Here are some new, recent, and noteworthy Irish shows streaming on various services.
ABC has given Irish American comedy veteran Tim Doyle the go-ahead to shoot a show about what Variety calls “an Irish-Catholic family with a working class dad, traditional mom and eight sons as they struggle to cope in the turbulent 1970s.” Doyle has spent decades in the comedy business, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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Kenneth Branagh Can’t Stop
Belfast native and Oscar winner Kenneth Branagh spent time behind the camera and in front of it during the shooting of Murder on the Orient Express, which hits theaters in November. Branagh starred and directed in this latest movie version of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel, featuring her beloved detective Hercules Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express tells the story of … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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Aidan Gillen to Play James Joyce
Irish actor Aidan Gillen – best known for key roles in cable dramas such as The Wire and Game of Thrones – will get in touch with his inner Dubliner when he plays James Joyce in an upcoming film about the acclaimed Irish writer and his troubled daughter. Entitled James and Lucia, Gillen will play the Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man author as he struggles to write his … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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McDonagh’s Buzz
Also in November, Martin McDonagh will unveil his latest film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The title might be a tad unruly, but the buzz on the film is strong. The film – which stars Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell and Tipperary native Kerry Condon – earned a ten-minute standing ovation at the recent Venice Film Festival, where it also won the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
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Daniel Day-Lewis Teams Up with Paul Thomas Anderson Again
Daniel Day-Lewis (In the Name of the Father, The Boxer) claims he is retiring, so the Christmas season movie he recently finished filming may be your last chance to see the Oscar winner in a darkened theater. Details are few and far between about the film, the title of which was only recently released.
What we do know about Phantom Thread that it is about a fashion designer in … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Daniel Day-Lewis Teams Up with Paul Thomas Anderson Again