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Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Johnny Depp Goes Green

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

A-lister Johnny Depp is going through some kind of Irish phase. The Pirates of the Caribbean star – who played an Irish gypsy in the 2000 French flick Chocolat – has two films with heavy Irish themes coming out, including a big-screen version of a beloved classic of Irish-American literature. First up is Black Mass, slated to hit movie theaters in September. Black Mass (based … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Johnny Depp Goes Green

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Ciaran Hinds Keeps Moving Up

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Northern Irishman Ciaran Hinds remains as busy as ever.  In August, he co-stars in Hitman: Agent 47, about a ruthless assassin who partners with a desperate woman in search of family secrets. Hinds will also appear in the upcoming biopic Bleed for This, about American boxer Vinny Pazienza.  Bleed for This will also star Katey Sagal and BAFTA nominee Miles Teller … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Ciaran Hinds Keeps Moving Up

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Kenneth Branagh's Murder on the Orient Express

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Kenneth Branagh is getting back to his literary roots. The Belfast-born lover of Shakespeare – who in recent years has turned to popcorn fare like Thor and Cinderella – is planning to make a new version of the Agatha Christie mystery Murder on the Orient Express. Branagh is hoping the fourth time is a charm, as Christie’s tale of death on a train has been thrice made already. … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Kenneth Branagh's Murder on the Orient Express

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Clones, Detectives, Priests, & Vigilantes

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The Irish are playing an outsized role in a number of the most-buzzed about TV shows these days – the so-called “golden age of television.” Of course, there’s Colin Farrell on True Detective as well as numerous Irish actors on Game of Thrones (Michelle Fairley, Liam Cunningham, Aiden Gillen, Conleth Hill). But there’s also Clontarf native Maria Doyle Kennedy on Orphan Black, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Clones, Detectives, Priests, & Vigilantes

Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Pregnant "Catastrophe"

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Then there is Sharon Horgan. The Meath-raised triple threat (actress/writer/director) stars alongside Boston-born Irish-American comic Rob Delaney in a new sitcom which streams on Netflix called Catastrophe. In the raunchy show, Horgan plays an Irish woman who has a fling with an American advertising executive.  When Horgan ends up pregnant – wait for it – these two strangers … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Pregnant "Catastrophe"

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Murphy wearing the U.S. Army khaki "Class A" uniform with full-size medals, 1948.
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