CONAN O’BRIEN MUST GO wins Emmy
Conan O’Brien has won an Creative Arts Emmy for the Ireland episode of his HBO Max travel show, CONAN O-BRIEN MUST GO. The episode, which won in the Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program category, revolves around O’Brien’s quest to trace his family’s roots. He visits the Barack Obama plaza in Tipperary and learns Irish slang but, also takes a cameo role on Irish-language soap opera ROS NA RUN, where he is credited as ‘Fear na mBalún’.
PEAKY BLINDERS wraps filming
The curtain has fallen on filming for the highly anticipated PEAKY BLINDERS movie, with creator Steven Knight confirming production wrapped on December 13th. “We’ve got Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, and obviously Cillian Murphy and Stephen Graham,” Knight revealed on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, adding with palpable excitement, “And I have to say, it…
Fassbender talks BLACK BAG
From the rolling hills of Ireland to international spy thrillers, Michael Fassbender follows in the footsteps of his Irish predecessor Pierce Brosnan, bringing a distinctive Celtic intensity to the world of cinematic espionage. Fassbender’s latest venture, BLACK BAG, echoes Brosnan’s legendary tenure as 007, though with a decidedly more intimate and psychologically complex approach. In…
Fassbender and Brosnan in BLACK BAG
In Steven Soderbergh’s latest espionage drama BLACK BAG, two Irish actors create an enthralling dynamic that elevates this understated spy narrative beyond conventional genre trappings. Michael Fassbender and Pierce Brosnan—both Irish-born talents who’ve carved distinct paths through Hollywood—bring their considerable skills to a film that deliberately subverts expectations. Soderbergh’s downbeat, tongue-in-cheek spy comedy positions Fassbender…
BEAT THE LOTTO wins Best Film Award
Ross Whitaker’s BEAT THE LOTTO has scooped the BEST FILM Awards at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival. In a nation where parents once joked about robbing banks to afford their children’s desires, the 1980s introduction of Ireland’s National Lottery transformed wishful thinking into a new colloquialism: “Maybe if we win the Lotto.” For Cork…
Saoirse Ronan in DEEP CUTS
In the ever-evolving landscape of cinema, a new adaptation promises to capture the heart of early 2000s music culture. DEEP CUTS, based on Holly Brickley’s debut novel, is set to bring a poignant love story to life with two of Hollywood’s most captivating stars, Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler. The film, which will be helmed…
Chris O’Dowd on THE DISH
Irish charm meets culinary conversation in the world of Chris O’Dowd, whose path from County Roscommon to Hollywood stardom reveals a man as complex as the characters he portrays. The Emmy-winning actor, who first captured audiences as Roy Trenneman in Channel 4’s beloved series THE IT CROWD, has since crafted a career that seamlessly blends…
