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Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Galway Film Fleadh Crystalizes Irish Aesthetic

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2016

August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment

The 28th annual Galway Film Fleadh, held in July, featured a diverse array of Irish films that should be trickling to American screens in the coming months. One of the most highly-anticipated screenings in Galway was director Richie Smyth’s Jadotville, a Netflix production which features Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan. As Variety recently reported, Jadotville “tells the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Galway Film Fleadh Crystalizes Irish Aesthetic

Irish Eye On Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
February / March 2015

January 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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

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