Blog – Philomena movie-click here
Blog – Philomena movie-click here Philomena is a 2013 drama, directed by Stephen Frears. It is based on the 2009 book ‘The Lost Child Of Philomena Lee’ by journalist Martin Sixsmith. The movie (and book) tell the story of an older lady who has been searching for her son for 50 years and how Martin Sixsmith helped her. Although the story is true, there are, as always, a lot of facts that are embellished, changed or ignored. In 1951, Philomena became pregnant after having sex with a man she did not know at a county fair, and was sent by
Blog – Moone Boy TV show-click here
Blog – Moone Boy TV show-click here Moone boy is an Irish comedy series created, co-written by and co-starring Chris O’Dowd Based loosely on O’Dowds own childhood it focuses on a young boy’s life growing up in Boyle, County Roscommon which is in the West of Ireland. Show highlights Irish rural life in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Sean Murphy is the imaginary friend of a 12 year-old boy, Paul Moone. Paul is the only boy in the family. Martin, aided by his imaginary friend shows a unique perspective on life. He has a great imagination that comes in to
Blog – Fifty Dead Men Walking movie-click here
Blog – Fifty Dead Men Walking movie-click here Fifty Dead Men Walking was made in 2008, it is a crime thriller written and directed by Kari Skogland, it is based loosely on the Martin McGartland 1997 autobiography of the same name. How loose the movie is, is up for debate. McGartland went undercover in the IRA for the British. His ‘handler’ Fergus is played by Ben Kingsley. The film is set from 1988 – 1991. McGartland’s cover was blown and he was kidnapped and tortured by the IRA, Fergus was able to get him back and sent him in to
Blog – The Siege of Jadotville movie-click here
Blog – The Siege of Jadotville movie-click here The Siege of Jadotville came out in 2016 and is an action packed war film. The film is based on Declan Powers non-fiction book ‘The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army’s Forgotten Battle’. The book focuses on an Irish Army’s unit’s role in the United Nations operation in the Congo in the early 1960’s. They entered the fray on a Peacekeeping mission. The movie opens with the execution of the Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba which leads to a civil war. As per most ‘wars’ it is not about politics but money.
Blog – Darby O’Gill and the Little People movie-click here
Blog – Darby O’Gill and the Little People movie-click here Darby O'Gill and his daughter, Katie, live in a small Irish town, where Darby is the caretaker for Lord Fitzpatrick's estate. Darby had a run in with the Brian, the King of the Leprechauns years ago and he tricked him in to losing his wishes. Lord Fitzpatrick retires Darby, replacing him with a younger man, Michael McBride. Darby begs Michael not to tell Katie he has been replaced, and he reluctantly agrees. Darby is captured by the leprechauns and taken to their mountain hideaway. Darby catches King Brian and sets about trying
Blog – Evelyn movie-click here
Blog – Evelyn movie-click here Evelyn is a 2002 Irish drama based, loosely, on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his fight in the Irish Courts to be reunited with his children. Nine-year-old Evelyn Doyle and her two brothers, Maurice and Dermot are left motherless when their mother leaves their drunkard, out-of-work father. When Desmond's mother-in-law reports the situation to the authorities, a judge decrees that the children are prohibited by law from being left in a broken home; they are placed in orphanages run by the Catholic Church. Evelyn finds when she enters the orphanage that conditions are
Blog – Angela’s Ashes movie-click here
Blog – Angela’s Ashes movie-click here Angela’s Ashes is a 1996 memoir by Irish-American Author Frank McCourt. The story follows his childhood, mainly his life in Limerick, Ireland. It includes his families struggles with poverty, alcoholism and abuse. The book won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography. There have been two sequels – ‘Tis and ‘Teacher Man’. The story is narrated from the point of view of Frank McCourt who was born in Brooklyn, New York to immigrant parents from Ireland. The family struggles with poverty because the father, Malachy, is an alcoholic. The family travels back to Ireland following
Blog – Mrs Brown’s Boys tv show-click here
Blog – Mrs. Brown’s Boys tv show-click here Mrs. Brown’s Boys is a British/Irish television sitcom which follows the lives of Agnes Brown, a widow living in Ireland, and her father-in-law, her daughter, 5 sons and her best friend Winnie of course!! Funny, outspoken and never at a loss for words (especially profanity), she gets through life and the daily grind with a cheeky remark and a loving wink. Many of the cast are actually friends and family of the star, Brendan O’Carroll who plays Agnes. Show has run from 2011, to present there have been 4 seasons – with
Blog – Morgan movie-click here
Blog – Morgan movie-click here Morgan is a 2016 sci-fi thriller film directed by Luke Scott. The movie is set in a corporate lab where scientists have created a synthetic life form, but things take a deadly turn when the experiment goes wrong. The film explores some very real moral dilemmas of the day – bioethics, artificial intelligence and the consequences of playing God. It made it to my ‘October list’ of Northern Irish/Irish movies due to the fact that is was partly filmed in Cairndhu House in County Antrim – our local Haunted House!!!! https://rootsnorthernireland.com/cairndhu-house-click-here/ https://www.tiktok.com/@maxinewatt433/video/7270715469684919557?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@maxinewatt433/video/7288488179961875718?lang=en ‘Triple G’