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Film Reviews: Tigerland

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
December / January 2001

December 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Starring Colin Farrell. Directed by Joel Schumacher. 20th Century Fox. ℘℘℘ Faster than a speeding bullet, it seems, onetime Ballykissangel actor Colin Farrell has shot to fame as the next "it" Irish actor. When you see his Vietnam war flick Tigerland, you'll see it's not just his good looks that got the young Dubliner all this attention. Swapping his Dublin accent for … [Read more...] about Film Reviews: Tigerland

Film Review: Two Family House

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
December / January 2001

December 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Starring Michael Rispoli, Kelly MacDonald, and Kevin Conway. Written and directed by Raymond De Felitta. Lion's Gate Films. ℘℘℘ In the tradition of films as diverse as Saturday Night Fever and Working Girl comes Two Family House, a charming movie about a blue collar guy who wants a little bit more than his drab background offers. Just don't go to this movie expecting … [Read more...] about Film Review: Two Family House

Hibernia: Tom’s Still Tops

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Top 100 2000 honoree Tom Foley, the New York City firefighter thrust into the spotlight last year for his daring rescue of two construction workers, is in the spotlight again. Now People magazine have named him one of America's 100 Most Eligible Bachelors. He's no stranger to the pages of People magazine; they have also featured him as one of the sexiest men at work. We tried … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Tom’s Still Tops

Hibernia:
The Madigan Men on ABC

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

If you missed Irish actor Gabriel Byrne's critically acclaimed performance in Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten on Broadway last spring, take heart, soon you'll be able to catch him on a TV near you. This October he'll be starring in the new ABC sitcom The Madigan Men, about a divorced Irish architect living in New York City with his father, Seamus, and son, Luke. The … [Read more...] about Hibernia:
The Madigan Men on ABC

Hibernia: Film Briefs

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Irish-American heartthrob Mel Gibson is rumored to be "very interested" in Wolfgang Peterson's newest undertaking. The director of The Perfect Storm has now set his sights on another nautical adventure – the story of Irish-born Sir Ernest Shackleton and the ill-fated Endurance expedition to Antarctica. Another tale of man vs. nature, with another Irish-American hunk in the lead … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Film Briefs

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