The Newport Beach Film Festival has added Irish Spotlight, a program that will showcase a small slate of Irish films. The fest will host North American Premieres of Blue Fiddle, Four Mothers and the docu Housewife of the Year. The evening will take place October 20 and include a celebration of Irish cinema, culture and cuisine.
The Irish Spotlight films will screen at Regal Edwards Big Newport and a post-screening celebration will occur at Muldoon’s Irish Pub.
Fidil Ghorm (Blue Fiddle), is directed by Anne McCabe and stars Ruadhán Ó Flatharta, Marcus Lamb, Sarah Jane Scott, Siobhan O’Kelly, Barry McGovern and Edith Lawlor. Pic follows 10-year-old Molly, who believes that if she learns to play the fiddle like her father she will wake him from his coma. With a grumpy old man as her teacher and a drive to perform the miracle she’s...
The Irish Spotlight films will screen at Regal Edwards Big Newport and a post-screening celebration will occur at Muldoon’s Irish Pub.
Fidil Ghorm (Blue Fiddle), is directed by Anne McCabe and stars Ruadhán Ó Flatharta, Marcus Lamb, Sarah Jane Scott, Siobhan O’Kelly, Barry McGovern and Edith Lawlor. Pic follows 10-year-old Molly, who believes that if she learns to play the fiddle like her father she will wake him from his coma. With a grumpy old man as her teacher and a drive to perform the miracle she’s...
- 9/25/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Eva Birthistle’s Kathleen is Here tells the compelling story of 18-year-old Kathleen as she leaves foster care and moves back to her childhood home. As the film’s writer and director, Birthistle crafts a nuanced exploration of the challenges Kathleen faces with empathy and care. She populates her tale with vividly realized characters and probes important issues rarely addressed cinematically.
Kathleen, powerfully portrayed by rising star Hazel Doupe, returns to rural Ireland after years bouncing between foster homes. Her social worker Damian hopes a fresh start will help, but Kathleen’s past has left scars. Alone, save for new friend Yvonne, she finds solace in neighbor Dee, played touchingly by Claire Dunne. But Kathleen’s fragile state and craving for connection breed instability in their bond.
Birthistle, also an accomplished actress, draws natural performances, exposing her characters’ depths. Dee harbors private pain while embracing maternal instincts. Conflicted Kathleen veils turmoil with bravado and fantasy,...
Kathleen, powerfully portrayed by rising star Hazel Doupe, returns to rural Ireland after years bouncing between foster homes. Her social worker Damian hopes a fresh start will help, but Kathleen’s past has left scars. Alone, save for new friend Yvonne, she finds solace in neighbor Dee, played touchingly by Claire Dunne. But Kathleen’s fragile state and craving for connection breed instability in their bond.
Birthistle, also an accomplished actress, draws natural performances, exposing her characters’ depths. Dee harbors private pain while embracing maternal instincts. Conflicted Kathleen veils turmoil with bravado and fantasy,...
- 8/29/2024
- by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
- Gazettely
Cillian Murphy obtained one of acting’s most coveted achievements when he won an Oscar for his leading role in “Oppenheimer.” But his award season run for the acclaimed Christopher Nolan film didn’t end with his big night at the Dolby Theater. The Irish actor went on to receive his home country’s highest acting honor on Sunday at the Irish Film and TV Academy Awards when he won the Lead Actor — Film category for “Oppenheimer.”
The ceremony honored the best Irish film and television of 2023, with Pat Collins’ “That They May Face the Rising Sun” winning Best Film. Other notable winners included Paul Mescal taking Supporting Actor for “All of Us Strangers” and Alison Oliver winning Supporting Actress for “Saltburn.”
Keep reading for a complete list of winners from the 2024 Irish Film and TV Academy Awards.
Best Film
“Double Blind”
“Flora and Son”
“Lies We Tell”
“Lola”
“That They May Face the Rising Sun...
The ceremony honored the best Irish film and television of 2023, with Pat Collins’ “That They May Face the Rising Sun” winning Best Film. Other notable winners included Paul Mescal taking Supporting Actor for “All of Us Strangers” and Alison Oliver winning Supporting Actress for “Saltburn.”
Keep reading for a complete list of winners from the 2024 Irish Film and TV Academy Awards.
Best Film
“Double Blind”
“Flora and Son”
“Lies We Tell”
“Lola”
“That They May Face the Rising Sun...
- 4/20/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Cillian Murphy, Kin season two and Paul Mescal were among the winners of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024, which were handed out during a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday.
Lies We Tell, about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family, led the nominations for the movie portion of the awards with 13 and went home with three. It was followed by That They May Face the Rising Sun, which took home the best film prize, and Double Blind, with 11 each. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel about passion, war and migration, while Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes wrong.
