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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Once More for John Carney

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
April / May 2016

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Also in April, Irish director John Carney, tries “once” again to capture the magic of his hit movie Once, which won an Academy Award (for Best Original song) and has since become a successful Broadway musical. Carney’s newest film – which opened the Audi Dublin Film Festival back in February – is called Sing Street and is set in mid-1980s Dublin. Newcomer Ferdia Walsh-Peelo … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Once More for John Carney

Once the Musical Comes Home to Dublin

By Michelle Meagher, Editorial Assistant
February 27, 2013

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Award winning film turned Tony-award winning musical, Once took center stage February 22 at the Gaiety Theater in Dublin for its European Premiere. For Glen Hansard, actor and singer/songwriter in the Oscar-winning 2006 Irish Film Once, the films success came as a complete shock but surprising is the even higher acclaim it has received as a Broadway production.  “I would have … [Read more...] about Once the Musical Comes Home to Dublin

Once the Musical Leads the Tony Nominees

By Catherine Daivs, Editorial Assistant. May 1, 2012.

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Once,  the Broadway musical based on the 2006 Academy Award winning Irish film of the same name staring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, has been nominated for the most Tony awards this year, leading the pack with a total of 11 nods. The show, which takes place during the course of one week, tells the story of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant in Dublin, who are brought … [Read more...] about Once the Musical Leads the Tony Nominees

Once Upon a Stage

By Dawn Darby, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2011

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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's Once to be a musical Written by Irish playwright Enda Walsh, the very anticipated stage adaptation of the acclaimed film Once will debut at the New York Theater Workshop this November. Filmed using hand-held cameras and a humble budget, Once tells the story of two struggling musicians from completely different walks of life who find love on … [Read more...] about Once Upon a Stage

Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
April / May 2007

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March marks the release of two big Cillian Murphy films. First there is the American release of the Irish Civil War drama The Wind that Shakes the Barley, which won major praise at the recent Sundance Film Festival.  Wind is easily one of the most highly anticipated Irish movies to come out in years. March 16 is also the release date for Murphy’s Sunshine, a sci-fi thriller … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood