Oscar Nominations Announced
So lets start with the good:
Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actor for ‘The Dark Knight’ is not surprising, but very welcome. This category threw up the best surprise for me in the form of a nomination for Robert Downey Jnr. in ‘Tropic Thunder’ – its an all too rare sign of humour and a broad range [...]
The One to Watch
Monday on RTE 2, at an unacceptable hour of 11.55 it might be worth checking out the Irish short movie ‘Frankie’, which narrates a 15-year old father-to-be struggle with anxiety over his impending responsibilities. Irish director Darren Thornton won the European Film Academy short film prize during the European Film Awards ceremony in Copenhagen in [...]
Read moreGolden Globe nominations kick off award season
Frost/Nixon, Doubt and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button lead the nominations for the 2009 Golden Globes. Aside from such serious fare getting a look in, its great to report that ‘In Bruges’ and its duo of Farrell and Gleason are all up for major awards.
The five movies nomintaed for best drama are all [...]
No Man’s Land
On Thursday last, having indulged in some fine Italian cuisine in Talbot St’s Italian Connection, my friends and I arrived at the evening’s crossroads. The plan had been to meet and eat before heading to the Gate Theatre for its production of Harold Pinters No Man’s Land, however, a hat trick of white wine coupled [...]
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