At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one Irish short made big waves. Filmmaker Tony Donoghue spoke with Sheila Langan about his utterly charming stop-motion animated film Irish Folk Furniture. The Sundance Film Festival, which takes place each January in Park City, Utah, is a staging ground for the independent films to watch out for in the months ahead. At this year’s … [Read more...] about Irish Folk Furniture – An Interview With Tony Donoghue
Film & Television
Nuala – A New Documentary
Nuala O’Faolain shook Ireland and captivated the world with her forthright memoir Are You Somebody? A new documentary seeks to present a full picture of the woman behind the writing. For the millions who were astonished by Nuala O’Faolain’s Are You Somebody? The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman (1996), filmmakers Patrick Farrelly and Kate O’Callaghan have put together an … [Read more...] about Nuala – A New Documentary
Daniel Day-Lewis After the Oscars
By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
February 25, 2013
February 25, 2013
Besting Bradley Cooper, Denzel Washington, Hugh Jackman, and Joaquin Phoenix, Daniel Day-Lewis made Oscar history last night when he was awarded his third Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role. The Lincoln actor first won the Best Actor Oscar in 1990 for his gripping portrayal of the Irish painter and writer Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy in the biopic My … [Read more...] about Daniel Day-Lewis After the Oscars
The Irish on the Red Carpet
By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
February 22, 2013
February 22, 2013
The Irish nominees in the 2013 Oscars. With so many Irish and Irish Americans nominated for Academy Awards this year, it might not be too far of a stretch to redub the famous gilded effigy O’scar. Leading the talk of tinseltown is Daniel Day-Lewis, nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in the much acclaimed Spielberg biopic. Earlier … [Read more...] about The Irish on the Red Carpet
A Night for Irish Film and Television
By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
February 11, 2013
February 11, 2013
The 2013 Irish Film and Television Awards. This past weekend, the Irish Film and Television Awards brought well-deserved recognition to many of Ireland’s top television programs and films, many of which are largely unknown outside of the island. The ceremony, held at Dublin’s Convention Center, was hosted by actor and director Simon Delaney. Its primetime broadcast on RTÉ 1 … [Read more...] about A Night for Irish Film and Television