Among the lead acting nominees were such big names as Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson and Jessie Buckley. Murphy took home the best actor...
Lies We Tell, about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family, led the nominations for the movie portion of the awards with 13 and went home with three. It was followed by That They May Face the Rising Sun, which took home the best film prize, and Double Blind, with 11 each. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel about passion, war and migration, while Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes wrong.
Among the lead acting nominees were such big names as Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson and Jessie Buckley. Murphy took home the best actor...
- 4/20/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fresh from his Academy Award win for best actor, “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy now has a chance to claim the same honor at his local awards.
The Irish Film and TV Academy (IFTA) has unveiled the nominees for its 2024 awards, with Murphy going up against “Saltburn’s'” Barry Keoghan and “All of Us Strangers” star Andrew Scott in the best actor category. Elsewhere, Jessie Buckley (“Fingernails”) and Saoirse Ronan (“Foe”) are among those nominated for best actress, while Paul Mescal (“All of Us Strangers”) and Kenneth Branagh (“Oppenheimer”) are in the running for best supporting actor.
But it was actually Irish features leading the pack of nominees, with Lisa Mulcahy’s “Lies We Tell” landing 13, followed by “That They May Face the Rising Sun” and “Double Blind.”
The IFTAs ceremony will be take place on April 20 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre with Irish TV personality Baz Ashmawy on hosting duties.
The Irish Film and TV Academy (IFTA) has unveiled the nominees for its 2024 awards, with Murphy going up against “Saltburn’s'” Barry Keoghan and “All of Us Strangers” star Andrew Scott in the best actor category. Elsewhere, Jessie Buckley (“Fingernails”) and Saoirse Ronan (“Foe”) are among those nominated for best actress, while Paul Mescal (“All of Us Strangers”) and Kenneth Branagh (“Oppenheimer”) are in the running for best supporting actor.
But it was actually Irish features leading the pack of nominees, with Lisa Mulcahy’s “Lies We Tell” landing 13, followed by “That They May Face the Rising Sun” and “Double Blind.”
The IFTAs ceremony will be take place on April 20 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre with Irish TV personality Baz Ashmawy on hosting duties.
- 3/14/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Nominations are out for the 21st Irish Film & Television Awards with Lisa Mulcahy’s thriller Lies We Tell leading the pack on the feature side at 13, and crime drama Kin heading up the TV fields with 11 (scroll down for the ful list of nominees). The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) will hand out its prizes on April 20 in Dublin.
Alongside Lies We Tell in the Best Film category are Double Blind, Flora and Son, Lola, That They May Face the Rising Sun and Verdigris. Each of those films also scored a mention for their directors.
In what was a banner year for Irish talent, there are several awards season notables vying for Best Actor as well, including Oppenheimer Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan and All of Us Strangers’ Andrew Scott.
The Best International Film race includes All of Us Strangers, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, Saltburn and The Holdovers.
Alongside Lies We Tell in the Best Film category are Double Blind, Flora and Son, Lola, That They May Face the Rising Sun and Verdigris. Each of those films also scored a mention for their directors.
In what was a banner year for Irish talent, there are several awards season notables vying for Best Actor as well, including Oppenheimer Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan and All of Us Strangers’ Andrew Scott.
The Best International Film race includes All of Us Strangers, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, Saltburn and The Holdovers.
- 3/14/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Lies We Tell, with 13, That They May Face the Rising Sun and Double Blind, with 11 each, are leading the nominations for the movie portion of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024.
Lies We Tell is about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family when she becomes the ward of an uncle determined to marry her off. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel of passion, war, and migration. Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes horribly wrong. Andrew Legge’s Lola, a science fiction drama set in 1940, received seven noms on Thursday.
Among the lead acting nominees are such big names as Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson, and Jessie Buckley. The best supporting film actor category, meanwhile, includes Kenneth Branagh and Paul Mescal.
And...
Lies We Tell is about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family when she becomes the ward of an uncle determined to marry her off. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel of passion, war, and migration. Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes horribly wrong. Andrew Legge’s Lola, a science fiction drama set in 1940, received seven noms on Thursday.
Among the lead acting nominees are such big names as Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson, and Jessie Buckley. The best supporting film actor category, meanwhile, includes Kenneth Branagh and Paul Mescal.
And...
