Irish America
Irish America
How an Irishman Introduced Oscar to Hollywood. Each year around this time the world awaits the presentation of the Hollywood awards in which the statue called “Oscar” is presented to those in the movie industry whom the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences considers to be the best in the business. Numerous Irish and Irish-born have been recipients of this prestigious … [Read more...] about Every Oscar Is an Irish Win
Much praise has been lauded on Richard Linklater’s 12 years spent making Boyhood, the indie film that garnered a slew of awards including Golden Globes, SAGs, BAFTAs, and Oscar nominations. Much of the commendation went to co-directors of cinematography Shane Kelly and Lee Daniels. Kelly is a native of Sixmilecross, a small town in County Tyrone. A lover of movies and books his … [Read more...] about The Irishman Behind Boyhood
It was a damp morning in late February 2008 when the phone rang. Harvard scholar and PBS host Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. was calling with one of his random genealogical requests. He was going to be on The Colbert Report later that day. Did I, by any chance, know anything about Stephen Colbert’s roots? Luckily for him, I had two hundred years of family history at the … [Read more...] about An Ancestral Tour of Stephen Colbert’s Family
1As television dramas become more prestigious, Irish acting talent continues to flock to both cable and network shows. We already know that, this year, Irish American cable-drama veteran Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”) will unveil his new show about an aging rock star called Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll. The comedy-drama will be on the FX network and will also star John Corbett … [Read more...] about Irish Eye On Hollywood
At the Golden Globes in January, Michael Keaton took home the Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy prize for Birdman, beating out two other actors with Irish ties – Chicago-born Bill Murray, and Ralph Fiennes, who was born in England but raised in Ireland. St. Vincent (starring Murray as well as fellow Irish American Melissa McCarthy) was also nominated for Best Motion Picture … [Read more...] about Golden Globe Moments and Oscar Nominations
