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Irish Eye on Hollywood

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 Eye on Hollywood:
McDonagh and McDormand Head to Missouri

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2016

August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment

For two decades now, playwright Martin McDonagh has been dazzling theater and movie audiences with Irish plays like The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Cripple of Inishmaan. More recently, he has written and directed critically acclaimed movies (with Irish as well as non-Irish characters) such as 2008’s In Bruges and 2012’s Seven Psychopaths. Back in the spring, McDonagh’s … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
McDonagh and McDormand Head to Missouri

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