- 3/14/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Druid Theatre Company’s presentation of Sean O’Casey’s century-old Dublin Trilogy begins with a knocking. At the start of this six-hour, tripartite production dubbed DruidO’Casey, a man raps loudly on a wall, presaging the moments across the plays in which characters bang and hammer on each other’s doors, often barging in without receiving a response. And if that’s just life in Dublin’s tenements, it’s also the pounding fist of history itself demanding an entrance: In the aftermath of seismic events in Ireland’s journey toward independence, O’Casey boldly forced audiences to consider the impact of the just-concluded revolution on the everyday citizens, especially women, who become collateral damage.
At the NYU Skirball Center, the three plays of the Dublin Trilogy can be experienced individually or, on DruidO’Casey’s marathon days, all at once. The trilogy, ordered here by the historical events that...
At the NYU Skirball Center, the three plays of the Dublin Trilogy can be experienced individually or, on DruidO’Casey’s marathon days, all at once. The trilogy, ordered here by the historical events that...
- 10/12/2023
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
Horror Icon Jamie Bernadette Stars in Serial Killer Film Sebastian, Now Streaming on Tubi: "Sebastian is now streaming on Tubi and we have the trailer, poster, and synopsis. The crime-driven horror film in which a serial killer ravages a city stars horror icon Jamie Bernadette (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), Darius McCrary (Family Matters), Torrei Hart (Hollywould), and Luca Della Valle (Distant Vision). The supporting cast includes Clifton Powell (Ray), Cocoa Brown (9-1-1), Jermaine Hopkins (Lean on Me), Jayson Warner Smith (The Walking Dead), Tracey Graves (Super Turnt), Michael Emery (Station 19), and Jermel Howard (Luke Cage). The film is written and directed by Mann Robinson (Super Turnt).
Sebastian is already climbing Tubi’s most-watched lists, having gone viral on social media the day of its release with opinion leaders in film openly praising the movie. Noted film producer Jan O’Connell (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu...
Sebastian is already climbing Tubi’s most-watched lists, having gone viral on social media the day of its release with opinion leaders in film openly praising the movie. Noted film producer Jan O’Connell (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu...
- 7/12/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
"Lola was never meant to be an instrument of violence..." Dark Sky Films has revealed an official trailer for Lola, a strange B&w indie film creation from young filmmaker Andrew Legge. This premiered at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival last year and also played at FrightFest, and the Melbourne & Edinburgh Film Fests. Set in 1941 in England, two sisters invent a machine that intercepts broadcasts from the future. With World War II dawning, they use it to change history. The story follows Thom and Mars, who build the machine they call Lola, that can intercept radio & TV broadcasts from the future. "While Thom becomes intoxicated by Lola, Mars begins to realize the terrible consequences of its power." Uh oh. The indie film stars Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini as the two sisters, Thom and Mars (Thomasina and Martha), with Hugh O'Conor, Rory Fleck Byrne, Ayvianna Snow, and Aaron Monaghan. This looks like a very intriguing experimental creation,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
One of the more compelling discoveries we came across on the festival circuit last year was Andrew Legge’s directorial debut Lola, a faux found footage film that plays with historical and science fiction. Starring Stefanie Martini, Emma Appleton, Rory Fleck Byrne, and Aaron Monaghan, the film follows two sisters in 1941 Englad who invent a machine that intercepts broadcasts from the future. With World War II dawning, they use it to change history. Picked up by Dark Star Films for a U.S. release in theaters and on VOD on August 9, the first trailer has now arrived.
Here’s the official synopsis: “1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, Lola, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace their inner punk well before the movement came into existence.
Here’s the official synopsis: “1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, Lola, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace their inner punk well before the movement came into existence.
- 7/10/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Banshees of Inisherin Review — The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Martin McDonagh and starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt, Sheila Flitton, Aaron Monaghan and David Pearse. Two longtime friends named Pádraic Súilleabháin (Colin Farrell) and Colm Doherty (Brendan Gleeson) [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022): Martin McDonagh’s Film is a Beautifully Crafted Gem With Amazing Performances Throughout...
Continue reading: Film Review: The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022): Martin McDonagh’s Film is a Beautifully Crafted Gem With Amazing Performances Throughout...
- 10/25/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Exclusive: Richard Flood (Grey’s Anatomy) and Acushla-Tara Kupe (Mr Corman) have been cast as leads in The Gone, a mystery drama series for RTÉ and New Zealand’s Tvnz that brings together Irish and Māori culture. The pair will front the series, which goes into principal photography on location in Auckland and Te Aroha, New Zealand this week, with further shooting taking place in Ireland’s capital Dublin late this year.
New Zealand’s Kingfisher Films and About Joan co-producer Blinder Films are co-producing, in association with another Kiwi firm, Southern Light Films. Te Puna Kairangi, the New Zealand Government’s Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund and New Zealand’s Screen Production Grant; Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann; Nz On Air; and the Bai Sound & Vision Fund have all supported the production. Red Arrow International Studios has the distribution rights.
