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Stan & Ollie and the Irish

By Dave Lewis, Assistant Editor
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2018/06/dave-lewis/">Dave Lewis</a>, Assistant Editor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2019-archive/january-february-2019/">January / February 2019</a> 1 Comment

Stan & Ollie finds the legendary comedy duo at a low point in their professional lives. No longer the box-office success they once were, they attempt to reignite their careers by embarking on an extensive tour of Britain and Ireland. Directed by Jon S. Baird from a screenplay by Jeff Pope, with brilliant performances by Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as … [Read more...] about Stan & Ollie and the Irish

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Land of the Second Chance

By Joseph McBride, Contributor
August / September 2001

August 1, 2001 by </a> By Joseph McBride, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2001-archive/august-september-2001/">August / September 2001</a> Leave a Comment

Once the most popular form of American filmmaking, the Western has not fully recovered from the commercial and critical debacle of Michael Cimino's 1980 epic Heaven's Gate. Although a far better film than conventional wisdom would indicate, Heaven's Gate provoked widespread derision because Cimino dared to use the disreputable Western form for a serious purpose, to question the … [Read more...] about Film Forum:
Land of the Second Chance

October 22, 1906

The famous pianist Charles Lynch was born on this day in 1906. Born in Co. Cork to a well off family descended from novelist Maria Edgeworth (Castle Rackrent), Lynch gave his first piano recital at the young age of nine. At fifteen, he won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He became famous through out England and premiered the works of several 20th century composers. His greatest achievement was when he played all of Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies.

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Land of the Second Chance

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