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Irish Eye on Hollywood: May / June 2019

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
May / June 2019

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BUCKLE UP FOR BUCKLEY We may look back on 2019 as the moment the entertainment industry was conquered by Kerry native Jessie Buckley. Earlier this year, Forbes magazine touted the Irish singer-actress on its annual list of “Thirty Under 30” personalities who are about to have a major impact on their various fields. In May, she appeared alongside Oscar nominee Emily Watson, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: May / June 2019

Irish Eye on Hollywood:Brosnan in Hemingway Flick

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
November/ December 2018

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Former 007 Pierce Brosnan is re-teaming with Goldeneye director Martin Campbell for a very different kind of movie. The duo are looking to bring Ernest Hemingway’s war novel Across the River and Into the Trees to the big screen. The novel is about a World War I veteran, Colonel Cantwell, on a hunting trip. Cantwell has serious health problems, and begins looking back on the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:Brosnan in Hemingway Flick

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Where the Irish Boys Are

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September / October 2018

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Other Irish stars to look out for this summer are Pierce Brosnan, who will be appearing in the much-anticipated July song-and-dance sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, alongside Meryl Streep and Colin Firth, as well as show biz legend Cher.  Brosnan recently told GQ magazine: “She was just everything that you could wish for and hope for. The voice, the eyes, the whole … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Where the Irish Boys Are

Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year in the Life of Brosnan

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
April / May 2018

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It looks like we’ll see Pierce Brosnan singing and dancing before we see him trying to prevent the escape of three dozen Irish Republican Army soldiers from a Northern Irish prison. This summer, look for Brosnan, as well as Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep, and Cher, in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. It’s been ten years since the gang first got together on a Greek island to belt … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year in the Life of Brosnan

Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year of Brosnan

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2017

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In August, Pierce Brosnan stars in the family drama The Only Living Boy in New York. (If the title sounds familiar, it comes from a Simon and Garfunkel song.) Also starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Nixon, and Kate Beckinsale, the film explores a troubled twentysomething (Callum Turner) trying to get his life together after college. In the fall, look for another Brosnan release, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: A Year of Brosnan