The Gone stars Flood as Theo Richter, an Irish detective...
New Zealand’s Kingfisher Films and About Joan co-producer Blinder Films are co-producing, in association with another Kiwi firm, Southern Light Films. Te Puna Kairangi, the New Zealand Government’s Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund and New Zealand’s Screen Production Grant; Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann; Nz On Air; and the Bai Sound & Vision Fund have all supported the production. Red Arrow International Studios has the distribution rights.
The Gone stars Flood as Theo Richter, an Irish detective...
- 9/12/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Emma Appleton, Stefanie Martini, Rory Fleck Byrne, Aaron Monaghan, Hugh O’Conor | Written by Andrew Legge, Angeli Macfarlane | Directed by Andrew Legge
Directed by Andrew Legge, Lola is an inventive and original British time travel thriller that makes inspired use of archive footage and features a superb soundtrack, including an original song by The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon. However, it’s slightly let down by the performances and a lack of attention to the general aesthetic.
The film purports to be a found footage movie, set in the early 1940s. Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini play Tom and Martha, a pair of eccentric orphan sisters who live in a large mansion house. When their scientific tinkering results in a time machine called Lola, they discover they can receive TV signals from the future, allowing them to accurately predict events in the present.
With the country ravaged by WWII, Tom...
Directed by Andrew Legge, Lola is an inventive and original British time travel thriller that makes inspired use of archive footage and features a superb soundtrack, including an original song by The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon. However, it’s slightly let down by the performances and a lack of attention to the general aesthetic.
The film purports to be a found footage movie, set in the early 1940s. Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini play Tom and Martha, a pair of eccentric orphan sisters who live in a large mansion house. When their scientific tinkering results in a time machine called Lola, they discover they can receive TV signals from the future, allowing them to accurately predict events in the present.
With the country ravaged by WWII, Tom...
- 8/29/2022
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Keira (Elisha Cuthbert) and Brian Woods (Eoin Macken) are masters at their craft. Their marketing firm has gone viral with campaigns that infiltrate the psychology of their audiences in ways few can—at least that’s what we’re supposed to glean from a crucial pitch (depicted with hollowly superficial ad-speak tropes) that will apparently “make or break” the company despite the couple having just moved their family to a giant Irish mansion on a whim. That last part doesn’t really scream “we’re one client away from bankruptcy,” does it? Writer-director Brendan Muldowney hopes we won’t look that closely, though. Their job and this sudden move are only meant to set up the horror to come courtesy an alchemy hotspot that serves as a mysterious gateway to Hell.
Welcome to The Cellar, a film full of thought-provoking ideas that never quite gel into anything more than another example of missed potential.
Welcome to The Cellar, a film full of thought-provoking ideas that never quite gel into anything more than another example of missed potential.
- 4/13/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
When a couple who’ve got rich on 21st-century algorithms move into an abandoned mansion, the gods of horror quickly set about payback
American Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert) and her Irish husband Brian (Eoin Macken) appear to work in some kind of social network-specific marketing, figuring out how to best push content at target audiences. It’s the sort of new-fangled, 21st-century area of entrepreneurial endeavour people seem to love to hate, perhaps because the work seems so invisible and inchoate yet vastly remunerative. Given the moral calculus of horror films, that means they’re ripe to become the targets of even more insidious forces.
And so it goes, when they buy an abandoned mansion in the Irish exurbs and move in with their two kids – sulky teenager Ellie (Abby Fitz), none too pleased with the move, and amiable younger brother Steven (Dylan Fitzmaurice Brady). Ironically, given their work presumably...
American Keira Woods (Elisha Cuthbert) and her Irish husband Brian (Eoin Macken) appear to work in some kind of social network-specific marketing, figuring out how to best push content at target audiences. It’s the sort of new-fangled, 21st-century area of entrepreneurial endeavour people seem to love to hate, perhaps because the work seems so invisible and inchoate yet vastly remunerative. Given the moral calculus of horror films, that means they’re ripe to become the targets of even more insidious forces.
And so it goes, when they buy an abandoned mansion in the Irish exurbs and move in with their two kids – sulky teenager Ellie (Abby Fitz), none too pleased with the move, and amiable younger brother Steven (Dylan Fitzmaurice Brady). Ironically, given their work presumably...
