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Irish Eye on Hollywood: March / April 2019

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March / April 2019

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THE IRISHMAN FOR 2020? It’s time for Academy Award predictions – for 2020!  It’s never too early to look ahead and see which films Hollywood honchos are positioning as Oscar bait, to lure crowds away from their iPhone apps and Netflix accounts. The influential show biz web site IMDB.com ranks The Irishman, Martin Scorsese’s next movie (to be released by Netflix, of course), as … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: March / April 2019

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Netflix Buys The Irishman

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
April / May 2017

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Speaking of how radically the entertainment business is changing, anticipation has been building for the Martin Scorsese-Robert DeNiro-Al Pacino gangster flick The Irishman. The film will tell the story of Frank Sheeran, a hitman known as “The Irishman” who claims to finally have the answer to the endless question – who killed notorious Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa? (Hint: he’s … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Netflix Buys The Irishman

Irish Eye on Hollywood: The Irishman Set to Make DeNiro Young Again

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2017

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Speaking of Scorsese, more details are emerging about his upcoming mega-project The Irishman, starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino.  Though it is still in the pre-production phase, anticipation for this flick is already running high. The Irishman is based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, which bills itself as the final word on who killed famed union … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: The Irishman Set to Make DeNiro Young Again

Irish Eye on Hollywood: 
The Irishman Gives Final Word on Jimmy Hoffa

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2016

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Martin Scorsese’s next foray into ethnic warfare is quite simple, at least to judge from its title. Slated to star Robert DeNiro as well as Al Pacino, the film is called The Irishman. The film is based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa. The book, by Charles Brandt, claims to be the final word on the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: 
The Irishman Gives Final Word on Jimmy Hoffa