV Treatment
A notorious murder case in Canada involving an Irish immigrant is the basis for a forthcoming Netflix series. The streaming service is developing the best-selling Margaret Atwood novel Alias Grace into a six-hour mini-series. As the Hollywood Reporter put it: “Published in 1996, Alias Grace follows Grace Marks, a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in upper Canada … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Canadian Irish Murder Gets TV Treatment
Irish Detective Survives Meat Cleaver Attack
Irish immigrant Detective Brian O’Donnell was severely injured when he intercepted a dispute between his NYPD colleagues and an armed attacker in September. O’Donnell, who left Dublin for New York in 1993, was off-duty and traveling to Penn Station to meet his wife and children when he was slashed with an 11-inch meat cleaver by Akram Joudeh. The 43-year-old was admitted to … [Read more...] about Irish Detective Survives Meat Cleaver Attack
Irish Boy in Chicago Directs Anti-Bullying Video
Dublin-born Chicago middle schooler Jonah Maxwell has tackled the issue of bullying in his school by writing and directing a video on the subject. The Bully, which dramatizes seventh-grader Maxwell’s own experiences, was posted to YouTube in August and brought in over 350,000 views in its first week online. Maxwell, who moved from Ireland to Chicago with his family at the age … [Read more...] about Irish Boy in Chicago Directs Anti-Bullying Video