- 4/12/2022
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
The Cellar Review — The Cellar (2022) Film Review from the 29th Annual South by Southwest Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Brendan Muldowney and starring Elisha Cuthbert, Eoin Macken, Dylan Fitzmaurice Brady, Abby Fitz, Aaron Monaghan, Tara Lee, Sean Doyle and Steve Gunn. The Cellar is a surprising new film about the [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: The Cellar: Elisha Cuthbert Stars in an Oddly Unusual Haunted House Movie [SXSW 2022]...
Continue reading: Film Review: The Cellar: Elisha Cuthbert Stars in an Oddly Unusual Haunted House Movie [SXSW 2022]...
- 3/17/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Both have received 10 nominations.
Colm Bairéad’s debut The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast are the joint frontrunners for the 2022 Irish Film And Television Academy (IFTA) awards, with 10 nominations each.
The Quiet Girl is an Irish-language drama telling the story of a young girl’s summer break away from her dysfunctional family in 1980s Ireland, when she stays with a foster couple. It is set to receive its premiere as the opening film at the Dublin International Film Festival tomorrow, and recently won the grand prize in the Generation Kplus strand at the Berlinale.
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Colm Bairéad’s debut The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast are the joint frontrunners for the 2022 Irish Film And Television Academy (IFTA) awards, with 10 nominations each.
The Quiet Girl is an Irish-language drama telling the story of a young girl’s summer break away from her dysfunctional family in 1980s Ireland, when she stays with a foster couple. It is set to receive its premiere as the opening film at the Dublin International Film Festival tomorrow, and recently won the grand prize in the Generation Kplus strand at the Berlinale.
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- 2/22/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Nominations have been announced for this year’s Irish Film And TV Academy Awards (IFTAs). Scroll down for the full list.
Leading the way with ten apiece are Kenneth Branagh’s much-fancied awards contender Beflast and Irish-language feature An Cailín Ciúin, which recently won the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus program at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Both titles are up for Best Film, alongside Deadly Cuts, Swan Song, Who We Love, and You Are Not My Mother. Of those six, four are debut features.
For Belfast, Branagh will also contend for the Best Director and Best Script prizes. The film is up for seven Oscars this year.
On the TV Side, crime drama Kin dominated the field with 13 nominations, including Best Drama, as well as director, script, actor (twice) and actress. Vikings:Valhalla, the Netflix sequel of the popular historical show, received seven noms, as did BBC show Hidden Assets.
Leading the way with ten apiece are Kenneth Branagh’s much-fancied awards contender Beflast and Irish-language feature An Cailín Ciúin, which recently won the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus program at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Both titles are up for Best Film, alongside Deadly Cuts, Swan Song, Who We Love, and You Are Not My Mother. Of those six, four are debut features.
For Belfast, Branagh will also contend for the Best Director and Best Script prizes. The film is up for seven Oscars this year.
On the TV Side, crime drama Kin dominated the field with 13 nominations, including Best Drama, as well as director, script, actor (twice) and actress. Vikings:Valhalla, the Netflix sequel of the popular historical show, received seven noms, as did BBC show Hidden Assets.
- 2/22/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” and Colm Bairéad “An Cailín Ciúin” lead nominations at the 2022 Irish Film and Television Academy Film and Drama award nominations with 10 nods across categories.
“Belfast” is nominated for best film, best director and script for Branagh, with a lead actor nod for Jude Hill, supporting actor recognitions for Ciarán Hinds and Jamie Dornan and a supporting actress nod for Caitríona Balfe, besides craft nominations.
“An Cailín Ciúin” (“The Quiet Girl”), which won the grand prize at the Generation Kplus strand of the recently concluded Berlin Film Festival, was similarly recognized across the main categories.
“Kin” led the drama nominations with 13 nods, while “Vikings: Valhalla” and “Hidden Assets” had seven each and “Smother” five.
IFTA chief executive Áine Moriarty said: “What a spectacular line-up of nominees that have been shortlisted for Irish Academy Awards this year, after a record-breaking production year for the Irish industry. The work...
“Belfast” is nominated for best film, best director and script for Branagh, with a lead actor nod for Jude Hill, supporting actor recognitions for Ciarán Hinds and Jamie Dornan and a supporting actress nod for Caitríona Balfe, besides craft nominations.
“An Cailín Ciúin” (“The Quiet Girl”), which won the grand prize at the Generation Kplus strand of the recently concluded Berlin Film Festival, was similarly recognized across the main categories.
“Kin” led the drama nominations with 13 nods, while “Vikings: Valhalla” and “Hidden Assets” had seven each and “Smother” five.
IFTA chief executive Áine Moriarty said: “What a spectacular line-up of nominees that have been shortlisted for Irish Academy Awards this year, after a record-breaking production year for the Irish industry. The work...
