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Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Gunn Brothers

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

The website biography of Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn begins like this: “James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri in a large Irish Catholic family. At the age of twelve he began his filmmaking career with an eight-millimeter camera. “His first film featured his brother Sean, an actor on the WB’s The Gilmore Girls, being disemboweled by zombies.” … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Gunn Brothers

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Mike O’Malley Helms Survivor’s Remorse

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Mike O’Malley would not appear to be a likely choice to work as a top producer for a TV show such as Survivor’s Remorse on the Starz network. The show – which is also produced by NBA great LeBron James – depicts the highs and lows of an African American kid from the projects of Boston who suddenly finds himself living life in the fast lane after he is drafted by a professional … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Mike O’Malley Helms Survivor’s Remorse

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Mike O’Malley Helms Survivor’s Remorse

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Mike O’Malley would not appear to be a likely choice to work as a top producer for a TV show such as Survivor’s Remorse on the Starz network. The show – which is also produced by NBA great LeBron James – depicts the highs and lows of an African American kid from the projects of Boston who suddenly finds himself living life in the fast lane after he is drafted by a professional … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Mike O’Malley Helms Survivor’s Remorse

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Canadian Irish Murder Gets TV Treatment

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

A notorious murder case in Canada involving an Irish immigrant is the basis for a forthcoming Netflix series. The streaming service is developing the best-selling Margaret Atwood novel Alias Grace into a six-hour mini-series. As the Hollywood Reporter put it: “Published in 1996, Alias Grace follows Grace Marks, a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in upper Canada … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Canadian Irish Murder Gets TV Treatment

Irish Boy in Chicago Directs Anti-Bullying Video

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Dublin-born Chicago middle schooler Jonah Maxwell has tackled the issue of bullying in his school by writing and directing a video on the subject. The Bully, which dramatizes seventh-grader Maxwell’s own experiences, was posted to YouTube in August and brought in over 350,000 views in its first week online. Maxwell, who moved from Ireland to Chicago with his family at the age … [Read more...] about Irish Boy in Chicago Directs Anti-Bullying Video

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