Speaking of Colin Farrell, the Dublin actor also has a full slate of films coming up. He was just in the much-praised Civil War drama The Beguiled (beside Nicole Kidman) and in November his second collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos (after The Lobster) will hit screens. The Killing of a Sacred Deer is being marketed as psychological thriller about the dangerous bond … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: The Summer of Farrell
August September 2017 Issue
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Elizabeth Moss is Typhoid Mary
In the wake of the critical and popular success she had starring in the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale (based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel), actress Elisabeth Moss is turning next to a true-life Irish American tragedy. Moss is partnering up with BBC America to turn Mary Beth Keane’s novel Fever into an extended series. The series will chronicle the journey of one of … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Elizabeth Moss is Typhoid Mary
Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year of Brosnan
In August, Pierce Brosnan stars in the family drama The Only Living Boy in New York. (If the title sounds familiar, it comes from a Simon and Garfunkel song.) Also starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Nixon, and Kate Beckinsale, the film explores a troubled twentysomething (Callum Turner) trying to get his life together after college. In the fall, look for another Brosnan release, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year of Brosnan
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Kerry Condon Teams Up with Martin McDonagh
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