Released in 2019, The Dirt is a biographical film directed by Jeff Tremaine. This half comedy half drama film was adapted from a screenplay by Rich Wilkes and Amanda Adelson. The story is based on the heavy metal band Motley Crue. The film starts in 1973 and progresses through the development of the band, …
Made in 2007, Once is an Irish romantic musical written and directed by John Carney. The film’s story is based on 2 struggling musicians in Dublin. Music developed and performed by the film’s stars. Developed on a very small budget the film performed very well at the box office and achieved high acclaim from the …
Bohemian Rhapsody Bohemian Rhapsody is of course based on the life of singer Freddie Mercury and the band Queen. While there are mixed reviews of the film due to some artistic inaccuracies the film itself was massively received by the fans and was a box office hit. It won 4 Oscars and a Golden …
The Ambassador The Ambassador is a BBC tv series starring the well-known actress Pauline Collins. It revolves around her life as a British Ambassador shortly after the death of her husband through a car bomb meant for her. Running for 2 seasons, our own Clare Keogh played her part in the success of this …
The Boxer The Boxer is a 1997 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It revolves around the life of ex-boxer and ex-IRA member Danny Flynn. The film follows Danny trying to build up a life for himself in Northern Ireland during the worst of the troubles. Our own Clare Keogh played her part in the success …
Released in 2000, the movie Rat is a comedy though its subject is not to everybody’s tastes. The father of a Dublin family arrives home drunk and for his misdeeds gets turned into a rat! For some reason, the family dynamic hardly changes at all leading to many hilarious situations. Typical Irish Family carry-ons even …
Ordinary Decent Criminal Ordinary Decent Criminal is a 2000 crime comedy film. It was directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan and written by Gerard Stembridge. The film stars Kevin Spacey and Linda Fiorentino. The film is very loosely based on the story of Martin Cahill, who was a famous Irish crime boss. The Plot of the Film Michael Lynch …
The Magnificent Ambersons The magnificent Ambersons tells the story of George Amberson and his family. George Amberson is a spoiled and unlikeable young man. He gets upset when his recently widowed mother starts paying attention to her old love – the wealthy Eugene Morgan. This is the same man she had left years before …
Rebel Heart Rebel Heart is a 2001 British Television drama miniseries starring James D’Arcy as the fictional Ernie Coyne, an Irish nationalist. It is in four parts and set during the Irish War of Independence from 1916 (The Easter Rising) until the end of the Civil War. Coyne idolised Michael Collins, thus Collins featured frequently, both as a leader and as a friend. The series …
