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
Tom Deignan
Irish Eye on Hollywood: 9/11 and Bobby Sands Subjects of New Streaming Documentaries
Jim Sheridan’s latest Irish movie The Secret Scripture, based on Irish writer Sebastian Barry’s novel, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, though there is no word yet on a wide release. It may not help that early reviews of The Secret Scripture have been quite negative If you can’t wait to judge The Secret Scripture yourself, Sheridan recently gave fans a little taste of … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: 9/11 and Bobby Sands Subjects of New Streaming Documentaries
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Winter Watch List
What's good on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and more of Irish and Irish American interest.
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The holiday season brings with it some much-needed time off for rest and relaxation. Sure, it’s important to catch up with family and friends, but it’s also a great opportunity to catch up on some of those Irish and Irish American movies and TV shows you never got a chance to watch. Here is … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Winter Watch List
Mother Courage:
How Ruth Sullivan Changed the World for Autistic Children
August / September 2016By Tom Deignan, Contributor
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There’s no way for John Donvan to put it gently when it comes to Ruth Sullivan, an Irish Catholic mother of seven and pioneering woman in the world of autism.
“She just thought it was all bullshit,” says Donvan with a laugh, though he adds Sullivan herself would never use such language.
It was the 1950s when Sullivan, and her husband, began raising their family.
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How Ruth Sullivan Changed the World for Autistic Children
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Cops & Nurses: A Love Story
So many cops are married to nurses,” the great novelist and screenwriter Richard Price once observed. “It’s just the way it is. You know, mom’s a nurse, dad’s a cop.... That’s where they’re going to meet their spouses – following up a homicide, following up an aggravated assault. And you go to the same hospital maybe three times a week for a couple of months, you … [Read more...] about Photo Album:
Cops & Nurses: A Love Story