Doing steamy sex scenes with your boss’s husband was no sweat for Jessie Buckley, one of the co-stars of the awards-contending Netflix film THE LOST DAUGHTER, written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Co. Kerry native Jessie earned lots of critical acclaim for portraying the young Leda in the film; the older Leda is Olivia Colman, who’ll surely be among the list of Best Actress nominees when Oscar picks come around.
Northern Irish child actor Jude Hill said he feels “lucky” to have had his feature film debut in Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film BELFAST. The 10-year-old said he had “loved” the process of auditioning and working with the “fantastic” cast of older actors. He plays nine-year-old Buddy, a role based on Branagh himself, in the film, which follows a working-class protestant family during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Acclaimed Belfast actress Bríd Brennan has spoken about what it means to her to appear in the first Irish language film to be developed and filmed in Northern Ireland. DOINEANN, which is the Irish for ‘stormy weather’, is the feature debut from Damian McCann with the screenplay penned by Aislinn Clarke. The film also stars LOVE/HATE actor Peter Coonan, Clare Monnelly (MOONE BOY) and Sean T. O’Meallaigh (VIKINGS).
Season 3 of The Tommy Tiernan Show includes a wonderful new interview with Irish acting legend, Gabriel Byrne. The Dublin native reviews his career, discusses the impact of immigration and what his amazing career means to the global Irish community.
Irish actress Clare Dunne, known for her standout roles in the TV drama Kin and the movie Herself, has been chosen as one of the European Shooting Stars of 2022. Organised by the European Film Promotion (EFP) agency, Shooting Stars was established to promote acting talent across the continent. his year, the top 10 up-and-coming actors will be presented as part of EFP’s European Shooting Stars program at the Berlin International Film Festival next month.
Released in Irish cinemas in October, this dark Irish comedy scored 91% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with writer/director Rachel Carey winning the Discovery Award at the Dublin International Film Festival. Starring Pauline McLynn (FATHER TED) and Victoria Smurfit (ONCE UPON A TIME), it tells the story of a group of stylists at a Dublin hair salon who inadvertently become community heroes when they take on the members of a local gang.
Already beloved thanks to TV’s time-traveling romance, Caitríona Balfe’s performance in Kenneth Branagh’s coming-of-age film puts her on the path to movie stardom—and the Oscars. In the latest edition of Vanity Fair, Caitríona breaks down her career and the moment she finds herself in right now.
RIVERDANCE: THE ANIMATED ADVENTURE is coming to Netflix beginning from January 14. The movie describes the essence of magic in singing and dancing in vastly different ways. It exemplifies Ireland’s heritage, natural beauty, and culture. And it delivers to the stage a unique universe filled with laughter and emotion that was created in their thoughts’.