Category Archives: Irish Film

IT IS IN US ALL in cinemas Sept 23

IT IS IN US ALL, the directorial debut from Irish filmmaker Antonia Campbell-Hughes will open in Irish cinemas on 23rd September. The feature drama which was filmed on location in Donegal stars Cosmo Jarvis (CALM WITH HORSES) and Claes Bang (THE NORTHMAN). Speaking about its cinema release, Antonia who wrote and directed the film said “I want people to feel magic. This can come in the form of discomfort, fear, recognition… It is to awaken a sensation that has been absent or is unrecognisable.”

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Irish Film

THE QUIET GIRL: Ireland’s Oscar submission

Irish-language drama THE QUIET GIRL (An Cailín Ciúin) has been selected as Ireland’s entry for best international feature film at next year’s Academy Awards. Told almost entirely in the Irish language, the film recounts the story of a neglected young girl named Cáit (Catherine Clinch) who spends a memorable and formative summer with relations.

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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN trailer

Searchlight Pictures has released an official trailer for BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, the upcoming drama starring Emmy winner Brendan Gleeson and Golden Globe winner Colin Farrell. The movie is scheduled to hit the theaters on October 21. The film marks the latest collaboration between the award-winning actors, who previously starred together in the 2008 dark crime comedy IN BRUGES. The upcoming film also reunites them with director Martin McDonagh.

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PEAKY BLINDERS film in the works

The creator of BBC drama PEAKY BLINDERS, Steven Knight, has confirmed there will be a spin-off film featuring familiar faces and new cast members. The Bafta-nominated show, starring Cillian Murphy, ran for six series from 2013 to 2022. “I can tell you that there’s going to be a film, a feature film,” he told Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Zoe Hardman. When asked if the film was definitely confirmed, Birmingham-born Knight replied: “Yep, by me, right now.”

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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN first look

The new film from Oscar-winner Martin McDonagh finds Brendan Gleeson slamming his seaside cottage’s front door in Colin Farrell’s face. Why does he do this? Farrell’s character, a simple man by the name of Pádraic, proves increasingly desperate for an explanation; Gleeson’s Colm, supposedly a good friend, remains almost comically withholding. This dance continues for awhile, McDonagh reveling in the tension of the unknown. When Pádraic finally gets his answer, Colm’s delivery is punishing: “I just don’t like you no more.” And off we go.

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Brosnan in THE LAST RIFLEMAN

An Irish town has been transformed into a set as filming for Pierce Brosnan’s new movie takes place. Those in Antrim recalled a great “buzz and excitement” around the town on Friday as the Market Square area was transformed into a French village for the filming of THE LAST RIFLEMAN. Filming began in Antrim Castle Gardens, before moving into the town, where World War Two era jeeps were spotted alongside French flags, bunting, and a number of buildings being turned into French bars and shops.

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OPPENHEIMER poster released

Universal Pictures has released the first official poster for Nolan’s next epic thriller drama starring Cillian Murphy as atomic bomb inventor J. Robert Oppenheimer. OPPENHEIMER stars Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon and Rami Malek, among others. The film is set to make its debut in theatres on July 21, 2023

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Hewson shoots in Dublin

Eve Hewson may be an international star who has made her name on the global stage – but once again she is filming in her hometown of Dublin. Fresh from shooting last November in the capital Sharon Horgan’s new Irish based TV series EMERALD, which also Sarah Greene and Eva Birthistle, Bono’s daughter is back filming. She is taking part in the John Carney directed flick FLORA and SON, in which she stars alongside American actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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