- 2/22/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The exhilarating, Bible-inspired, pitch-black comedy “Redemption of a Rogue” centers on a prodigal son returning to his rural Ireland hometown to seek redemption for his sins. Based on this ambitious, sardonic feature debut, writer-director Philip Doherty (who is also a playwright and theater director) scores as a promising talent, one who might be the spiritual heir of Anglo-Irish filmmaking brothers Martin and John Michael McDonagh or even the Coen brothers. Certainly, Doherty displays winning confidence, visual imagination and stylistic bravura as he elevates a witty but foul-mouthed village comedy into something more provocative and universal. And he orchestrates the whole confection as a sort of blues opera, with on-screen musical artists providing beguiling songs that comment on the action.
It’s been seven years since Jimmy Cullen (Aaron Monaghan) set foot in (the fictional) Ballylough, a godforsaken spot of near-perpetual rain. Back then, he departed in disgrace, leaving behind...
It’s been seven years since Jimmy Cullen (Aaron Monaghan) set foot in (the fictional) Ballylough, a godforsaken spot of near-perpetual rain. Back then, he departed in disgrace, leaving behind...
- 2/14/2022
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
Philip Doherty’s black comedy about a prodigal son returning to his hometown for a funeral goes big on self-satirising absurdism
This chucklesome black comedy is a little meandering and prone to repeat the same comedy beats ad infinitum, like having characters react with deadpan nonchalance to outrageous statements as if nothing’s too quirky in this small Irish town. For instance, the lead character, prodigal son Jimmy Cullen walks into an ironmonger’s and asks for a rope. The shop owner asks how thick a rope he wants, reels off the items of different diameter they stock. He asks Jimmy what he needs it for; when told it’s to commit suicide with, inserts a beat, a look straight in the eye and says: “Then I suggest you go for the 14 mill. It’s good and strong.”
Indeed, Redemption of a Rogue is basically a series of little setups...
This chucklesome black comedy is a little meandering and prone to repeat the same comedy beats ad infinitum, like having characters react with deadpan nonchalance to outrageous statements as if nothing’s too quirky in this small Irish town. For instance, the lead character, prodigal son Jimmy Cullen walks into an ironmonger’s and asks for a rope. The shop owner asks how thick a rope he wants, reels off the items of different diameter they stock. He asks Jimmy what he needs it for; when told it’s to commit suicide with, inserts a beat, a look straight in the eye and says: “Then I suggest you go for the 14 mill. It’s good and strong.”
Indeed, Redemption of a Rogue is basically a series of little setups...
- 9/27/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
"Love is the only thing that can heal, Jimmy." Wildcard Distribution has unveiled an official trailer for an acclaimed, award-winning Irish film titled Redemption of a Rogue, opening in the UK in August. It won the Best Irish Film award at the Galway Film Fleadh last year. Described as a "bible, black comedy [musical] about a prodigal son returning to his hometown to seek salvation for his sins." Redemption of a Rogue follows Jimmy, played by Aaron Monaghan, on his road to redemption after returning to his hometown of Cavan. Stuck in a Groundhog Day-like purgatory, Jimmy embarks on a sacrificial and outlandish journey to rid himself of his guilt and shame from the past, ultimately redeeming himself through love. This also stars Aisling O'Mara, Kieran Roche, Liz Fitzgibbon, Kevin McGahern, & Pat McCabe. Looks like a great discovery and very clever take on redemption. Worth a watch - hopefully this will get a US release soon,...
- 7/8/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Seemingly never-ending rain and themes of regret are met with a dark humour that is laced throughout Redemption of a Rogue. An array of interesting ideas mixed with comedy, however, is not enough to redeem this film.
Irish playwright, Philip Doherty, is on double-duty as both writer and director in what is a surreal premise with hints of Groundhog Day to it. Though, in the interest of full disclosure there is no cameo from Punxsutawney Phil. Instead we do see the appearance of the Holy Mother herself, the Virgin Mary. This gives you a pretty good flavour of the film.
We follow Jimmy (Aaron Monaghan) who returns to his hometown of Ballbough to make amends after fleeing where we see a number of flashbacks giving us an insight into his past indiscretions. What is striking and weirdly funny in equal measure is that said flashbacks feature Jimmy as his present-day self.
Irish playwright, Philip Doherty, is on double-duty as both writer and director in what is a surreal premise with hints of Groundhog Day to it. Though, in the interest of full disclosure there is no cameo from Punxsutawney Phil. Instead we do see the appearance of the Holy Mother herself, the Virgin Mary. This gives you a pretty good flavour of the film.
