Irish authors have also been having a couple of good months in Hollywood.
Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin recently snatched up the movie rights for The Ninth Hour, Alice McDermott’s excellent recent novel. The Ninth Hour depicts the moments of grace and labor that fill up the lives of various mid-century Brooklyn nuns. The book’s action is set in motion by a tragedy … [Read more...] about Irish Eye in Hollywood:
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Irish Eye on Hollywood: John Cusack Takes a Villainous Turn in Irish Western
Irish American star John Cusack is getting in touch with his Irish roots – and his dark side – in Galway. Cusack is currently filming a western in Ireland entitled Never Grow Old, to be directed by Dublin native Ivan Kavanagh, who also wrote the script. Cusack is reportedly playing a classic black-hat villain named Dutch Albert. The film also stars Emile Hirsch (Lone Survivor) … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: John Cusack Takes a Villainous Turn in Irish Western
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Flatley and McGinty Are Dancing to the Big Screen
Two accomplished Irish artists – a musician and a dancer – are trying to cross over into movies. World-renowned Irish dancer Michael Flatley is putting together a film in Barbados (nice work if you can get it), where he’s also been photographed relaxing on a ship in between shoots. Flatley, now 59 and retired from the rigors of Irish dance for a few years, is planning to not … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Flatley and McGinty Are Dancing to the Big Screen
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Enda Walsh Gets a Revival and a Premiere
Irish playwright Enda Walsh had a bit of a New York moment in January, with the joint stagings of two of his plays.
In Manhattan, his 1996 play Disco Pigs is being revived for its 20th anniversary at the Irish Repertory Theater, starring Harry Potter actress Evanna Lynch and Colin Campbell as the drama’s sole characters, Runt and Pig. The play, which has ben extended through … [Read more...] about Hibernia Arts:
Enda Walsh Gets a Revival and a Premiere
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Hayley Mills Stars in New Irish Play
Party Face, a new comedy by Irish writer Isobel Mahon, made its Off-Broadway debut as part of the 10th annual Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival in New York in January, starring Hayley Mills, of Parent Trap and Pollyanna fame. Directed by Amanda Bearse, the play is staged at the New York City Center and runs through April 8. It originally premiered in Ireland last year and had a … [Read more...] about Hibernia Arts:
Hayley Mills Stars in New Irish Play