Irish actor Barry Keoghan (ETERNALS) has been a major factor of critics and audiences’ radar for years, especially after giving a chilling performance in THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER. Allow us to point you in the right direction with the following list of his great movies you can stream and/or digitally rent now, starting with the aforementioned, blockbuster epic that nudged him further toward the A-list.
Lola Petticrew is no stranger to the screen. With a breakout performance as iconic as DATING AMBER, they have quickly made a name for themselves as one of Ireland’s up and coming actors. Lola Petticrew talks about their newest film WOLF where they star alongside George MacKay, Lily-Rose Depp and Fionn O’Shea which tackles treatment for species dysmorphia.
The rollout of IRELAND, the new film narrated by Liam Neeson, is a reminder that, after the many hardships of the pandemic, Ireland is open to visitors once again. the film follows writer Manchán Magan in the company of four Irish teenagers as they crisscross Ireland to visit some of the most iconic tourism spots on the island.
Sponsored by Tourism Ireland, the new film is directed by Shaun MacGillivray of MacGillivray Freeman Films and features immersive 3-D IMAX camera work that most tourism departments can only dream of.
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday where people cheerfully celebrate Irish culture and enthusiastically honour their Irish roots. There are several ways to celebrate Irish culture and recognize Irish history on St. Paddy’s Day in the comfort of your own home, and hosting a movie marathon filled with the best Irish movies is one everyone will enjoy.
Colm Bairéad’s Irish-language drama AN CAILíN CIúIN was the big film winner at last night’s Irish Film and Television Academy awards with eight wins. Director Colm Bairéad’s debut won best film, best director and lead actress for Catherine Clinch in addition to multiple craft awards. Bairéad also won the rising star prize. The coming-of-age drama had debuted at the Berlin Film Festival where it won two prizes. The virtual event was hosted by Deirdre O’Kane whose routine included a nod to Ukrainian president, and fellow comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Chris Pine, Colin Farrell, Michael Moore, Roma Downey and Fionnula Flanagan were among other guests presenting awards.
A veteran stage and screen actor who has been working onscreen since 1977, Hinds has appeared in more than 60 films, including Road to PERDITION, MUNICH, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, TINKER TAILER SOLDIER SPY, and the final HARRY POTTER film, among others. But it was the role of the sweet and sage grandfather in Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film that brought him the closest he’s been to his home, BELFAST, in a long time.
Ruth Negga has won best supporting actress at the Independent Spirit Awards for her performance in Rebecca Hall’s PASSING. The actress, from Limerick, will see this as some consolation for unexpectedly not being nominated at the upcoming Academy Awards. Playing a black woman passing for white in 1920s Harlem, Negga has received universal acclaim since Passing premiered at the Sundance Film Festival over a year ago. She is nominated at the upcoming Bafta awards and was a winner with the London Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics.
ARRACHT is now available on-demand to stream or download-to-own on all major platforms including Apple, Sky, and Amazon. Starring Dónall Ó Héalaí, Michael McElhatton, Siobhán O’Kelly, and introducing 11-year-old Saise Ní Chuinn, the award-winning film is a haunting tale of overcoming grief and the fight for survival. ARRACHT was filmed entirely on the beautiful west coast of Ireland in Connemara.