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THE SOUVENIR PT2 Review

Produced by Dublin-based Element Pictures, THE SOUVENIR PT2 is director Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical drama, in which a young film-maker finds her creative path after a doomed love affair. In this flipside second instalment of Hogg’s most personal and surprisingly most accessible work, the word “souvenir” takes on a rather more metatextual meaning. This time the film itself becomes a kind of cinematic keepsake, a memory of a memory (or a dream of a dream?) set in the aftermath of Julie’s relationship with the heroin-addicted Anthony.

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Saoirse Ronan to Star in THE OUTRUN

Saoirse Ronan is set to star in THE OUTRUN, the new film from THE UNFORGIVEABLE director Nora Fingscheidt. Ronan, a four-time Oscar nominee, will play Rona, a woman fresh out of rehab who, after more than a decade away, returns to Scotland’s wild Orkney Islands and to the sheep farm of her childhood, in the adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir of the same name. Fingscheidt and Liptrot have adapted the book for the screen.

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DOINEANN makes cinematic history

An Irish language film shot and produced in Northern Ireland has hit the big screens in what’s been hailed as a cinematic first. DOINEANN – which means ‘stormy weather’ – was filmed on Strangford Lough and is inspired by Rathlin Island. The gripping thriller is set on a remote island where a mother and her baby mysteriously disappear.

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STAY CLOSE on Netflix

STAY CLOSE is the most recent in a string of Harlan Coben adaptations on Netflix. It’s his third English-language series for the streaming service, following SAFE in 2018 and THE STRANGER in 2020. They’re always reliably popular for Netflix, and STAY CLOSE – starring Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, and Richard Armitage amongst others – is being positioned as its big drama for 2022.

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Buckley in THE LOST DAUGHTER

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.

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VIKINGS: VALHALLA trailer

Set over a hundred years after the end of the original series, VALHALLA will be a new adventure that blends historical authenticity and drama with the gritty, immersive action that the show has been known for. The series was filmed on location at Ashford Studios in Wicklow and wrapped production in January of 2021. By the looks of the VIKINGS: VALHALLA trailer below, the studios were home to a number of big set pieces which will be brought to life on our screens over a year later.

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Brennan in DOINEANN

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).

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Gleeson in THE PATIENT

Domhnall Gleeson will star opposite Steve Carell in the upcoming FX limited series THE PATIENT. Gleeson’s recent TV credits include FRANK OF IRELAND and RUN. He will also appear in the HBO limited series WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS, which tells the story of the masterminds behind the Watergate break in during Richard Nixon’s Presidency. On the film side, he is known for playing General Hux in the new STAR WARS trilogy as well as projects like EX MACHINA and THE REVENANT.

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