While you dine on your corned beef and cabbage this lovely St. Patrick's Day, you may want to watch one of GossipCenter's favorite Irish films in honor of the Shamrock-laden holiday.
Whether it's hunky brothers in Boston you're after in "Boondock Saints" or Daniel Day-Lewis' captivating portrayal of Christy Brown in "My Left Foot," we're sure you will not be left disappointed after watching one our seven recommendations below! Happy St. Patty's Day!
"My Left Foot" (1989)
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker and Alison Whelan, this bio-pic follows the story of Christy Brown who learns to adapt with his cerebral palsy by painting and writing with his only controllable limb, his left foot.
"Waking Ned Devine" 1998
Written and directed by Kirk Jones, the hilarious comedy is about Irish townsfolk attempting to claim money from the lottery after the winner unfortunately dies from shock. The cast includes Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Fionnula Flanagan.
Whether it's hunky brothers in Boston you're after in "Boondock Saints" or Daniel Day-Lewis' captivating portrayal of Christy Brown in "My Left Foot," we're sure you will not be left disappointed after watching one our seven recommendations below! Happy St. Patty's Day!
"My Left Foot" (1989)
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker and Alison Whelan, this bio-pic follows the story of Christy Brown who learns to adapt with his cerebral palsy by painting and writing with his only controllable limb, his left foot.
"Waking Ned Devine" 1998
Written and directed by Kirk Jones, the hilarious comedy is about Irish townsfolk attempting to claim money from the lottery after the winner unfortunately dies from shock. The cast includes Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Fionnula Flanagan.
- 3/17/2014
- GossipCenter
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
We love this holiday — afterall, we’re green every day of the year! But today, Disc Dish is going Irish with five great movie picks from our friend and fellow movie lover Irish-American Janine McGoldrick.
So, pour yourself a pint of Guinness and pick one of the films below to watch this St. Paddy’s Day.
Take it away, Janine…
5. Man of Aran (1934)
Man of Aran, 1934
At the suggestion of my brother, my family sat down for a viewing of Man of Aran before our first trip to Ireland. A documentary-style fiction from groundbreaking American filmmaker Robert Flaherty (Nanook of the North), the film depicts the simple-yet-grueling life on the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland in the early 20th century. You won’t find the typical rolling green pastures filled with fluffy white sheep in this movie. The land is harsh and barren,...
We love this holiday — afterall, we’re green every day of the year! But today, Disc Dish is going Irish with five great movie picks from our friend and fellow movie lover Irish-American Janine McGoldrick.
So, pour yourself a pint of Guinness and pick one of the films below to watch this St. Paddy’s Day.
Take it away, Janine…
5. Man of Aran (1934)
Man of Aran, 1934
At the suggestion of my brother, my family sat down for a viewing of Man of Aran before our first trip to Ireland. A documentary-style fiction from groundbreaking American filmmaker Robert Flaherty (Nanook of the North), the film depicts the simple-yet-grueling life on the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland in the early 20th century. You won’t find the typical rolling green pastures filled with fluffy white sheep in this movie. The land is harsh and barren,...
- 3/17/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
There is one day each year (Mar. 17) when it's acceptable to attach an "O" or a "Mc" to the front of any name, no matter the ethnicity. In honor of that day, we here at Zap2it are ringing in the occasion the only way we know how -- with pop culture.
We're more than happy to partake in all the Guinness drinking and green attire shenanigans of the day, but before all that, let's kick things off with a little walk down memory lane. We've compiled a list of our top 10 St. Paddy's day worthy flicks that make us wish were Irish (or as some of us are lucky enough to say, proud to be Irish).
Join us as we sound off on our favorite Irish-themed movies and weigh in with your own comments below. But before we get started, we'll warn you that Amy Adams' "Leap Year...
We're more than happy to partake in all the Guinness drinking and green attire shenanigans of the day, but before all that, let's kick things off with a little walk down memory lane. We've compiled a list of our top 10 St. Paddy's day worthy flicks that make us wish were Irish (or as some of us are lucky enough to say, proud to be Irish).
