Speaking of Fiona Shaw (the Harry Potter series, The Butcher Boy), she will appear alongside fellow Irish actor Denise Gough in the September film Collette. Like Lizzie, the film is a biographical one, though more literary than lurid. Collette, which also stars Dominic West (The Affair, The Wire), explores the life of the titular French novelist, who lived through an abusive … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Fiona Shaw’s French Turn in Colette
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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Ireland’s Great Hunger Revenge Movie Finally Premieres
The long-awaited Irish Great Hunger movie Black 47 premiered in February at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival. The movie is expected to open in Ireland later this year and though there has not yet been any official word on an American release date, it’s a safe bet this all-important film will cross the Atlantic. Though it is the defining experience of Ireland’s history, the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Ireland’s Great Hunger Revenge Movie Finally Premieres
Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year in the Life of Brosnan
It looks like we’ll see Pierce Brosnan singing and dancing before we see him trying to prevent the escape of three dozen Irish Republican Army soldiers from a Northern Irish prison. This summer, look for Brosnan, as well as Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep, and Cher, in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. It’s been ten years since the gang first got together on a Greek island to belt … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year in the Life of Brosnan
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Domhnall Gleeson Becomes a Little Stranger
Fresh off another turn as General Hux in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Domhnall Gleeson has a busy 2018 ahead of him. In February, he was featured in Peter Rabbit (along with Margot Robbie, Rose Byrne, and James Corden), and he is also among those featured in the large cast of a new Netflix film (see the streaming report below). Meanwhile, this summer, look for Gleeson in The … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Domhnall Gleeson Becomes a Little Stranger
Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Hereditary Horror
Also in June, Irish movie veteran Gabriel Byrne teams up with Irish American Ann Dowd, who has become one of the top character actresses in this “golden age” of TV, earning not one but two Emmy nominations last year. The duo will star in a horror movie entitled Hereditary, about a house and family very much haunted by the past. Hereditary also stars Toni Collette and Alex … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Hereditary Horror