We follow Jimmy (Aaron Monaghan) who returns to his hometown of Ballbough to make amends after fleeing where we see a number of flashbacks giving us an insight into his past indiscretions. What is striking and weirdly funny in equal measure is that said flashbacks feature Jimmy as his present-day self.
- 3/1/2021
- by Thomas Alexander
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jimmy (Aaron Monaghan) has done a number of very bad things. We never know exactly what but we get a good number of hints. On his return to his hometown after several years of absence, his brother punches him in the face. His former girlfriend tells him never to set foot near her home. His ailing father, who can barely speak, makes every vocal effort to disown him none the less, and gets so overwrought in the process that he goes and dies. And that's just the beginning of it. The old man was dead set against being buried in the rain, so Jimmy and his brother have to wait for a dry day before they can hold the funeral. The moment their father croaks, it starts bucketing down, and shows no sign of stopping.
Ireland is a country that understands rain. It had an average rainfall of 1,224mm in...
Ireland is a country that understands rain. It had an average rainfall of 1,224mm in...
- 2/28/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"A tale of great deluge falls into my mind... a tale from the gutter." WildCard in the UK has released the first teaser trailer for the film Redemption of a Rogue, a "dark comedy musical" from Ireland. This film just premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh this month and won the top prizes at the festival - Best Irish Film and Best Irish First Feature. Redemption of a Rogue follows Jimmy, played by Aaron Monaghan, on his road to redemption after returning to his hometown of Cavan. Stuck in a Groundhog Day-like purgatory, Jimmy embarks on a sacrificial and outlandish journey to rid himself of his guilt and shame from the past, ultimately redeeming himself through love. And lots of beer, too? This also stars Aisling O'Mara, Kieran Roche, Liz Fitzgibbon, Kevin McGahern, and Pat McCabe. A great teaser for an award-winning film. Here's the first official teaser trailer for...
- 7/13/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The black comedy-musical will be released in Irish cinemas later this year.
Irish director Philip Doherty’s black comedy-musical Redemption Of A Rogue was a double award-winner in the online closing-night ceremony of the Galway Film Fleadh on Sunday July 12.
It won the prizes for best Irish first feature and best Irish film as the Fleadh wrapped following its transition online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Redemption Of A Rogue was also written by Doherty, an award-winning playwright. It is set in the northwestern county of Cavan and follows a man, played by Aaron Monaghan, as he returns to his...
Irish director Philip Doherty’s black comedy-musical Redemption Of A Rogue was a double award-winner in the online closing-night ceremony of the Galway Film Fleadh on Sunday July 12.
It won the prizes for best Irish first feature and best Irish film as the Fleadh wrapped following its transition online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Redemption Of A Rogue was also written by Doherty, an award-winning playwright. It is set in the northwestern county of Cavan and follows a man, played by Aaron Monaghan, as he returns to his...
- 7/13/2020
- by 1100995¦Esther McCarthy¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The prestigious Irish film event saw the triumph of Philip Doherty's dark comedy musical Redemption of a Rogue, crowned Best Irish Film and Best Irish First Feature. The 32nd edition of the Galway Film Fleadh (7-12 July), one of Ireland's most prestigious film events, was brought to a close by the traditional awards ceremony, which took place before the digital screening of Tomás Ó Súilleabháin's Arracht. On this occasion, the whole event was held fully online as a safety precaution owing to the current Covid-19 outbreak. This edition saw the triumph of Philip Doherty's dark comedy musical Redemption of a Rogue, which scooped the Awards for Best Irish Film and Best Irish First Feature. Doherty's movie revolves around Jimmy (Aaron Monaghan), a prodigal son who returns home to Cavan to visit his ailing father and seek redemption before he intends to say goodbye to the world. As Jimmy’s father takes.
They include Nathalie Biancheri’s well-received Lff premiere ‘Nocturnal’.
Ireland’s Wildcard Distribution has acquired UK and Ireland rights to UK drama Nocturnal, Irish black comedy Redemption Of A Rogue and documentary Father Of Cyborgs.
Writer-director Nathalie Biancheri makes her narrative feature debut with the relationship drama Nocturnal which stars Cosmo Jarvis, Lauren Coe and Sadie Frost. Biancheri co-wrote the script with Olivia Waring.
Nocturnal tells the story of a teenager (Coe) who lives with her single mother, Jean (Frost), and crosses paths with a thirtysomething handyman (Jarvis). The film made its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival...
Ireland’s Wildcard Distribution has acquired UK and Ireland rights to UK drama Nocturnal, Irish black comedy Redemption Of A Rogue and documentary Father Of Cyborgs.
Writer-director Nathalie Biancheri makes her narrative feature debut with the relationship drama Nocturnal which stars Cosmo Jarvis, Lauren Coe and Sadie Frost. Biancheri co-wrote the script with Olivia Waring.
