Itās no surprise that Darren Thorntonās A Date for Mad Mary was joint winner of Best Irish Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh, or that SeĆ”na Kerslake lifted the Bingham Ray New Talent Award for her role as Mary. From …
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Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016: Vote Now for www.emmahynes.net
Well, as if it wasn’t exciting enough to be longlisted for the Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016, I am absolutely over the moon to have made the shortlist. As I wrote on being longlisted, I really do love blogging. It’s a …
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Film Ireland Review – David Brent: Life on the Road
It has been over twelve years since Ricky Gervaisā and Stephen Merchantās sitcom, The Office, concluded with a Christmas Special after two highly successful series. In utilising the mockumentary to offer a commentary on the docusoap, and its capacity to …
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Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016: Making the Longlist
I was strolling alongside a leafy St. Stephen’s Green this evening when I was stopped in my tracks by some very exciting news – I had made the Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016 longlist. I love blogging. It has enriched my life and given …
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Trip to the movies? Here are ten people to avoid.
Thereās nothing quite like a trip to the cinema. You settle in, watch the curtains part, the house lights go down, screen lights come up, and you sit back to escape for a couple of hours, uninterrupted. That is, unless …
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Film Ireland Review: Iris
This review was originally published onĀ Film Ireland , 31 July 2015. DIR:Ā Albert Maysles ā¢ WRI: Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen ā¢ PRO: Carl Apfel, Iris Apfel There is something both poignant and apt about the fact that Iris would be …
Film Ireland Review: Queen and Country
DIR/WRI: John Boorman ā¢ PRO:Ā John Boorman, Kieran Corrigan ā¢ DOP: Seamus Deasy ā¢ ED:Ā Ron Davis ā¢ DES: Tim Pannen ā¢ MUS:Ā Stephen McKeon ā¢ DES:Ā Anthony Pratt ā¢ CAST: Callum Turner,Ā Caleb Landry Jones,Ā Pat Shortt It has been almost 28 years since John …
