Category Archives: Irish Film

ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH trailer

All You Need Is Death

Irish director Paul Duane’s ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH is a haunted and haunting tale that weaves together ancient folk tales, Irish ballads, and cosmic horror. Anna (Simone Collins) and Aleks (Charlie Maher) travel around Ireland collecting rare Irish folk balladsand their obsessive quest for the “song with no name” leads them on a path to damnation as the disturbing folk song is warned to unleash hell…literally. Arriving on VOD and in select U.S. theatres on April 11, ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH is the latest in the Celtic folk horror genre that will appeal to fans of YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER and A HOLE IN THE GROUND.

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Watch WICKED LITTLE LETTERS from home

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley’s latest film WICKED LITTLE LETTERS is now available to watch at home. Loosely based on a true story, the movie stars Olivia Colman as Edith Swan who has been receiving rude anonymous letters. Everybody thinks potty-mouthed neighbour Rose Gooding (Buckley) is behind them, but who is really behind the filthy messages? The raucous comedy is now available to watch from home on Apple TV+ via the link below.

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KNEECAP to open Sundance London

Kneecap

Fresh from its success at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January, rambunctious Irish-language film KNEECAP will open the 11th edition of Sundance Film Festival London. The documentary won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: NEXT in January and is the real-life story of how an anarchic Belfast rap trio became the unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save and reinvigorate their mother tongue. The infectious documentary’s UK Premiere takes place on 6 June. 

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THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN trailer

Barry Ward

Based on internationally acclaimed Irish author John McGahern’s award winning novel of the same name, THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN is a vivid evocation of nature, humanity and life itself, set in a 1980’s rural community in Ireland. Written by Éamon Little and Pat Collins, the film stars Barry Ward (BAD SISTERS), Lalor Roddy (GOD’S CREATURES), Sean McGinley (MICHAEL COLLINS) and Ruth McCabe (JOYRIDE) in rich cast of supporting characters. 

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Liam Neeson on THE LATE SHOW

Liam Neeson

Irish acting legend Liam Neeson is happy to participate in the current wave of Irish pride that is sweeping Hollywood, alongside his talented countrymen like Paul Mescal (ALL OF US STRANGERS) and Cillian Murphy (OPPENHEIMER). The Ballymena native sat down with THE LATE SHOW host Stephen Colbert to discuss his new film, IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS, which hits theatres Friday Mar 29. The Northern Ireland thriller also stars Irish acting talent Ciaran Hinds, Kelly Condon and Jack Gleeson.

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Murphy in BLOOD RUNS COAL

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy is keeping himself busy following his recent OPPENHEIMER Oscar win, with the Irish actor lined up to star in a film adaptation of BLOOD RUNS COAL, the true crime story of the murder of Joseph Yablonski and his family by a rival mining labor leader in the 1960s. The film is the latest project Murphy has added to his busy schedule, with the Cork native recently confirmed to be reprising his role as gangster Tommy Shelby in the big screen adaptation of the BBC drama PEAKY BLINDERS. 

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Andrew Scott makes theatre history

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott has been named best actor at the Critics’ Circle theatre awards for playing every role in VANYA, adapted by Simon Stephens. In February, the star won best actor at the Critics’ Circle film awards for his performance in Andrew Haigh’s film ALL OF US STRANGERS. It is the first time both awards have been won by the same actor in the same year. The FLEABAG star took all eight roles in the solo show VANYA, which ran at the Duke of York’s theatre in London, directed by Sam Yates, and was released in cinemas last month. Watch Scott’s incredible performance in ALL OF US STRANGERS below.

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IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS trailer

Liam Neeson

A plethora of Irish stars join Liam Neeson in the upcoming Northern Ireland drama IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS. Ciaran Hinds, Kelly Condon and Jack Gleeson all star in the film, released March 29. Hoping to leave his dark past behind him, former assassin Finbar Murphy (Neeson) leads a quiet life in a coastal Irish town, far from the political violence that grips the rest of the country. When menacing terrorists show up, Finbar soon discovers that one of them has been abusing a local girl. Drawn into an increasingly vicious game of cat and mouse, he must choose between exposing his secret identity and defending his friends and neighbors.

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