Nocturnal tells the story of a teenager (Coe) who lives with her single mother, Jean (Frost), and crosses paths with a thirtysomething handyman (Jarvis). The film made its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival...
- 6/19/2020
- by 1100995¦Esther McCarthy¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward, Martin McCann, Eileen Walsh, Aaron Monaghan, Niamh McGrady, Ross McKinney, Elva Trill, Tim Creed, Cillian O’Sullivan, Patrick Buchanan, Andy Kellegher | Written and Directed by Stephen Burke
Prison break movies are always interesting things. Sometimes you get the high-octane thrillers where action is the main focus, but other times you get the more cerebral, that focuses on the plans to escape, and what it took to pull off an almost impossible feat. Maze is one of the more thoughtful prison break movies, made all the more interesting because of the fact it was based around the Irish troubles.
In 1983, thirty-eight Ira prisoners managed to pull off a mass breakout from Hmp Maze, the infamous high-security prison in Northern Ireland. To do this though first one of the prisoners Larry Marley (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) had to gain the trust of prison warden Gordon Close (Barry Ward), a...
Prison break movies are always interesting things. Sometimes you get the high-octane thrillers where action is the main focus, but other times you get the more cerebral, that focuses on the plans to escape, and what it took to pull off an almost impossible feat. Maze is one of the more thoughtful prison break movies, made all the more interesting because of the fact it was based around the Irish troubles.
In 1983, thirty-eight Ira prisoners managed to pull off a mass breakout from Hmp Maze, the infamous high-security prison in Northern Ireland. To do this though first one of the prisoners Larry Marley (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) had to gain the trust of prison warden Gordon Close (Barry Ward), a...
- 1/15/2018
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
"It was supposed to be the most secure prison in Europe. It wasn't supposed to have a flaw." Lionsgate UK has debuted the first official trailer for an action thriller titled Maze, telling the true story of how 38 Ira prisoners escaped from Hmp Maze high-security prison in Northern Ireland in 1983. The full cast includes Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Martin McCann, Barry Ward, Eileen Walsh, and Aaron Monaghan. This premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in July, and will be released in UK cinemas in September, but there's still no Us release date yet. I don't know much about the history of this story, but I am intrigued to find out how they escaped. The main guy kind of reminds me of Ralph Fiennes. This is worth a look, might be good. Here's the first official trailer for Stephen Burke's Maze, direct from YouTube (via Tmb): Based on the true story...
- 8/15/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Other Side of Sleep Trailer. Rebecca Daly‘s The Other Side of Sleep (2011) movie trailer stars Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Olwen Fouere, Sam Keeley, Cathy Belton, and Aaron Monaghan. The Other Side of Sleep‘s plot synopsis: “Arlene is like a ghost in her life. She lives in a small town in the midlands – surrounded by [...]
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- 3/17/2012
- by R.W.
- Film-Book
The latest 'Jack Taylor' movie is currently shooting in Galway. It has also been announced that there are three new editions to the cast for the upcoming movie 'Jack Taylor; The Magdalene Martyrs'. Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey), Nora Jane Noone (The Runaway, Small Change) and Killian Scott (Love/Hate, Single Handed) will all reprise their roles. Joining the cast for this movie are Aaron Monaghan (The Other Side Of Sleep, Single-Handed), actress Emma Eliza Regan (Love Eternal, The Shadows), Gavin Drea (Love Hate series 2, What Richard Did)...
- 11/24/2011
- IFTN
Aaron Monaghan (Abbey Theatre's Romeo & Juliet) and Tony Award? winner Marie Mullen (The Beauty Queen of Leenane), now starring in Atlantic Theater Company and Druid's hit production of four-time Tony Award? nominee Martin McDonagh's dark comedy The Cripple Of Inishmaan, will appear on NY-1 News "On Stage" this weekend. "On Stage" will air on Saturday, January 17th at 9:30a & 7:30p, and will be rebroadcast Sunday, January 18th at 9:30a & 7:30p; Monday, January 19th at 9:30p; and Tuesday, January 20th at 12:30a. Directed by Tony Award? winner Garry Hynes (The Beauty Queen of Leenane), the celebrated Irish and American cast also features Kerry Condon (HBO's "Rome"), Andrew Connolly (The Lieutenant of Inishmore), Laurence Kinlan, Tony Award? nominee Dearbhla Molloy (Dancing at Lughnasa), Patricia O'Connell (Waiting in the Wings), David Pearse and John C. Vennema (The Ride Down Mt. Morgan).
- 1/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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