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Irish Eye on Hollywood

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Domhnall Gleeson Becomes a Little Stranger

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Fresh off another turn as General Hux in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Domhnall Gleeson has a busy 2018 ahead of him. In February, he was featured in Peter Rabbit (along with Margot Robbie, Rose Byrne, and James Corden), and he is also among those featured in the large cast of a new Netflix film (see the streaming report below). Meanwhile, this summer, look for Gleeson in The … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Domhnall Gleeson Becomes a Little Stranger

Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Hereditary Horror

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Also in June, Irish movie veteran Gabriel Byrne teams up with Irish American Ann Dowd, who has become one of the top character actresses in this “golden age” of TV, earning not one but two Emmy nominations last year. The duo will star in a horror movie entitled Hereditary, about a house and family very much haunted by the past. Hereditary also stars Toni Collette and Alex … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Hereditary Horror

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Irish Shine in Steve McQueen’s New Thriller

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

There’s also lots of Irish-born and Irish American talent in the upcoming thriller Widows, directed by Steve McQueen, who also directed the Northern Ireland film Hunger. Described as a heist flick and due out in November when studios begin releasing their classy Oscar-bait films, Widows stars Colin Farrell and Liam Neeson and was written by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn. … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Irish Shine in Steve McQueen’s New Thriller

Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

New, recent, and noteworthy Irish shows streaming on various services.  ℘℘℘ The aforementioned Domhnall Gleeson is currently appearing in the Netflix comedy-drama A Futile and Stupid Gesture, about the wild and crazy days of the magazine National Lampoon, which influenced a generation of comics and launched the careers of many Irish American comedy writers, including Doug … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

New, recent, and noteworthy Irish shows streaming on various services.  ℘℘℘ The aforementioned Domhnall Gleeson is currently appearing in the Netflix comedy-drama A Futile and Stupid Gesture, about the wild and crazy days of the magazine National Lampoon, which influenced a generation of comics and launched the careers of many Irish American comedy writers, including Doug … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

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