What did I expect from a movie that was originally written as a screen-play, cancelled three times, adapted for film, and filmed in seven days? Continue reading
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The Healing Has Begun
Written and directed by Branagh,Belfast is a touching story of lost innocence, with an outstanding cast and soundtrack by Van Morrison, has already won festival awards and is considered a major Oscar contender. Continue reading
Thin Lizzy, Not Meant to End in 1983
A film featured in the forthcoming Irish Film Festival (online in 2021) about the versatile Phil Lynott. He could sing in so many styles from pop to metal. Continue reading
Irish Film Festival
Reports from the Irish Film Festival, Melbourne Continue reading
A New Northern Irish Film
The Northern Irish film industry is thriving Continue reading
Pirate Queen uncovered from history
a woman so remarkable and different for her time that her absence from history posed a question in itself. Continue reading
New shorts from Ireland, seen in Paris
Some new short films that are 1916-themed….. Continue reading
In Sing Street, dreams become music
A Film Review by Frances Devlin-Glass Sing Street, Screenplay Written and Directed by John Carney (2016), an independent film. This film is pure wish-fulfilment fantasy: a cheesy romance/comedy with a bit of grit in the backstories, but best of all a teen film which celebrates music and the communities it forms. Moreover, it has a … Continue reading
Irish Film Festival
The films in the festival shine a light on contemporary Ireland. Continue reading
‘Brooklyn’ – Crowley’s Reworking of Tóibín’s Novel
‘Brooklyn’ is a gentle film which takes you on an anguishing journey through the everyday. Eilis loves the Irish life and culture she left, and learns to love the one she takes on, and faces very tough choices. Continue reading
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