Join us as we sound off on our favorite Irish-themed movies and weigh in with your own comments below. But before we get started, we'll warn you that Amy Adams' "Leap Year...
- 3/17/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Moving from passion fish to mystical seals, versatile filmmaker John Sayles' latest is a first-rate, all-ages fairy tale steeped in Irish folklore.
Adapted from Rosalie Fry's enduring juvenile story, "Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry", the renamed "The Secret of Roan Inish" is a gentle, lilting film of "The Secret Garden" variety, currently playing at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Given its healthy Irish brogues, low-key animatronics and absence of familiar faces, the secret of "The Secret of Roan Inish" lies in its more ambient charms.
Ten-year-old Belfast native Jeni Courtney is ideally cast as the film's central character, Fiona, a determined girl whose widowed father sends her to live with her grandparents (Eileen Colgan and Mick Lally) on a remote Irish fishing village. There, she becomes quickly acclimatized to the townsfolk and their love of imparting local mythology, particularly in regard to the "Selkie", a fabled Celtic creature that was part-woman, part-seal.
Raised to be a sensible young woman, Jeni is nevertheless taken in by the stories, convinced that they might hold the key to the whereabouts of her lost little brother, presumed to have drowned at sea. She decides to conduct her own investigation.
Sayles has anchored the rather lofty story line with a prevailing logical base that easily lures the viewer into the proceedings. The richly observed terrain is brought out to full earthy effect through Sayles' trademark gift for storytelling and crisp dialogue. Of course, he's ably assisted in his efforts by esteemed cinematographer Haskell Wexler, who captures the moody Northwest Irish coast with a misty clarity.
THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH
First Look Pictures Releasing
Producers Maggie Renzi, Sarah Green
Associate producer Paul Miller
Director-screenplay John Sayles
Director of photography Haskell Wexler
Editor John Sayles
Production designer Adrian Smith
Color/stereo
Cast:
Fiona Jeni Courtney
Tess Eileen Colgan
Hugh Mick Lally
Eamon Richard Sheridan
Tadhg John Lynch
Running time -- 104 minutes
No MPAA rating
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
Adapted from Rosalie Fry's enduring juvenile story, "Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry", the renamed "The Secret of Roan Inish" is a gentle, lilting film of "The Secret Garden" variety, currently playing at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Given its healthy Irish brogues, low-key animatronics and absence of familiar faces, the secret of "The Secret of Roan Inish" lies in its more ambient charms.
Ten-year-old Belfast native Jeni Courtney is ideally cast as the film's central character, Fiona, a determined girl whose widowed father sends her to live with her grandparents (Eileen Colgan and Mick Lally) on a remote Irish fishing village. There, she becomes quickly acclimatized to the townsfolk and their love of imparting local mythology, particularly in regard to the "Selkie", a fabled Celtic creature that was part-woman, part-seal.
Raised to be a sensible young woman, Jeni is nevertheless taken in by the stories, convinced that they might hold the key to the whereabouts of her lost little brother, presumed to have drowned at sea. She decides to conduct her own investigation.
Sayles has anchored the rather lofty story line with a prevailing logical base that easily lures the viewer into the proceedings. The richly observed terrain is brought out to full earthy effect through Sayles' trademark gift for storytelling and crisp dialogue. Of course, he's ably assisted in his efforts by esteemed cinematographer Haskell Wexler, who captures the moody Northwest Irish coast with a misty clarity.
THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH
First Look Pictures Releasing
Producers Maggie Renzi, Sarah Green
Associate producer Paul Miller
Director-screenplay John Sayles
Director of photography Haskell Wexler
Editor John Sayles
Production designer Adrian Smith
Color/stereo
Cast:
Fiona Jeni Courtney
Tess Eileen Colgan
Hugh Mick Lally
Eamon Richard Sheridan
Tadhg John Lynch
Running time -- 104 minutes
No MPAA rating
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 9/13/1994
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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